AHS.24 Showing Compassion to Others (PowerPoint)
This is a LifeKnowledge Advanced High School lesson (AHS.24) from the National FFA Organization titled “Showing Compassion to Others.” Through activities including a disability simulation, identifying everyday compassionate acts, and an Internet search for volunteer opportunities, students learn to define compassion, identify acts of compassion, and describe the impact of leading a compassionate life. The lesson includes transparency masters, a test, an assessment rubric, and application activities.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Define and list characteristics of compassion.
- Identify acts of compassion.
- Describe the impact of leading a compassionate life.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 50 minutes.
- Grade level
- Advanced High School
- Materials
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- Writing Surface
- Projector
- AHS.24.TM.A
- AHS.24.TM.B
- AHS.24.TM.C
- AHS.24.Test—one per student
- AHS.24.Assess—one per student
- Song-"Chain of Love" by Clay Walker, or video clip-"Pay it Forward"
- Bandanas-one per student
- Cotton Balls-several per student
- Blank Sheet of Paper-two each per student
- News Articles about Compassion from September 11th
- Unit
- Stage Two of Development-WE
- Problem Area
- How Do I Build High Performing Teams?
- Precepts
- K2: Live a Compassionate and Selfless Life. K7: Practice healthy expressions of love
- Key Terms
- Compassion
- Resources
- Canfield, Jack, Mark Victor Hansen, and Kimberly Kierberger, "Chicken Noodle Soup for the Teenage Soul," Deerfield Beach, Florida, Health Communications Inc., 1997. National FFA Organization's "Essential Learnings" material, 2003.
Downloads & Links
Lesson plan
Presentation
Aligned Standards
National Standards
- NPH-H.9-12.5Using Communication Skills to Promote Health — Analyze how interpersonal communication affects relationships.