AHS.3 Role of Spiritual Belief System in Personal Mission
This LifeKnowledge Advanced High School lesson (AHS.3) teaches students about the role of a spiritual belief system in shaping personal mission and choices. Through a picture-analysis activity, note-taking on key definitions, scenario worksheets, and peer teaching, students define a spiritual belief system, examine where belief systems develop, and evaluate how a belief system guides personal decisions and consideration of others.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Define a spiritual belief system.
- Discuss and demonstrate how a belief system affects choices.
- Evaluate how a spiritual belief system guides one's personal mission.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 50 minutes.
- Grade level
- Advanced High School
- Materials
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- Student notebooks-one per student
- Writing surface
- Projector
- AHS.3.TM.A
- AHS.3.TM.B
- AHS.3.TM.C
- AHS.3.TM.D
- AHS.3.TM.E
- AHS.3.AS.A—one per student
- AHS.3.AS.B—one per student
- AHS.3.Assess—one per student
- Seven pictures for discussion: 1) Priest, 2) Marilyn Manson, 3) Black athlete, 4) White athlete, 5) Someone with body piercing and tattoos, 6) Businessman in suit, 7) Black blue-collar worker
- Unit
- Stage One of Development—ME
- Problem Area
- Who Am I in Light of Serving Others?
- Precepts
- L1: Nurture a spiritual belief system.
- Resources
- National FFA Essential Learnings, 2003.
- Key Terms
- Spiritual belief system; Values; Morals; Ethics; Standards
Downloads & Links
Lesson plan
Presentation
Aligned Standards
National Standards
- NL-ENG.K12.2Understanding the Human Experience – Students read a wide range of literature from many periods in many genres to build an understanding of the many dimensions of human experience.