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AHS.4 Defining Personal Mission

This LifeKnowledge lesson (AHS.4, “Defining Personal Mission”) guides students through understanding what a personal mission is, its key components and parts, and the keys to fulfilling a successful personal mission. Through reflective activities exploring their talents, dreams, and self-perceptions, students build a foundation for writing their own personal mission statement in a subsequent lesson.

At a glance

Learning objectives
  • Define personal mission.
  • Analyze the components of a personal mission.
  • Identify keys to a successful personal mission.
Time required
Instruction time for this lesson: 50 minutes.
Grade level
Advanced High School
Materials
  • Writing Surface
  • Projector
  • AHS.4.TM.A
  • AHS.4.TM.B
  • AHS.4.AS.A-one per student
  • AHS Student notebooks-one per student
  • .4.AS.B-one per student
  • AHS.4.Assess-one per student
  • Blank Pieces of Paper-two per student
Unit
Stage One of Development—ME
Problem Area
Who Am I in Light of Serving Others?
Precepts
F1: Implement a leadership and personal growth plan
Resources
National FFA Essential Learnings, 2003.
Key Terms
Personal mission; Dreams or desires; Gifts or talents

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Lesson plan

Presentation

Aligned Standards

National Standards

  • NL-ENG.K-12.5Communication Strategies – Students employ a wide range of strategies as they write and use different writing process elements appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes.

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