AHS.49 Promoting FFA – Opening Doors
This LifeKnowledge lesson, “Promoting FFA—Opening Doors” (AHS.49), is an Advanced High School agricultural education lesson designed to help students recognize the value of FFA membership. Students explore the tangible and intangible benefits of belonging to a group, relate FFA benefits to their education and personal goals, learn the FFA dues structure and the return on that investment, and brainstorm local activities to help pay dues. It includes interest approaches, teaching strategies, transparency masters, student handouts, and an assessment.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Identify the tangible and intangible benefits of belonging to a group.
- Identify and relate the benefits of FFA to his or her education and personal goals.
- Communicate the FFA dues structure and describe the benefits of belonging.
- Identify local activities that can assist in paying FFA dues.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 50 minutes.
- Grade level
- Advanced High School
- Materials
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- Writing Surface
- Color Markers
- Slide Projector or Overhead Projector
- Computer
- AHS.49.TM.A–G
- AHS.49.AS.A—Agricultural Education—one per student
- AHS.49.AS.B—FFA Membership Benefits Tangible—one per student
- AHS.49.AS.C—FFA Membership Benefits Intangible—one per student
- AHS.49.AS.D—What's in FFA for You?—one per student
- AHS.49.AS.E—FFA Dues Structure—one per student
- AHS.49.AS.F—National FFA Dues and Benefits—one per student
- AHS.49.Assess—What is in it for me?—one per student
- "FFA Student Handbook," 2001
- "Advisors' Guide to the Student Handbook," 2000
- "Official FFA Manual"—Current edition
- Testimonials from past or older FFA members
- Chapter scrap books or slide shows
- Unit
- Stage Four of Development—SERVE
- Problem Area
- FFA—An Integral Component of Agricultural Education
- Precepts
- C4: Adapt to opportunities and obstacles
- Key Terms
- Tangible benefit; Intangible benefit
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Lesson plan
Presentation
Aligned Standards
National Standards
- NL-ENG.K-12.6Applying Knowledge — Students apply knowledge of language structure, language conventions, media techniques, figurative language, and genre to create critique, and discuss print and non-print texts.