Chloe Jones – Grapevine Wreaths SAE
This lesson plan uses the video story of FFA member Chloe Jones, whose supervised agricultural experience (SAE) program centers on making grapevine wreaths from grapes her family grows. Through a video, two worksheets, and discussion, students learn how an interest in craft production led to growing, caring for, and harvesting grapes and grapevines, including grape variety selection and year-round vine care tasks.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Discover the work and process required to make grapevine wreaths.
- Examine how to select grape varieties and how to care for grape plants.
- Examine the tasks that must be completed throughout the year to care for grapes.
- Time required
- 90 minutes
- Materials
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- A copy of the "All About the Vine" worksheet for each student
- A copy of the "Have You Got Any Grapes?" worksheet for each student
- Internet access to play the video in real time or embed it in a PowerPoint ahead of time
- Resources/References
- Video: "Grapevine Wreaths SAE | Chloe Jones," available at https://vimeo.com/377181367; Website: Growing Grapes in the Home Garden, https://extension.umn.edu/fruit/growing-grapes-home-garden
- Cross-Curricular Connections
- Science — Examine the water, fertilizer and pruning requirements of grapes.
Downloads & Links
Aligned Standards
AFNR Career Ready Practices
- CRP.02Apply appropriate academic and technical skills. Career-ready individuals readily access and use the knowledge and skills acquired through experience and education to be more productive.
- CRP.04Communicate clearly, effectively, and with reason. Career-ready individuals communicate thoughts, ideas and action plans with clarity, whether using written, verbal and/or visual methods.
- CRP.07Employ valid and reliable research strategies. Career-ready individuals are discerning in accepting and using new information to make decisions, change practices or inform strategies.
- CRP.08Utilize critical thinking to make sense of problems and persevere in solving them. Career-ready individuals readily recognize problems in the workplace, understand the nature of the problem, and devise effective plans to solve the problem.
AFNR Performance Element
- PS.03Propagate, culture, and harvest plants and plant products based on current industry standards.
Common Career Technical Core
- AG-PL3Propagate, culture, and harvest plants and plant products based on current industry standards.
Common Core – Literacy in Science & Technical Subjects: Writing
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.9-10.7Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.9-10.9Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.9.10.4Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Common Core – Reading: Informational Text
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.9-10.1Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
Common Core – Science & Technical Subjects
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.9-10.4Determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical context relevant to grades 9-10 texts and topics.
Common Core – Speaking and Listening
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.4Present information, findings, and supporting evidence clearly, concisely, and logically such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development, substance, and style are appropriate to purpose, audience, and task.
FFA Precept
- FFA-CS-M.CommunicationEffectively interact with others in personal and professional settings.
- FFA.PG-J.Mental GrowthEmbrace cognitive and intellectual development relative to reasoning, thinking and coping.
- FFA.PL-A.ActionAssume responsibility and take the necessary steps to achieve the desired results, no matter what the goal or task at hand.
NASDCTEc
- AGPB01.03Examine and apply fundamentals of production and harvesting when producing plants to demonstrate plant management and production techniques.