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Entrepreneurs – Demonstrating Compassion for Others

This is a National FFA Organization LifeKnowledge high school lesson (HS.58) on demonstrating compassion for others. Through a “COMPASSION” acrostic word puzzle activity, story writing, scenario discussion, and group practice, students learn to describe a compassionate person and distinguish appropriate from inappropriate acts of compassion.

At a glance

Learning objectives
  • Describe a compassionate person.
  • Recognize the difference between appropriate and inappropriate actions of compassion.
Time required
Instruction time for this lesson: 50 minutes
Grade level
High School
Materials
  • Tear Sheet—one sheet per group and one tear sheet with word compassion written vertically down left hand side
  • Assortment of markers
  • Tape or thumb tacks to display flipchart pages on the wall
  • Dictionary
  • Thesaurus
  • HS.58.TM.A
  • HS.58.TM.B
  • HS.58.TM.C
  • HS.58.AS.A, two different scenarios for every three to five students in a group
  • Index Cards—one per student
  • HS.58.AS.B—one copy per student
  • Pen/pencil
  • Notebook
Unit
Stage Two of Development—WE
Problem Area
How Do I Build Relationships with Others?
Precepts
B1: Practice human relations skills including compassion, empathy, unselfishness, trustworthiness, reliability and listening. K1: Cope with life's trials. K2: Live a compassionate and selfless life.
Key Terms
Compassion
Resources
Kushner, Harold S., "When Bad Things Happen to Good People," New York, NY. Harper Collins Publishers, 1981.

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