Gracie Furnish – Valuable
This is a National FFA lesson plan built around the “Valuable” retiring address by 2017-18 National FFA Eastern Region Vice President Gracie Furnish. Through watching the video, completing a worksheet, and follow-up activities, students explore why they and others are valuable and how they can add value to those around them. It is designed as a leadership and personal growth lesson.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Identify why they are valued.
- Determine how they can add values to others.
- Time required
- 45 minutes
- Materials
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- A copy of the "Valuable" worksheet for each student
- Internet access to play the video in real time or embed it in a PowerPoint ahead of time
- Video: "Valuable, Gracie Furnish Retiring Address," https://vimeo.com/297177935
- Partnership for 21st Century Skills
- Communication; Critical Thinking and Problem Solving; Flexibility and Adaptability; Initiative and Self-direction; Leadership and Responsibility
- This Quick Lesson Plan Would Work Well As A
- Leadership lesson; Personal growth lesson.
Downloads & Links
Lesson plan
Worksheet
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.06Demonstrate creativity and innovation.
- 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.
Common Core – Literacy in Science & Technical Subjects: Writing
- 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 – Math Practices
FFA Precept
- FFA.CS-NDecision Making: Analyze a situation and execute an appropriate course of action.
- FFA.PG-JMental Growth: Embrace cognitive and intellectual development relative to reasoning, thinking and coping.
- FFA.PL-AAction: Assume responsibility and take the necessary steps to achieve the desired results, no matter what the goal or task at hand.
- FFA.PL-CVision: Visualize the future and how to get there.
- FFA.PL-EAwareness: Understand personal vision, mission and goals.