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HS.10 Defining Core Values (PowerPoint)

This LifeKnowledge lesson (HS.10, “Defining Core Values”) is a high school FFA leadership lesson in which students examine how they spend their time, define values and values clarification, identify their personal and core values, and explore how choices based on values influence others. It includes an interest approach, content/teaching strategies, application activities (classroom, FFA, and SAE), an assessment, and teaching transparencies.

At a glance

Learning objectives
  • Define core values.
  • Identify personal values.
  • Identify the benefits of living by personal values.
Time required
Instruction time for this lesson: 50 minutes.
Grade level
High School
Materials
  • Calculators
  • Envelope—one per student
  • FFA Creed—one copy per student
  • Markers
  • Overhead projector
  • Paper
  • Pencils
  • Poster paper
  • Tape
  • Transparencies
  • Writing surface
Unit
Stage One of Development—ME
Problem Area
Who Am I as a Leader.
Precepts
D2: Accurately assess my values.
Key Terms
Values; Values clarification
Resources
National FFA Essential Learning materials. 2003. Simon, Sidney B., et al. Paperback Values Clarification: A Handbook Of Practical Strategies For Teachers And Students. New York, New York. Dodd Mead, 1978.

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Lesson plan

Presentation

Aligned Standards

National Standards

  • NSS-C.9-12.2Foundations of the Political System — What values and principles are basic to American constitutional democracy.

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