HS.110 How Organizations Express Beliefs, Values and Direction
This high school LifeKnowledge lesson (HS.110) teaches students how organizations express their beliefs, values, and direction through language such as a creed, motto, and mission statement. Using FFA as the model, students define value and organizational value, identify value-communicating language in the FFA creed, motto, and mission statement, and analyze how FFA lives its mission through its programs and activities.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Define value and determine how it is communicated.
- Identify language that communicates FFA values by understanding the creed, motto, and mission statement of FFA.
- Define three components of FFA mission statement and analyze how FFA is living its mission.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 50 minutes.
- Grade level
- High School
- Materials
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- Overhead Projector
- Writing Surface
- Tape
- Colored Pens or Pencils
- HS.110.Assess—one per student
- HS.110.Test—one per student
- HS.110.TM.A
- HS.110.TM.B
- HS.110.TM.C
- HS.110.AS.A—one per student
- HS.110.AS.B—one per student
- Official FFA Manuals—one per student
- Markers
- Unit
- FFA: An Integral Component of Agricultural Education
- Problem Area
- What Are the Components of a Successful Organization?
- Precepts
- D2: Accurately assess my values
- Resources
- "Official FFA Manual," National FFA Organization, 2002.
- Key Terms
- Career Success, Creed, Mission Statement, Motto, Personal Growth, Premier Leadership, Value, Organizational Values
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Lesson plan
Presentation
Aligned Standards
National Standards
- NL-ENG.K-12.8Students use a variety of technological and information resources to gather and synthesize information and to create and communicate knowledge.