HS.111 How Organizations Create Culture, Brand and Traditions (PowerPoint)
A LifeKnowledge high school FFA lesson (HS.111) on how organizations create culture, brand, and traditions. Through hands-on activities using personal items, pipe-cleaner symbols, and a “tradition bomb” toss game, students define and identify cultural values, symbols, and traditions using FFA and its emblem as the primary example, and explore the benefits of becoming involved in FFA traditions.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Define and identify cultural values and symbols, using FFA as an example.
- Define tradition.
- Identify FFA traditions and the benefits of becoming involved in them.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 50 minutes
- Grade level
- High School
- Materials
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- Blank Sheets of Paper
- Official FFA Manual—one per student
- Tape
- Markers
- Different Colored Pipe Cleaners—one per student
- HS.111.Assess—one per student
- HS.111.TM.A
- HS.111.TM.B
- HS.111.TM.C
- HS.111.TM.D
- HS.111.AS.A—one per student
- Unit
- FFA: An Integral Component of Agricultural Education
- Problem Area
- What Are the Components of a Successful Organization?
- Precepts
- F5: Acquire new knowledge
- Key Terms
- Cultural symbol; Cultural value; Tradition
- Resources
- Hellriegel, D., J.W. Slocum, and R.W. Woodman, "Organizational Behavior," 9th edition, Cincinnati, Ohio, South-Western College Publishing, 2001. "Official FFA Manual," National FFA Organization, 2002.
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Lesson plan
Presentation
Aligned Standards
National Standards
- NSS-C.9-12.5Roles of the Citizen — What are the responsibilities of citizens.