HS.121 How Does FFA Apply to My Life
A LifeKnowledge high school FFA lesson (HS.121, “How Does FFA Apply to My Life”) that teaches students to create a personal program of activities modeled on a chapter Program of Activities. Students develop personal plans for premier leadership, personal growth, and career success using the FFA Student Handbook and ffa.org. The lesson includes an interest approach, content and teaching strategies for three objectives, application activities, transparency masters, student activity sheets, and a written assessment with answer key.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Develop a personal program of activities for premier leadership.
- Develop a personal program of activities for personal growth.
- Develop a personal program of activities for career success.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 100 minutes.
- Grade level
- High School
- Materials
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- Markers
- Paper
- Web access or FFA Student Handbooks
- Overhead projector
- HS.121.AS.A—one per student
- HS.121.AS.B—one per student
- HS.121.AS.C—one per student
- HS.121.Assess—one per student
- HS.121.TM.A
- HS.121.TM.B
- HS.121.TM.C
- Unit
- FFA: An Integral Component of Agricultural Education
- Problem Area
- Why Get Involved in Organizations.
- Precepts
- I5: Demonstrate exemplary employability skills.
- Key Terms
- Premier leadership; Personal growth; Career success; Program of Activities; Personal Program of Activities
- Resources
- National FFA Organization. FFA Student Handbook. Indianapolis, Indiana. National FFA Organization, 2003.; ffa.org; National FFA Organization's Essential Learnings materials, 2002.
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Lesson plan
Presentation
Aligned Standards
National Standards
- NL-ENG.K-12.7Evaluating Data — Students conduct research on issues and interests by generating ideas and questions, and by posing problems. They gather, evaluate, and synthesize data from a variety of sources to communicate their discoveries in ways that suit their purpose and audience.