HS.48 The Role of Mentors
This LifeKnowledge lesson (HS.48 “The Role of Mentors”) teaches high school students what a mentor is, how to select an appropriate mentor, and how to communicate with one. Through activities, transparencies, and a letter-writing exercise, students define mentor and protege, identify desirable mentor qualities, and learn how to ask someone to serve as their mentor. It includes interest approaches, activity sheets, a written test, and a “Hot or Not” authentic assessment.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Define mentor and describe the role of the mentor.
- Select a mentor.
- Communicate with their mentor.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 50 minutes.
- Grade level
- High School
- Materials
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- Writing Surface
- Transparencies and projector
- Copies of Activity Sheets—one per student
- Copies of Test and Assessment—one per student
- Unit
- Stage One of Development—ME
- Problem Area
- How Do I Begin to Grow?
- Precepts
- F2: Seek mentoring from others.
- Key Terms
- Mentor, Protege
- Resources
- Bowman, Robert P., Ph.D. and Susan C. Bowman. Ed.S. Becoming a Co-Pilot. Chapin, South Carolina. YouthLight. Inc, 1997.; Mentor Center of Western Nevada, http://www.wncc.nevada.edu/mentor/guidelines.htm; National FFA Organization's Essential Learnings, 2003.; Peer Resources http://www.peer.ca/peer.html
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Lesson plan
Presentation
Aligned Standards
National Standards
- NL-ENG.K-12.12Applying Language Skills