HS.58 Demonstrating Compassion for Others
This is a National FFA Organization LifeKnowledge high school lesson (HS.58) on demonstrating compassion for others as part of building relationships. Through group word-puzzle activities, story writing, and scenario cards, students learn to describe a compassionate person and to distinguish appropriate from inappropriate acts of compassion.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Describe a compassionate person.
- Recognize the difference between appropriate and inappropriate actions of compassion.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 50 minutes.
- Grade level
- High School
- Materials
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- Tear Sheet—one sheet per group and one tear sheet with word compassion written vertically down left hand side
- Assortment of markers
- Tape or thumb tacks to display flipchart pages on the wall
- Dictionary
- Thesaurus
- HS.58.TM.A
- HS.58.TM.B
- HS.58.TM.C
- HS.58.AS.A, two different scenarios for every three to five students in a group
- Index Cards—one per student
- HS.58.AS.B—one copy per student
- Pen/pencil
- Notebook
- Unit
- Stage Two of Development—WE
- Problem Area
- How Do I Build Relationships with Others?
- Precepts
- B1: Practice human relations skills including compassion, empathy, unselfishness, trustworthiness, reliability and listening. K1: Cope with life's trials. K2: Live a compassionate and selfless life.
- Resources
- Kushner, Harold S., "When Bad Things Happen to Good People," New York, NY. Harper Collins Publishers, 1981.
- Key Terms
- Compassion
Downloads & Links
Lesson plan
Presentation
Aligned Standards
National Standards
- NL-ENG.K-12.12Applying Language Skills