HS.84 The Need for Communication to Influence Others
This is a LifeKnowledge high school FFA lesson (HS.84) on the need for communication to influence others. Students learn to define persuasive communication, explain how it can influence people’s beliefs, attitudes, intentions, and actions, and identify and employ persuasive techniques such as logical reasoning, emotional appeals, and credibility through interactive activities, note-taking sheets, and an assessment.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Define persuasive communication.
- Explain how persuasive communication can influence people.
- Identify and employ persuasive techniques.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 100 minutes.
- Grade level
- High School
- Materials
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- Writing surface
- Overhead projector and transparencies
- Large sheets of white paper—one per group of three to five students
- Markers
- Colored sheets (7 red & 7 blue) of paper with selected words on them (see interest approach for room setup)
- Play-Doh or modeling clay
- Copies of HS.84.AS.A—one per student
- Copies of HS.84.Assess—one per student
- Unit
- Stage Three of Development—DO
- Problem Area
- How Do I Effectively Communicate with Others to Accomplish the Vision.
- Precepts
- J6: Persuade others.
- Key Terms
- Actions, Attitudes, Beliefs, Communication, Credibility, Emotional appeals, Intentions, Logical reasoning, Persuasive communication
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Aligned Standards
National Standards
- NL-ENG.K-12.12Applying Language Skills