Keynote Speaker and Retiring Address Activity
This FFA lesson plan guides students through keynote speeches and retiring addresses from the National FFA Convention, asking them to think critically about the presentations and apply the messages to their own lives. Using the “Make an Impact” worksheet, students identify meaningful quotes, determine the overarching message, and describe how they will apply it to their life, school, and community.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Identify important messages from keynote speakers and retiring addresses from National FFA Convention.
- Apply important messages to their own life.
- Time required
- 45 minutes
- Materials
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- A copy of the "Make an Impact" worksheet
- Internet access to play the video in real time or embed it in a PowerPoint ahead of time
- Keynote address or retiring address video (https://www.ffa.org/ffa-video-center/convention-keynotes-and-retiring-addresses/)
- This Quick Lesson Plan Would Work Well As
- 1. A leadership lesson; 2. An FFA lesson
- Partnership for 21st Century Skills
- Communication; Critical Thinking and Problem Solving; Information, Communications, and Technology Literacy; Initiative and Self-direction; Think Creatively
- Created
- 09/2018
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Lesson plan
Keynote speaker and Retiring address activity (DOCX)
Keynote speaker and Retiring address activity (PDF)
Worksheet
Aligned Standards
AFNR Career Ready Practices
- CRP.02Apply appropriate academic and technical skills. Career-ready individuals readily access and use the knowledge and skills acquired through experience and education to be more productive.
- CRP.04Communicate clearly, effectively, and with reason. Career-ready individuals communicate thoughts, ideas and action plans with clarity, whether using written, verbal and/or visual methods.
AFNR Cluster Skills
- CS.05Describe career opportunities and means to achieve those opportunities in each of the Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources career pathways.
Common Career Technical Core
- AG5Describe career opportunities and means to achieve those opportunities in each of the Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources Career Pathways.
Common Core – Literacy in Science & Technical Subjects: Writing
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.9.10.4Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Common Core – Writing
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.2Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.
FFA Precept
- FFA.PG-J.Mental GrowthEmbrace cognitive and intellectual development relative to reasoning, thinking and coping.
- FFA.PL-A.ActionAssume responsibility and take the necessary steps to achieve the desired results, no matter what the goal or task at hand.
- FFA.PL-C.VisionVisualize the future and how to get there.
- FFA.PL-E.AwarenessUnderstand personal vision, mission and goals.
- FFA.PL-F.Continuous ImprovementAccept responsibility for learning and personal growth.
FFA Precepts
- FFA.CS-N.Decision MakingAnalyze a situation and execute an appropriate course of action.