Layni LeBlanc – Gray Space
This is a lesson plan built around the 2018-19 National FFA Secretary Layni LeBlanc’s retiring address, “The Gray Area,” in which she discusses the importance of asking questions and entering the “gray space” to grow and learn. Students watch the video and complete a “Gray Space” worksheet, then discuss why it is important to ask questions and think for themselves rather than following others.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Describe why it is important to continue to ask questions.
- Evaluate why it is important to think for themselves and not just follow what everyone else is doing.
- Time required
- 45 minutes
- Materials
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- A copy of the "Gray Space" worksheet for each student
- Internet access to play the video in real time or embed it in a PowerPoint ahead of time
- Video: "The Gray Area | Layni LeBlanc Retiring Address," https://vimeo.com/370524943
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Lesson plan
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.
- CRP.06Demonstrate creativity and innovation.
- CRP.08Utilize critical thinking to make sense of problems and persevere in solving them. Career-ready individuals readily recognize problems in the workplace, understand the nature of the problem, and devise effective plans to solve the problem.
Common Core – Math Practices
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 Precepts
- FFA.CS-N.Decision MakingAnalyze a situation and execute an appropriate course of action.