Lesson 2: All-Star Advocates
“All-Star Advocates” (Lesson TCTL.2.2) is a leadership lesson from the “Today’s Challenges; Today’s Leaders: Real World Conversations for the Classroom” series that teaches students to identify and analyze effective advocates. Students review six characteristics of effective advocates (learning, listening, communicating, persevering, trustworthiness, and focus), examine how historic figures such as George Washington, Harriet Tubman, Eleanor Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, Mother Teresa, and Nelson Mandela demonstrated those traits, and then identify issues they themselves feel passionate about advocating for.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Explain the characteristics of an effective advocate.
- Analyze effective advocates.
- List issues that they are interested in supporting through advocacy.
- Time required
- 45 minutes
- Materials
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- Writing surface
- Internet access
- TCTL.2.2.AS.A (one copy)
- TCTL.2.2.AS.B (one copy)
- TCTL.2.2.AS.C (three copies depending upon group size)
- TCTL.2.2.AS.D (three copies depending upon group size)
- TCTL.2.2.AS.E (three copies depending upon group size)
- TCTL.2.2.AS.F (three copies depending upon group size)
- TCTL.2.2.AS.G (three copies depending upon group size)
- TCTL.2.2.AS.H (three copies depending upon group size)
- TCTL.2.2.AS.I (one copy)
- TCTL.2.2.AS.J (one copy per student)
- Purpose
- The purpose of this lesson is to identify and analyze effective advocates.
- LifeKnowledge Connections – Precept(s) addressed
- Vision: C1. Contemplate the Future; Awareness: E1. Address issues important to the community, E2. Perform leadership tasks associated with citizenship; Mental Growth: J1. Think Critically
- LK Lesson Suggestion
- AHS.40 – Becoming an advocate for agriculture and natural resources
- Resource
- Northouse, P.G. (2012). Introduction to leadership: Concepts and practice (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. VanHaitsma, D., & Dillbeck, B. (2011). Understanding advocacy. Learning to Give: Points of Light Institute.
- Connection Questions
- 1. What would be your first steps in advocating for the issues you identified? 2. Who are people in the community that might be resources to use as you become an advocate for the identified issues? 3. What skills will you need to develop and what characteristics will you need to improve on to become an effective advocate for the issues you identified?