Lesson 8 – Delivering the Product
“Delivering the Product” is the eighth and final lesson in a National FFA/Valent USA series on sustainability throughout the Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Value Chain. In this lesson students develop and deliver a “Shark Tank”-style product pitch for their trail mix to a panel of community members, learn to field consumer questions, evaluate feedback, and complete a summative assessment covering the full unit.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Identify key components of a product pitch.
- Identify how to answer questions during a presentation.
- Develop and deliver a pitch for their product.
- Consider consumer feedback and determine if their product is viable.
- Demonstrate mastery of the content presented throughout this lesson series.
- Time required
- 120 minutes
- Materials
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- A copy of the "To Donut or Not to Donut?" worksheet for each student
- A copy of the "Delivering the Pitch" worksheet for each student
- A copy of the "Effectively Answering Questions" worksheet for each student
- A copy of the "The Pitch Rubric" for each team
- A copy of the "What, So What, Now What" worksheet for each student
- A copy of the "Exit Ticket: Going Shopping" worksheet for each student
- Internet access to play the video in real time or embed it in a PowerPoint ahead of time
- A panel of community members
- Student groups will need a sample of the trail mix product they developed.
- A copy of the "Sustainability Evaluation" for each student
- "Shark Tank Bistro Morgan Clip," https://youtu.be/SVY4YxO9d4s
- 21st Century Skills
- Communication; Critical Thinking and Problem Solving; Flexibility and Adaptability; Initiative and Self-Direction; Leadership and Responsibility; Think Creatively
- This Quick Lesson Plan Would Work Well As
- A lesson in a public speaking unit; A lesson in an agribusiness marketing unit.
- Created
- 02/2020 by the National FFA Organization
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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 – 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 – Speaking and Listening
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.1Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 9-10 topics, texts, and issues, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.2Integrate multiple sources of information presented in diverse media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) evaluating the credibility and accuracy of each source.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.4Present information, findings, and supporting evidence clearly, concisely, and logically such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development, substance, and style are appropriate to purpose, audience, and task.
FFA Precept
- FFA.CS-MCommunication: Effectively interact with others in personal and professional settings.
- FFA.CS-NDecision Making: Analyze a situation and execute an appropriate course of action.
- FFA.PG-JMental Growth: Embrace cognitive and intellectual development relative to reasoning, thinking and coping.
- FFA.PL-AAction: Assume responsibility and take the necessary steps to achieve the desired results, no matter what the goal or task at hand.
- FFA.PL-EAwareness: Understand personal vision, mission and goals.
- FFA.PL-FContinuous Improvement: Accept responsibility for learning and personal growth.