Lessons 2 and 3 – Characteristics of Leaders
This two-day high school leadership lesson has students research and report on a famous leader, identify the leadership characteristics those leaders exhibit, and relate those traits to the four stages of development (ME, WE, DO, SERVE). Students also reflect on their own behavior through “Ten Times I Dropped the Ball / Done the Right Thing” lists to connect personal actions to the stages of development.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Report on a famous leader
- Determine the leadership characteristics exhibited by famous leaders
- Relate leadership characteristics found in famous leaders to those seen in high school students
- Time required
- Approximately 2, 50 minute class periods
- Grade level
- 10-12th
- Materials
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- Access to the Internet
- Print off HS.4.TMD from LifeKnowledge HS Lesson 4 and copy onto a transparency
- Overhead projector
- Activity Page – one per student (AS 3.5)
- Related LifeKnowledge Lesson
- HS 4 – The Stages of Development