Maisie Jane Hurtado – SAE – Owner
This is a 60-minute FFA lesson plan built around a video about Maisie Jane, an FFA alumna who grew her supervised agricultural experience (SAE) into a successful California almond products business. Students watch the video and complete a worksheet examining her SAE and business, analyze SAE components using FFA SAE Idea Cards, and design and create their own brand logo. It works well as part of an agribusiness or SAE lesson and includes a student worksheet and answer key.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Examine components of Maisie Jane's SAE and business.
- Analyze components of an SAE.
- Design and create a logo for their brand.
- Time required
- 60 minutes
- Materials
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- A copy of the "Maisie Jane" worksheet for each student
- Internet access to play the video in real time or embed it in a PowerPoint ahead of time
- Partnership for 21st Century Skills
- Collaboration; Communication; Flexibility and Adaptability; Information, Communications, and Technology Literacy; Initiative and Self-Direction; Leadership and Responsibility; Productivity and Accountability; Think Creatively; Social and Cross-Cultural Skills; Work Creatively with Others
- Resources
- 1. "Maisie Jane Hurtado – SAE – Owner, Maisie Jane's™ California Sunshine," https://vimeo.com/291685122. 2. National FFA SAE Idea Cards, https://FFA.box.com/v/saeideacards
- This Quick Lesson Plan Would Work Well As
- 1. Part of an agribusiness lesson. 2. Part of an SAE lesson.
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Aligned Standards
AFNR Career Ready Practices
- 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.
- CRP.11Use technology to enhance productivity. Career-ready individuals find and maximize the productive value of existing and new technology to accomplish workplace tasks and solve workplace problems.
Common Core – Literacy in Science & Technical Subjects: Writing
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.9-10.6Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of technology's capacity to link to other information and to display information flexibly and dynamically.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.9.10.2Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events, scientific procedures/experiments, or technical processes.
- 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 – Math Practices
Common Core – Reading: Informational Text
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.9-10.4Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language of a court opinion differs from that of a newspaper).
Common Core – Speaking and Listening
- 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.
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.
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.4Produce clear and coherent writing the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.6Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of technology's capacity to link to other information and to display information flexibility and dynamically.
FFA Precept
- FFA-CS-M.CommunicationEffectively interact with others in personal and professional settings.
- FFA.CS-O.Flexibility/AdaptabilityBe flexible in various situations and adapt to change.
- FFA.PG-H.Social GrowthSuccessfully interact with others and adapt to various social situations.
- 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-B.RelationshipBuild relationships, work as a team player and appreciate the talents of others.
- FFA.PL-D.CharacterConduct oneself appropriately in relation to others regardless of the situation.
- 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.