Make Today Awesome
“Make Today AWESOME!” is a 30-minute leadership lesson from the National FFA Organization in which students watch the “Kid President + Peanuts // Life is like a comic” video, reflect on experiences of being misunderstood, and create a comic strip depicting how they will approach the day with positivity. It works well as part of an agriculture leadership lesson or unit and includes accompanying student worksheets.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Identify instances of misunderstanding and how to resolve them.
- Create a comic strip illustrating how they will approach the day with positivity and make it awesome.
- Time required
- 30 minutes
- Materials
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- A copy of the "Make Today Awesome" worksheets for each student.
- Internet access to play the video in real time or embed it in a PowerPoint ahead of time.
- Resources
- 1. FFA.org; 2. Video: Kid President + Peanuts// Life is like a comic https://youtu.be/u5vClAseXBk
- This Quick Lesson Plan Would Work Well As
- As a portion of an agriculture leadership lesson/unit.
- Partnership for 21st Century Skills
- Communication; Information Literacy; Collaboration; Social and Cross-cultural Skills
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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.
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.
Common Core – Writing
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.3Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.
FFA Precept
- FFA.CS-MCommunication: Effectively interact with others in personal and professional settings.
- 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-FContinuous Improvement: Accept responsibility for learning and personal growth.