MS.1 Defining Leadership
This is a National FFA Organization “LifeKnowledge” middle school lesson (MS.1, “Defining Leadership”) from the unit Introduction to Leadership, Personal Growth, and Career Success. Through interactive activities—a “Who Am I?” famous-leader game, group identification of leadership characteristics, and “Guess Who” biographies—students identify famous leaders and their traits, define leadership as “influence,” and choose three leadership characteristics they personally want to develop.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Identify famous leaders and their leadership characteristics.
- Define the term "leadership" as presented in this lesson.
- Choose three leadership characteristics to develop.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 50 minutes
- Grade level
- Middle School
- Materials
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- Pistol Pete Video-optional
- Writing surface
- Markers or chalk, scissors, tape
- MS.1.AS.A—one per student
- MS.1.AS.B—one per student
- MS.1.AS.C—one per student
- MS.1.AS.D—one per student
- MS.1.Assess—one per student
- Unit
- Introduction to Leadership, Personal Growth, and Career Success
- Problem Area
- Introduction
- Key Terms
- Leadership
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Aligned Standards
National Standards
- NL-ENG.K12.12Applying Language Skills — Students use spoken, written, and visual language to accomplish their own purposes.