MS.3 Defining Career Success (PowerPoint)
This is National FFA “LifeKnowledge” Lesson MS.3, “Defining Career Success,” part of the unit Introduction to Leadership, Personal Growth and Career Success. Through a word association warm-up, a Descartes Moment discussion, a magazine collage activity, and a steps-to-success group puzzle, students learn the commonly accepted characteristics of a successful career and the five steps (interests, skills, education, goals, action) to creating career success. The lesson includes teaching strategies, transparency masters, activity sheets, and a written assessment.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Identify characteristics of a successful career.
- Identify steps to creating career success.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 50 minutes.
- Grade level
- Middle School
- Materials
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- FFA Student Handbook
- FFA Agricultural Career Brochure, Think About It—can be ordered through the National FFA
- Blank sheet of paper for each student
- Overhead projector
- For each student—one to two magazines, scissors, glue, or tape; one sheet of 9 x 11 inch construction paper; one blank sheet of paper for each group—depends upon class size and group size
- MS.3.AS.A
- MS.3.AS.B—one per student
- MS.3.AS.C—one per student
- MS.3.TM.A
- MS.3.TM.B
- MS.3.Assess—one per student
- Unit
- Introduction to Leadership, Personal Growth and Career Success
- Problem Area
- Introduction
- Key Terms
- There are no key terms presented in this lesson.
Downloads & Links
Lesson plan
Presentation
Aligned Standards
National Standards
- NL-ENG.K12.7Evaluating Data–Students conduct research on issues and interests by generating ideas and questions, and by posing problems. They gather, evaluate, and synthesize data from a variety of sources to communicate their discoveries in ways that suit their purpose and audience.