MS.34 The Importance of Handshake and Eye Contact
This LifeKnowledge middle school FFA lesson (MS.34) teaches students the importance and proper technique of handshakes and eye contact when initiating relationships. Through video analysis, role-play scenarios, motion demonstrations, and discussion, students learn when handshakes are appropriate, how to perform one correctly, and what good eye contact communicates, including cultural considerations.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Describe the importance of a proper handshake.
- Describe the importance of proper eye contact.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 50 minutes.
- Grade level
- Middle School
- Materials
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- MS.34.Assess—one per student
- MS.34.AS.A—one per class
- Unit
- Stage Two of Development—WE
- Problem Area
- How Do I Initiate Relationships with Others?
- Precepts
- H3: Develop and maintain relationships.
- Resources
- Coles, Joan, and Elizabeth Post. Emily Post's Teen Etiquette. New York, NY: Harper Collins, 1995. Newstrom, John, and Edward Scannell. The Big Book of Team Building Games. New York, NY: McGraw Hill, 1998. Post, Peggy. Everyday Etiquette. New York, NY: Harper Collins, 1999.
- Key Terms
- None provided
- Evaluation
- Written test
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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.