MS.4 Identifying Philosophies of Leadership
This is a National FFA “LifeKnowledge” middle school lesson (MS.4) on identifying philosophies of leadership, part of the Introduction to Leadership, Personal Growth, and Career Success unit. Students define leadership as influence and compare three leadership philosophies—authoritarian, democratic, and laissez faire. The lesson includes an interest approach, teaching strategies, role-play activities, transparency masters, an assessment, and a written test with answer key.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Define leadership.
- Compare three philosophies of leadership.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 50 minutes.
- Grade level
- Middle School
- Materials
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- Overhead Projector
- Writing Surface
- 2 boxes of Assorted Crayons
- MS.4.TM.A
- MS.4.TM.B
- MS.4.Assess—one per student
- MS.4.Test—one per student
- Unit
- Introduction to Leadership, Personal Growth, and Career Success
- Problem Area
- Introduction
- Precepts
- F5: Acquire new knowledge
- Resources
- Ricketts, Cliff., "Leadership: Personal Development & Career Success," Delmar Publishers, 1997.
- Key Terms
- influence; leadership philosophy
Downloads & Links
Lesson plan
Presentation
Aligned Standards
National Standards
- NL-ENG.K12.2Understanding the Human Experience – Students read a wide range of literature from many periods in many genres to build an understanding of the many dimensions of human experience.