MS.49 Defining Problem Solving
This is a National FFA Organization LifeKnowledge middle school lesson (MS.49, “Defining Problem Solving”) that explores the mentor/protégé relationship as a way to make things happen and solve problems. Through movie/TV clip analysis, discussion, drawing activities, and an action plan, students identify the qualities and parameters of a healthy mentor/protégé relationship and create their own action plan for working with a mentor. The lesson includes an interest approach, teaching strategies, teaching masters, activity sheets, and assessment tools with an answer key.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Identify qualities of the mentor/protégé relationship.
- Identify the parameters of the mentor/protégé relationship.
- Create an action plan for the mentor/protégé relationship.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 50 minutes.
- Grade level
- Middle School
- Materials
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- Writing Surface
- Transparencies and projector
- Copies of Activity Sheets-one per student
- Test and assessment-one per student
- Movie/TV clip representing a mentor/protégé relationship
- TV/VCR
- Index cards
- Unit
- Stage Three of Development-DO
- Problem Area
- How Do I Make Things Happen?
- Precepts
- J4: Solve problems.
- Key Term
- Mentor/Protégé Relationship
- Connection to other lessons
- High School Lesson 48, "The role of mentors."
Downloads & Links
Lesson plan
Presentation
Aligned Standards
National Standards
- NL-ENG.K-12.12Applying Language Skills