MS.55 Creating Timelines
This LifeKnowledge Middle School lesson (MS.55) teaches students the fundamentals of quality communication. Students explore the three components of communication (deliver, interpret, receive), distinguish verbal from non-verbal communication, identify barriers to each, and apply these skills by developing and presenting a two-minute agricultural message. (Note: the lesson is titled “Creating Timelines,” but the front matter, objectives, and instructional content focus on communication; several appendix handouts and the assessment cover time management.)
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Define three components of quality communication.
- Identify barriers to verbal and non-verbal communication.
- Develop a two-minute message relating to agriculture with the three components of quality communication.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 50 minutes
- Grade level
- Middle School
- Materials
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- 20 Crazy Communication cards-HS.55.AS.A with each description pasted on an index card
- 20 index cards
- 1 copy of HS.55.AS.A
- HS.55.Assessment-one copy per student
- HS.55.TM.A-one copy
- HS.55.TM.B-one copy
- Writing surface
- 20 sheets of unlined paper
- 15 markers
- Unit
- Stage Two of Development-WE
- Problem Area
- How Do I Build Relationships with Others?
- Precepts
- B2 Interact and work with others.
- Key Terms
- Receive, Interpret, Deliver, Verbal, Non-verbal
- Resources
- National FFA Essential Learnings, 2003. Rickets, Cliff. Leadership, Personal Development and Career Success Second Edition. United States of America, Delmar Thomson Learning, 2003.
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Lesson plan
Presentation
Aligned Standards
National Standards
- NL-ENG.K-12.12Applying Language Skills