MS.8 Defining Responsibility
This LifeKnowledge Middle School lesson (MS.8, “Defining Responsibility”) is an FFA leadership lesson that teaches students to define responsibility, persuade others to be responsible, and identify opportunities to practice responsibility. Through activities including a responsible/irresponsible chart, a commercial creation project, and a self-reflective letter, students explore the meaning and practice of personal responsibility. It includes a test, group assessment rubric, and a transparency master.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Define responsibility.
- Persuade others to be responsible.
- Identify opportunities to practice being responsible.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 50 minutes.
- Grade level
- Middle School
- Materials
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- Writing surface
- Overhead projector
- MS.8.TM.A
- MS.8.Test—one per student
- MS.8.Assess—one per group
- Toy cars or picture of a car
- Toy ball (tennis ball, koosh ball)
- Optional: incentives such as stickers or candy
- Unit
- Stage One of Development—ME
- Problem Area
- What Foundational Skills Do I Need for Leadership?
- Precepts
- D3 Accept responsibility for personal actions.
- Key Term
- Responsibility
- Resources
- Maxwell, John C. The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1999. National FFA Organization's Essential Learnings, 2003.
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Lesson plan
Presentation
Aligned Standards
National Standards
- NL-ENG.K12.12Applying Language Skills — Students use spoken, written, and visual language to accomplish their own purposes.