Part 5A: Beyond High School – National FFA Scholarship Program
This quick lesson plan, “Beyond High School: National FFA Scholarship Program,” guides students through exploring FFA scholarship opportunities and matching student profiles to scholarships based on given criteria. Students examine postsecondary education costs, navigate the National FFA scholarship webpage, and complete worksheets identifying scholarships of interest and their eligibility requirements.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Explore FFA scholarship opportunities.
- Select FFA scholarship opportunities with given criteria.
- Time required
- Interest Approach – 15 minutes; Activity – 50 minutes
- Materials
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- Scholarship PowerPoint
- A copy of the "Beyond High School" worksheet for each student
- One set of student profile cards
- Internet access for students
- Resources
- "Official FFA Student Handbook," FFA.org, bigfuture.collegeboard.org and additional resources outlined below.
- This Quick Lesson Plan Would Work Well As
- Part of an FFA unit on opportunities or a supervised agricultural experience (SAE) unit.
- Created
- June/2016 by the National FFA Organization
Downloads & Links
Lesson plan
Part 5A_Beyond High School_National FFA Scholarship Program (DOCX)
Part 5A_Beyond High School_National FFA Scholarship Program (PDF)
Presentation
Aligned Standards
AFNR Career Ready Practices
- CRP.0.4Communicate clearly, effectively, and with reason. Career-ready individuals communicate thoughts, ideas and action plans with clarity, whether using written, verbal and/or visual methods.
- CRP.07Employ valid and reliable research strategies. Career-ready individuals are discerning in accepting and using new information to make decisions, change practices or inform strategies.
AFNR Cluster Skills
- CS.05Describe career opportunities and means to achieve those opportunities in each of the Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources career pathways.
Common Career Technical Core
- AG5Describe career opportunities and means to achieve those opportunities in each of the Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources Career Pathways.
Common Core – Speaking and Listening
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.1Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 9-10 topics, texts, and issues, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
Common Core – Writing
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W9-10.1Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.
FFA Precept
- FFA.PL-C.VisionVisualize the future and how to get there.