Problem Solving – Defining Problem Solving
This is a National FFA Organization LifeKnowledge middle school lesson (MS.49, “Defining Problem Solving”) focused on the mentor/protégé relationship as a way of making things happen and solving problems. Through movie/TV clip analysis, discussions, group drawing activities, and a personal action plan, students learn to identify the qualities and parameters of a mentor/protégé relationship and create an action plan to guide it. The lesson includes an interest approach, teaching strategies organized by objective, application/extension activities, transparency masters, activity sheets, and an assessment with 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
- Resources
- Bowman, Robert P., Ph.D. and Susan C. Bowman. Ed.S. Becoming a Co-Pilot. Chapin, South Carolina. Youth Light. Inc, 1997; Mentor Center of Western Nevada, http://www.wncc.nevada.edu/mentor/guidelines.htm; National FFA Organization's Essential Learning's, 2003; Peer Resources http://www.peer.ca/peer.html
Downloads & Links
Lesson plan
Presentation
Aligned Standards
National Standards
- NL-ENG.K-12.12Applying Language Skills