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Rylah Hager – Advertising Signs SAE

This FFA lesson plan introduces students to the basics of marketing through advertising signage, using a real student SAE (Supervised Agricultural Experience) video as a case study. Students watch the video and complete a worksheet, then define advertising and design an original poster, billboard, or digital advertisement based on a chosen scenario. The resource includes a bell ringer, activity, exit ticket, student worksheets, an advertisement rubric, and an answer key.

At a glance

Learning objectives
  • Define advertising.
  • Create an original poster, billboard or digital advertisement that will effectively communicate a message.
Time required
60 minutes (Time requirements may vary based upon student understanding and class schedule.)
Grade level
Grades 9 and 10
Materials
  • A copy of the "Advertisings Signs" worksheet for each student
  • Internet access to play the video in real-time or embed it in a PowerPoint ahead of time
  • Markers
  • Colored pencils
  • Crayons
Description of Lesson
This advertising signs SAE introduces students to the basics of marketing through signage.
Vocabulary
Advertising; Agricultural Communications; Call to Action; Marketing
Resources/References
Website: Advertising Signs SAE | Rylah Hager, https://vimeo.com/901202137
Cross-Curricular Connections
English/Language Arts: Create an advertisement that uses clear and concise communication. Technology: Create a digital advertisement.
Virtual Instruction Ideas
Have students download and watch the video on a device of their choice and complete the worksheet.
Partnership for 21st Century Skills
Communication; Global Awareness; Information Literacy; Information, Communications, and Technology Literacy; Initiative and Self-direction; Leadership and Responsibility; Media Literacy; Productivity and Accountability; Think Creatively

Advertising Signs SAE

Ryle Hager, a junior from Rugby, North Dakota, shares his experience in creating advertising signs for local businesses. She details the process from receiving requests to designing and delivering signs with her father’s assistance. Ryle highlights the importance of communication, negotiation, and time management in her work.

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Aligned Standards

AFNR Career Ready Practices

  • CRP.02Apply appropriate academic and technical skills. Career-ready individuals readily access and use the knowledge and skills acquired through experience and education to be more productive.
  • CRP.04Communicate 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.06Demonstrate creativity and innovation.
  • CRP.11Use technology to enhance productivity. Career-ready individuals find and maximize the productive value of existing and new technology to accomplish workplace tasks and solve workplace problems.

Common Core – Language

  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.6Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.

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.
  • CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.2Integrate multiple sources of information presented in diverse media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) evaluating the credibility and accuracy of each source.
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.5Make strategic use of digital media (e.g., textual, graphical, audio, visual, and interactive elements) in presentations to enhance understanding of findings, reasoning, and evidence and to add interest.

FFA Precept

  • FFA.CS-MCommunication: Effectively interact with others in personal and professional settings.
  • FFA.PG-IProfessional Growth: Assume responsibility for attaining and improving upon the skills needed for career success.
  • FFA.PL-AAction: Assume responsibility and take the necessary steps to achieve the desired results, no matter what the goal or task at hand.
  • FFA.PL-FContinuous Improvement: Accept responsibility for learning and personal growth.

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