Tess Seibel – Powerless to Powerful
This FFA lesson plan, “Powerless to Powerful,” is built around the 2019-20 National FFA Southern (Eastern) Region Vice President Tess Seibel’s retiring address video, in which she shares how individuals can shift from feeling powerless to powerful. Students watch the video and complete a worksheet, then select a meaningful quote and create a colorful picture to encourage themselves to go from powerless to powerful in difficult situations.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Describe what it means to go from powerless to powerful.
- Explain how to go from powerless to powerful.
- Develop a picture that uses a quote to encourage and remind students to always go from powerless to powerful.
- Time required
- 45 minutes
- Materials
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- A copy of the "Powerless to Powerful" worksheet for each student
- Internet access to play the video in real time or embed it in a PowerPoint ahead of time
- Cross-Curricular Connections
- English/Language Arts — Select a meaningful quote and utilize it to go from powerless to powerful.
- Resources/References
- Video: "Powerless to Powerful | Tess Seibel Retiring Address," https://vimeo.com/showcase/7865594/video/477823661
Downloads & Links
Lesson plan
Worksheet
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.08Utilize critical thinking to make sense of problems and persevere in solving them. Career-ready individuals readily recognize problems in the workplace, understand the nature of the problem, and devise effective plans to solve the problem.
Common Core – Writing
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.4Produce clear and coherent writing the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
FFA Precept
- FFA.PG-J.Mental GrowthEmbrace cognitive and intellectual development relative to reasoning, thinking and coping.
- FFA.PL-A.ActionAssume responsibility and take the necessary steps to achieve the desired results, no matter what the goal or task at hand.
- FFA.PL-C.VisionVisualize the future and how to get there.
- FFA.PL-E.AwarenessUnderstand personal vision, mission and goals.
FFA Precepts
- FFA.CS-N.Decision MakingAnalyze a situation and execute an appropriate course of action.