The Creation of the FFA Jacket
This quick lesson plan from the National FFA Organization has students explore how and where the FFA jacket is made by reading the article “The FFA Jacket: A Global Effect” and completing a “Track the FFA Jacket” worksheet. Students map the jacket’s journey from cotton (woven/dyed in China) to manufacturing (Vietnam and Ohio) to personalization (Universal Lettering Company in Ohio), learning about global sourcing and its impact on goods.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Identify where FFA jackets are created and why.
- Illustrate the path the jacket takes from start to finish.
- Discover the impact global sourcing has on goods.
- Time required
- 30 minutes
- Materials
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- A copy of the “Track the FFA Jacket” worksheet for each student.
- Article: “The FFA Jacket: A Global Effect” https://www.ffa.org/the-feed/the-ffa-jacket-a-global-effort/
- Partnership for 21st Century Skills
- Communication; Information Literacy; Collaboration
- Created
- 04/2016 by the National FFA Organization
- Resources
- FFA.org
Downloads & Links
Aligned Standards
AFNR Career Ready Practices
- 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.
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.
Common Core – Writing
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.2Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.
FFA Precept
- FFA.CS-MCommunication: Effectively interact with others in personal and professional settings.
- 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-EAwareness: Understand personal vision, mission and goals.