Trey Elizondo, 2016-2017
This National FFA lesson plan, “Who Can You Serve Through Love?”, uses 2016-17 National FFA Western Region Vice President Trey Elizondo’s retiring address “Love Is …” to explore the meaning of loving oneself and others as a path to true happiness. Students complete a “Love Is Important” worksheet and develop a plan to identify and serve people in their homes and community.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Describe why love is so important in our lives.
- Develop a plan to love themselves and those around them.
- Time required
- 60 minutes
- Grade level
- Grades 9 and 10
- Materials
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- A copy of the “Love Is Important” worksheet for each student
- Internet access to play the video in real time or embed it in a PowerPoint ahead of time
- Partnership for 21st Century Skills
- Communication; Critical Thinking and Problem Solving; Global Awareness; Information, Communications, and Technology Literacy; Think Creatively; Flexibility and Adaptability; Initiative and Self-direction; Leadership and Responsibility
- Resources/References
- Website: FFA.org; Video: “Love Is …” | Trey Elizondo 2017 Retiring Address, https://vimeo.com/252531436
- Virtual Instruction Ideas
- This entire lesson can be completed virtually through your school's online learning management system.
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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.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 – 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.
FFA Precept
- FFA.CS-MCommunication: Effectively interact with others in personal and professional settings.
- FFA.CS-NDecision Making: Analyze a situation and execute an appropriate course of action.
- FFA.CS-OFlexibility/Adaptability: Be flexible in various situations and adapt to change.
- FFA.PG-JMental Growth: Embrace cognitive and intellectual development relative to reasoning, thinking and coping.
- FFA.PG-KEmotional Growth: Share and express healthy feelings and emotions.
- 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-CVision: Visualize the future and how to get there.
- FFA.PL-DCharacter: Conduct oneself appropriately in relation to others regardless of the situation.
- FFA.PL-FContinuous Improvement: Accept responsibility for learning and personal growth.