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I Believe….The FFA Creed

Lesson 1

Paragraph #1

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Objectives:

  • Students will be able to...
    • Demonstrate good and poor examples of public speaking characteristics.
    • Connect with the meaning of paragraph one of The FFA Creed by creating an artistic picture displaying their interpretation.
    • Memorize the first paragraph of The FFA Creed.

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  • How many of you have had previous speaking experiences:
  • How many of you have given speeches in school?
  • How many of you have given a speech in public before?
  • Have any of you ever been on the radio or on TV for an interview before?

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Why is it important to learn the creed

    • 1. To know more about the core values of FFA and agriculture.

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    • 2. For receiving the Greenhand FFA Degree.

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    • 3. To prepare for a career development event.

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    • 4. For experience in public speaking.

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Characteristics of good speaking

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Eye Contact

Confidence and Enthusiasm

Inflection

Volume

Tempo

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1st paragraph of the creed

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I believe in the future of agriculture, with a faith born not of words but of deeds - achievements won by the present and past generations of agriculturists; in the promise of better days through better ways, even as the better things we now enjoy have come to us from the struggles of former years.

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What does this mean to you?

With your group; I want you to rewrite the first paragraph of the creed in your own words!

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Each group will read their interpretation aloud to the class.

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Video Assignment!

  • You will be making a video of the creed!
  • Choose groups of 2-4.
  • Everyone in the group must have a SPEAKING part.
  • Video using your cell phone. It will be uploaded to Google classroom by start of class THURSDAY OCT 11th!
  • You will be graded on accuracy and creativity! This project is worth 100 project points!