Leadership Part 1 Units:
Unit 1 - Leadership Traits and Characteristics
Unit 2 - Goal Setting and Decision Making
Unit 3 - Effective Communication and Listening
Unit 4 - Group Work and Team Building
Unit 5 - Conflict Resolution and Problem Solving
Unit 6 - Ethics and Civic Responsibility
Review
Leadership Part 2/3 Units (Fall Semester):
Empty Bowls
Leadership Part 2/3 Units (Spring Semester):
Veterans History Project
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Storybook and Play
--------------Writing Tips
--------------Brainstorming Conflict
--------------Childrens Book Review Guide
--------------Grading Rubric
--------------Plot Pitch Template
--------------Recommended Childrens Picture Books
--------------Story Board for Your Story Book
Teacher Appreciation Week
INTRODUCTION TO LEADERSHIP
UNIT I LEADERSHIP TRAITS AND CHARACTERISTICS
DAY 2
Objective Students will be able to explain the essential traits of a good leader and the importance of followers
1.) Warmup Is leadership an innate quality or learned skill? (5 min)
2.) Analyze Leadership in Dancing Guy Clip; what tips did you get (5 min)
3.) Lecture Leaders and Followers (15 min)
4.) In groups, draw a picture of ONE essential of a good leader. Then have the groups go over them on the board. Then take the pictures down and have the students draw the window pane from memory (30 min)
5.) Write down the eight essential traits of a leader and hand in before you leave. (5 min)
6.) Homework ELSA (Everyday Leadership Skills and Attitude) Reflection
DAY 3
Objective Students will determine whether they are proactive or reactive
1.) Warmup In what profession do you think the best leaders are found? Why do you think that is? (Have students make presentations 10 min)
2.) Evaluate the leadership of George Patton in the movie clip (15 min)
3.) Lecture Proactive or Reactive? (15 min)
4.) Proactive and Reactive Worksheet (5 min)
5.) Skits (30 min)
6.) How do you plan to be proactive this week? (5 min)
7.) Homework Journal #1
DAY 4
Objective Students will identify and rate their values
1.) Warmup Think of a person who made a positive impact on you. Share an example of something she or he does (or has done) for you and why it means so much. (5 min)
2.) Drive-thru window story (5 min)
3.) Lecture What Should You Center Your Life On? (10 min)
4.) Very Important, Sometimes Important, Not Important Activity and Discussion Based on your values, move to the appropriate side of the room (20 min)
5.) Values and Principles Worksheet Have students narrow down values from 8 to 4 to 2 (10 min)
6.) What Makes Me Who I Am (10 min)
7.) Homework Journal #1
DAY 5
Objective Students will be able to analyze the characteristics of good leaders that are in mission statements and make their own mission statement
1.) Warmup Should leaders only listen to music that reflects their values? (5 min)
2.) Leadership or Not Leadership Words Activity; (20 min)
3.) Lecture Value/Mission Statement (5 min)
4.) In groups, pass an envelope with a mission statement to the next group and have them analyze it. Keep rotating mission statements until all groups have seen them (30 min)
5.) Make your mission statement (20 min)
6.) Homework Journal #2
DAY 6
Objective Students will be able to evaluate how well they exemplify leadership characteristics
1.) Warmup Evaluate the leadership traits of Barack Obama. (5 min)
2.) Show clip of famous failures (5 min)
3.) Lecture Characteristics of Great Leaders (15 min)
4.) Match Leader Activity (10 min)
5.) Leader Presentation Activity (30 min)
6.) What other leadership words (from yesterdays list) are associated with your leader? (5 min)
7.) Homework Journal #2
DAY 7
Objective Students will determine whether you are making deposits or withdrawals from your personal bank account (PBA)
1.) Warmup In your circle of friends, who demonstrates the best leadership ability? Share an example of when, where, or how you saw this friends leadership in action. (Have students make presentations 10 min)
2.) Balloon Activity The balloon represents a carefree teenager. Using masking tape, stick one or two coins to the balloon. Explain that the coins represent imperfections that weight participants down. Continue to add coins to the balloon until it can no longer float in the air. If students continue to dwell and hold on to their imperfections and mistakes, they will eventually no longer function like a normal teenager. (5 min)
3.) Lecture Personal Bank Account (15 min)
4.) Split paper into four parts, but make a circle in the middle. List small acts of kindness in the corners and then discuss as a group. Choose one or two of the best to put in the middle. Then share w/class(15 min)
5.) Personal Bank Account Worksheet (15 min)
6.) Give someone a note telling them how great they are a friend, parent, teacher, administrator, secretary, custodian, cafeteria worker, coach, etc. (15 min)
7.) How do you plan to make positive deposits in your bank account this week? (5 min)
8.) Homework Journal #2
DAY 8
Objective Students will be able to leadership characteristics, values, traits, and get a 75% or higher on the test next class
1.) Warmup Would excellent leaders in the past still be good leaders today? Why or why not? (5 min)
2.) Crossword (15 min)
3.) Classic Concentration Game (30 min)
4.) Work on Study Guide (30 min)
5.) Homework Finish Study Guide
DAY 9
Objective Students will get at least a 75% on the test today
1.) Warmup Collect warmups
2.) Test
3.) Homework None
UNIT II GOAL SETTING AND DECISION MAKING
DAY 10
Supplies Needed: Hotel Rwanda video
Objective Students will determine how one comes to making a decision
1.) Warmup Talk about a time you did something that you regretted soon after doing it. (5 min)
2.) Show clip of decision making in Hotel Rwanda (15 min)
3.) Lecture Decision Making (15 min)
4.) Decision Making Wheel complete the wheel with a decision you are making (20 min)
5.) Play Kinesthetic Relay Race Game (20 min)
6.) Which part of the decision making wheel will you remember the most when you come to making an important decision in the future? (5 min)
7.) Homework Journal #3
DAY 11
Objective Students will analyze whether Truman made an effective decision in dropping the atomic bomb
1.) Warmup Brainstorm everything you know about Harry Truman in a circle map. You may work with a partner. (5 min)
2.) Story about boy bringing his books home and the other kid makes decision to help him (5 min)
3.) Trumans Farewell Address (http://www.trumanlibrary.org/educ/farewell.htm - 14:00-17:00) (5 min); complete decision making wheel
4.) Trumans Decision to Drop the Bomb Worksheet (40 min)
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5.) Review and Discussion (10 min)
6.) Homework Journal #3; Proposals due in two classes
DAY 12
Supplies Needed: Tarp
Objective Students will be able to determine what their fears are and how to overcome them
1.) Warmup What do you consider to be a courageous act? (Have students make presentations 10 min)
2.) Zapping Maze Activity (25 min)
3.) Lecture Fear Nothing Except the Turtle (10 min)
4.) Fears Brace Map (10 min)
5.) Turn to a partner. Discuss how to overcome the fears you listed. (10 min)
6.) Homework Journal #3; Proposals due next class
DAY 13
Objective Students will compose an argument using research, multimedia, and essay writing skills
1.) Service Project Planning and Collection of Proposals (20 min)
2.) Warmup Thinking Map Activity (15 min)
3.) Argumentative Essay Activity (5 min)
4.) Research facts for essay (40 min)
5.) Homework Journal #4
DAY 14
Objective Students will be able to prioritize their week and set goals
1.) Warmup How will prioritizing and setting goals help me accomplish more as a leader? (5 min)
2.) SMART Goal Setting (10 min)
3.) Lecture Prioritizing and Setting Goals (10 min)
4.) Read Goals In Action pp. 98-101 and answer Goal Setting questions (20 min)
5.) Argumentative Essay Activity (40 min)
6.) Homework Journal #4
DAY 15
Supplies Needed: Dice
Objective Students will be able to differentiate between powers that leaders use and determine how they are used to accomplish goals
1.) Warmup What motivates people to take credit for things accomplished by someone else? (5 min)
2.) Story of Daniel and the Lions Den (leaders didnt like his growing power, so they tricked the king into throwing Daniel in the lions den) (5 min)
3.) Lecture Power and Goals (10 min)
4.) Grab It Game (15 min)
5.) Think and Write About It p. 33 (20 min)
6.) Whack It Game (15 min)
7.) Homework Journal #4
DAY 16
Supplies Needed: Wipeboards, dry erase markers, erasers
Objective Students will be able to achieve an 80% or higher on the test tomorrow
1.) Warmup What things have you procrastinated on for a long time, but thats important to you? How can you get one of these things done this week? (5 min)
2.) Wipeboard game (30 min)
3.) Study Guide (30 min)
4.) Service Project Planning (10 min)
5.) Pass back papers
6.) Homework Finish study guide
DAY 17
Objective Students will achieve an 80% or higher on the test
1.) Warmup Collect warmups
2.) Test
3.) Help with video for Harvest for the Hungry/Polar Bear Plunge/Relay For Life
4.) Homework None
DAY 18
1.) Help with video for Harvest for the Hungry/Polar Bear Plunge/Relay For Life
2.) Homework None
UNIT III EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION AND LISTENING
DAY 19
Supplies Needed: Hoola Hoop
Objective Students will be able to determine whether you are making deposits or withdrawals from your relationship bank account (RBA)
1.) Warmup What have you done for your PBA lately? (5 min)
2.) Rate Your Relationships Worksheet (5 min)
3.) Lecture RBA (10 min)
4.) Hoola Hoop Activity Two teams hold hands. Try to get one hoola hoop to the other end faster than the other team (10 min)
5.) Improve Your Relationship Worksheet (15 min)
6.) RBA Activity (20 min)
7.) How do you plan to build your RBA this week? (5 min)
8.) Homework Journal #5
DAY 20
Supplies Needed: Balls
Objective Students will explain the importance of body language
1.) Warmup What aspects of leadership do the people from Jersey Shore lack? (5 min)
2.) Charades with emotions. Winners get to do the next one. (5 min)
3.) Discuss - How do we communicate nonverbally (in general)? Facial expressions, body movements and posture, gestures, eye contact, touch, space (5 min)
4.) Grab It Game positive body language - facial expressions, body movements and posture, gestures, eye contact, touch, space; negative body language - facial expressions, body movements and posture, gestures, eye contact, touch, space (5 min)
5.) Lecture Body Language; Positive and Negative Body Language (10 min)
6.) Evaluate body language in 12 Angry Men (25 min)
7.) Charades Game (15 min)
8.) What body language do you normally do? (5 min)
9.) Homework Journal #5
DAY 21
Supplies Needed: Posters; lunch bags; random items
Objective Students will effectively criticize and evaluate speakers oral presentation skills
1.) Warmup How will my good communication support my efficacy as a leader? (5 min)
2.) List as many effective communicators as possible on a poster; see who has the most unique responses (10 min)
3.) Lecture Effective Criticizing (20 min)
4.) Lunch Bag Speeches (30 min)
5.) Communication Practicing Written and Speaking Skills Activity (30 min)
6.) Homework Journal #5; Plan of Action due in three classes
DAY 22
Objective Students will effectively listen to a guest speaker
1.) Warmup None
2.) Guest speaker
3.) Homework Plan of Action due in two classes
DAY 23
Supplies Needed: Lunch bags; random items
Objective Students will complete an impromptu speech using effective oral communication
1.) Warmup What does the phrase walking your talk mean to you? Do you do this? What would your friends say? (5 min)
2.) Lecture Effective Oral Communication (10 min)
3.) Lunch Bag Speeches (30 min)
4.) Communication Practicing Written and Speaking Skills Activity (30 min)
5.) Homework Journal #6; Plan of Action due next class
DAY 24
Objective Students will communicate effectively in writing
1.) Warmup Tink of ex. in hist. or lit. of good and bad communication lol lmao (5 min)
2.) Make An Email Activity (10 min)
3.) Lecture Effective Written Communication (10 min)
4.) Good and Bad Written Communication Scenarios (#1-4) (20 min)
5.) Finish writing your outline for your speech (20 min)
6.) Service Project Planning and Collection of Plan of Action (20 min)
7.) Reflection What is something important you learned today? (5 min)
8.) Homework Journal #6
DAY 25
Supplies Needed: Legos
Objective Students will explain the poor listening styles and the ways to genuinely listen
1.) Warmup Who do you think is a good listener in your life? Why? (5 min)
2.) Tell a partner your favorite movie and why. Then your partner will present to class (20 min)
3.) Lecture Can You Hear Me Now?: Being An Effective Listener (10 min)
4.) Lego Communication Activity (30 minutes)
5.) Scenarios Worksheet (15 min)
6.) Homework Journal #6
DAY 26
Objective Students will be able to explain how to communicate and listen effectively
1.) Warmup In what ways do you think technology can improve the effectiveness of leaders, and in what ways do you think it might hinder their ability to lead? (5 min)
2.) Chalkboard race game (30 min)
3.) Study guide (30 min)
4.) Homework Finish study guide
DAY 27
Objective Students will achieve an 85% or higher on the test today and communicate effectively in an oral presentation
1.) Warmup Collect warmups
2.) Test (30 min)
3.) Oral Presentations (60 min)
4.) Homework None
DAY 28
Objective Students will communicate effectively in an oral presentation
1.) Warmup None
2.) Oral Presentations (85 min)
3.) Homework None
UNIT IV GROUP WORK AND TEAM BUILDING
DAY 29
Supplies Needed: Hoola Hoops
Objective Students will explain how to effectively build strong teams
1.) Warmup How do groups function best? (5 min)
2.) Analyze Teamwork in Miracle On Ice Clip (20 min) Clip 3 1 min; Clip 4 8:15; Clip 5 - Beginning
3.) Lecture Keys to Effective Team Leadership (10 min)
4.) Hoola Hoop Activity (10 min)
5.) Human Knot Ice Breaker (15 min)
6.) Human Knot Worksheet (10 min)
7.) Homework Journal #7
DAY 30
Supplies Needed: Balls
Objective Students will evaluate the effectiveness of team leaders
1.) Warmup Who was your favorite team or group leader (anyone historical or anyone you knew/know past or present)? Why were they your favorite??? (5 min)
2.) Gizmos Worksheet and Activity (10 min)
3.) Lecture Group/Team Decision Making (10 min)
4.) Ball passing activity pass ball in a pattern in your group of eight. Go reverse. Add another ball. Add a third ball. (15 min)
5.) Analysis of CEOs In groups, discuss the characteristics of each CEO that made their company successful. Present a brief presentation to the class (30 min)
6.) What key to effective team leadership do you need to work on the most? (5 min)
7.) Homework Journal #7
DAY 31
Supplies Needed: 8 toothpicks boxes and 10 bags of marshmallows
Objective Students will demonstrate that they can mediate issues that groups commonly have
1.) Warmup What are the benefits of working in groups? (5 min)
2.) Share the Cal Ripken story (5 min)
3.) Thinking Map Activity (30 min)
4.) Lecture Working Well In Groups (10 min)
5.) Toothpick Activity (20 min)
6.) What is the most important thing you learned today? (5 min)
7.) Service Project Planning (10 min)
8.) Homework Journal #7
DAY 32
Supplies Needed: Latex Balloons; Remember the Titans
Objective Students will be able to analyze and evaluate their ability to celebrate diversity
1.) Warmup Do you think that the cliques at South River HS are bad? Explain. (5 min)
2.) Circle Map Brainstorm elements that make up culture language, food, religion, dress, gender roles, holidays, family structure (5 min)
3.) World Map Pinpoint where everyone lives on a world map (5 min)
4.) Analyze leadership in Remember the Titans (15 min)
5.) Lecture Synergy (15 min)
6.) Latex Balloon Ball Activity In three groups, see which group can keep the balloon up the longest. Add more balloons in the second game. Discuss how synergy was at work (10 min)
7.) P. 206-7; P. 219-220 (20 min)
8.) For a group or team to be successful or strong, what individual characteristics do team members need to have? (5 min)
9.) Homework Journal #8
DAY 33
Supplies Needed: Balls
Objective Students will explain how to conduct a successful meeting
1.) Warmup What is your greatest accomplishment as part of a team or group of people (such as friends or family)? What made that accomplishment great? (5 min)
2.) Game Toss ball in small group. When music stops, the teacher asks a question and the person holding the ball has to answer (20 min)
3.) Lecture Conducting Meetings (10 min)
4.) Thinking Map Activity 2 (20 min)
5.) Watch movies sexual harassment, bloodborne pathogens, and child abuse (15 min)
6.) What are three things you learned today? (5 min)
7.) Homework Journal #8
UNIT V - CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND PROBLEM SOLVING
DAY 34
Supplies Needed: Newspapers; Blindfolds
Objective Students will be able to identify the conflict resolution styles
1.) Warmup What is a conflict that youve had in the past and how did you solve it? (5 min)
2.) Circle Map What causes disputes? Assumptions, discrimination, prejudice, scapegoating, differences of opinion, ego, competition (5 min)
3.) Lecture Conflict Resolution (10 min)
4.) Case Studies (20 min)
5.) Newspaper Activity (30 min)
6.) Blind Polygon Game (10 min)
7.) Service Project Planning (10 min)
8.) Homework Journal #9
DAY 35
Supplies Needed: Rope
Objective Students will describe the process to solve conflicts
1.) Warmup Think of a conflict in the news and explain what is being done to solve it. (5 min)
2.) Circle Map In order to avoid or solve a dispute, you need to have which characteristics? Compassion, fairness, self-discipline, acceptance, respect, honesty, perseverance, appreciation, trustworthiness (5 min)
3.) Apollo 13 Clip (15 min)
4.) Lecture Conflict Resolution Process (10 min)
5.) Comic Strip or Creative Writing Activity (20 min)
6.) Turnstyle Game (see day 34)
7.) What is the most important thing to keep in mind when trying to solve conflicts? (5 min)
8.) Homework Journal #9
DAY 36
Supplies Needed: Newspapers; Glue; Scissors; Poster Paper
Objective Students will explain how to effectively solve conflicts so that everyone wins
1.) Warmup Use a circle map. List all the general activities where youve competed against others over the years. For example Mr. Baker has competed in basketball, tennis, running, biking, chorus, etc. (5 min)
2.) Balloon Activity (10 min)
3.) Lecture Thinking Win-Win (10 min)
4.) Collage Activity (25 min)
5.) Scenarios Worksheet (15 min)
6.) Homework Journal #10
DAY 37
Supplies Needed: Eggs; Straws; Tape
Objective Students will think creatively to solve a problem and explain the locks to thinking creatively
1.) Warmup Do you believe that you dont really think creatively? Why or why not? (5 min)
2.) Inventions Clip (5 min)
3.) Create a Company (20 min)
4.) Lecture Using Creativity to Solve Conflicts (10 min)
5.) Mission Impossible - Egg Drop (40 min)
6.) Homework Journal #10
UNIT VI - ETHICS AND CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY
DAY 38
Objective Students will evaluate ethical cases and determine what they would do in each situation
1.) Warmup What are ethics? (5 min)
2.) Ethics Case Study Worksheet (20 min)
3.) Lecture Ethics (10 min)
4.) Ethics Activity (30 min)
5.) What should you keep in mind when an ethical situation arises? (5 min)
6.) Service Project Planning (10 min)
7.) Homework Journal #10
DAY 39
Flex Day for Christmas/Easter Celebration at Central Special School
DAY 40
Objective Students will explain the rights and responsibilities of citizenship in a democracy
1.) Turn in projects (10 min)
2.) Warmup What is civic responsibility? (5 min)
3.) Partner Activity Turn to a partner. Discuss with them all the volunteer activities they have participated in. Then briefly present what they said to the rest of the class. (20 min)
4.) Lecture Civic Responsibility (10 min)
5.) Discuss why people are commonly not civically engaged - lack of knowledge, lack of time, not knowing what to do, feeling that they cannot make a difference, mistrust of politicians, etc. (5 min)
6.) Analyze Quote Activity Give small groups a quote and have them analyze it. Present to the class and discuss each (20 min)
7.) What service activities interest you? (5 min)
8.) Homework Test in two days
DAY 41
Objective Students will be able to explain how to effectively work in groups, build strong teams, resolve conflicts, and be ethical
1.) Warmup What do you do when you are confused about what is right or wrong? (5 min)
2.) Jeopardy Review Game (30 min)
3.) Study Guides (30 min)
4.) Homework Finish Unit IV and Unit V/VI study guides; test tomorrow
DAY 42
Objective Students will be able to achieve an 90% or higher on the test today
1.) Warmup Turn in drills
2.) Test
3.) Final Exam Crossword
4.) Homework Study for exam
DAY 43
Objective Students will be able to effectively explain a topic dealing with ethics
1.) Warmup None
2.) Think Pair Share Final Exam Questions
3.) Final Exam Study Guide
4.) Homework Study for exam
Advantages of 4-Year College
Importance of College
Advantages of Going To College
10 Reasons To Go To College
40 Reasons To Go To College
Disadvantages to 4-Year College
Plan B - Skip College
Five Reasons to Skip College
Community College Option
Advantages of Attending Community College
Benefits of Attending Community College
Military Option
Deciding If You're Ready To Join the Military
Advantages and Disadvantages To Joining the Military
Military vs Civilian Life
Tech School Option
Benefits of Tech School
Benefits of Career and Tech School
Choosing a College
College Comparison
College Matchmaker
Choosing a College
In-State vs Out of State College
Test