11th Grade, week 5

Monday

Career presentations

Tuesday

• Career presentations
• Step one of mission statement: mind map about yourself
• Read the article (click on the link) and follow the steps for creating a personal mission statement.
• Here is another resource to help. The Five-Step Plan for Creating Personal Mission Statements

Wednesday

• Career presentations?
• Food planning for Friday
• Step 1 of mission statement - share your mind map with another students
• Step 2 of mission statement

Thursday

• Career presentations
• Mission statements

Friday

• FOOD
• finish mission statements

11th Grade, week 4

Students will be able to inform the class on their projected careers. Students will be able to discuss why attitude and preparation are vital in their career paths. Students will be able to set goals and discuss why having goals is important.

Monday
Question of the day: If you were given a box of pencils, list 10 things that you could do with them that are not their traditional use.

• Attitude!
• Now: preparation!
• Career presentations

Tuesday
Question of the day: Tell me about when you you had to deal with a co-worker who wasn't doing his fair share of the work. What did you do and what was the outcome?

• Preparation
• Goal setting
• Start discussing mission statements

Wednesday
Question of the day: How would you test an elevator?

• Career Presentations

Thursday
Question of the day: Describe a decision you made that was a failure. What happened and why?

• Answer today's question and yesterday's question on a sheet of paper. Turn it into Mr. Washington.
• Finish your goals from Tuesday. Share the document with me. (Or turn in the paper to Mr. Washington.)
• Read the article (click on the link) and follow the steps for creating a personal mission statement.
• Here is another resource to help. The Five-Step Plan for Creating Personal Mission Statements

Friday
Question of the day: Tell me a joke.

• Career Presentations

11th Grade Leadership, week 3

Monday - Wednesday
1. Vision Boards (What do I want to do/out of life?)
2. Career Presentations (guidelines can be found in week 2)


Thursday - Friday
1. What is attitude?
2. What does it have to do with my future?

11th Grade Leadership, week 2

Monday - Tuesday

• Review 5 C's of Leadership
• Career Requirements

11th Leadership, week 1

Monday
contract building
What is leadership?

Tuesday - SNOW DAY

Wednesday
Pre-test: Essay on "What is leadership?"
5 C's of Leadership: Courage, Commitment, Confidence, Communication and Character

Thursday and Friday
5 C's of Leadership: Courage, Commitment, Confidence, Communication and Character

Exam - Video Project

RULES/GUIDELINES:

Planning:

1. Group members (max of 3 students)
2. Choose your audience: k-6th or 7th-12th
3. Category: Character Ed/Leadership  (You might be able to work with diversity as well.)
4. topic
5. What do you want to happen in the video?
6. Time line of what will happen in those 30 seconds including any music, voice overs, etc. 

Senior Leadership Seminar, week 10

Monday

1. last week's projects
2. What is empathy/tolerance?
3. Communication!!

Tuesday

1. communication skills

Wednesday

1. College applications
2. I applied to... 
3. Start movie project

Thursday
Friday

Foundations of Leadership, week 10

Monday
What is leadership?
Ethical dilemmas

Senior Leadership Seminar, week 9

Composure notes

Monday (Guest teacher - Ms. Chilcote)

1. work on any incomplete work
2. begin composure notes

Tuesday

1. Ferris field trip sign up!
2. What is composure?
3. ethical questions -- What would you do? (Honest answers.)

Wednesday

1. Project of the week - a moment in history that showed great composure. 
1. This week's assignment will be an individual assignment. 
2. No student may have the same moment in history. 
3. Remember that it has to an ACTUAL (no fictional) moment in history.
4. A person is fine, just give me an example of one time in history that they showed composure.
5. There are many ways to accomplish this task. We have done lots of different projects this trimester, and you can choose one like that or something else. Some ideas are:
1. paper
2. presentation (Remember presentation guidelines **See below!)
3. commercial about the moment in history
4. News cast (pretend you are a reporter and report on the momentous occasion)
5. Make a song!
6. Video clips from a movie depicting this moment in history (remember the format - if you don't, there is one in the Senior Leadership Seminar documents folder.)
7. Any more? Ask!

Thursday (Guest teacher - Mr. Washington)

1. Finish your project of the week
2. work on composure notes, and any others that you may be missing
3. work from another class
4. Read!!  I have lots of books on amazing people! Grab one and read a chapter on a new role model! (Brown books behind my desk.)

Friday

1. Presentations!

Foundations of Leadership, week 9

empathy notes
Empathy Presentation

Monday

1. Work on defining empathy and ethical dilemma questions
2. Read chapter on our role model of the week!

Tuesday

1. Communication discussion - Why is it important?

Wednesday

1. Helen Keller discussion
2. Helen Keller - definition exercise

Thursday

1. Finish definition exercise
2. Watch at least one of the clips from the presentation (if you are in present mode, you will be able to click on the video and watch it.)
3. Start watching The Blind Side
4. If this cannot be done - or you get done incredibly early, work on this weeks assignments, or turn in assignments that are still missing. Remember if you think you have turned it in, send it to me in an email! Thanks!

Friday

Senior Leadership Seminar, week 8

Appreciation and Gratitude Notes  - We discussed these in class. The only part you will need to turn in is the THANK YOU note.


Students will be able to discuss the importance of gratitude and appreciation in leadership, how it is shown to others, and how this concept is taught to others through media.

Monday

1. What is appreciation/gratitude?
2. What does it have to do with leadership?

Tuesday

1. Goal Setting 
2. Opening doors and leadership

Wednesday

1. Opening doors and leadership
2. Project if the week 
• Values.com-esque commercial
• How is gratitude/appreciation taught to kids in media?

Thursday

1. Project if the week 
• Values.com-esque commercial
• How is gratitude/appreciation taught to kids in media?

Friday

1. Project presenations

Foundations of Leadership, week 8

Composure notes

Monday

• Read appreciation/gratitude role model chapter
• Quiz
• Missing work/update blog

Tuesday

• Update blog/missing work
• Read role model chapter - Martin Luther King, Jr.
• This week - write down all the ways in which MLK Jr. shows composure/self-control in the chapter.
• What is composure? Why is it important in leadership/life?

Wednesday

• Update blog/missing work
• Read role model chapter - Martin Luther King, Jr.
• This week - write down all the ways in which MLK Jr. shows composure/self-control in the chapter.

• Ethical Dilemmas

Thursday

• Movie clips - Boycott

Friday

• MLK Jr. quiz 
• Finish movie clips
• composure discussions
• work on written assignment

Written Speech

Senior Leadership Seminar, week 7

Courage Notes/weekly written assignment

1. Monday
• What is courage?
2. Tuesday
• Courage and Peer Pressure
3. Wednesday
• What is courage?
• Values.com videos
• Weekly Project - create a commercial (similar to values.com) or find a video to teach Elementary students about courage.
4. Thursday
• Work on project
5. Friday
• Project presentations.

Goal setting sheet

Foundations of Leadership, week 7

Appreciation and Gratitude Notes

Monday

• finish courage discussion
• What is gratitude and appreciation?

Tuesday

• What is gratitude and appreciation?

Wednesday

• Basic Skill of the Week - Opening Doors for others / Small Acts of Kindness

Thursday

•  Role Model discussion

Friday

Foundations of Leadership, week 6

Courage Notes

Monday:

• What is courage?
• Ethical dilemmas.
• Discussion

Tuesday:

• The Help

Wednesday:

• The Help
• Discussion

Thursday:

• ART PRIZE

Friday:

• Role model chapter: Amelia Earhart
• QUIZ
• Skill of the week!
• Discussion
• HOMEWORK - finish this week's work (on notes page)

Senior Leadership Seminar, week 6

Honesty and Integrity Notes

Presentation

Monday - What is honesty and integrity?

Leadership Seminar, week 5

Respect Notes


Project for the week:

• song 
• Children's book 

SAMPLE ACTIVITY

1. How are brother and sister bear disrespectful? (stop at 2:08 to discuss)
2. How are mama and papa bear disrespectful? (stop at  2:55 to discuss)
3. What would you do if you were Gramps? (Depending on the age of the group.)
4. What do brother, sister, mama, and papa all do to make the situation better?
5. Why is it important to be respectful?

Foundations of Leadership, week 5

Honesty Notes

Monday:

• What is honesty?
• Ethical dilemmas.
• Discussion

Tuesday:

• Quiz Show

Wednesday:

• Quiz Show
• Discussion
• QUIZ tomorrow - take book home if you would like to read it tonight

Thursday:

• What is Enron?
• Role model chapter:  Sherron Watkins
• After you are done reading the chapter, get the worksheet from the guest teacher.
• QUIZ

Friday:

• Skill of the week!: Commitment to Improve Grades
• Discussion
• HOMEWORK - finish this week's work (on notes page)

Leadership Seminar, week 4

Perseverance presentation

Questions:

1. What is perseverance mean?
2. What does the quote mean to you
3. Why is perseverance important in leadership?

Task of the week: SONG,  movie clips, or an UN role model

This week we are going to complete this individually. 

Foundations of Leadership, week 4

Respect notes

Monday:

• What is respect?
• Ethical dilemmas.
• Discussion

Tuesday:

• Coach Carter

Wednesday:

• Coach Carter
• Discussion
• QUIZ tomorrow - take book home if you would like to read it tonight

Thursday:

• Role model chapter: Dwight D Eisenhower
• QUIZ (see below)

Friday:

• Skill of the week!: note taking
• Discussion
• HOMEWORK - finish this week's work

Foundations of Leadership, week 3

Monday
notes sheet 

1. What is perseverance?
2. Overview of the week
3. Ethical Dilemmas

Tuesday

1. Finish ethical dilemma questions
2. Continue perseverance discussion ( presentation )
3. start reading about Booker T Washington 

Wednesday

1. Booker T Washington and quiz
2. Skill of the week: study skills

Thursday

1. Rudy clips with discussion

Friday

1. weekly assignment

Foundations of Leadership, week 2

Tuesday
Mission / vision statements
Ethical Dilemmas:

1. Imagine that in 3 months you will unexpectedly die. During your funeral, 3 people are going to stand up and speak about you. Write down who they are and what you would want each of them to say about you.
1. person A
2. person B
3. person C
2. Again, assume that you know you will die.
1. Who would you want to be with in your final days on earth?
2. How would you change your current behavior or treat others differently?
3. What "one thing" would you like to do before you die?

Wednesday

1. Stand and Deliver movie clips
2. discussion

Thursday

1. News clip
2. Reading: Sully Sullenberger
3. Quiz  (see below)
4. After quiz - Complete the Ethical Dilemma activity from Tuesday

Friday

1. Basic skill - Get organized!
2. Work on weekly written assignment.

Senior Seminar, week 1

Tuesday
Talk with Mr. George

Wednesday
Syllabus
Fields of Leadership

Thursday
Fields of Leadership

Friday 
Presentations
Ethical dilemmas

Foundations of Leadership, week 1

Tuesday

1. Talk with Mr. George - What is leadership?
2. Getting to know you.
3. What is attitude?

Wednesday

1. Define attitude.
2. My definition
3. "Whether you think you can or you think you can't - you're right." ~ Henry Ford
4. If someone says you have good character, what are they saying about you?
5. If someone says that you are an outstanding leader, what are they saying about you?
6. Based on your opinion, list two people who have excellent character and two people who are outstanding leaders. Explain your answer.
7. Your teacher (the incredible Mrs. Rose) believes that anybody - regardless of age, intellect, gender, or ethnic background - can improve his/her character. Do you agree or disagree? Why?

Thursday

1. read chapter on Mattie Stepanek
2. Take quiz!   
3. Find a role model that YOU think embodies the concept of a positive attitude. Create a document with an image of this person, and at least two reasons why they should be a role model for attitude. Complete sentences are necessary!
4. Basic skill of the week

Friday

week 35, May 27- 30

Students will be able to discuss what an upstander is. Students will be able to distinguish the difference between being an upstander and being a bystander.

1. Finish poster
2. read story All Summer in a Day
3. Questions

week 31, April 28 - May 2

Students will be able to discuss why leaders need to understand the difference between rude, mean, and bullying.

6th grade - blogs, and student work!

1. Read article.  Carefully read the article. 
2. In small groups, work on the worksheet.
3. Click on the link for your class discussion.  Add you last name to the first column, and any thoughts/take-aways from the article.  You need at least 3 to get full credit.  In a separate document, please explain the difference between mean and bullying, and give examples.
• 6th grade discussion
• 7th grade discussion

week 29- week 30

Students will be able to discuss why leaders need to understand the difference between rude, mean, and bullying.

1. Add "I Have a Dream" posters to data notebooks
2. finish hero posters
3. Read article.  Carefully read the article. 
4. In small groups, work on the worksheet.
5. Click on the link for your class discussion.  Add you last name to the first column, and any thoughts/take-aways from the article.  You need at least 3 to get full credit.  In a separate document, please explain the difference between mean and bullying, and give examples.
• 6th grade discussion
• 7th grade discussion

week 28, 8th grade

1. Finish hero posters
2. Read article 
3. Drama in Leadership!

week 28

1. Articles
• School uniforms
• App for that
2. Article Worksheet
3. Finish Heros

week 26 - week 28 (Courage)

1. Review article if needed (you might need this resource in your small group discussions).
2. Group discussions (Answer both questions.  Find your computer number, type your name and then your answer.  Find at least one other person's answer and comment on it.  - Highlight that person's answer and hit comment in the top right corner. Do not hit enter when you are writing your answer).  Each class has 2 questions to answer.  You will need to be logged into your CTA email to do this.
• 6th grade
• 7th grade
• 8th grade
3. Listen to and read the lyrics to "Hero" by Mariah Carey "Hero"
   
   
   There's a hero
   If you look inside your heart
   You don't have to be afraid
   Of what you are
   There's an answer
   If you reach into your soul
   And the sorrow that you know
   Will melt away
   
   [Chorus:]
   And then a hero comes along
   With the strength to carry on
   And you cast your fears aside
   And you know you can survive
   So when you feel like hope is gone
   Look inside you and be strong
   And you'll finally see the truth
   That a hero lies in you
   
   It's a long road
   When you face the world alone
   No one reaches out a hand
   For you to hold
   You can find love
   If you search within yourself
   And the emptiness you felt
   Will disappear
   
   [Chorus]
   
   Lord knows
   Dreams are hard to follow
   But don't let anyone
   Tear them away
   Hold on
   There will be tomorrow
   In time
   You'll find the way
   
   [Chorus]
4. Divide into small groups of 3 students.  
5. • Have one student create a Google Doc to record your group work.  Have that person share it with each person in your group, and me. (trose@ctachargers.org)
   • Create a list of words to describe courage or being courageous.  .
   • Give examples of how Jackie Robinson showed courage
   • Give examples of what a hero is from Mariah Carey's song.  (Look at the lyrics.)
   • What is your group's definition of a hero?  What characteristics do heroes need to have?  Can young people be heroes?
   • How does being a hero relate to courage?
   • How was Jackie Robinson a hero?
   • Discuss examples of when it takes courage to do the right thing at school.  Create a list of all your examples.
6. On your own and in a separate document, answer the question: Who or what do you have the courage to be a hero for?  (For example, I would be a hero for my kids.)
7.  You will need to find a character from a book, movie, or TV show that you think is a hero.  You will be creating posters of why you think that your character shows the qualities of a hero, or has performed heroic actions.  You will also need a picture of your character.  We will be creating the posters next week in class. Take notes in the same document as number 6.  Use Microsoft Publisher (or any other program you know of to display your information) to make your posters!
1. At least one picture of your hero.
2. Ideas / questions to help you make the posters.
• What qualities of courage does your hero possess?
• What makes your person.character a hero?
• Examples of their courage.
• Quotes from the character.
8. Constructive Criticism time/  Please write comment on 10 people's posters.  Remember - "I like it." or "Good job" do NOT count.

week 25

Students will create final drafts of their speeches.  Students will be able to discuss courage as it relates to optimism and leadership.

1. Finish final drafts of "I Have a Dream" speeches
• 7th grade pics
• 8th grade pics
• mail the final draft of your speech to Mrs. Rose (trose@ctachargers.org).  The email needs to be professional.  Include in your email, one thing that you like about vegetables, at least one interesting thing about yourself that I don't already know, and answer the question, Why is vision important in leadership?
• I do not mean the vision that gives you the ability to see things in front of you.  I mean vision as in hopes and dreams for the future.
2. Warm-up: Jackie Robinson Quiz
3. Read article
• take notes (Highlight, underline, etc.) on how Jackie Robinson displayed courage and optimism.
4. Group discussions
• 7th grade
• 8th grade

6th grade - After speeches are turned in, Leadership Relays!!

"Hero"

There's a hero
If you look inside your heart
You don't have to be afraid
Of what you are
There's an answer
If you reach into your soul
And the sorrow that you know
Will melt away

[Chorus:]
And then a hero comes along
With the strength to carry on
And you cast your fears aside
And you know you can survive
So when you feel like hope is gone
Look inside you and be strong
And you'll finally see the truth
That a hero lies in you

It's a long road
When you face the world alone
No one reaches out a hand
For you to hold
You can find love
If you search within yourself
And the emptiness you felt
Will disappear

[Chorus]

Lord knows
Dreams are hard to follow
But don't let anyone
Tear them away
Hold on
There will be tomorrow
In time
You'll find the way

[Chorus]

week 24

Students will create final drafts of their speeches.  Students will be able to discuss courage as it relates to optimism and leadership.

1. Finish final drafts of "I Have a Dream" speeches
2. Warm-up: Jackie Robinson Quiz
3. Read article
• take notes (Highlight, underline, etc.) on how Jackie Robinson displayed courage and optimism.
4. Group discussions

week 23

7th Grade: 
Students will be able to discuss courage as it relates to optimism and leadership.

1. Warm-up: Jackie Robinson Quiz
2. Read article
3. Group discussions

8th Grade:

Students will create final drafts of their speeches.  

1. Warm-up: Jackie Robinson Quiz
2. Finish drawings
3. Read article
• take notes (Highlight, underline, etc.) on how Jackie Robinson displayed courage and optimism.
4. Choose a hero from a movie.
• What makes your character a hero?
• How does your character display courage?
• How does your character display optimism?
5. Group discussions

week 18, January 20-24

Students will have be able to talk about the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.  Students will be able to create final drafts of their speeches.

1. Martin Luther King, Jr. magazine activity
• Worksheet
• Break into groups to share your interesting fact
• Class meeting - What did Martin Luther King, Jr. teach us about getting along?
2. Type your speeches (Microsoft Word.)  Save it as 6_last name_I Have a Dream

week 18, Jan 13-17

Students will understand how vision relates to leadership.  Students will create a group presentation.  Students will emulate the writing style of Martin Luther King, Jr's "March on Washington" speech.

1. Martin Luther King, Jr "March on Washington" speech - what is he saying?
2. What do I want to say?
3. finish drawings for our "I Have a Dream" speech

week 17, Jan 6-10

(7th grade only)

Students will work as a team to complete the tasks.

1. Leadership relays
2. Sneetches?