Taryn Decker and Blake Edwards
Positive Attitudes and Leadership
Purpose:
The purpose of this lesson is to introduce students to the relationship between
positive attitudes and leadership attributes.
Objectives:
By the End of the lesson the student will be able to:
Analyze the definitions of leadership
Discuss the contributions of agriculture education and the FFA to
leadership development
Evaluate myths about leaders and leadership
TEKS/TAKS:
1. TEKS: 119.55 (c) (2)
2. TAKS Alignment: English: 1(6)(B,E), 3(6)(G), 3(7)(G),3(10)(B), 3(12)(B)
Focus:
Have one person get up get up and have a bad attitude and the other be positive
and encourage the other to get stuff done. Then ask the students who would be a
better leader?
Lesson Content:
Positive Attitude
What does it mean?
How can I benefit from it?
What are ways that I can portray a positive attitude?
Enthusiasm
Self-confidence
I Can Attitude
Why is this and important quality of a leader?
What is leadership?
Leadership is the courage to admit mistakes, welcome change and help
people see right from wrong.
Leadership is the ability to move or influence others toward achieving
individual group goals.
Qualities of a leader
A Leader is or has:
• A desire to make a difference.
• Direction
• Achievement
• Cohesiveness
• Being Credible
• Honest
• Forward-Looking
• Inspiring
• Competent
Leadership:
• Leadership is a set of practices
• What are your practices?
• Do you model for other people
• Inspire people
• Show by example
• Encourage
What can you learn from this?
• Parliamentary procedure
• Conducting Meetings
• Prepared Speaking CDE
• Extemporaneous Speaking CDE
• Other Leadership CDE
Myths about Leadership
• Leaders make all the group decisions
• Leaders are born
• All leaders are popular, charismatic individuals
• Leaders exists only at the top.
How these topics tie together!
• Positive attitudes and Leadership tie together in many ways
• Leaders have positive attitudes
• Leaders are enthusiastic
• Leaders are confident in themselves
• Leaders have and I Can attitude
Quotes
Guided Practice:
Get into group and pick out 3 people in history or present that they feel are a
good example of a leader. Then for each person they must list five qualities that
make them a example of a leader.
Independent Practice:
Leadership essay over qualities of a leader
List of Materials:
Computer
Projector
Handout