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Teen Leadership Unit PlanTeen Leadership Unit Plan
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Ohio State University Extension
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7th - 12th
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English Language Arts
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14 days
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Teen Leadership

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Are the young leaders of tomorrow sitting in your classroom right now? Polish their skills to perfection using a series of teen leadership activities. Each lesson promotes both personal growth and team building, while helping scholars understand how their personal values and attitudes are related to their leadership abilities.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

4-h, leadership, character building, life skills, career skills, emotional development, self-awareness, self esteem, self reflection, making decisions, goal setting, career goals, conversation skills, social skills

Additional Tags

college and career readiness

Instructional Ideas

  • The resource is perfect for use in 4-H clubs as well as advisory classes
  • Place pupils in groups with students they don't often talk with for some of the activities to practice conversation skills

Classroom Considerations

  • Check out the required materials for each lesson in advance to make sure you have plenty of Post-it notes and magazines for each person

Pros

  • A great variety of activities helps keep all participants interested
  • The teacher's guide contains all of the required printables for each lesson

Cons

  • None

Common Core

SL.7.1.a SL.8.1.a SL.9-10.1.a SL.11-12.1.a

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