Lesson Plan

Phase 1 -- Inquire:

Setup:

1. Write identity card statements for cadets to think about on the board.

• One word to describe myself is:
• To me, success means…
• One goal I have in JROTC is:
• In my opinion, the purpose of JROTC is:

2. Display a KWL chart.

Direct Cadet Focus:

1. Guide cadets to preview the information in the Student Learning Plan including the competency, learning objectives, performance standards, key words, learning activities and assessment activities.
2. Guide cadets to student Learning Activities 1 and 2.
3. As you model the identity card, direct cadets to think about their response to the four statements written on the board.

Learning Activity:

(addresses Student Learning Activities 1 and 2)

1. Guide cadets to create their own personal identity cards using the listed supplies.
2. Instruct cadets to write their last name, first name on the top of the identity card followed by their responses to the four statements written on the board.  The cadet can write responses, draw symbols, or use a combination of both. Identity cards should reflect cadets’ personalities.
3. Divide cadets into teams.
4. Guide cadets to walk around the room and meet others who; they don’t know or don’t know well, are wearing similar clothing (jeans, shorts, watches), similar colored clothing, similar physical             characteristics (hair length or color, shoe size, eye color, etc.)
5. Instruct team members to introduce one of their members to the rest of the class. Begin the sharing by tossing a team member the Koosh Ball. When this cadet is finished, he/she tosses the Koosh Ball to someone else in the team. Continue by team, until everyone in the room has been introduced. This process should be done quickly so remind cadets to share just the name and one of the top entries on the identity card.
6. Remind cadets to record responses to the reflection questions into their Cadet Notebook.
7. Guide cadets to share some of their responses to reflection questions and add them to the KWL Chart. Note: The K-Column will note what cadets know about the purpose of JROTC; W-Column will note what types of goals cadets have that JROTC can or might help them achieve and the L-Column will note what cadets hope to learn as a result of the JROTC program.

Self-paced Option: Guide cadets to create a KWL Chart to include what they know about the JROTC purpose; types of goals they have, how they anticipate JROTC helping them meet their goals. Remind cadets to record responses to the reflection questions into their Cadet Notebook.

Reflection:                                                                                                              

Use these questions as tools to focus cadet discussion, reflection, and note taking:

• What did you discover about some of your classmates?
• How did this activity help you feel more comfortable with members of our class?
• How can building friendships with your classmates improve your attitude and performance in this 
       class?
• What do you think is the purpose of JROTC? 
• What goals do you have for yourselves in this class?

Total Time:  20 minutes

Phase 2 -- Gather:

Setup:

1. Prepare to show Video 1 on TV/DVD or display from LET DVD.
2. Display Visual 1: Key Words.
3. Prepare chart paper and markers for team use.
4. Distribute Exercise 1: Matching

Direct Cadet Focus:

1. Guide cadets to read student Learning Activities 3 and 4 in the Student Learning Plan.
2. Ask cadets to think about the following:

• What are the benefits of belonging to an organization?
• What aspects of the organizations make membership appealing?  

Learning Activity:

(addresses Student Learning Activities 3 and 4)

1. Have cadets think about their present definition of each key word from this lesson.
2. Instruct cadets that as they watch the video, to observe and write down their answers to the following questions:

• What is the mission of JROTC?
• How are some of the key words used in the video?

3. Guide cadet teams to select one key word, develop a definition of the word and define the mission of JROTC. Each team will present their key word definition and JROTC mission statement to the class.
4. Remind cadets to preview the key words, program outcomes, core abilities and course descriptions of the JROTC program by reading read Lesson 1: Your Future and JROTC from Chapter 1: Foundations of Army JROTC and Getting Involved in the student text.
5. Guide cadets to complete Exercise 1: Matching. Provide cadets with correct answers using Answer Key Exercise 1: Matching.
6. Instruct cadets to record responses to the reflection questions into their Cadet Notebook.

       Self-paced Option:  Cadets read Lesson 1: Your Future and JROTC from Chapter 1: Foundations of Army JROTC and Getting Involved in the student text. (If possible, view Video 1.) Cadets define, in their own words, the mission of JROTC. Cadets record responses to the reflection questions into their Cadet Notebook.

Reflection:                                                                                                               

Use these questions as tools to focus cadet discussion, reflection, and note taking:

• What did you learn about the mission of JROTC?

• What are some characteristics of the JROTC program?
• What would you say to someone who asks: “Why are you taking a JROTC class?”

Total Time:  20 minutes

Phase 3 -- Process:

Setup:

Prepare computer to display Video 2: My Name is Drill.

Direct Cadet Focus:

1. Direct cadets to read student Learning Activities 5 and 6 in the Student Learning Plan.

2. Ask cadets to think about groups that are considered controversial. How do they defend the qualities of these groups?

Learning Activity:

(addresses Student Learning Activities 5 and 6)

1. Play Video 2: My Name is Drill as a sample for this lesson.
2. Instruct cadet teams to produce a product that represents how they understand the mission of JROTC. Teams may:

• Produce a skit or mime
• Create a graph, chart or another kind of visual
• Prepare a humorous speech or poem
• Write a song or rap

3. Guide cadets to prepare the product for an audience that is anti-JROTC. Remind cadets to include the lesson key words in their product. Cadet teams will present their product to the class.

      Self-paced Option: Cadets independently complete the activity above.

Reflection:                                                                                                              

Use these questions as tools to focus cadet discussion, reflection, and note taking:

• How has your understanding of JROTC changed as a result of today?
• What excites you most about participating in the JROTC program?
• What will you do, as a cadet in this class, to help JROTC accomplish its mission?

Total Time:  25 minutes

Phase 4 -- Apply:

Setup:

1.  Re-display the KWL chart from the Inquire phase.

2.  Distribute the Your Future and JROTC Assessment Task.

3.  Display a Multi-Flow Map.

Direct Cadet Focus:

1.  Direct cadets to read student Learning Activities 7 and 8 in the Student Learning Plan.

2.  Ask cadets to think about how the JROTC mission can motivate young people to become better   citizens and attain their own goals for success.

Learning Activity:

(addresses Student Learning Activities 7 and 8)

1. Bring closure to the lesson by revisiting the KWL chart created during the Inquire Phase of this lesson.  Ask cadets what information they learned during this lesson that can help them reach their own success goals. Note some of the cadet ideas in the L-Column to complete the chart.
2. Guide cadet teams to create a Multi-Flow Map that illustrates how JROTC can affect your success goals.
3. Allow teams to present their maps. Lead a discussion comparing each teams map.
4. Remind cadets to record responses to reflection questions into their Cadet Notebook.

Self-paced Option:  Cadets create a Multi-Flow Map illustrating how JROTC can affect your success goals. Cadets record responses to the reflection questions into their Cadet Notebook.

Reflection:                                                                                                               

Use these questions as tools to focus cadet discussion, reflection, and note taking.

• What can I do as a cadet in this class to help JROTC accomplish its mission?
• How have my personal goals been impacted by what I learned in today’s lesson?
• Explain how the JROTC mission of motivating young people to be better citizens is encouraged throughout the JROTC program or curriculum?

Assessment:       (addresses Student Assessment Activities 1 and 2)

Guide cadet to complete the Your Future and JROTC Assessment Task. Lead cadets to use the Scoring Guide to self-assess their work.

Instruct cadet to consider adding this assessment task to their Cadet Portfolio.

Self-paced Option: Same as above.

Homework: Guide cadets to make sure that all of their reflection questions have recorded responses in their Cadet Notebooks. The responses to that activity may be useful to cadets while completing the assessment task for this lesson.

Time:  25 minutes

Note on Cadet Portfolios: 

As cadets work through the lessons in this chapter, you may want them to compile their documents in a Cadet Portfolio.  Portfolios can be arranged by topic, chapter, or LET depending on your needs.  Refer to the Cadet Portfolio Assessment Task in your JROTC Instructor’s Desk Reference for ideas on setting up and evaluating Cadet Portfolios.

Note on using the Classroom Performance System: 

Use the Classroom Performance System with cadets to ask questions during lecture, administer tests, quizzes and other class work, grade homework, and/or engage in team activities.