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HIGH SCHOOL: Leadership (Hawai‘i)

Teacher Summary
Each lesson is prepared with a time frame of 30-40 minutes for different content areas. The lessons may be used as a "one time" instruction or as an integrated extention over several days. Because of the integration of content areas, the amount of time spent on each lesson is dependent on the allowed time frame by each teacher implementing the lesson or lessons. The teacher may select to use fragments of the lesson or the curriculum as a whole. Each sub-unit or sub-theme is targeted towards group interaction, comparison, integrated content areas, independent study, or group projects as a cumulative activity. This enables fostering of collaborative learning.

Content Standards:
  • The student will discuss and analyze issues or conflicts to recognize qualities of a leader and their applications.
  • The student will evaluate their interpretations to construct and interpret meaning of qualities.
  • The student will analyze "cause and effect" relationships.
  • The student will apply their interpretations to leaders in their communities or of leaders that are meaningful to them.



Preparations/Supplies Needed:
  • Chart paper
  • Journal


    NOTE: Day 2 lesson plans require prior authorization from other teachers.


Curriculm Index
Teacher Summary
Content Standards
Preparations/Supplies Needed

DAY 1 LESSON PLANS
DAY 2 LESSON PLANS
DAY 3 LESSON PLANS

Student Summary

 


DAY 1 LESSON PLANS
Implementation of Language Arts/Art/Social Studies:

I: Pre-Assessment/Introduction: Discussion may be generated by inquiry. This will enable the teacher to discover what prior knowledge the student has.

II: Attention Getter:Student to bring in a picture of a person or who they consider to be a leader. They can draw their leader if they wish.

  1. Teacher to have a picture of Ka'iana.
  2. Discussion on leadership qualities.
  • What makes this person a leader?
  • What does he or she do to show leadership?
  • How did he or she get these traits?
  • When he or she use these skills?

III: Students to log responses of traits on chart paper.

  • Smart/intelligent/courageous/brave/loving/good judgement/integrity/resourceful/loyal….

IV: Post Assessment: Display leaders (pictures) with descriptive words.

DAY 2 LESSON PLANS

I: Instruct students to go to TRADEWIND website of Ka'iana. Teacher is able to print for independent study.

II: Prediction of what the title, FRIEND OR FOE means and why.

III: Read the story of Ka'iana and answer questions in journal. Teacher has the option to encourage discussion with these questions.

  • In your opinion, what leadership skills, if any, does Ka'iana display?
  • Describe situations or give examples from the story that support your response.
  • Do you think Ka'iana is a friend or foe? Suppport your response.
  • If Ka'iana shot Kamehameha I, what would have happened? Rewrite the story.
  • In your opinion, is there anyone else in the story that is a leader? What are their leadership qualities?
  • Give examples from the story that support the traits of your chosen leader.
  • Compare Ka'iana to the leader you brought to class. What are the similarities? Differences? Explain.
  • Have you ever felt betrayed by a good friend, or someone else you trusted? If so, describe the situation or events.
  • Has this been resolved? If not, what is a solution? What did you learn?


IV: Students to discuss responses or answers with the group.

V: Couple students by "pairs". Each pair will shadow each other the following day and use their ability to recognize leadership traits in their partner or actions that a leader would do.

DAY 3 LESSON PLANS

I: Discuss if the couples recognized "leadership qualities" within their partners and describe how they demonstrated this.

II: Go to TRADEWINDS website of the other leadership stories-Alaska/Massachusetts.

  1. Read story from Massachusetts or Alaska.
  2. Answer the following questions in journal or by discussion.
  • Select a leader from one of the stories
  • Compare this person to Ka'iana. What are the similarities? Differences?
  • Support your response from situations in the stories of Ka'iana and your selected story.
  1. Do the required lessons at the end of the readings.
  2. Add to your bulletin board new insights about leaders.

III: Pick a leader in your community. and plan a "CAREER DAY" within your classroom. Invite your leader to speak about himself with the focus on leadership

  1. Students to generate questions to ask each invited leader.
  2. Students to decide how many leaders, and format of CAREER DAY for the class period.
  3. Plan a date and implement plans.