Problem Area
Participating in Community
and Government
Organizations
Next Generation Science/Common Core Standards Addressed!
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.SL.1Prepare for and participate effectively in a
range of conversations and collaborations with diverse partners, building on
others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.SL.4 Present information, findings, and
supporting evidence such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the
organization, development, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and
audience
Agriculture, Food and Natural Resource Standards
Addressed!
• CRP.01.03. Identify and act upon opportunities for professional and
civic service at work and in the community.
• Sample Measurement: The following sample measurement strands are
provided to guide the development of measurable activities (at
different levels of proficiency) to assess students’ attainment of
knowledge and skills related to the above performance indicator. The
topics represented by each strand are not all-encompassing.
– CRP.01.03.01.a. Define and categorize opportunities for professional service at
work and in the community (e.g., serve on committees, attend meetings, etc.).
Bell Work!
• Describe the meaning and importance
of community service.
• List and identify community service
organizations.
• Explain how FFA members can be
involved with community improvement
and development.
Lesson 2
Developing an Awareness
for Your Community
Interest Approach
• What are the duties and
responsibilities of an elected
community official?
• What influence do they have on
the community?
Terms
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Citizen
Civic clubs
Community service
Community service
campaign
• Plan of service
• Religion-based
organizations
What is community Service?
• Community service
is performing
activities that
improve the quality
of life in a
community.
Service
• Service is helping
others or providing
for others through
helpful acts.
Community Service Campaign
• A community
service campaign is
an organized and
intense effort to
carry out an
activity.
Service Projects May Include
• Charitable activities
• community improvement
• and fund raising campaigns.
Benefits of community service
• Give People a new
outlook on life.
• Provide Learning
experiences.
• Pull a community
together.
Responsible citizenship is an
asset that is respected by
others.
Many service projects require
volunteerism.
• A volunteer is an
individual who
willingly performs a
service without
monetary
rewards.
Volunteering in time of Need
• Sometimes people
are called to provide
volunteer service
during periods of
disaster.
Team Work
• Service projects
teach people to
work together for a
common cause.
Benefits
• Develops selfconfidence
• Promotes teamwork
• Strengthens the
individual emotionally,
physically and
spiritually.
• Builds healthy people,
environments, and
communities.organizati
ons include the
following:
Organizations:
• American Red
Cross
• American Cancer
Society
• Salvation Army
• Christian Children’s
Fund
• March of Dimes
Civic clubs-groups formed to
improve life in the local
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Lion’s Club
Kiwanis
Rotary Club
Optimists Club
Youth organizations
• 4-H
• Girl Scouts of
America
• Boy Scouts of
America
• Campfire Boys and
Girls
Student organizations
• FFA
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FHA
FBLA
VICA
NHS
DECA
Student Council
A plan of service
• Written statement of
the group’s skills
and talents and the
ways
of providing service.
Through community service
projects, positive attitudes
create positive results
It is important to “plan your
work and work your plan.”
Remember FFA Degree advancement requires community
service. Record your activities in the AET system that your
advisor has provided for you!
Review/Summary
• Describe the meaning and importance
of community service.
• List and identify community service
organizations.
• Explain how FFA members can be
involved with community improvement
and development.
The End!