2. Think about the Army JROTC program.
Inquire – What do you already know?
Inquire Phase

3. Students will be discussing the key questions of this Student Learning Plan.
What will you accomplish in this lesson?
Why is the lesson important?
When will you have successfully met the lesson’s purpose?
Lesson Question:
How can JROTC help Cadets become better students and citizens?

4. Learning Objectives
Describe the mission of Army JROTC
Assess the challenges and opportunities in the Army JROTC
Explore the opportunities of the Army JROTC program
Define key words: Cadet, challenges, JROTC, mission, motivate, opportunities, unique

5. Identity Card Statements One word to describe myself is…
To me, success means…
One goal I have in JROTC is…
Divide
Cadets
into
teams
of 4-5

6. Share some of your responses to reflection questions and add them to the KWL Chart.
K - What you know about the purpose of JROTC
W - What types of goals you have that JROTC can help you achieve
L - What you hope to learn as a result of the JROTC program
Click Next to fill out the KWL Chart

7. Reflection:
What did you discover about some of your classmates?
How did this activity help you feel more comfortable with members of your class?

8. Gather - So, what else do you need to know or learn?
What are the benefits of belonging to an organization? What aspects make membership appealing?
Gather - So, what else do you need to know or learn?
Gather Phase

9. Reflection:
What did you learn about the mission of JROTC?
What would you say to someone who asks: “Why are you taking a JROTC class?”

10. Gather - So, what else do you need to know or learn?
What are the benefits of belonging to an organization? What aspects make membership appealing?
Gather - So, what else do you need to know or learn?
Gather Phase

11. Click next to view video
View Video – “JROTC Today: Tomorrow’s Leaders”
What is the mission of JROTC?
How are some of the key words used in the video?
Keep
Cadets in
teams
Click next to view video

12. Complete Exercise 1: Matching.

13. How do you defend the qualities of controversial groups?
Process - Now what can you do with this new information you’ve learned?
Process Phase

14. In teams, prepare the product for an audience that is anti-JROTC:
Produce skit
Create a graph, chart, or another kind of visual
Prepare a humorous speech or poem
Write a song or rap
Keep
Cadets in
teams

15. Reflection:
How has your understanding of JROTC changed as a result of today?
What excites you most about participating in the JROTC program?

16. Apply - What else can you do with what you’ve learned today?
What information did you learn in this lesson that will help you reach your success goals?
Apply - What else can you do with what you’ve learned today?
Apply Phase

17. Compare and share how JROTC can affect your success goals using a Multi-Flow Map.
Keep
Cadets in
teams
Click Next to fill out the Multi-Flow Map

18. Performance Assessment Task
Complete the Army JROTC – The Making of a Better Citizen Performance Assessment Task.
Submit your completed performance assessment task to your instructor for feedback and a grade.

19. Reflection:
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?

20. A friend of yours tells you that citizenship can't be developed in a classroom. She believes that people learn citizenship skills from their families. Which of the following answers would you use to best demonstrate your citizenship skills, and to best explain how Army JROTC develops citizenship?

21. Army JROTC does teach citizenship skills with classroom discussions and public speaking opportunities.“
Families can set the foundation for good citizenship, but Army JROTC helps promote it further through projects outside of the home."
I know what you mean, that's why we have study groups that cover a variety of academic subjects both in and out of the classroom.“
"Army JROTC teaches us how we could be good citizens by joining the Army or one of the other armed services."

22. Choose the word that best matches the definition below.
(U1C1L1:V2)
Choose the word that best matches the definition below.
"A specific job given to a person or group of persons to accomplish."
Cadet
mission
unique
JROTC
Click to see the correct answer

23. Choose the word that best matches the definition below.
(U1C1L1:V3)
Choose the word that best matches the definition below.
"A high school student enrolled in the leadership and citizenship activities through JROTC."
Cadet
mission
unique
motivate
Click to see the correct answer

24. Choose the word that best matches the definition below.
(U1C1L1:V4)
Choose the word that best matches the definition below.
"Being the only one of its kind."
Cadet
opportunities
unique
JROTC
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25. Choose the word that best matches the definition below.
(U1C1L1:V5)
Choose the word that best matches the definition below.
"Provide a need or a purpose that causes a person to want to do something."
challenges
opportunities
motivate
JROTC
Click to see the correct answer

26. Choose the word that best matches the definition below.
(U1C1L1:V6)
Choose the word that best matches the definition below.
"To arouse the interest of one's actions or efforts; to stimulate; the quality of requiring full use of one's abilities, energy, and resources; to demand identification from someone before they are allowed to enter or pass."
challenges
opportunities
motivate
mission
Click to see the correct answer

27. Choose the word that best matches the definition below.
(U1C1L1:V7)
Choose the word that best matches the definition below.
"Favorable or advantageous circumstances or a combination of circumstances."
challenges
opportunities
motivate
unique
Click to see the correct answer