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|CORE LET 1 |

|Unit 1: Citizenship in Action |

|Chapter 1: Foundations of Army JROTC and Getting Involved |

|Lesson 1: Army JROTC – The Making of a Better Citizen |

|Time: (a) 90-minute block with Part 1 and 2 or (b) 45-minute periods with activities for Days 1 and 2 |

|Administrator Lesson Guide: |

|Lesson Competency: Identify how Army JROTC can impact your future |

|Linked McRel Standards: LW5. Makes general preparation for entering the work force; SR2. Performs self-appraisal |

|Linked JROTC Program Outcomes: Maximize potential for success through learning and self-management [self management, study skills, personal success, |

|life skills] |

|Thinking Processes |Core Abilities |

|Defining in Context – Circle Map* (Alt. = Mind or Concept Map, Sunshine Wheel) |Build your capacity for life-long learning |

|Describing Qualities - Bubble Map* (Alt. = Star Diagram, Brainstorming Web) |Communicate using verbal, non-verbal, visual, and |

|Comparing/Contrasting - Double Bubble Map* (Alt. = Venn Diagram) |written techniques |

|Classifying -Tree Map* (Alt. = Matrix, KWL, T-Chart, Double T, P-M-I) |Take responsibility for your actions and choices |

|Part-Whole - Brace Map* (Alt. = Pie Chart) |Do your share as a good citizen in your school, |

|Sequencing -Flow Map* (Alt. = Flow Chart, Linear String) |community, country, and the world |

|Cause and Effect - Multi-Flow Map* (Alt. = Fishbone) |Treat self and others with respect |

|Seeing Analogies - Bridge Map* (Alt. = Analogy/Simile Chart) |Apply critical thinking techniques |

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|Multiple Intelligences |Bloom’s Taxonomy |Authentic Assessment |Learning Objectives |

|Bodily/Kinesthetic |Remember |Observation Checklist |Describe the mission of Army JROTC |

|Visual/Spatial |Understand |Portfolio |Assess the challenges and opportunities in the Army |

|Logical/Mathematical |Apply |Rubric |JROTC program |

|Verbal/Linguistic |Analyze |Test and Quizzes |Explore the opportunities of the Army JROTC program |

|Musical/Rhythmical |Evaluate |Thinking Map® |Define key words: Cadet, challenges, JROTC, mission, |

|Naturalist |Create |Graphic Organizer |motivate, opportunities, unique |

|Interpersonal |Structured Reflection |Notebook Entries | |

|Intrapersonal |Metacognition |Logs | |

| |What? |Performance | |

| |So What? |Project | |

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| |Socratic Dialog | | |

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|Lesson Preview: |

|Inquire: Guide Cadets to think about why they are in the JROTC program. Cadets make identity cards. |

|Gather: Instruct Cadets to investigate the mission, purpose, and program outcomes of Army JROTC. Ask Cadets to watch a video and perform a matching |

|exercise. |

|Process: Instruct Cadets to develop a product to show how they how they view the JROTC program. Ask Cadets to watch a video and think about groups that |

|are considered controversial. |

|Apply: Guide Cadets to consider how JROTC can impact their futures. Distribute Army JROTC - The Making of a Better Citizen Assessment Task. |

|CORE LET 1 |

|Unit 1: Citizenship in Action |

|Chapter 1: Foundations of Army JROTC and Getting Involved |

|Lesson 1: Army JROTC – The Making of a Better Citizen |

|Time: (a) 90-minute block with Part 1 and 2 or (b) 45-minute periods with activities for Days 1 and 2 |

|Instructor Lesson Plan: |

|Why is this lesson important? |

|This lesson introduces you to the U.S. Army Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) Program, its mission, and the Leadership Education and |

|Training (LET) curriculum for this first level of your instruction. As you move through this lesson, you will learn about JROTC opportunities, |

|leadership, and challenges. Through Army JROTC, you are building a foundation that will last a lifetime. |

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|Lesson Question |

|How can Army JROTC help Cadets become better students and citizens? |

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|What will Cadets accomplish in this lesson? |

|Lesson Competency |

|Identify how Army JROTC can impact your future |

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|What will Cadets learn in this lesson? |

|Learning Objectives |

|Describe the mission of Army JROTC |

|Assess the challenges and opportunities in the Army JROTC program |

|Explore the opportunities of the Army JROTC program |

|Define key words: Cadet, challenges, JROTC, mission, motivate, opportunities, unique |

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|When will your Cadets have successfully met this lesson’s purpose? |

|Performance Standards |

|when Cadets write a summary that explains the mission of Army JROTC |

|when Cadets’ written summaries explain the mission of Army JROTC |

|when Cadets’ written summaries outline how various courses can help them attain your goals |

|when Cadets’ summaries include use of the key words: Cadet, challenges, JROTC, mission, motivate, opportunities, unique |

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|Part 1: 45 minutes |

|Phase 1 -- Inquire: |

|Lesson Delivery Setup: |

|Make sure Curriculum Manager is installed and the clicker receiver is plugged in. Distribute clickers to Cadets. |

|Ensure that Cadets have access to the Student Learning Plan. |

|Prepare to show all Inquire Phase slides from the Lesson PowerPoint Presentation and start with the Focusing Question. |

|Prepare to display the Learning Objectives. |

|Ensure Cadets have their Cadet Notebooks for use throughout this lesson. |

|Prepare to have Koosh ball available. |

|Provide index cards for Cadet use. |

|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: |

|Student Learning Activity |

|Teaching Notes |

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|Direct Cadet Focus: Ask Cadets to think about the Army JROTC program. The Inquire Phase of the lesson is to set Cadets up to begin thinking about what |

|they already know about this subject area. |

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|THINK ABOUT what you know about the Army JROTC and how it might impact your life. PREPARE for this lesson by discussing What you will accomplish in this |

|lesson; What you will learn in this lesson; Why this lesson is important, and When you will have successfully met this lesson’s purpose. |

|Display the Focusing Question on the PowerPoint Presentation. Allow time for discussion. |

|Review the Student Learning Plan. Ask Cadets to find the answers to the following questions on their plans: What will you accomplish in this lesson; What|

|you will learn in this lesson; Why the lesson is important; When will you have successfully met the lesson’s purpose. |

|Show the learning objectives slide. Remind Cadets that learning objectives tell them ‘what’ they will learn about in this 90-minute lesson. |

|Explain that key words are vocabulary words. They will appear throughout the lesson. Suggest that Cadets write down on paper or circle any words that |

|they are not familiar with. Remind them that you may be checking their comprehension of the words later in the lesson. |

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|CREATE a personal identity card describing some things about yourself, your goals, the purpose of JROTC, and how that purpose can impact your personal |

|goals. INTRODUCE other Cadets using their identity cards. |

|Instruct Cadets to write their last and first names on the top of the identity card followed by their responses to the statements written on the |

|PowerPoint. The Cadet can write responses, draw symbols, or use a combination of both. Identity cards should reflect Cadets’ personalities. |

|Divide Cadets into teams of four or five. 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 characteristics (hair length or color, shoe size, eye color, etc.) |

|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. |

|Create a class KWL Chart. 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. |

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|REFLECT on what you discovered about your classmates, the purpose of JROTC, and your own goals. ANSWER the reflection questions presented by your |

|instructor. |

|Use these Reflection Questions as tools to focus Cadet discussion, reflection on learning, and note taking as you feel appropriate for your Cadet |

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|What did you discover about some of your classmates? |

|How did this activity help you feel more comfortable with members of the class? |

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|Conclude this phase of learning by summarizing the purpose of the activity and informing them that they will now learn some new information about JROTC. |

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|Total Time: 20 minutes |

|Self-paced Option: Instruct self-paced learning Cadets to complete the Inquire Phase learning activities for this phase of learning. Modify activities as|

|necessary for your Cadet. |

|Phase 2 -- Gather: |

|Lesson Delivery Setup: |

|Prepare to show all Gather Phase slides from the Lesson PowerPoint Presentation. |

|Provide access to a student text: Unit 1: Citizenship in Action and Leadership: Theory and Application (hardbound); LET 1 (softbound). |

|Provide chart paper and markers for partner or team use. |

|Be prepared to launch Reinforcing Questions. |

|Student Learning Activity |

|Teaching Notes |

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|Direct Cadet Focus: Ask Cadets to think about the following: |

|What are the benefits of belonging to an organization? |

|What aspects of the organization make membership appealing? |

|The Gather Phase introduces Cadets to the learning objectives by providing new information or content through the activities provided. Cadets begin to |

|build on any previous knowledge or experiences. |

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|THINK ABOUT how you would define each key word from this lesson. COMPARE your definitions to how they are used in Video #1: “JROTC Today: Tomorrow’s |

|Leaders.” |

|Have Cadets think about their present definition of each key word from this lesson. Play Video #1: “JROTC Today: Tomorrow’s Leaders” and instruct Cadets |

|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? |

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|OBSERVE and ANSWER questions pertaining to the purpose and mission of JROTC and how it can affect your future. |

|Remind Cadets to preview the key words, program outcomes, core abilities, and course descriptions of the JROTC program by reading Lesson 1 in the student|

|text. Guide Cadets to complete Exercise 1: Matching. Provide Cadets with correct answers using Answer Key Exercise 1: Matching. |

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|LEARN MORE about JROTC by reading Lesson 1: Army JROTC - The Making of a Better Citizen from Chapter 1 of the student text. COMPLETE Exercise #1: |

|Matching. |

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|DEVELOP a definition of an assigned key word and DEFINE the mission of JROTC. |

|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. |

|Launch the Reinforcing Question(s). |

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|PRESENT your definition and JROTC mission statement to the class. RECORD responses to the Reinforcing Questions in your Cadet Notebook. |

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|REFLECT on the mission of JROTC, its characteristics, and benefits. ANSWER the reflection questions presented by your instructor. |

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|Use these Reflection Questions as tools to focus Cadet discussion, reflection on learning, and note taking as you feel appropriate for your Cadet |

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|What did you learn about the Mission of JROTC? |

|What would you say to someone who asks: “Why are you taking a JROTC class?” |

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|Conclude this phase of learning by summarizing the purpose of the activity(ies) and informing them that they will now ‘do’ something with the new |

|information or skill they were introduced to. |

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|Total Time: 25 minutes |

|Self-paced Option: Instruct self-paced learning Cadets to complete the Gather Phase learning activities for this phase of learning. Modify activities as|

|necessary for your Cadet. |

|Part 2: 45 minutes |

|Phase 3 -- Process: |

|Lesson Delivery Setup: |

|Prepare to show all Process Phase slides from the Lesson PowerPoint Presentation. |

|Provide chart paper and markers for partner or team use |

|Be prepared to launch Reinforcing Questions. |

|Student Learning Activity |

|Teaching Notes |

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|Direct Cadet Focus: Ask Cadets to think about groups that are considered controversial. How do they defend the qualities of controversial groups? |

|This phase of the lesson allows Cadets to practice using the new skill or knowledge. |

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|VIEW Video #2: “My Name is Drill.” |

|Play Video #2: “My Name is Drill.” |

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|PRODUCE a product (skit, song, graph, chart or visual tool) that addresses an audience with an anti-JROTC predisposition. That product should represent |

|how you understand the mission of JROTC. |

|Instruct Cadet teams to produce a product that represents how they understand the mission of JROTC. Teams may: |

|Produce a skit |

|Create a graph, chart or another kind of visual |

|Prepare a humorous speech or poem |

|Write a song or rap |

|Guide Cadets to prepare the product for an audience that is anti-JROTC. Remind Cadets to include the lesson key words in their product. |

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|PRESENT your product to the class. |

|Cadet teams will present their product to the class. |

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|RECORD responses to the Reinforcing Questions in your Cadet Notebook. |

|Launch the Reinforcing Question(s). |

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|REFLECT on how your understanding of JROTC may have changed. ANSWER the reflection questions presented by your instructor. |

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|Use these Reflection Questions as tools to focus Cadet discussion, reflection on learning, and note taking as you feel appropriate for your Cadet |

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|How has your understanding of JROTC changed as a result of today? |

|What excites you most about participating in the JROTC program? |

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|Conclude this phase of learning by summarizing the purpose of the activity and informing Cadets that they will now apply the new knowledge or skill |

|through the assignment or activity outlined in the performance assessment task. |

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|Total Time: 25 minutes |

|Self-paced Option: Instruct self-paced learning Cadets to complete the Process Phase learning activities for this phase of learning. Modify activities |

|as necessary for your Cadet. |

|Phase 4 -- Apply: |

|Lesson Delivery Setup: |

|Prepare to show all Apply Phase slides from the Lesson PowerPoint Presentation. |

|Distribute the Army JROTC – The Making of a Better Citizen Performance Assessment Task. |

|Determine how you will review the key words from this lesson. |

|Prepare to use the Digital Timer application in your Curriculum Manager. |

|Prepare to assign the performance assessment task as homework as time necessitates. |

|Student Learning Activity |

|Teaching Notes |

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|Direct Cadet Focus: Ask Cadets to think about what information they learned in the lesson that will help them reach their success goals. |

|This phase of learning will help Cadets transfer past knowledge and experience to new knowledge and skills introduced and practiced during this lesson. |

|Prompt Cadets by asking them how this lesson can be used beyond this classroom experience. |

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|THINK ABOUT what information you learned during this lesson that can help you move closer toward your own success goals. CREATE and PRESENT a Multi-Flow |

|Map that illustrates how JROTC can affect your success goals. |

|Guide Cadet teams to create a Multi-Flow Map that illustrates how JROTC can affect your success goals. Allow teams to present their maps. Lead a |

|discussion comparing each team’s map. |

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|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. |

|Distribute the Army JROTC – The Making of a Better Citizen Performance Assessment Task. The assessment task may be completed in class or assigned as |

|homework, depending on the available time. |

|Refer Cadets to the scoring guide for a list of criteria that should be included in their written summary. These same criteria on the scoring guide can |

|be used as a grading checklist, too. |

|Remind Cadets that lesson assessment tasks can be used as evidence of learning and are solid artifacts to add to their Cadet Portfolios. |

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|REVIEW the key words of this lesson. |

|Key words connect concepts and principles introduced in the text and learning activities. After activities are complete, Cadets should be able to |

|complete a quick check on each word and define it properly. |

|Remind Cadets that key words were introduced throughout various learning activities and should not be ‘new’ to them. |

|Instruct Cadets that you are going to see how well they remember the key word meanings and launch the automated response slides or one of several |

|animated games. |

|Remember to use your digital timer in Curriculum Manager to set a reasonable time limit for this activity. |

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|REFLECT on what you have learned in this lesson and how you might use it in the future. |

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|Use these Reflection Questions as tools to focus Cadet discussion, reflection on learning, and note taking as you feel appropriate for your Cadet |

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|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? |

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|Can Cadets answer the Lesson Question(s) now: How can JROTC help Cadets become better students and citizens? |

|Allow some time for discussion. |

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|Total Time: 20 minutes |

|Self-paced Option: Instruct self-paced learning Cadets to complete the Apply Phase learning activities for this phase of learning. Modify activities as |

|necessary for your Cadet. |

|Homework: |

|Instruct Cadets to complete their performance assessment tasks as homework if needed. |

|Note on Cadet Portfolios: |

|As Cadets work through the lessons in this chapter, remind them to add completed documents to their Cadet Portfolio. Portfolios can be arranged by topic,|

|chapter, or LET depending on your requirements. Refer to the Cadet Portfolio Assessment Task in your JROTC Instructor’s Desk Reference for ideas on |

|setting up and evaluating Cadet Portfolios. |

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