6 Unit Leadership Choices, Decisions, and Consequences Chapter 8: Critical Thinking in Citizenship Lesson 1: Leadership, Choices, Decisions, and Consequences

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Leadership Choices, Decisions, and Consequences

Chapter 8: Critical Thinking in CitizenshipLesson 1: Leadership, Choices, Decisions, and Consequences

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Citizenship in American History and Government

Student Learning Activity

Inquire Phase

• Review Student Learning Plan– Why is this important?– What will you learn to do?

• Investigate how leadership choices and decisions can lead to good and/or bad consequences

– How will you know when you are succeeding?– Knowledge and skills you will learn along the

way.

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Inquire Phase

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Student Learning Activity #1Create a Tree Map or a PRO and CON T-chart to collectively list the positive and the negative results of decisions cadets have made that impacted others.

Inquire Phase

Think about situations when they have had to

make decisions that impacted others on their

job or at school.

Think about situations when they have had to

make decisions that impacted others on their

job or at school.

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Reflection:

Inquire Phase

• How do you feel when someone in a leadership position makes a decision that you don’t agree with or understand?

• What do you do when you are uncertain about making a major decision when in a leadership role?

• What questions do you have about the decision you make that impact others?

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Student Learning Activity #3• Review scenarios and think about famous,

or infamous, leaders who have significantly impacted people because of their decisions.

• Brainstorm names of famous and infamous leaders who have appropriately and inappropriately applied leadership principles when making decisions.

• Discuss the positive and/or negative results of the decisions made by famous/infamous leaders.

Read student text.

Record names on

chart paper.

Gather Phase

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Reflection:

Gather Phase

• How have you been directly impacted by any major decisions discussed in this lesson?

• What do you think is the most important leadership principle to consider when finalizing a decision that will impact others?

• What questions do you have about your decision making as they pertain to leadership?

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Student Learning Activity #5Create a Flow Map model to use when making and analyzing leadership decisions that impact others.

Process Phase

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In assigned teams, use a T-chart to generate and post a list of the “Top 10 Things to Do When Making Decisions as a Leader” or the “Top 10 Things Not to Do When Making Decisions as a Leader”

Student Learning Activity #5 (cont.)

Post on a T-chart with

headings “To Do” and “Not

To Do”

Process Phase

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Student Learning Activity #6

Form opinions about the action that was decided and predict the consequences

had a different decision been made.

Form opinions about the action that was decided and predict the consequences

had a different decision been made.

• Discuss and respond to Exercise 1: Leadership Case Study.

• Create a Flow Map to sequence the events that led to the decided action.

• Create a Multi-Flow Map to show the events that occurred as a result of the actions.

Process Phase

View Flow Map and Multi-Flow Map on next slide.

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Student Learning Activity #6 (cont.)

Process Phase

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Reflection:

Process Phase

• How do you feel about the outcome of the case study?

• What do you think would be different if the event occurred now?

• What additional information would you gather to help you form your opinions?

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Student Learning Activity #7

Apply Phase

• Seek out a noteworthy historic decision that had a significant impact on a group of people or society.

• Investigate the events leading up to the decisive action.

• Form opinions about the leadership choices, decisions, and consequences relevant to the event.

• This will be used for the Leadership Choices Assessment Task.

• Present your investigations and discuss opinions with class.

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Reflection:

Apply Phase

• What did you learn about making decisions as a leader in this lesson?

• How can you apply what was learned in this lesson to your role as a leader?

• What questions would you ask about how leadership choices and decisions can lead to good and/or bad consequences?

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6 Unit Leadership Choices, Decisions, and Consequences Chapter 8: Critical Thinking in Citizenship Lesson 1: Leadership, Choices, Decisions, and Consequences