Open and Honest

Open and Honest Communications

Competency: Provide a concrete example of how open and honest communications lead to success

Linked Core Abilities:

Take responsibility for your actions and choices

Do your share as a good citizen in your school, community, country and the world.

LESSON PLAN

1. PARTICIPATE in learning warm-up activities by asking the students to think one time when they participated in an activity with a bad or good start.

2. REVIEW Lesson Objectives

a. Describe open and honest communications.

b. Evaluate the consequences of open and honest communications.

c. Explain why a leader should be open and honest.

3. REVIEW Key Words.

Define key word: honest, open, and transparent.

4. COMPLETE exercises to assess understanding of Key Words.

Ask the class leader to write the key words for the day on the board. The class leader then calls upon students for the correct definitions. The class leader can also test for understanding by asking students to use key words in a sentence.

5. PARTICIPATE in a lecture/discussion of the lesson.

Students watch a demonstration of good and bad communications.

6. COMPLETE practice exercises to assess understanding lesson concepts.

The student class leader (previously selected by the instructor) divides the class into 4 person jigsaw groups.

The group leader selects one student in each group as the group leader.

Segment the lesson into 4 parts. Students explore: (1) Openness, (2) Telling teams the truth, (3) If deceiving team members is ever justified, and (4) The dangers of an environment that is not transparent.

The group leader assigns students in the group to one of the 4 segments. The group leader also is responsible for a segment.

Students are given time to read their segment and outline key points.

Students leave their jigsaw group for 20 minutes to meet with other students sharing their same segment assignment. Students discuss the main points of their segment and prepare to report back to their jigsaw group.

Students return to their jigsaw groups.

Jigsaw group leaders facilitate having students present her or his segment to the group. The group leader also encourages group members to ask questions.

The class instructor observing each group, assists when group leaders need assistance.

7. PARTICIPATE in a summary of the lesson (Lesson Review)

1. What did the open and honest actions of the case study leaders?"

2. Does transparency help or hurt a democracy?"

3. How does a leader ensure good communication with team members?

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