Pre-leadership
Semester 1 

Unit 1
  • Word:  Attitude (good attitude)
  • Quote:  "Whether you think you can, or this you can't - you're right" Henry Ford
  • Ethical Dilemma - Who would you hire?
  • Read short essay of a famous/historical person - Mattie Stepanek
  • Quiz on this person 8/21
  • Movie clip - Cinderella Man
  • Soft skill - Professional handshake 8/22
  • Written assignment - On Google Classroom, due 8/23

Unit 2
  • Word : Preparation
  • Quote:  "Luck is where preparation meets opportunity"  - Seneca
  • Ethical Dilemma: Epitaph 8/28. On Google Classroom. 
  • Read short essay of a famous/historical person - Capt. Chelsey "Sully" Sullenberger and answer questions on ready 8/26
  • Quiz on this person 8/30
  • Movie clip - Stand and Deliver 8/29
  • Reflections on the movie 8/30. On Google Classroom. 
  • Soft skill - Planners and Agendas, Goal setting 9/3
  • Online Google Calendar set up and training.  Assignment on Google Classroom.​ 9/4
  • Mission Statement activity 9/5

Unit 3
  • Meditation Monday 9/9
  • Word:  Perseverance  
  • Quote:  "I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the
    position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed.
    -Booker T. Washington
  • Ethical dilemma: Why stay in school?9/10 
  • Monthly budget and life costs worksheet, due 9/13
  • Read short essay of a famous/historical person - Booker T. Washington. Answer questions. 9/12
  • Movie 9/16-9/18 Rudy
  • Quiz on Booker T. Washington 9/18
  • Soft Skill - Study Skills 9/23
  • Paint bookmarks - 9/20

Unit 4
  • Meditation Monday 9/23
  • Word: Respect
  • Quote:   “Respect your efforts, respect your-self. Self-respect leads to self-discipline.  When you have both firmly under your belt, that’s real power. ” Clint Eastwood
  • Ethical Dilemma: Showing respect 9/25
  • What does respect look like? 9/26
  • Read short essay of a famous/historical person. Dwight D. Eisenhower 9/30 and answer questions
  • Discuss Eisenhower 10/1
  • Soft Skill:  Phone Etiquette 10/2(discussion only) 10/2
  • Videos on respect and start Coach Carter 10/3
  • Finish Coach Carter, assign questions 10/4

Unit 5
  • Meditation 10/8, new word
  • Word: Honesty
  • Quote: "I hope that I shall always possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the best of all titles – the character of an honest person." - George Washington 
  • Ethical Dilemma: 10/9 Honesty (What would you do?)
  • Read essay: Sherron Watkins and answer questions 10/11

Unit 6
  • Meditation,10/22, new word
  • Word: Integrity
  • Quote: “To think is easy. To act is hard. But the hardest thing in the world is to act in accordance with your thinking.”
    -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  • Ethical Dilemma: What are your values? 10/29, Ethical line outside
  • Soft skill:  Punctuality, 10/28
  • Film: It Could Happen to You 10/18 - 10/19
  • Read essay: 10/23-10/24 Sonya Sotomayor
  • 11/1 - Play Kahoot for fun!

Unit 7
  • Meditation 11/4, new word
  • Word:  Courage
  • Quote:  “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest
    accomplishment. ”
    -Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • Ethical Dilemma: Discuss effects of peer pressure and watch a few short videos, 11/5 due 11/6
  • Read Essay:  Amelia Earhart 11/6-11/7
  • Film: The Help  11/8-11/13, answer questions due 11/15

Unit 8
  • Word: Appreciation
  • Quote:  
  • Read Essay:  Christopher Reeve
  • Film:  Mr. Holland's Opus

Final Exam Presentation
  • 12/9-12/14 work on presentation (poster board and supplies will be provided in class)
    • pick 3 out of the 8 words
    • write word, definition, and quote on poster board
    • present to class why you chose each word
    • pick one person who embodies one of the words you picked and explain why you picked them 
  • 12/17 and 12/18 present to class