Energizer What is your name and rank? Reflection: Within the teams pair off and ask your partner this question: What is your name and rank? Reflection: How did you feel when you were introduced in a formal manner? What made the team exercise important to you? How could you use the formal type of introduction to make a difference in your everyday life? What questions would you ask about formal introductions? Energizer

Student Learning Activity Review Student Learning Plan Why is this important? What will you learn to do? Illustrate the rank and structure of Army JROTC How will you know when you are succeeding? Knowledge and skills you will learn along the way Inquire Phase

Inquire Phase

Student Learning Activity #1 Think about the process you go through to complete a team project. Student Learning Activity #1 Construct a House - Team One-Build a house out of the materials available in the classroom - Team Two-Observe closely as the other team builds the house Inquire Phase

Student Learning Activity #1 (cont.) Consider the processes and people involved. Student Learning Activity #1 (cont.) Compare And Contrast What You observed Inquire Phase

Reflection: Who in the observed team became the leader(s)? Why? Who became the subordinates? What instructions/actions were given/taken? What questions do you have about cohesive teamwork. Inquire Phase

Student Learning Activity #3 How could you explain an organizational chart to someone who was new for the first time? Student Learning Activity #3 Rank and Structure:Duties and Responsibilities Team One: Introduction and Pyramid of Authority Team Two: Rank and Grade Team Three: Battalion Organization Gather Phase

Student Learning Activity #3 (cont.) Left 1st column-Topic Assigned 2nd column-Supplemental reading Right column-Leave blank Gather Phase

Student Learning Activity #3 (cont.) Copy and Distribute Exercises 1 and 2. Student Learning Activity #3 (cont.) Complete Exercises 1 - Fill in the Blanks with selected words Complete Exercise 2 - Fill in the Blanks with key words Gather Phase

Reflection: How does a staff position fit into the chain of command? When can cadets of a lower rank advance to a higher position? What are the advantages to an organization that recognizes a span of control? What questions do you have about the relationship between pyramid of authority, the rank structure, and battalion organization? Gather Phase

Student Learning Activity #5 How do other groups/clubs display their organizational charts? Student Learning Activity #5 Two T - Charts 3rd column-Cadet commissioned and non-commissioned ranks from battalion organization 4th column-Equivalent position in the school structure Process Phase

What does the American flag mean to you? Reflection: Is there a relationship of authority to responsibility? What is the difference between school positions and the positions in JROTC? How does the pyramid of authority and the unit organization chart graphically show the concept of span of control? What other questions do you have about duties and responsibilities? Process Phase

Student Learning Activity #7 Think about famous leaders and how people respond to them. Student Learning Activity #7 Designated leader acts as battalion commander How many names have been forwarded up the chain? Exercise: Review Exercise 3 - Rank Description Matching Review Exercise 4 - Chain of Command Multiple choice Exercise 4 – use the CPS pad to select the correct answer to the multiple choice questions. Apply Phase

Reflection: Which was more efficient? What are some of the benefits of the chain of command over a group or team operation? In what situations is the chain of command useful? What questions do you have about the disadvantages of the chain of command? Apply Phase

Use the attached scoring guide to self-assess your work prior to submitting to your instructor for evaluation: Moving Up In JROTC scoring guide. Apply Phase