The FFA Creed has long stood as the core beliefs and principals of the agriculture industry. As agriculture has evolved over the years so has the FFA Creed. A closer look at the revisions made to the FFA Creed may shed some insight to where agriculture has been, where it is currently, and where it may go in the future. Main aspects of the learning process include:
A task engagement process that sets up the main teaching task.
A close reading process that enables students to acquire a deeper understanding of the agriculture industry. In additition, a systematic approach as to "why" two revisions have already been made to the creed.
A transition to writing in which students use the information acquired through close reading to write a sixth paragraph for the creed. Students detail what they believe is still missing from the wording of the creed by using an avatar that they create to recite their sixth paragraph.
A writing process in which students analyze each sentence of their sixth paragraph to justify its inclusion in this all important document.
