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JROTC Foundations

Personal Growth and Behaviors

Team Building

Decision Making

Health and Fitness

Service Learning

Introducing JROTC

JROTC - The Organization and Traditions of Service Programs

Customs and Courtesies of JROTC

Social Etiquette and Manners

Thinking Maps ®

Self-Awareness

Appreciating Diversity through Winning Colors ®

Thinking and Learning

Reading for Meaning

Studying and Test- Taking

Personal Code of Conduct

Personal Growth Plan

Team Building and Drill

Stationary Movements and Marching Techniques

Squad Drill

Making Decisions and Setting Goals

Anger Management

Resolving Conflicts

Understanding and Controlling Stress

Cadet Challenge

Orientation to Service Learning

Preparing for Service Learning

Describe how the Army JROTC program promotes personal success and citizenship

Analyze the organization and traditions of JROTC programs

Demonstrate customs and courtesies in the JROTC environment

Demonstrate proper etiquette in social settings

Use Thinking Maps® to enhance learning

Determine your behavioral preferences

Apply an appreciation of diversity to interpersonal situations

Analyze how thinking and learning affects your academic performance

Apply strategies for reading comprehension

Develop study skills and test-taking strategies

Develop a personal code of conduct

Develop a plan for personal growth

Relate drill competence to life skills

Perform stationary movements and marching techniques on command

Demonstrate correct response to squad drill commands

Apply the processes for making personal decisions and setting goals

Develop personal anger management strategies

Apply conflict resolution techniques

Determine the causes, effects, and coping strategies for stress in your life

Meet the physical fitness standards for the Cadet Challenge

Identify the components of service learning

Prepare for a service learning project

Describe the origin of the Army JROTC program

Describe activities you’ll participate in as a Cadet

Identify the program outcomes of the Army JROTC program

Explain the mission and benefits of the Army JROTC program State the Army JROTC Cadet Creed

Describe the core curriculum of the Army JROTC program

Explain the organization of JROTC programs

Explain the lines of responsibility and authority in JROTC programs

Correlate duties and responsibilities with positions in the JROTC battalion

Explain uniform wear and history

Explain the purpose of uniform wear, restrictions, and standards

Describe the proper care and maintenance of each piece of the uniform

Describe Cadet appearance and grooming standards

Match Army ranks to their proper titles Identify military rank and grade insignia

Demonstrate placement of uniform awards, insignias, and decorations

Classify the components of individual award categories

Define award criteria

Explain how our nation arrived at the current design of the United States flag

Explain the symbolism of the parts and colors on the United States flag

Explain the origin of the lyrics in our national anthem

Demonstrate a salute

Demonstrate the correct way to fold the United States flag

Demonstrate how to show respect for the United States flag

Compare the rules for displaying the United States flag in different situations

Describe customs when the national anthem is played

Explain why there are rules for saluting and addressing officers

Distinguish among the types of personal salutes and when they are executed

Identify situations requiring a salute or other forms of respect to senior officers

Analyze etiquette and manners in formal and informal settings

Explain the handling of social invitations

Demonstrate proper dining etiquette

Correlate the historical significance of Dining-In, Dining-Out to the Cadet Ball

Identify the types of thinking processes

Relate thinking to learning

Correlate thinking processes to the eight Thinking Maps®

Use Thinking Maps® to visually represent a learning objective

Explain the four clusters of behavior in the Winning Colors® framework

Illustrate your behavioral preferences using the four Winning Colors®

Identify strengths for each behavior cluster

Express appreciation for your own uniqueness

Explain how awareness-enhancing behaviors affect better communication with others

Identify key characteristics for each Winning Colors® behavior cluster: Builders, Planners, Adventurers, and Relaters

Determine factors that impact the behavior of others

Evaluate factors that impact how others perceive individual behavior

Select behaviors that promote success in a variety of situations

Distinguish between active learner and passive learner traits

Explain how creative and critical thinking work together

Describe the difference between objective and subjective thinking

Explain the essential elements of the learning process

Examine different models of learning preferences

Describe the eight types of intelligences

Explore how to expand your learning preferences and your intelligences

Identify the purposes of reading

Distinguish among reading comprehension strategies

Distinguish among the types of context clues readers use to determine word meaning

Recognize how to apply strategies that build your vocabulary

Relate how vocabulary contributes to reading comprehension

Describe effective study habits

Demonstrate effective textbook reading strategies

Analyze effective note-taking strategies

Explain effective strategies for test preparation and test-takin

Describe how values affect behavior

Identify the seven values of the U.S. Army

Describe basic rules of ethics Compare cultural, universal, and non-universal norms

Explain the process for making ethical decisions

Describe the benefits of a personal code of conduct

Distinguish between the 14 critical emotional skills

Relate the critical emotional skills to the five emotional skill dimensions

Develop strategies for growth in emotional skill areas

Summarize the origin of drill dating back to the Continental Army of the United States

Identify skills learned by drilling

Compare the qualities of teamwork instilled in the Continental Army to the teamwork qualities that military drill develops today

Describe the position of attention

Describe how to respond to positions of rest commands

Describe how to respond to facing commands

Describe the correct way to salute in a variety of situations

Describe how to execute marching movements from various commands

Describe how to respond to halt commands

Describe how to respond to commands when forming and marching the squad

Identify the different types of squad formations and their related drill commands

Identify the locations of key squad personnel in squad formation

Describe the steps used to make decisions

Identify guidelines used to evaluate choices

Evaluate decisions for positive outcomes

Describe the SMART goal-setting system

Analyze goals for potential success

Describe common causes of anger

Identify physical effects of anger

Examine possible reactions to anger

Distinguish healthy from unhealthy reactions to anger

Describe healthy anger management strategies

Explain how conflict affects relationships

Describe the causes and types of conflicts

Evaluate options and consequences for dealing with conflict

Use communication skills to respond positively to a conflict

Apply the six steps for conflict resolution

Apply knowledge of Winning Colors® to resolve conflict

Differentiate between positive and negative stress

Identify sources of stress

Identify the stages of the body’s stress response

Describe physical and behavioral effects of prolonged stress

Describe ways to manage stress

Identify the five Cadet Challenge exercises

Describe the proper techniques for the Cadet

Challenge exercises

Distinguish between the various fitness award categories

Determine your personal Cadet Challenge goal

Distinguish between service learning and community service

Explain how service learning projects relate to Cadet learning in the classroom

Compare the types of service opportunities within your community

Identify the benefits of serving others within a communit

Identify the steps needed to conduct a service learning project

Identify the essential components of a service learning project

Develop a service learning project plan

Identify the roles of team members in completing a service learning project