Pre-Work

Session Title: Investing in Myself (How to be a

mentee)
How large is my audience?
What age range is my audience?
What does my audience really
care about?
How will I relate to them?
What is the room set up and A/V
requirements/availability?
What is the length of the
workshop?

Session Length: 45 minutes

Participant Demography: 9th-12th grade students
Supplies:
Playdough
Numbered stickers
'Top 10' strips of paper
Flip Charts:
Session Title
5 Qualities of a successful mentee
'Top 10' Mentee Responsibilities

Outlook

Participants will know or be able to:

Objective 1: Identify the qualities of a
successful mentee.

What are the main points of this

workshop?
How can I draw a mental map to
let audience members know
where were headed?
How can I engage participants in
the overarching topic of this
workshop?

Objective 2: Identify the 'Top 10' Mentee

Responsibilities.

Engagement Link
Approximately 3 minutes

Welcome back! In the previous session, we learned

about how we can invest in others. What are some
ways that we can invest in others?
Elicit responses.

Although, before we invest in others we must invest

in ourselves.

Engagement
Preview

Transition
What will I say to help participants
move from the Engagement into
Wisdom 1 of the workshop?

This session is all about investing in ourselves so we

can have the best relationship with our mentor.

As we think about developing ourselves as mentees,

we already have great qualities inside of ourselves.
Although our mentors point out the great qualities in
each of us, we are the ones who have to find and
show off these great qualities.

Wisdom Evidence
1

Outlook 1: Identify the qualities of a successful

mentee.

Approximately 7 minutes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4dv3Yk4iiM
The Training

What will I do and say to prove

the Main Point to be factual?
How will I illustrate the Main Point
for the participants?
How will I engage the participants
in learning the information
associated with the Main Point?

What are some movies that have a mentor/mentee

relationship in them?
When you think of movies with mentoring
relationships what stands out to you?
In the movie 'The Karate Kid', Jackie Chan plays the
mentor of young Jayden Smith in the art of Kung Fu.
While the clip, The Training, is played, identify how
Chan helps Smith identify the great qualities inside of
himself and what qualities Smith has.
Play clip.

Wisdom Main
Point 1
Approximately 2 minutes

When the clip is finished...

Even though the training was hard, how did Jayden
respond?
Did Chan forcefully make Jayden do any of the
training?
Why did Jayden keep training and how did he become

 What is the Main Point?

Wisdom Action 1
Approximately 0 minutes

better?
What qualities did Jayden show that made him
successful?
Let's turn to page ____ in our learning journals. Work
with a partner to copy down the Qualities of
Successful Mentee.

Qualities of a Successful Mentee:

Personal commitment to be involved with
How will I help students act on the
Wisdom 1 Main Point?

Transition
Approximately 2 minutes
What will I say to help participants
move from Wisdom 1 to Wisdom 2?

Wisdom Evidence
2
Approximately 15 minutes

What will I do and say to prove

the Main Point to be factual?
How will I illustrate the Main Point
for the participants?
How will I engage the participants
in learning the information
associated with the Main Point?

another person for an extended period of time.

Flexibility.
Ability to recognize that mentoring is only ONE
development tool.
Openness.
Ability to listen and to accept different points of
view.

Discuss with your partner why these qualities are

important to being successful as a mentee. When
you and your partner are done discussing, place
a sticky note of your explanation on the paper on
the wall and return to your seats. Feel free to
read other responses on the paper.
This session is all about investing in ourselves to
be better mentees, but with great power comes
responsibility. We are now going to dive into our
responsibilities as mentees.

Outlook 2: Identify the 'Top 10' mentee

responsibilities.
In a few moments, we will explore ten responsibilities
we have as mentees. Youll notice that the number
you received at the door matches one of the stickers
posted on the wall. When I say, go, divide into your
corresponding groups at each of the stickers posted
on the walls in the room.
Once you get there, work with your group to develop
a creative presentation about your group's mentee
responsibility to share and explain to the group. Youll
have about 10 minutes to work. Remember to be

prepared to present to the whole group. Go!

Wisdom Main
Point 2
Approximately 8 minutes

What is the Main Point?

Groups create presentations using the 'Top 10' paper

they have received and the playdough. Check in with
each group regularly during the work time to check
for understanding.
The 'Top 10' Mentee Responsibilities are:
1. Know your goals.
2. Choose the best mentor(s) to meet your goals.
3. Begin mentoring relationships by discussing
goals and mutual experiences.
4. Practice the best standards of professionalism.
5. Learn to accept and receive feedback.
6. Recognize that your path is your responsibility.
7. Practice good communication.
8. Have a scheduled meeting time.
9. Be open to trying new and different actions.
10.Enjoy the ride of being in a mentoring
relationship.
Participants will share their presentations at the end
of the work time. Encourage other participants to
capture the information gleaned from the
presentations in their books.

Wisdom Action 2
Approximately 3 minutes

Identify with a partner one 'Top 10' Mentee

Responsibility to focus on for the next 3 minutes.
Identify 5 different ways to successfully fulfill the
responsibility your team has decided on.

How will I help students act

on the Wisdom 2 Main
Point?

Transition
What will I say to help
participants move from
Wisdom 2 to Wisdom 3?

Now that we know a bit more about the 'Top 10'

Mentee Responsibilities, we can apply them to
our own mentoring relationships!

Final Review
Approximately 5 minutes

How will I re-phrase my key

Let's recap!

What are the 5 qualities of a successful mentee?

4

Wisdom points at the end?

What closing thoughts will I offer
the participants?
What is the final call to action for
the participants?
What do I want the participants to
remember?

What are the 'Top 10' Mentee Responsibilities?

We have the qualities to become a successful
mentee. We can apply the 'Top 10' Mentee
Responsibilities to our mentoring relationship
with our power partner.These tools will enable us
to be a successful mentee and have a
meaningful relationship with our power partner.

Reflection

What worked? Why?

What didnt work? Why?
What feedback did you receive
from your audience?
What level of influence do you
believe the content/delivery
had?
How will you deliver this workshop
differently next time?