Chapter 1: Cadet Safety and Civilian Marksmanship ProgramLesson 10: Competition Opportunities

ELECTIVE
Unit 7: Cadet Safety and Civilian Marksmanship Program
Chapter 1: Cadet Safety and Civilian Marksmanship Program
Lesson 10: Competition Opportunities
Time: (a) 90-minute block with Part 1 and 2 or (b) 45-minute periods with activities for Days 1 and 2
Administrator Lesson Guide:
Lesson Competency: Demonstrate Cadetsafety and civilian marksmanship program skills
Linked ELA Common Core:RI.9-10. READING:INFORMATIONAL TEXT - RI.9-10.4., SL.9-10. SPEAKING & LISTENING- SL.9-10.1., SL.9-10.1.a., L.9-10. LANGUAGE- L.9-10.4., L9-10.4.a., L.9-10.4.c., L.9-10.4.d.
Linked NASPE: Standards 1-3, 5-6
Linked JROTC Program Outcomes: Make decisions that promote positive social, emotional, and physical health.
Thinking Processes
Defining in Context – Circle Map* (Alt. = Mind or Concept Map, Sunshine Wheel)
Describing Qualities - Bubble Map* (Alt. = Star Diagram, Brainstorming Web)
Comparing/Contrasting - Double Bubble Map* (Alt. = Venn Diagram)
Classifying -Tree Map* (Alt. = Matrix, KWL, T-Chart, Double T, P-M-I)
Part-Whole - Brace Map* (Alt. = Pie Chart)
Sequencing -Flow Map* (Alt. = Flow Chart, Linear String)
Cause and Effect - Multi-Flow Map* (Alt. = Fishbone)
Seeing Analogies - Bridge Map* (Alt. = Analogy/Simile Chart)
* Thinking Map / Core Abilities
Build your capacity for life-long learning
Communicate using verbal, non-verbal, visual, and written techniques
Take responsibility for your actions and choices
Do your share as a good citizen in your school, community, country, and the world
Treat self and others with respect
Apply critical thinking techniques
Multiple Intelligences
Bodily/Kinesthetic
Visual/Spatial
Logical/Mathematical
Verbal/Linguistic
Musical/Rhythmical
Naturalist
Interpersonal
Intrapersonal / Bloom’s Taxonomy
Remember
Understand
Apply
Analyze
Evaluate

Create

Structured Reflection
Metacognition
What?
So What?
Now What?
Socratic Dialog
E-I-A-G / Authentic Assessment
Observation Checklist
Portfolio
Rubric
Test and Quizzes
Thinking Map®
Graphic Organizer
Notebook Entries
Logs
Performance
Project / Learning Objectives
Describe sports competition opportunities available to JROTC and school rifle team members
Complete a regulation course of fire (3x10 shots) on the official air rifle target
Complete a “final” using the Olympic final round format
Define key words: competition, final, self control
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Lesson Preview:
Inquire: Cadets review the learning objectives and Student Learning Plan. Cadets describe what they know about Junior Olympic National Championship. Cadet teams researchusing the Internet and/or other sources for information about the championship and report their findings to others in class.
Gather: Cadet teams gather information from their student text about finals, competition opportunities, and official air rifle targets and present their findings to others using graphic organizers or Thinking Maps®. Cadets participate in instructor-led discussions about each topic.
Process: Cadets use Exercise #1: Shooting Diary Page and practice air rifle skills on the target range.
Apply: Cadets complete the Competition Opportunities Performance Assessment Task, using the scoring guide as criteria for Olympic rules target shooting. Cadets review key words.
ELECTIVE
Unit 7: Cadet Safety and Civilian Marksmanship Program
Chapter 1: Cadet Safety and Civilian Marksmanship Program
Lesson 10: Competition Opportunities
Time: (a) 90-minute block with Part 1 and 2 or (b) 45-minute periods with activities for Days 1 and 2
Instructor Lesson Plan:
Why is this lesson important?
Many Cadets take rifle marksmanship instruction to learn about another sport and how to practice it. Many others take rifle marksmanship because they are interested in competition target shooting. Trying to become a member of the school rifle team is challenging and exciting to many Cadets. This final lesson in the JROTC Cadet Safety and Civilian Marksmanship Program is for those who want to “go for it” and try competition shooting. It informs you about opportunities that are available to you in the sport of target rifle shooting. In this lesson, you will learn how to complete a competition course of fire and be introduced to the excitement and challenge of competition shooting.
Lesson Question
How do you complete a competition course of fire?
What will Cadets accomplish in this lesson?
Lesson Competency
Demonstrate Cadet safety and civilian marksmanship program skills
What will Cadets learn in this lesson?
Learning Objectives
  1. Describe sports competition opportunities available to JROTC and school rifle team members
  2. Complete a regulation course of fire (3x10 shots) on the official air rifle target
  3. Complete a “final” using the Olympic final round format
  4. Define key words: competition, final, self control
When willyourCadets have successfully met this lesson’s purpose?
Performance Standards
  • by demonstrating safety and civilian marksmanship in a competition following the Olympic rules
  • when they check to make sure the action is open
  • when they ensure the muzzle remains pointed in a safe direction
  • when they keep their finger outside of the trigger guard
  • when they complete an air rifle check to be sure the action is open upon receiving it
  • when they take the rifle down from their shoulder and close the bolt
  • when they reposition the rifle on their shoulder so that they are looking through the sight at the blank target
  • when they take the rifle down from their shoulder and close the bolt on their rifle
  • when they support the elbow over the hip and under the rifle in the standing position
  • when they align their sight on the center portion of the blank target and release the trigger in the standing position
  • when they take the rifle down, re-cock the action and get back into position to dry fire several additional shots in the standing position
  • when they use proper breathing techniques
  • when their aim demonstrates centering the movements of the front sight over the bull's-eye and holding the target inside the front sight ring
  • when they use proper standing position
  • when their body is turned 90° away from the target in the standing position
  • when their head is reasonably erect and not tilted down in the standing position
  • when they perform several repetitions of holding on the target in the standing position
  • when they lay on the mat behind rifle with body at a slight angle to the rifle, usually 5° to 15° in the prone position
  • when they position the rifle butt high in their shoulder so that their head can remain fairly erect in the prone position
  • when they support their upper body on both elbows, with most of the body weight on the left side and left elbow in the prone position
  • when their sling is attached to the fore end and arm and tightened so that it supports the weight of the rifle in the prone position
  • when their support hand (left hand for right handed shooter) is drawn back on the fore end so that the rifle and head can be kept up in the prone position
  • when they demonstrate proper use of a sling while in the prone position
  • when they demonstrate proper loading of air rifle while in the kneeling position
  • when their foot is placed on a kneeling roll while in the kneeling position
  • when their use of a kneeling roll allows them to comfortably sit on their foot for long periods while in the kneeling position
NOTES:
Part 1: 45 minutes
Phase 1 -- Inquire:
Lesson Delivery Setup:
  1. Make sure Curriculum Manager is installed and the clicker receiver is plugged in. Distribute clickers to Cadets.
  2. Ensure that Cadets have access to the Student Learning Plan.
  3. Prepare to show all Inquire Phase slides from the Lesson PowerPoint Presentation and start with the Focusing Question.
  4. Prepare to display the Learning Objectives.
  5. EnsureCadets have their Cadet Notebooks for use throughout this lesson.
  6. Arrange for Cadet teams to have Internet access.
  • Ensure that the following website is in working order: The website is
  1. Provide a Circle Map sample for all class brainstorming.
  2. NOTE: Lesson 10 in this series introduces Cadets to competition-type shooting on the official air rifle target. The normal rule for “graduating” new rifle shooters from the BMC target to the Official ISSF (International Shooting Sport Federation) target is that the new shooters should be capable of firing all shots in all three positions in the 8, 9, or 10 rings on the BMC target before they are ready to advance to the ISSF target.
For this reason, instructors may need to schedule an interim period between Lesson 9 and Lesson 10. During this interim period, additional practice sessions should be scheduled so that the Cadets can more fully master the skills and techniques taught in Lesson 9 and the preceding lessons. This will also ensure that Cadets are prepared for the transition to the more difficult official target. As a guideline, each additional practice session should include the following activities:
  • Review of one teaching point from a previous lesson: 5 minutes.
  • Prone position firing, sighting shots, and 10 record shots.
  • Standing position firing, 5 minutes holding exercise, 10-15 shots dry fire, 10 record shots.
  • Kneeling position firing, 10-15 shots dry fire, 10 record shots.
  1. When all or most Cadets have progressed to the point where all of their shots in all three positions are 8’s or better, then they are ready for Lesson 10.

Student Learning Activity / Teaching Notes
Direct Cadet Focus: Ask Cadets to think about the sports competition opportunities available to JROTC fire team members. The Inquire Phase of the lesson is to set Cadets up to begin thinking about what they already know about this subject area.
  1. THINK ABOUTthe type of sports competition opportunities available to JROTC rifle team members. PREPARE for this lesson by discussing What you will accomplish in this lesson; What you will learn in this lesson; Why this lesson is important, and When you will have successfully met this lesson’s purpose.
/ Display the Focusing Question on the PowerPoint Presentation. Allow time for discussion.
Review the Student Learning Plan. Ask Cadets to find the answers to the following questions on their plans: What will you accomplish in this lesson; What you will learn in this lesson; Why the lesson is important; When will you have successfully met the lesson’s purpose.
Show the learning objectives slide. Remind Cadets that learning objectives tell them ‘what’ they will learn about in this 90-minute lesson.
Explain that key words are vocabulary words. They will appear throughout the lesson. Suggest that Cadets write down on paper or circle any words that they are not familiar with. Remind them that you may be checking their comprehension of the words later in the lesson.
  1. BRAINSTORM what you know about the Junior Olympic National Championship and PARTICIPATE in adding your ideas to a class Circle Map. LISTEN to a briefing about the Junior Olympic National Championship.
/ Provide a Circle Map for the class to add their brainstorm of ideas pertaining to the Junior Olympic National Championships.
Explain that:
  • The competition is part of an Olympic development program that is sanctioned by the United States Olympic Committee.
  • The competition is sanctioned by USA Shooting, which is the national governing body for the Olympic sport of shooting.
  • The championship is sponsored by several other organizations that support Junior Olympic air rifle competition.
Show the visual of competition results and ask the Cadets if they can explain the meaning of the different numbers that are listed with each participant’s name. The discussion should review these numbers:
  • The numbers in the left column give the final place finish or ranking of the competitors in the championship.
  • The name and state of each ranked competitor is shown in the next three columns.
  • The number in the fifth column titled “COMP” is a unique competitor number that is given each competitor in the championship. This is done for administrative purposes.
  • Scores that each shooter fired in the prone, standing, and kneeling positions on two different days are given. Each competitor fired 20 record shots in each position. The highest possible score in each position was 200 x 200.
  • Total scores for all three positions for a complete 3x20 shots event, are given in the 9th and 13th columns.
  • The column titled “Aggregate” is the total for the two days or for two 3x20 events.
Ask the Cadets if any of them know what a “Final” (next to last column) is.
  • Only the top eight shooters have a final score and a “2-day total” with the final score included.
  • The final score has a decimal value.

  1. INVESTIGATE the Civilian Marksmanship Program website for the most recent National Junior Olympic Three-Position Air Rifle Championship result.
/ In teams, ask the Cadets to check the Civilian Marksmanship Program website page where the results of the most recent National Junior Olympic Three-Position Air Rifle Championship are posted. The site also shows results for individual precision class rankings and team rankings.
  • The website is
  • Explain that this is the final results bulletin for a national championship in three-position air rifle shooting and that the competitors are all high school age target shooters who qualified for the championship at state competitions.
NOTE: Every JROTC rifle team is encouraged to participate in at least one major competition each year such as the State Junior Olympic Three-Position Air Rifle Championship. The state Junior Olympic competitions are usually held in late winter or early spring. If a competition such as this is one that your rifle team will attend, having the Cadets examine the National Junior Olympic results offers an excellent opportunity to encourage them to set a goal of working to earn a spot on the unit rifle team. This might give them the opportunity to be able to participate with your team in a state Junior Olympic or other major championship.
  1. REFLECT on competition opportunities. ANSWER the reflection questions presented by your instructor.
/ Use these Reflection Questions as tools to focus Cadet discussion, reflection on learning, and note taking as you feel appropriate for your Cadet population.
  • Are you interested in competition opportunities?
  • What are your fears about competition opportunities?
  • How can competition opportunities benefit you?

Conclude this phase of learning by summarizing the purpose of the activity and informing them that they will now learn some new information about competition opportunities.
Total Time: 20 minutes
Self-paced Option: Instruct self-paced learning Cadets to complete the Inquire Phase learning activities for this phase of learning. Modify activities as necessary for your Cadet.
Phase 2 -- Gather:
Lesson Delivery Setup:
  1. Prepare to show all Gather Phase slides from the Lesson PowerPoint Presentation.
  2. Prepare to present supporting information about each of the slide visuals pertaining to official air rifle targets, finals, and competition opportunities.
  3. Provide access to a student text: the e-text version can be found in the U7C1L10 resource folder on the Curriculum Manager.
  4. Provide chart paper and markers for partner or team use.
  5. Be prepared to launch Reinforcing Questions.

Student Learning Activity / Teaching Notes
Direct Cadet Focus: Ask Cadets to think about information needed to complete a final round using an official target.
The Gather Phase introduces Cadets to the learning objectives by providing new information or content through the activities provided. Cadets begin to build on any previous knowledge or experiences.
  1. PREPARE to teach others an assigned topic on official air rifle targets, finals, and competition opportunities outlined in the “Competition Opportunities” section of the student text. USE the appropriate Thinking Map® to present your findings.
/ Assign Cadets to teams of three or four. Instruct them to use their Student text to research one of the assigned topics below. They will present their findings by teaching others.
  • Official Air Rifle Targets
  • Finals
  • Competition Opportunities
Present a variety of Thinking Map samples for Cadet teams to use when teaching others their assigned topic.
Allow time for teams to present their topics to others. Prepare to add to each presentation using the slides and key discussion points referred to below.