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Nancy Branch

Lesson plans 11/30/09

TEACHER:

N. Branch

CLASS

Career Exploration III

WEEK:  ___11/16/09__________________

Text:  Make $1000.00 in 35 Days, by Kandias Conda

 

OBJECTIVE/OUTCOME

TEACHING STRATEGIES/ ACTIVITIES

ASSESSMENT

HOMEWORK

MONDAY

 

Students will define entrepreneurship in a concise way that has meaning for them. 

Students will define basic business terms.

The instructor will read the bios of various youth entrepreneurs from CEO magazine

Students will read and discuss pages 1-7

Students will read and discuss each business term and the instructor will give examples to clarify the definitions.

 

Students will list 3-5 things they  can implement in their business life

 

Students will demonstrate mastery of business

Terms through a matching quiz.

 

 

TUESDAY

 

 

Students will distinguish between the 4 categories of business

Instruction:  Before choosing a business you must know what category it will fit into.  This helps determine what business you really want to be in.  Students will read  chapter three of the text and obtain a good grasp of the categories of service, manufacturing, wholesale, and retail businesses

Students will work in teams of  2 and identify

Examples of each category of business. 

They will hypothesize a type of business they might form and define which category it falls

in to. 

Students will complete checkpoint one on page

20 as they continue in their hypothetical

Business journey with their team member.

 

WEDNESDAY

 

Students will relate the basic requirements needed for a successful business

 

Students will read and discuss “Before You Get Started , pgs 21-26

Students will list 3-5 things they  will implement from this chapter in their life or in their future business venture. 

 

THURSDAY

 

Students will develop a business idea for an entrepreneurial venture.

Students will read over 200 different business ideas on pages 31-34 with their business partner

Each business team will discuss which

Entrepreneurial venture they will choose from the list of 200, or they may select a completely separate idea to explore for a simulated business. Each team will name their business and refer back to the requirements needed for a successful business from Wednesday’s instruction.  Students will complete information that pertains to their business from those listed requirements.

 

FRIDAY

 

Students will complete the basic components of a business plan

Students will read and discuss chapter IX, Kandi’s Quick Business Plan.  Pgs. 105-121.

Students will begin to form a business plan for their simulated business based on the structure provided in chapter 9.