Tuesday, December 13, 2011, Business

Into 5 minutes: Standards, Objectives, Agenda, Attendance, and Pledge of Allegiance.
Objectives: SWBAT create a digital portfolio.
Warm Up 15 minutes: List off three things you learned from this class that will help you improve your academic success next semester.
Through Activity 30 minutes: Two paragraphs describing what you learned while working in your company groups
Through Activity 30 minutes: What is the FISH philosophy and how it will help you achieve present and future goals.
Through Activity 15 minutes: Five Paragraph Essay describing the three most important things you learned in business and how they will help achieve future goals.
Closing 5 minutes: Review Objectives and deadlines.

Monday, December 12, 2011, Business

Into 5 minutes: Standards, Objectives, Agenda, and Attendance
Objectives: SWBAT create a digital portfolio that is professional and concise.
Warm Up 15 minutes: List three things that you could improve on to be more successful next semester.
Through Activity 25 minutes: Finish #15 on Checklist.
Through Activity 15 minutes: Begin #16 on Checklist.
Closing 5 minutes: Review Important Dates.

Final Project DueThursday December 1st

Name: ________________

Date: _________________

Final Project Checklist 

Project Description: Throughout this semester, we have done several projects to create and improve a portfolio that displays a students ability to be responsible and get a job. As well, we have worked on students’ business sense and professionalism. For our final  project this semester, we will have students make a digital portfolio that not only displays their mastery of business, but also their development of character.

Essential Questions: 

• How can creating a digital portfolio make you a valuable future employee?
• How can you use what you have learned in business to give you an edge among peer competition and build your character.

Objective: 

• Students will be able to create a digital portfolio that they will be able to take with them and show future employers in effort to get a job. 
• Students will be able to create a digital portfolio that will show they accomplishments in business as well as technology.

Requirements: 

1. Folder labeled: name, business, and period
2. Letter Introduction
3. Cover Letter
4. Resume
5. Mission Statement
6. Interview Skills
7. Passion Project
8. Business Card
9. Elevator Pitch
10. About Me Speech (Keynote)
11. List of Colleges you are interested in attending
12. Company Projects (Keynote) 
13. Paragraphs describing importance of three habits covered of a Highly Effective Teen and how they will help you achieve your academic goals as well as your professional goals.
14. Two paragraphs describing what you learned while working in your company groups.
15. What is the FISH philosophy and how it will help you achieve present and future goals.
16. Five Paragraph Essay describing the three most important things you learned in business and how they will help achieve future goals.

Final Product: Final Product will have all articles in folder and each article will be proofread and complete.

Tuesday, December 6, 2011, Business

Into 5 minutes: Standards, Objectives, Agenda, Attendance and Pledge of Allegiance.
Objectives: SWBAT create a website that is effective and deliver an elevator pitch that is persuasive.
Warm Up 15 minutes: List 5 qualities of Leadership and write a paragraph describing someone you know in your life that displays good leaderships skills and qualities.
Reading 20 minutes: http://www.managementstudyguide.com/importance_of_leadership.htm

• Summarize Leadership Skills
• How can you improve your leadership skills.

Activity 20 minutes: Baby Steps #1-10

Exhibition 10 minutes: Have students display websites

Website 25 minutes: Finish Website

Review Final Project

Closing 5 minutes

Monday, December 4, 2011, Business

Into 5 minutes: Standards, Objectives, Agenda, and Attendance
Objectives: SWBAT create a website and review the 4 Habit of a Highly Effective Teen.
Warm Up 15 minutes: Reading http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/leader/leadled.html Summarize
Through Activity 20 minutes: Finish Website
Activity 25 minutes: 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teen
Closing 5 minutes: Review Objectives.

Thursday, December 1, 2011, Business

Into 5 minutes: Standards, Objectives, Agenda, Attendance, and Pledge of Allegiance
Objectives: SWBAT create and deliver an elevator pitch, and create an effective website for their business.
Warm Up 20 minutes: Go online and collect five images related to compassion and write a brief description on why this relates to compassion.
Inquiry 10 minutes: Review notes on Elevator Pitch examples we watched on Tuesday and list three pieces of advice.
Activity 20 minutes: take time to finish elevator pitch and make sure grammar is correct and all the points are covered.

1. [Name of your company] provides [your products or services] for [describe the specific segment of the market you will serve] who [describe the problem this solves for them].
2. [Enter one sentence that tells why this business is needed and by whom.]
3. [Make a statement about the size and/or growth trend of the industry.]
4. [Write a sentence or two, no more, to address your qualifications to run the business.)
5. [Make an honest, upbeat, substantive and credible claim about the business potential in terms of sales or profitability.]

Practice 15 minutes: Get with a partner and practice elevator pitch.
Activity 30 minutes: 7 Habit of a Highly Effective Teen Comic Life
Video 30 minutes: Teacher will have students come back in pairs of two and film their elevator pitch.
Closing 5 minutes: Review Objectives 

Tuesday, November 29, 2011, Business

Into 5 minutes: Standards, Objectives, Agenda, Attendance, and Pledge of Allegiance
Objectives: SWBAT create a one minute elevator pitch and an effective website for customer and guests of their company.
Warm Up 15 minutes: Please describe how Thanksgiving can apply to business.
Reading 20 minutes: Visit http://www.bgr.com/2011/11/28/black-friday-2011-spending-sets-new-record/

• Three Facts
• Two Questions
• Summary

Demonstration 15 minutes: Youtube videos on Elevator Pitches 

Complete Elevator Pitch 20 minutes

1. [Name of your company] provides [your products or services] for [describe the specific segment of the market you will serve] who [describe the problem this solves for them].
2. [Enter one sentence that tells why this business is needed and by whom.]
3. [Make a statement about the size and/or growth trend of the industry.]
4. [Write a sentence or two, no more, to address your qualifications to run the business.)
5. [Make an honest, upbeat, substantive and credible claim about the business potential in terms of sales or profitability.]

Memorize and practice with a partner 10 minutes

• List three improvements based on checklist

Elevator Pitches 10 minutes in front of class.

Closing 5 minutes: Review Objectives.

Tuesday, November 21, 2011, Business

Into 5 minutes: Standards, Objectives, Agenda, Attendance, and Pledge of Allegiance.
Objectives: SWBAT learn how to pitch a business idea,  and create a website.
Warm Up 20 minutes: Compassion Acrostic Poem.
Activity 25 minutes: Finish About Us.
Inquiry 5 minutes: What is an Elevator Pitch?
Reading on Business 20 minutes: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word-help/3-steps-to-a-great-elevator-pitch-HA010074786.aspx

• Summarize Three Steps

Create an Idea 10 minutes: Three Ideas for Elevator Pitch
Elevator Speech Template 25 minutes:

1. [Name of your company] provides [your products or services] for [describe the specific segment of the market you will serve] who [describe the problem this solves for them].
2. [Enter one sentence that tells why this business is needed and by whom.]
3. [Make a statement about the size and/or growth trend of the industry.]
4. [Write a sentence or two, no more, to address your qualifications to run the business.)
5. [Make an honest, upbeat, substantive and credible claim about the business potential in terms of sales or profitability.]

Closing 5 minutes: Review Objectives

Friday, November 18, 2011, Business

Into 5 minutes: Standards, Objectives, Agenda, and Attendance
Objectives: SWBAT create a website that is effective at advertising their product.
Warm Up 15 minutes: Based on your judgment, how well have you been following your plan to meet your goals? What does it mean to put first things first?
Activity 25 minutes: Finish Home Page of website.
Closing 5 minutes: Review Objectives.

Thursday, November 17, 2011, Business

Into 5 minutes: Standards, Objectives, Agenda, Attendance, and the Pledge of Allegiance
Objective: SWBAT identify the importance of prioritizing their work and create a website to advertise for their company.
Warm Up 20 minutes: Write a fictitious narrative or story with the overlying theme of Compassion.
What is the importance of prioritizing and having a planner?
Activity 30 minutes: Partners p. 116-127

• Title
• Picture
• Three Main Points
• Example

Demo 10 minutes: Google Sites

Websites 30 minutes: Create the about us page.

Presentations 10 minutes: Webpage

Closing 10 minutes: Review Objectives

Tuesday, November 15, 2011, Business

Into 5 minutes: Standards, Objectives, Agenda, Attendance, and Pledge of Allegiance.
Objectives: SWBAT create a website for their business, and organize their planner.
Warm Up 20 minutes: p. 112-113 Pick Up a Planner List Five Big Rocks for the Week.
Activity 20 minutes: Create a daily planner, block out time for the week, and plan other things between big rocks.
Reading 5 minutes: p. 116 Does it really work?
Brainstorm 10 minutes: 10 Things you liked about all of the Websites you visited.
Activity 25 minutes: Finish Rough Draft of Web design and Present work.
Activity 15 minutes: Web Design. 
Closing 5 minutes: review Objectives.

Monday, November 14, 2011, Business

Into 5 minutes: Standards, Objectives, Agenda, and Attendance
Objectives: SWBAT create a website for their business,
Warm Up 20 minutes: p. 112-113 Pick Up a Planner List Five Big Rocks for the Week.
Brainstorm 10 minutes: 10 Things you liked about all of the Websites you visited.
Activity 25 minutes: Finish Rough Draft of Web design and begin to work on your own.
Closing 5 minutes: review Objectives.

Thursday, November 10, 2011, Business

Into 5 minutes: Standards, Objectives, Agenda, Attendance, and Pledge of Allegiance.
Objective: SWBAT describe the importance of using technology to promote business and create a website.
Warm Up 25 minutes: Compassion Skits.

• Write a quick skit expressing compassion
• rehearse the skit.
• present skits.

Research 25 minutes: Look up Five Company's Websites and study their design.
Rough Draft 20 minutes: Work on construction drafts of website and finish.
Web Design 20minutes: Work on Final drafts of website.
Closing 5 minutes. 

Tuesday, November 8, 2011, Business

Into 5 minutes: Standards, Objectives, Agenda, Attendance, and Pledge of Allegiance
Objective: SWBAT describe the importance of making a good website for their business, and create their own website for their business.
Warm Up 15: List Three things being compassionate would improve their character and their image.
Reading 20 minutes: Visit http://ipwatchdog.com/business/the-importance-of-having-a-website/

• List Three Reasons why it is important to get your business online.
• According to the article, are businesses getting online?
• Summarize article and list three of your own reasons why your company should be online.

Activity 30 minutes: Visit Five company websites you are interested in viewing. For each please do the following:

• Describe what it looks like in paragraph form? What catches your eye?
• Describe in paragraph form three links on the website?
• Describe what three different kinds of products they advertise.
• List at least one thing you think would make the site more interesting or better.

Activity 30 minutes: Create your own page on Google Sites.

• Include about company
• Mission statement
• Goals for the company.
• List three products for the company
• Price
• Picture
• Description
• List Career Opportunities for the company
• Contact Information.

Closing 5 minutes: Review Objectives and Clean Up.

Monday, November 7, 2011 Business

Into 5 minutes: Objectives, Agenda, and Attendance
Objective: SWBAT identify the importance of having a website for advertising and marketing their business.
Warm Up 20 minutes: Visit http://ipwatchdog.com/business/the-importance-of-having-a-website/
Create a website 25 minutes
Closing 5 minutes.

Thursday, November 3, 2011 Business

Into 5 minutes: Standards, Objectives, Agenda, Attendance
Objective: SWBAT describe Habit 3 Put First Things First.
Advertisement 25 minutes: Compassion 

• Title 
• Product Description
• Slogan
• Picture

Warm Up 15 minutes: p. 106-108

• 3 Points
• 2 Questions
• 1 summary

Comic Life 30 minutes: Quadrant 1: The Procrastinator, Quadrant 2: The Prioritizer, Quadrant 3: The Yes Man, Quadrant 4: The Slacker p.108-112

Business Groups 20 minutes: Website for Business example: https://sites.google.com/a/santarosaacademy.org/hair-spray/

Closing 5 minutes

Wednesday, November 2, 2011, Business

Into 5 minutes: Standards, Objectives, Agenda, Attendance
Objective: SWBAT describe Habit 3 Put First Things First.
Warm Up 15 minutes: p. 106-108

• 3 Points
• 2 Questions
• 1 summary

Comic Life 30 minutes: Quadrant 1: The Procrastinator, Quadrant 2: The Prioritizer, Quadrant 3: The Yes Man, Quadrant 4: The Slacker p.108-112

Closing 5 minutes

Tuesday, November 1, 2011, Business

Into 5 minutes: Standards, Objectives, Agenda, Attendance, and Pledge of Allegiance.
Objectives: SWBAT describe the second habit of a highly effective teen and be able to describe the importance of compassion for our character.
Character Trait 15 minutes: Copy the definition of compassion and describe relate to your life.
Reading 25 minutes:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/28/the-halloween-industrys-evolution-to-a-6-billion-industry_n_1064334.html

• Groups of Five
• Summary on Each Section

Warm Up 10 minutes: What has been the hardest habit to get into as a high school student?
Activity 30 minutes: Have Students identify the third habit of a highly effective teen and create a poster.
Presentations 15 minutes.
Closing 10 minutes: Clean Up and Review Objective.

Monday, October 31, 2011, Business

Into 5 minutes: Standards, Objectives, Agenda, Attendance
Objective: SWBAT describe the third habit of the 7 Habits of a Highly Effective Teen.
Warm Up 10 minutes: What has been the hardest habit to get into as a high school student?
Activity 30 minutes: Have Students identify the third habit of a highly effective teen and create a poster.
Presentations 15 minutes.
Closing 5 minutes: Describe how we met the objective and clean up.

Thursday, October 27, 2011, Business

Into 5 minutes: Objectives, Agenda, Attendance, and Pledge of Allegiance.
Objective: SWBAT describe how punctuality relates to business and the variety of choices students have to weigh when choosing a University.
Warm Up 10 minutes: Why is it important to be punctual?
Through Activity 25 minutes: Read http://www.international-business-center.com/international_newsletter/volume2_issue5.htm "Do you know cultural time"

• List Three Countries where it is insulting to be late.
• List Three Countries where it is expected to be on time and appreciated.
• List Three Countries where it is alright to be late>
• In Business, how is punctuality generally treaty?
• Summarize the article in paragraph form.

College Posters 30 minutes: Gallery Walk of College Posters.

 Through Activity 25 minutes: Please Visit http://www.thecollegehelper.com/how-to-get-accepted-into-college

• Three Interesting Things
• Two Questions
• Summary

Finish Any Speeches 10 minutes.

Closing 5 minutes: Clean Up.

Wednesday, October 26, 2011, 2011, Business

Into 5 minutes: Standards, Objectives, Attendance, agenda
Objective: SWBAT describe a University and the the work to get into one.
Warm Up 20 minutes: Please Visit http://www.thecollegehelper.com/how-to-get-accepted-into-college

• Three Interesting Things
• Two Questions
• Summary

College Posters 30 minutes: Gallery Walk of College Posters.

Closing 5 minutes: Clean Up.

Tuesday, October 25, 2011, Business

Into 5 minutes: Standards, Objectives, Agenda, Attendance
Objective: SWBAT present speeches and complete a poster based on their college project.
Punctuality Acrostic Poem 20 minutes
Warm Up 10 minutes: Students list three things that surprised them when they looked up the colleges they were interested in attending.
Presentations 25 minutes: Student will present their speeches.
Posters 25 minutes: Students will choose one college they researched and make a poster presenting their findings.

• Cost
• Program
• Picture
• Location

Presentations 25 minutes: Students visit 5 other colleges other than their own.

Closing 5 minutes

Monday, October 24, 2011, Business

Into 5 minutes: Standards, Objectives, Agenda, Attendance
Objective: SWBAT present speeches and complete a poster based on their college project.
Warm Up 10 minutes: Students list three things that surprised them when they looked up the colleges they were interested in attending.
Presentations 15 minutes: Student will present their speeches.
Posters 20 minutes: Students will choose one college they researched and make a poster presenting their findings.

• Cost
• Program
• Picture
• Location

Closing 5 minutes

Thursday, October 20, 2011, Business

Into 5 minutes: Standards, Objectives, Agenda, Attendance, and Pledge of Allegiance
Objectives: SWBAT identify the requirements to graduate high school, three universities and the different programs they offer, and present a speech.
Warm Up 10 minutes: If you could study anything what would it be and why?
Identify 35 minutes: List Three Universities you might be interested in attending.

1. Where is it located?
2. What is their mascot and school colors?
3. Do they have the program you are interested in studying?
4. How much does it cost to go there?
5. Does this school seem like a good fit for you and why? 

Poster 25 minutes: After your findings make a poster that expresses your collegiate goals.

1. Title
2. Major
3. Picture
4. Why? 

Presentations 30 minutes: Speeches on Talents, Interests, Goals
Closing 5 minutes.

Wednesday, October 19, 2011, Government

Into 5 minutes: Standards, Objectives, Agenda, Attendance.
Objective: SWBAT describe beginning with the end in mind and present a speech.
Warm Up 15 minute: List Three Colleges You might be interested in attending and what you might like to study.
Demonstration 10 minutes: How to Explore College Campus Online.
Activity 20 minutes: Visit College Site, Academics, Sports, Prospective Student.
Speeches 15 minutes.
Closing 5 minutes

Tuesday, October 18, 2011, Business

Into 5 minutes: Standards, Objectives, Agenda, Attendance and Pledge of Allegiance.
Objective: SWBAT create a speech and be able to identify the importance of beginning with the end in mind.
Warm Up 15 minutes: What does it mean to begin with the End in Mind and how have you been using that strategy lately?
Through Activity 25 minutes: Finish working on speeches.
Present Speeches 25 minutes: Students Present Speeches.
Tri-Fold 25 minutes: Watch-outs.
Closing 5 minutes: Review Activities.

Monday, October 17, 2011, Business

Into 5 minutes: Objectives, Agenda, Attendance.
Objective: SWBAT present a speech about themselves and be able to describe the third habit of a highly effective teen using comic life.
 Warm Up 15 minutes: Create a Haiku about Punctuality

1. Five Syllables
2. Seven Syllables
3. Five Syllables

Example:  

Punctuality

On time always quick to act  

Makes life easier

 

Presentations 10 minutes: Students will present speeches.

Comic Life 25 minutes: Third Habit of a Highly Effective Teen.

Closing 5 minutes: Clean Up. 

 

Thursday, October 13, 2011, Business

Into 5 minutes: Standards, Objectives, Agenda, Attendance, and Pledge of Allegiance.
Objective: SWBAT identify what makes a good ad campaign and how to create a speech 5-10 minutes.
Warm Up 15: Create a Haiku about Punctuality

1. Five Syllables
2. Seven Syllables
3. Five Syllables

Example:  

Punctuality

On time always quick to act  

Makes life easier

Through Activity 25 minutes: Visit Link and read what makes a successful ad campaign. http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol7/rossreyman.htm

Write a sentence for each topic heading summarizing main point.

Groups 10 minutes: Final Touches on Commercial.

Present Commercials 15 minutes: Keeping in mind what makes successful ad campaign how did each group do?

Writing 30 minutes: Finish Speeches

Closing 10 minutes: Review what is due on Friday.

Wednesday, October 12, 2011, Business

Into 5 minutes: Standards, Objectives, Agenda, and Attendance
Objective: SWBAT create a speech that is effective and 5-10 minutes long
Warm Up 10 minutes: As an audience member, list three things you should do or not do, and three things you should would like to see.
Lecture 5 minutes: Talk about how students should stand when they present their speech.
Through Activity 25 minutes: Write Speech on note cards.
Practice 10 minutes: If students are done, they may share with each other.
Closing 5 minutes: review lesson and homework.

Tuesday, October 10, 2011, Business

Into 5 minutes: Standards, Objectives, Agenda, Attendance, and Pledge of Allegiance
Objective: SWBAT create a speech about themselves and finish a commercial that represents their business product. 
Warm Up 15 minutes: "Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no delay, no procrastination; never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. "Chesterfield, Lord 

1. Copy Quote 
2. Put it in your words
3. Write a Sentence on its importance

Activity 30 minutes: Finish Commercials be ready to present on Thursday
Activity 30 minutes: Finish Writing Speech
Partners 20 minutes: Round Table Share Speeches 
Closing 5 minutes: Review what due on Thursday and Expectations  <blockquote><a href="http://www.quotecosmos.com/quotes/33072/view">Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no delay, no procrastination; never put off till tomorrow what you can do today..</a></blockquote><br> <a href="http://www.quotecosmos.com/authors/1484/Lord_Chesterfield">Chesterfield, Lord</a><br> Quote from <a href="http://quotecosmos.com">Quote Cosmos</a>"

Friday, October 7, 2011, Business

Into 5 minutes: Standards, Objectives, Attendance, Homework
Objective: SWBAT create a speech describing themselves.
Warm Up 5 minutes: List two things that help you stay calm
Share 2 minutes: Share ideas with partner.
Presentations and Speeches 20 minutes
Share/Practice with Partner 15 minutes

Thursday, October 5, 2011, Business

Into 5 minutes: Standards, Objectives, Agenda, and Attendance
SWBAT create an advertisement and keynote presentation outlining speech about goals, talents, and interests.
Warm Up 20 minutes: Describe the basic structure of a speech by visiting http://foxa.people.cofc.edu/speechstructure.html?referrer=webcluster& 

1. Describe Introduction
2. Describe Body
3. Describe Conclusion

Finish Keynote 20 minutes
Activity 20 minutes: Introduction, Body, Conclusion
Partners 10 minutes: Practice in front of a partner
Finish Filming and work on editing 25 minutes
Closing 5 minutes

Wednesday, October 5, 2011, Business

Into 5 minutes: Objectives, Agenda, and Attendance
Objective: SWBAT create a speech that describes their talents, Goals, and Plans, and create a commercial that is effective.
Activity 25 minutes: Finish Commercials
Activity 30 minutes: Work on finishing Power Points and Speeches
Closing 5 minutes: Clean Up

Tuesday, October 4, 2011 Business

Into 5 minutes: Standards, Objectives, Agenda, Attendance, and Pledge of Allegiance
Objective: SWBAT describe what makes a good speech, create a speech aided by keynote and note cards, and create a persuasive ad campaign.
Warm Up 15 minutes: Punctuality: Definition, Importance to being successful in school, and how does it relate to business.
Through Activity 25 minutes: Partners and visit link http://www.speakingandspeeches.com/tips-on-giving-a-good-speech/ 
Describe each tip in your own words.
Through Activity 25 minutes: Finish Keynote Presentation and begin writing speech.
Group Activity 25 minutes: Business Groups Film Commercials, and begin to edit.
Closing 5 minutes: Review Importance to Punctuality, Tips for Speech, Speech, and how close we are to finish commercials.

Monday, October 3, 2011 Business

Into 5 minutes: Objectives, Agenda, Attendance
Objective: SWBAT work together to create an effective commerical ad and to work on a story about themselves.
Warm Up 10 minutes: List five characteristics that best describe yourself.
Activity 30 minutes: Work and film Commercials.
Activity 15 minutes: Work on Speeches.
Closing 5 minutes

Firday, September 30, 2011, Business

Into 5 minutes: Standards, Objectives, Agenda, and Attendance
Objectives: SWBAT describe and identify some of your talents and interests.
Warm Up 15 minutes: After answering the questions would you change your mission statement? Why or why not?
Power Point 25 minutes: Interests Page
Closing 5 minutes

Thurday, Septemeber 29, 2011, Business AB4

Into 5 minutes: Objectives, Agenda, Attendance, and Pledge of Allegiance.
Objective: SWBAT identify their individual talents and work with groups to create an effective commercial.
Warm Up 15 minutes: Please write down three of the your most interesting discoveries from the hidden talents questions.
Keynote 30 minutes: Students will put their findings on a Keynote Presentation and Present them to the class.

1. 5 Slides
2. Title Slide with Name
3. Slide Outlining steps to attain goals
4. Ultimate Discover Slide

Groups 20 minutes: Filming Commercials
Closing 5 minutes.

Thrusday, September 29, 2011, Business B1

Into 5 minutes: Objectives, Agenda, Attendance, and Pledge of Allegiance.
Objective: SWBAT identify their individual talents and work with groups to create an effective commercial.
Warm Up 20 minutes: Students will make an advertisement of Pages describing the benefits of being thorough.

1. Title
2. Definition
3. Slogan
4. Importance
5. Picture

Activity 25 minutes: p.86-90 #3-10
Sharing 10 minutes: Share out some of our talents.
Keynote 20 minutes: Students will put their findings on a Keynote Presentation and Present them to the class.

1. 5 Slides
2. Title Slide with Name
3. Slide Outlining steps to attain goals
4. Ultimate Discover Slide

Groups 20 minutes: Company Groups Filming Commercial
Closing 5 minutes

 

Wednesday, September 28, 2011, Business

Into 5 minutes: Objectives, Agenda, Attendance
Objective: SWBAT discover their inner talents and work as a team to create a successful ad campaign. 
Warm Up 15 minutes: List 5 Admirable Traits you would like to gain before you graduate high school.
Questions 25 minutes: # 2-5 Finding inner Talents.
Filming 15 minutes.
Closing 5 minutes

Tuesday, September 27, 2011, Business

Into 5 minutes: Standards, Objectives, Agenda, Attendance, Pledge of Allegiance
Objective: SWBAT describe the correct ways to present themselves in daily lives and be able to describe the importance of having a good commercial campaign.
Warm Up 15 minutes: Describe three ways you should present yourself in your daily lives.
Groups 60 minutes:

• Work on creating props and game plan for filming.
• Film Inside on Commercials
• Film Outside 

Reading 20 minutes: 7 Habit of a Highly Effective Teen p. 83 Uncovering your talents, Great Discovery #1-5
Closing 5 minutes 

Monday, September 25, 2011 Business

Into 5 minutes: Standards, Objective, Agenda, Attendance
Objective: SWBAT describe the importance of how you present yourself on a day to day basis.
Warm Up 15 minutes: List Three things that important to remember when presenting yourself on a daily basis.
Reading 15 minutes: http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/65230

1. Three Main Points

Company 15 minutes: Students Write a Company Mission Statement.
Advertisement Video 15 minutes
Closing 5 minutes

Friday, September 23, 2011 Business

Into 5 minutes: Standards, Objectives, Agenda, Attendance
Objective: SWBAT create a personal and business Mission Statement.
Groups 15 minutes: Read Personal Mission Statements to group and discuss how to follow through on objectives.
Reading 10 minutes: How to write a Business Mission Statement.
Groups 15 minutes: Businesses Write a Company Mission Statement.
Closing 5 minutes

Thursday, September 22, 2011, Business

Into 5 minutes: Objective, Agenda, Attendance, and Pledge of Allegiance.
Objective: SWBAT use collaboration and communication to reach personal and group goals and be able to identify what it means to begin with the end in mind. 
Warm Up 15 minutes: Copy Objective. What does it mean to be proactive, and to begin with the end in mind? How does this lead to helping you be successful?
Reading 10 minutes: p. 73-76 popcorn read
Comic 30 minutes: p. 76-80 The Crossroads of Life, What about Friends? What about Sex? What about School? Who's in the Lead?
Personal Mission Statement 25 minutes: 6 Things that you will do to represent yourself well for the next four years of High School.

• I will...
• Acrostic Poem

How to Write a Mission Statement for Company15 minutes:
Visit http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/65230
Closing 5 minutes

Wednesday, September 21, 2011 Business

Into 5 minutes: Objective, Agenda, Attendance
Objectives: SWBAT use teamwork and collaboration to finish personal and company goals.
Reading 20 minutes: 7 Habits of a Highly Effective Teen
Advertisement Collage 20 minutes
Commercials 20 minutes
Closing 5 minutes.

Tuesday, September 20, 2011, Business

Into 5 minutes: Objectives, Agenda, Attendance, and Pledge of Allegiance.
Objectives: SWBAT to describe and create a business card and use teamwork and collaboration to create an effective ad campaign for business project.
Warm Up 20 minutes: Thoroughness Acrostic Poem.
Warm Up 10 minutes: What is the purpose of a business card.
Through 20 minutes: Create a Business Card using pages and save in portfolio.
Groups 35 minutes: Students get in business groups and begin work and filming on commercial
Reading 10 minutes: 7 Habits of a Highly Effective Teen
Closing 5 minutes.

Monday, September 19, 2011 Business

Into 5 minutes: Objectives, Agenda, Attendance
Objectives: SWBAT create an effective business card and advertisement campaign to get company out there.
Warm Up 10 minutes: What is the purpose of a Business Card.
Business Card 20 minutes: Create a Business Card in pages and add it to Portfolio.
Commercial 20 minutes: Work on filming commercial.
Closing 5 minutes

Thursday, September 15, 2011 Business

Into 5 minutes: Standards, Objectives, Agenda, Attendance, Pledge
Objective: SWBAT use teamwork and communication to reach personal and company goals, and create a cover letter that will effectively communicate personal goals.
Warm Up 15 minutes: Copy Objectives from the board and What is the purpose of Resume and Cover Letter. Search the web and find five keywords to use on both.
Lecture 10 minutes: Create a Portfolio with Resume and Cover Letter.
Group 30 minutes: Start and Finish Cover Letter t http://jobsearch.about.com/od/coverlettersamples/a/coverformat.htm
Story Board 20 minutes: Complete Story Board for commercial
Collaboration 15 minutes: Choose which commercial is the best for company advertisement campaign.
Writing 15 minutes: What have you learned so far this year. 2 paragraph
Closing 5 minutes.

Tuesday, September 13, 2011, Business

Into 5 minutes: Standards, Objectives, Agenda, Attendance, and Pledge
Objectives: SWBAT use collaboration and teamwork to meet individual and team goals, and explain the importance and purpose of a cover letter.
Warm Up 15 minutes: Copy- Thoroughness and List three little things you can do to become more thorough.
Finish Presentations and rankings 15 minutes
Advertisement 25 minutes: Concept/ Story Board
Cover Letter Introduction 10 minutes
Visit http://jobsearch.about.com/od/coverlettersamples/a/coverformat.htm
Writing 25 minutes: Cover Letter
Closing 10 minutes

Friday, September 9th, 2011, Business

Into 5 minutes: Objectives, Agenda, Attendance.
Warm Up 5 minutes: What did we learn yesterday about taking interviews and Cornell notes?
Prepare Presentations 15 minutes
Present 20 minutes.
Closing 5 minutes.

Garage Band Demo 10 minutes

Jingles: http://www.soundboard.com/sb/Commercial_Jingles.aspx
Get into Company Groups
Writing Lyrics
create lyrics

Thursday, September 7, 2011 Business

Into 5 minutes: Standards, Objectives, Agenda, Attendance, Pledge.
Objectives: SWBAT describe the characteristics of being proactive and use technology to present a comprehensive business plan. 
Warm Up 15 minutes: Describe three of your strengths and weaknesses. Share.
Discussion 10 minutes: Cornell Notes.
Group Reading Poster Presentations 30 minutes: Jigsaw, 7 Highly Effective Habits of a Teen.
Business Presentations 20 minutes: Prepare Presentations for Business Proposals.
Presentations 15 minutes: Business Presentations.
Closing 5 minutes.

Tuesday, September 6, 2011 Business

Into 5 minutes: Objectives, Agenda, Attendance, Pledge
Objective: SWBAT identify and execute the correct way to do cornell notes and use teamwork to build a business. 
Warm Up 25 minutes: Thoroughness

1. Picture
2. Title 
3. Definition
4. Slogan
5. Importance

Business Project Poster 30 minutes:

1. Name of Company
2. Two Paragraph Business Abstract
3. List Three Variable Costs and Fixed Costs
4. Identify Total Cost
5. List Three Products
• Prices
• Picture
• How you will get it/ make it
• Justify Cost

Reading 30 minutes: http://classiclit.about.com/cs/articles/a/aa_takenotes.htm

• Why Take Notes
• Before Class
• (p. 2)Here are a few additional points to consider
• Collect Three main points.

List Successful Study Habits 10 minutes
Lecture Cornell Notes 20 minutes: http://coe.jmu.edu/LearningToolbox/cornellnotes.html
Closing 5 minutes

Thursday, September 1, 2011 Business B1

Into 5 minutes: Objective, Agenda, Pledge, Attendance
Objectives: SWBAT identify the importance of teamwork and taking baby steps to reaching personal goals and business goals.
Warm Up 20 minutes: 7 Habits of a Highly Effective Teen: Baby Steps 5 and 6 Read Proactive v. Reactive.
Reading 15 minutes: http://www.bized.co.uk/virtual/vla/theories/cal_total_costs.htm 

• What is Total Cost?
• What is Fixed Cost?
• What is Variable Cost?
• How will this help you run a company?

Business Project Poster 30 minutes:

1. Name of Company
2. Two Paragraph Business Abstract
3. List Three Variable Costs and Fixed Costs
4. Identify Total Cost
5. List Three Products
• Prices
• Picture
• How you will get it/ make it
• Justify Cost

List Successful Study Habits 10 minutes
Lecture Cornell Notes 20 minutes: http://coe.jmu.edu/LearningToolbox/cornellnotes.html
Closing 5 minutes

Tuesday, August 30, 2011 Business

Into 5 minutes: Standards, Objectives, Agenda, Attendance, Pledge.
Warm Up 20 minutes: Honor Flyers

1. Title
2. Picture
3. Slogan
4. Definition

Posters 30 minutes: The Personal Bank Account p. 34-35, Keep Promises to Yourself p. 35, Do Small Acts of Kindness p. 35-37, Be Gentle with Yourself p. 37-38, Be Honest 38-39, Renew Yourself p. 39-41, Tap into your Talents p. 41-44.

1. Title
2. Three Main Points
3. Three Examples

Presentations 15 minutes
Baby Steps Activity 20 minutes
Business Groups 10 minutes: Name, Business Product/ Description, Marketing Plan

Closing 5 minutes

Monday August 29, 2011 Business

Into 5 minutes: Objectives, Attendance, Agenda, Collect Resume

Warm Up 15 minutes: Share Name, Product, Positions, Materials

Through 20 minutes: Students complete materials list and start up costs for business.

Reading 15 minutes: Personal Bank Accounts p. 31-35

Closing 5 minutes.

August 25, 2011 Business Thursday

Into 5 minutes: Objectives, Agenda, Attendance, Pledge
Warm Up 15 minutes: Open up Resume document in pages and put finishing touches on it.


Critique 20 minutes- Find a partner, and email him or her a copy of your Resume. Give him or her critiques on these points.

• Appearance- Is it formatted correctly? Is Everything uniform looking: colons, bullet points, fonts, bold, italics, etc. Is this a resume, without even reading it, that looks good to you? Can you pick out the important information very quickly: References, Contacts, Awards, Activities, Interests, skills.
• Spelling and Grammar- Carefully read through the resume. Are there any misspelled words? Does the Objective make sense? Does it come off as conceited or too passive?
• Please write, in detail, three pieces of advice for the persons resume to make it look perfect. Remember you are helping him or her with getting a job.

Job Interview Skills  35 minutes

Open a Pages Document and Save As InterviewSkills

1. Visit http://www.bls.gov/oco/oco20045.htm write down one piece of advice that you did not know before or that you think is the most important from the following sections: Preparation, Appearance, The interview, Information to bring to the interview.
2. Visit http://www.bls.gov/oco/oco20043.htm scroll to the bottom to Cover letter and describe what is needed to be included in a Coverletter.
3. Visit http://www.bls.gov/oco/oco20041.htm and list five places to learn about job opportunities.

Reading 15: 7 Habits of a Highly Effective Teen p 31-35

Closing 5 minute

August 23, 2011 Business

Business
 Into 5 minutes:

• Objectives, Standards, Agenda, Attendance 

Quote of the Day 10 minutes:

• Honor is the reward of virtue. (Quote by - Marcus Tullius Cicero) 
• How does honor relate to being successful in business?

Video Activity 25 minutes:

• visit the three links and watch each video.
• http://www.inc.com/video/201107/success-stories-allen-frechter-plexi-craft.html
• http://www.inc.com/video/201107/success-stories-gene-mccubbin-poplabs.html
• http://www.inc.com/video/201107/success-stories-kat-gordon-muddys-bake-shop.html
• After watching the videos, list three pieces of advice.
• Compare and Contrast what they suggest is the key to their success.

If you cannot watch the videos http://www.inc.com/magazine/20090701/how-to-start-a-t-shirt-company.html

Get three pieces of advice and summarize.

Warm Up 15 minutes:

• Think about and list five activities you are good at and are relevant to potential job opportunities. 

Through 30 minutes:

• Start Resume- Name, Address, Contact information, Objective, Skills, Activities.

Closing 10 minutes: Email Resume to partner and have partner critique resume.

Monday August 22, 2011 Business B4

Business
 Into 5 minutes:

• Objectives, Standards, Agenda, Attendance 

Warm Up 15 minutes:

• Think about and list five activities you are good at and are relevant to potential job opportunities. 

Through 30 minutes:

• Start Resume- Name, Address, Contact information, Objective, Skills, Activities.

Closing 10 minutes: Email Resume to partner and have partner critique resume.

Thursday August 18, 2011 Business Resume Project

 Tips and Tricks of Great Resumes Groups
1. Get to Groups of Four
2. Visit http://www.theresumebuilder.com/index.php
3. Scroll Down to find "Tips and Tricks of Great Resumes"
4. Each Group will be assigned a different reading section.

• How to write a resume successfully
• How to make a resume
• How to become a Master Resume Maker

Dos and Dont's Group
5. If you are assigned the Dos and Don'ts of Resume Writing
6. Visit http://www.theresumebuilder.com/resume_tips.php
7. Read the section

Cover Letter Group
8. If you are assigned Cover letter
9. Visit http://www.smartcoverletters.com/
10. Read the section click read more and read the rest

11. After reading, discuss with your group what you learned and create a 5 slide Keynote Presentation

• Introduction
• Three Main Slides
• Closing

12. After Presentations are done, make individual notes and talking points and be prepared to present making the presentation at least 5 minutes and no longer than 7 minutes.
13. Be prepared to present.

Tuesday August 9th, 2011 Webquest

Objective: Be able to identify the purpose of a passion, and how to make it your occupation

1. Open Pages Application 
2. Go to File---> Save As----> (name it Web-quest)

Answer: Why is it important to find your passion? (Write a paragraph)

3. Go to http://www.businessweek.com/print/managing/content/jul2009/ca20090717_436472.htm

• Read Article
•  "Making People Passionate About Their Work." 
• Three Things Interesting , Two Things you didn't understand, main point

4. Go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aM2-1qOp-_A&feature=related and watch the video FISH!Philosophy. Answers the questions:

• What is the Fish Philosophy?
• What are four pieces of advice for making a great work/ school environment?
• How can you bring a piece of the FISH Philosophy with you to the work/ school environment?

5. Complete the Survey http://checkoutacollege.com/ExploreCareers/InterestSurvey.aspx

• List Three Jobs Suggested after Survey
• Research Jobs- What do people of that profession do and how much do they get paid?

6. How did we meet our objective today?

7. Save Document and Email to Mr. Gaylord jgaylord@santarosaacademy.org

Resume

http://www.bc.edu/offices/careers/skills/resumes/whatisaresume.html

August 15, 2011 Monday U.S. History

Business Class
Into 5 minute: Attendance, Objectives, Agenda
Warm Up 10 minutes: Why is it important to base your paradigm off of principles? What are some principles important to you?
Sharing 20 minutes: Occupations and Passions
Resume 15 minutes
Closing 5 minutes

August 12, 2011 Business

Business B1
Into 5 minutes: Agenda, Objectives, and Attendance
Reading "How to Find Your Passion" 10 minutes http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/how-to-find-your-passion.html
Rank the most helpful to the least helpful #1-9 and write why 20 minutes
Introduce project 10 minutes.
Closing 5 minutes

Business 4 Class
Into 5 minutes: Attendance, Objective, Standards, Agenda
Prepare Presentation 10 minutes
Principle-Centered Paradigm What is a Principle Centered Paradigm? Why is it the best Paradigm? Which Paradigm do you find yourself find yourself falling into? 20 minutes
Homework 10 minutes
Closing 5 minutes

August 11, 2011 B1, August 10-11, 2011 B4 Business

Into 5 minutes: Agenda, Objectives, Attendance
Warm Up Review 10 minutes: 7 Habits of a Highly Effective Teen. How are the 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens Honorable?
Reading 15 minutes p. 6-13
Describe Paradigms of Life p.18-23 5 sections Describe skit 30 minutes
Activity 20 minutes: List 4 Hobbies, interests, and passions. Think of three occupations you think would fit that criteria.
Research 20 minutes: Begin to research occupations: 1. Job Description 2. Steps to becoming that occupation 3. Annual Salary 4. Why this job fits your criteria.
Closing 5 minutes

Tuesday August 9th, 2011 Business Period 4

Into 5 minutes: Objectives, Standards, Agenda and Attendance.
Warm Up 10 minutes: Why would having good habits and goals be important for becoming successful?
Activity 15 minutes: Passport
Read 20 minutes: Identify 7 Habits of an Effective Teen.
Closing 10 minutes

Tuesday August 9th, 2011 Business B1

Business B1 Class I
nto 5 minutes: Pledge, Agenda, greeting, standards, and objectives.
Warm Up 20 minutes: Write something Nobody else knows about you. Guess which fact belongs to which person.
Lecture 20 minutes: Who Am I, Rules and Expectations, class contracts, syllabus, Blog, Survey.
Activity 25 minutes: Passport
Read 20 minutes: Pages 3-11 Identify the 7 Habits of and Effective Teen.
Closing 10 minutes.

Monday August 8, 2011 Day 1

Business Class
Into 5 minutes- Greet Students, Attendance, Objectives and Standards, Essential Questions.
Warm Up 15 minutes- What were the three most exciting things you did this summer, collect one exciting thing from three different people not sitting next to you.
Share 10 minutes
Lecture 15 minutes- Who Am I, Rules and expectations, class contracts, syllabus.
Activity 15 minutes- Passport Activity
Closing

Course Requirements and Expectations

Expectations: Course Expectations include showing up to class on time, making up missed work within the week you are absent, putting a full effort into class activities, participating on a regular basis, sharing relevant information and ideas for discussion, and most importantly, respecting your fellow students and teacher. My goal is to make this class a community where students feel safe to share their ideas, thoughts, and opinions, so give the same respect to others as you would like to be given to you. I will give my utmost respect to all of you and I expect the same in return. I want this to be your favorite class and the best way to do that is to allow you to freely share your ideas in an environment that is welcoming.

Requirements: Grades will be calculated from a few different areas that will be weighted differently based on importance. These areas will include participation, journals, homework assignments, quizzes, tests, and projects; however, my goal is to give you ample time to do homework like activities in class, because my hope is that you absorb the material and learn it, rather than rushing through it at home and not be able to discuss it. This is why participation in class will be your key to success in this class. There will be no tricks, your success will come from being in class, listening and participating in each class activity to the best of your ability, I guarantee it.

What to do First?

1.Create a gmail account by going to gmail.com, clicking on new user, and creating a new username and password.

2. Go to http://www.blogger.com and use your new gmail account email as your new username for blogspot and create a new password. Then create a blogspot account and blog. Find my blog http://mrgushistory.blogspot.com and click on the follow button to follow my blog for news and homework assignments.

Supplies and Materials

Supplies for the Class:
1.Each student will be supplied with the text The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens.  This will be the book we will use to do most of our work out of and help us navigate through the complexities of the course.
2. Students must have a three ring binder to keep handouts and papers.
3. Each Student must buy two spiral notebooks for the class. If this is an economic hardship then I will workout some way to provide notebooks for those students. One notebook will be used for keeping notes and taken home daily for students to review. The second notebook will be used for writing daily journals answering discussion questions at the beginning of the day's lesson and left in the classroom.
4. Students should always come to class with a sharp pencil, or blue or black ink pen.
Optional- This class will have a lot of activities that include drawing and coloring, so it would be helpful if students brought in or had their own colored markers and or pencils.