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.