Tuesday, May 1, 2012, Business

Into 5 minutes: Standards, Objectives, Attendance, and Agenda

Objectives: SWBAT revise a cover letter, learn how to interview, describe the character trait, and identify basic economic concepts.

Warm Up 15 minutes: Describe how you will use determination to help finish this year.

Vocabulary 20 minutes: unskilled labor, semiskilled labor, skilled labor, and professional labor

Want Ads 20 minutes: Job Title, Pay, Location, Requirements.

Sharing Cover Letters 15 minutes: Five Corrections

Activity 20 minutes: 7 Habits of a Highly Effective Teen.

Closing 5 minutes: Review Objectives.

Monday, April 30, 2012, Business

Into 5 minutes: Standards, Objectives, Attendance, and Agenda
Objectives: SWBAT revise a cover letter, learn how to interview, describe the character trait, and identify basic economic concepts.
Warm Up 15 minutes: Describe how you will use determination to help finish this year.
Vocabulary 20 minutes: unskilled labor, semiskilled labor, skilled labor, and professional labor
Want Ads 20 minutes: Job Title, Pay, Location, Requirements.
Sharing Cover Letters 15 minutes: Five Corrections
Activity 20 minutes: 7 Habits of a Highly Effective Teen.
Closing 5 minutes: Review Objectives.

Friday, April 27, 2012, U.S. History

Into 5 minutes: Standards, Objectives, Attendance, and Agenda
Objectives: SWBAT present a current event, write a cover letter, and practice for an interview.
Warm Up 10 minutes: List three things you learned from the mock interview.
Share 10 minutes: Current Events with at least three people.
Writing 20 minutes: Finish Cover Letter
Interviews 20 minutes: Individuals meet with Mr. Gaylord in the back and work on interviewing.
Closing 5 minutes: Review Objectives. 

Wednesday, April 25, 2012, Business

Into 5 minutes: Standards, Objectives, Attendance, and Agenda
Objectives: SWBAT research a current event, create a cover letter, and identify the 7 Habits of a Highly Effective Teen.
Warm Up 15 minutes: What are the most important things for you to consider when looking for a job?
Reading 10 minutes: http://www.careercc.com/interv3.shtml Students will read tips to interviewing.
Mock Interview 20 minutes: Students will mock interview each other.
Writing 20 minutes: Cover Letters
Research 20 minutes: Current Events
Videos 10 minutes: Students will show their commercials on determination.
Closing 5 minutes: Review Objectives.

Monday, April 23, 2012, Business

Into 5 minutes: Standards, Objectives, Attendance, and Agenda
Objectives: SWBAT create a commercial based on determination and discuss the 7 Habits of a highly effective teen.
Warm Up 15 minutes: Where might you need to apply the character trait, determination the most in your life?
Partners 20 minutes: Students will get into partner groups and write a commercial on determination using google documents.
Filming 20 minutes: Students will have 20 minutes to film scripts.
Reading 10 minutes: p. 228- 231
Comic Life 20 minutes: p. 231-233 You are going to make it, and laugh or you will cry.
Closing 5 minutes: Review Objective. 

Thursday, April 19, 2012, Business

Into 5 minutes: Standards, Objectives, Agenda, and Attendance
Objectives: SWBAT create a resume, research current event, and identify the importance of the 7 Habits of a Highly Effective Teen.
Warm Up 15 minutes: Why is it important to do a perfect job on your resume and keep it updated?
Resume 30 minutes: Students will work on and complete their resume.
Research 20 minutes: Current Event
Reading 15 minutes: p. 216-218
Quick Skit 15 minutes: Students make a skit about their assigned section.
Closing 5 minutes: Review Objectives.


Resume Example: http://www.bestsampleresume.com/sample-student-resume/entry-level-student-resume.html

Wednesday, April 18, 2012, Business

Into 5 minutes: Standards, Objectives, Agenda, and Attendance
Objectives: SWBAT create a resume, research current event, and identify the importance of the 7 Habits of a Highly Effective Teen.
Warm Up 15 minutes: Why is it important to do a perfect job on your resume and keep it updated?
Resume 30 minutes: Students will work on and complete their resume.
Research 20 minutes: Current Event
Reading 15 minutes: p. 216-218
Quick Skit 15 minutes: Students make a skit about their assigned section.
Closing 5 minutes: Review Objectives.

Tuesday April 17, 2012, Business

Into 5 minutes: Standards, Objectives, Attendance, and Agenda
Objectives: SWBAT create a resume, and describe the character trait and the 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens.
Warm Up 20 minutes: Sell Determination
Reading 15 minutes: 7 Habits of a Highly Effective Teen
Comic Life 25 minutes: 7 Habits of a Highly Effective Teen
Review Quiz 10 minutes: Teacher will go over quiz with students.
Reading 15 minutes: http://www.dailywritingtips.com/resume-writing-tips/
Activity 25 minutes: Resume
Closing 5 minutes: Review Objectives.

Monday, April 16, 2012, Business

Into 5 minutes: Standards, Objectives, Attendance, and Agenda
Objectives: SWBAT create a resume, and describe the character trait and the 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens.
Warm Up 20 minutes: Sell Determination
Reading 15 minutes: 7 Habits of a Highly Effective Teen
Comic Life 25 minutes: 7 Habits of a Highly Effective Teen
Review Quiz 10 minutes: Teacher will go over quiz with students.
Reading 15 minutes: http://www.dailywritingtips.com/resume-writing-tips/
Activity 25 minutes: Resume
Closing 5 minutes: Review Objectives.

Wednesday, April 11, 2012, Business

Into 5 minutes: Standards, Objectives, Attendance, and Agenda
Objective: SWBAT research a current event, describe the character trait, identify why it is important to save.
Warm Up 20 minutes: Poster for Determination

1. Title
2. Picture
3. Slogan
4. Why its important to you and business

Reading 20 minutes: http://moneyfor20s.about.com/od/reasonsandwaystosave/tp/Top-7-Reasons-to-Save-Money.htm find a picture to represent each reason.

Sharing 10 minutes: Students will share their jobs and calculate how much they will earn a month.

Research 20 minutes: Students will research for apartment, and then calculate how much they will have left over.

Reading 15 minutes: 7 Habits of a Highly Effective Teen.

Research Current Event 10 minutes: Students will research current events.

Closing 5 minutes: Review Objectives.

Monday, April 9, 2012, Business

Into 5 minutes: Standards, Objectives, Attendance, and Agenda
Objectives: SWBAT understand the importance of saving.
Warm Up 15 minutes: Why is it important to save your money?
Vocabulary 20 minutes: Define, Picture, Significance- Savings, Certificate of Deposit, financial asset, financial system, pension, bond, capital market, money market, primary market, and secondary market.
Research 20 minutes: Find a job that you are interested in doing, how much it pays
Character Trait 20 minutes: Poem
Reading 15 minutes: 7 Habit of a Highly Effective Teen
Closing 5 minutes: Review Objectives.