Thursday, January 12, 2012, Business

Into 5 minutes: Standards, Objectives, Attendance, Pledge of Allegiance, Agenda
Standards: 12.1 Understand Basic Economic Concepts
Warm Up 15 minutes: Review following Key terms:

1. Business
2. Economics
3. Scarcity 
4. Land, Labor, Capital
5. Goods
6. Services
7. Durable Goods
8. Nondurable Goods
9. Capital Goods
10. Consumer goods

Cost Analysis 20 minutes: How much will it cost to make one unit? How much can you sell it for? How much can you expect to make? Is it profitable?

Keynote Presentation 20 minutes:

1. Title/ Name of Business
2. Business Abstract
3. Start Up Cost Breakdown
4. Cost of Product and number sold to reach start up costs
5. Profit Projection
6. Conclusion.

Review 25 minutes: Describe the importance of each one in two sentences for each. Describe how they each relate in a final paragraph. 

1. The Personal Bank Account
2. Habit 1- Be Proactive
3. Habit 2- Begin with the End in Mind
4. Habit 3- Put First Things First
5. The Relationship Bank Account

Closing 5 minutes: Review Objectives.

Wednesday, January 11, 2012, Business

Tuesday, January 10, 2012, Business

Into 5 minutes: Standards, Objectives, Attendance, Pledge of Allegiance,  and Agenda.
Standards: Students understand basic economic principles.
Objectives: SWBAT describe basic economic concepts and create a presentation displaying those principles.
Character Trait 20 minutes: Responsibility Acrostic Poem. Class Poem
Warm Up 15 minutes: Describe to the best of you knowledge a good and a service as it pertains to business.
Mini Lecture 15 minutes; Goods: Durable, Nondurable, Consumer, and Capital, Services
Poster 25 minutes: Groups of Four Durable Goods, Nondurable goods, Services- Circle Consumer Goods, and square capital goods.
Research 20 minutes: $100 Start up costs: Describe How many units you will need to sell to pay for start up costs.
Keynote Presentation 20 minutes:

1. Title/ Name of Business
2. Business Abstract
3. Start Up Cost Breakdown
4. Cost of Product and number sold to reach start up costs
5. Profit Projection
6. Conclusion.

Closing 5 minutes: Review Objectives. 

Tuesday, January 10, 2012, Business

Into 5 minutes: Standards, Objectives, Attendance, Pledge of Allegiance,  and Agenda.
Standards: Students understand basic economic principles.
Objectives: SWBAT describe basic economic concepts and create a presentation displaying those principles.
Character Trait 20 minutes: Responsibility Acrostic Poem. Class Poem
Warm Up 15 minutes: Describe to the best of you knowledge a good and a service as it pertains to business.
Mini Lecture 15 minutes; Goods: Durable, Nondurable, Consumer, and Capital, Services
Poster 25 minutes: Groups of Four Durable Goods, Nondurable goods, Services- Circle Consumer Goods, and square capital goods.
Research 20 minutes: $100 Start up costs: Describe How many units you will need to sell to pay for start up costs.
Keynote Presentation 20 minutes:

1. Title/ Name of Business
2. Business Abstract
3. Start Up Cost Breakdown
4. Cost of Product and number sold to reach start up costs
5. Profit Projection
6. Conclusion.

Closing 5 minutes: Review Objectives. 

Monday, January, 9, 2012, Business

Into 5 minutes: Standards, Objectives, Attendance, and Agenda
Standards: Standards: 12.1 Students understand common economic terms and concepts and economic reasoning.
Warm Up 15 minutes: Why is it important when creating a business to ask these three questions: What to Produce, How to Produce, For Whom to Produce?
Comic Life 20 minutes: Finish Small Business Comic Life on What to Produce, How to Produce, For Whom to Produce? and have students add Land, Labor, and Capital. 
Writing 15 minutes: Write a paragraph describing your business and why people would want to buy this product. 
Sharing 20 minutes: Have students meet five other entrepreneurs and try to sell them their ideas. Have students collect three companies that rank: Best, Most Creative, and least liked.
Writing and sharing 20 minutes: Students write why they ranked those three companies they chose to focus on the way they did.
Reflection 10 minutes: Write three things that could improve your business and make it more of a reality.
Closing 5 minutes: Review Objectives 

Friday, January 6, 2011, Business

Into 5 minutes: Standards, Objectives, Attendance, and Agenda
Objectives: SWBAT pitch their business in an affective manner.
Warm Up 15 minute: Write a paragraph describing the what your business is and why someone would want to buy your good or service.
Meet and Greet 20 minutes: Meet at least five different entrepreneur and sell them on your business idea.
Closing 5 minutes: Write a paragraph on two of your favorite business ideas you heard.

Tuesday, January 5, 2012

Into 5 minutes: Standards, Objectives, Agenda, Attendance, Pledge of Allegiance.
Objectives: SWBAT describe the importance of making economic choices and how it goes hand in hand with business.
Warm Up 15 minutes: Write a paragraph on the importance of being responsible.
Inquiry 15 minutes: Please describe to the best of your ability what is Economics and the phrase there is no such thing as a free lunch.
Lecture 15 minutes: Scarcity and questions for production.
Inquiry 15 minutes: What is an Entrepreneur?
Comic Life 30 minutes: What to Produce? How to Produce? and for Whom to Produce?
Comic Life 20 minutes: Land, Labor, Capital
Closing 5 minutes: Review Objectives.

Tuesday, January 3, 2011, Business

Into 5 minutes: Standards, Objectives, Attendance, Pledge of Allegiance, and Agenda
Objectives: SWBAT identify the importance of business and how it applies to everyday life.
Introductory Paragraph 15 minutes: Write a Paragraph describing yourself

• Name
• Hobbies
• what you would like to be doing in four years (specific) 

Introduction 10 minutes: Meet three people and read introductory paragraphs to them and exchange emails.

Warm Up 15 minutes: Using prior knowledge, what is business?
Reading 20 minutes: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Business

• Read five definitions of Business and write them down in your notes.

Activity 25 minutes: List 10 goals you have for this semester and write three sentences for each describing how you will achieve your goals.

Groups 20 minutes: Groups of five Read goals to one another and provide feedback.

Closing 5 minutes: Review Objectives.