North Carolina 6-Point Lesson Plan
Subject: BU20 Exploring Business
Grade: 8th
Teacher: L. E. Riggans
Topic: Classifying Businesses
Date:
June 25, 2015
NC Standard Course of Study Essential Standard:
1.01 Understand the purpose and functions of business, types, and classes of
businesses.
1.02 Compare the main types of business organizations.
1.03 Classify businesses as combination, product, and service.
NC Standard Course of Study Clarifying Objective:
Identify which businesses are service businesses, which businesses are product
businesses, and which businesses are combination businesses.
Activity
I. Focus and Review
(Establish prior
knowledge)
Description of Activities and
Setting
Welcome Back! As we review
our syllabus, let’s review the
old grading scale.
II. Statement (Inform
student of objectives)
We will review the new
grading scale and how it could
impact your grades.
III. Teacher Input
(Present tasks,
information, and
guidance)
Present the differences
between the two grading
scale. Explain the seven point
scale and ten point scale.
Materials and Time
Old Grading Scale
New Grading Scale
Computer/Overhead
Projector, and Smart
board/Markers
__5__minutes
Overhead Projector
PowerPoint Slides
New Grading Scale
__5_ minutes
Overhead Projector
PowerPoint Slides
Difference Chart
__10 minutes
IV. Guided Practice
(Elicit performance,
provide assessment
and feedback)
Have students calculate
actual grades to determine if
they will receive an A, B, C, D,
or F grades and discuss if the
letter grades would have been
the same on the old grading
scale.
LCD Projectors
Smart Board
Markers
__10
minutes
V. Independent
Practice -- Seatwork
and Homework
(Retention and transfer)
VI. Closure (Plan for
maintenance)
Have students calculate their
grade point average for the
class. Have students
determine if their grade are
better on the old or new
system and explain why.
Summarize
Questions and Answers
Recap the differences
between the new and the old
system.
Calculator
Assignment Grades
__10__minutes
__5__minutes