Name: Brian Dawson
Date: 5/4/2015 - 5/8/2015
Lesson Topic (Standard/Anchor):
NBEA- Business Law I --Basics of Law
Choose a National Standard:
Content Area: Business Law
Woodland Hills High School
Lesson Plans
Stage I – Desired Results
Big Ideas: Class Rules, Class Syllabus,,
5.1.C.A Analyze the purposes functions
law Journal Entries, WHHS
Internetof
Safety,
Choose a PA Standard:
Internet Policy, Student Questionaire,
Choose a PA Standard:
Ethics, Law, Society, 9/11, Criminal Law,
Problems in Society, Torts, Dual Court
System, Contract Law, Commercial
Transactions
Student Objectives (Competencies/Outcomes):
Students will be able to:
make journal entries in Microsoft Word as their warm-up
activity
Create an electronic folder, save and retrieve files
Take guided notes as a summary of class concepts
Edit a document in Microsoft Word
Do online research and create a summary presentation on 9/11
Analyze and discuss legal concepts
Essential Questions: What are the class
rules?
What does "Internet Safety mean?
Length of Lesson: 5 days
Understanding Goals (Concepts):
Journal entries as warm-up activity
WHHS Internet Policy understanding
Editing a doucument in Microsoft Word
Saving appropriately & Retrieving files
Morals, Ethics, The Greatest Good, The Golden
Rule, How laws developed in society
Commemorate 9/11
Analyze Criminal Law
Analyze Court Structure
Analyze Contracts
Vocabulary: Literacy Week 35 Vocab
Editing, Saving, Folder, Student Questionaire,
Download, Internet Safety, Morality, Ethics,
Constitution, Law, Common Law, Precedent,
Statutes, Legislature, Society, Criminal Law,
Crime, Felony, Misdemeanor, Prosecutor,
Sentence, Problems in Society, Alcohol and Drug
Abuse, Domestic Violence, Vandalism, Public
Policy, Rehabilitation, Torts, Battery, Assault,
Robbery, Burglary, White-collar crimes,
Nuisance, Defamation, Negligence, Breach of
Duty, Proximate Cause, Strict Liability,
Jurisdiction, Contract, Valid, Void, Express,
Implied, Offer, Acceptance, Unilateral, Bilateral,
Counter, Mistake, Material Fact, Fraud, Rescind,
Duress, Sale, UCC, Code
What is the WHHS Internet Policy and why
is it important?
What is morality? What are Ethics?
What is law? What is Common Law?
What is a statute?
What is "The Greatest Good?" What is
"The Golden Rule?"
What events occurred on 9/11/2001?
What is Criminal Law?
What is a Tort?
What is the court structure of the US?
What is a contract?
What is a sale?
Stage II – Assessment Evidence
Performance Task: Guided Notes, Using the computer as a learning resource, Keyboarding Practice, Editing a document in
Microsoft Word
Stage III – Learning Plan
Other Evidence: teacher
observations
Materials & Resources: Computers, MicroType software, Syllabus, Parent Letter
Formative Assessment(s):
CONTENT AREA READING: Hightlight important steps or key terms
#1. Pre-Assessment
#2. Summarizing Key Concepts
#3. Summarizing New Skills
#4. Student Monitoring
#5. Graphic Organizers
#6. Peer Tutoring
Instructional Procedures*: (includes mini-lessons) Lecture / Guided Notes
Active Engagements used:
#1. Note-Taking
#2. Graphic Organizers
Others: Using
the computer, software and
internet as learning resources
Scaffolding used:
#1. Guided Notes
#2 . Build Vocabulary
Others: Build
on prior knowledge
Describe usage:
Describe usage:
Monday
 Warm-Up: Literacy
Procedures
Journal Entry
Entry


 Discuss Ch.16 Vocabulary
 Discuss Ch.16 Vocab and
concepts
 Instruct students to
complete Ch.16 Notes
Day 4
 Show video clips of
current events in the law
and discuss
 Instruct students to work
on May current event in
the law assignment

 Complete Warm-Up

 Instruct students to

Assignments
Tuesday
 Warm-Up: Literacy Journal
 Listen and discuss Ch.16
Vocab and concepts
 Complete Ch.16 Notes
Day 4
 Watch and discuss video
clips about current events
in the law
 work on May current
event in the law
assignment
and Concepts
complete Ch.16 Notes Day
5
 Show video clips of current
events in the law and
discuss
 Instruct students to work
on May current event in
the law assignment

 Complete Warm-Up
 Listen and discuss Ch.16
Vocab and concepts

 Complete Ch.16 Notes Day
5
 Watch and discuss video
clips about current events
in the law
 work on May current event
in the law assignment

Wednesday
 Warm-Up: Literacy
Thursday
 Warm-Up: Literacy Journal
Journal Entry
 Discuss Ch.16 Vocab
and concepts
 Instruct students to
complete Ch.16 Quiz
 Show video clips of
current events in the
law and discuss
 Instruct students to
work on May current
event in the law
assignment

 Complete Warm-Up
 Listen and discuss
Ch.16 Vocab and
concepts

 Complete Ch.16 Quiz

 work on May current
event in the law
assignment
 Watch and discuss
video clips about
current events in the
Friday
 Warm-Up: Literacy Journal
Entry

 Discuss Ch.16 Vocab and
concepts
 Instruct students to
complete Ch.16 Notes Day 6
 Show video clips of current
events in the law and
discuss
 Instruct students to work on
May current event in the
law assignment

 Complete Warm-Up
 Listen and discuss Ch.16
Entry
 Discuss Ch.16 Vocab and
concepts
 Instruct students to complete
Ch.16 Review Day 1
 Show video clips of current
events in the law and discuss
 Instruct students to work on
May current event in the law
assignment

 Complete Warm-Up
 Listen and discuss Ch.16
Vocab and concepts

 Complete Ch.16 Notes Day
6
 Watch and discuss video
clips about current events in
the law

 work on May current event
in the law assignment
Vocab and concepts

 Complete Ch.16 Review Day 1
 Watch and discuss video clips
about current events in the
law
 work on May current event in
the law assignment

law
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