Name: Brian Dawson
Date: 3/16/2015 - 3/20/2015
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
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: 3 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 28 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
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?
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
Journal Entry
Assignments
Procedures
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Tuesday
 Warm-Up: Literacy Journal
Entry
 Discuss Ch.9 Vocabulary
and Concepts
 Discuss Ch.9 Vocab and

concepts
 Instruct students to
complete Ch.9 Notes Day 4
 Instruct students to
complete Ch.9 Notes Day  Show video clips of current
3
events in the law and
discuss
 Show video clips of
current events in the law
 Instruct students to work
and discuss
on March current event in
the law assignment
 Instruct students to work
on March current event in 
the law assignment

 Complete Warm-Up
 Complete Warm-Up

 Listen and discuss Ch.9
 Listen and discuss Ch.9
Vocab and concepts

Vocab and concepts
 Complete Ch.9 Notes Day  Complete Ch.9 Notes Day 4
 Watch and discuss video
3
clips about current events
 Watch and discuss video
in the law
clips about current events

work on March current
in the law
event in the law
 work on March current
assignment
event in the law

assignment
Wednesday
 Warm-Up: Literacy
Thursday
 Warm-Up: Literacy Journal
Journal Entry
 Discuss Ch.9 Vocab
and concepts
 Instruct students to
complete Ch.9 Quiz
 Show video clips of
current events in the
law and discuss
 Instruct students to
work on March
current event in the
law assignment

 Complete Warm-Up
 Listen and discuss Ch.9
Entry


 work on March
current event in the
law assignment
 Watch and discuss
video clips about
current events in the
law
Entry

 No School - Parent-Teacher
Conferences
 Complete Warm-Up
 Listen and discuss Ch.9
Vocab and concepts

 Complete Ch.9 Quiz

Friday
 Warm-Up: Literacy Journal
 No School - In-Service
 Complete Warm-Up
 Listen and discuss Ch.9 Vocab
Vocab and concepts

 Complete Ch.9 Notes
 Watch and discuss video
clips about current events in
the law

 work on March current
event in the law assignment
and concepts

 Complete Ch.9 Notes
 Watch and discuss video clips
about current events in the
law
 work on March current event
in the law assignment


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