Name: Brian Dawson
Date: 12/1/2014 - 12/5/2014
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
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: 4 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
Vocabulary: Literacy Week 15 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
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?
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
Materials & Resources: Computers, MicroType software, Syllabus, Parent Letter
Formative Assessment(s):
CONTENT AREA READING: Hightlight important steps or key terms
Instructional Procedures*: (includes mini-lessons) Lecture / Guided Notes
#1. Pre-Assessment
#2. Summarizing Key Concepts
#3. Summarizing New Skills
Other Evidence: teacher
observations
#4. Student Monitoring
#5. Graphic Organizers
#6. Peer Tutoring
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:
Procedures
Monday
 Warm-Up: Literacy
Journal Entry
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 No School - Thanksgiving
Break
 Complete Warm-Up
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Assignments
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Tuesday
 Warm-Up: Literacy Journal
Entry
 Discuss Ch.5 Vocabulary
and Concepts
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 Instruct students to
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Wednesday
Warm-Up: Literacy
Journal Entry
Discuss Ch.5 Vocab
and concepts
Instruct students to
complete Ch.5 Notes
Day 1
Show video clips of
current events in the
law and discuss
Thursday
 Warm-Up: Literacy Journal
Entry
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 Discuss Ch.5 Vocab and
complete Ch.5 Vocab
 Show video clips of current
events in the law and
discuss
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 Complete Warm-Up
 Listen and discuss Ch.5
Vocab and concepts
concepts
 Instruct students to
complete Ch.5 Notes Day 2
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Show video clips of current
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events in the law and
discuss
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 Complete Warm-Up
 Complete Warm-Up
 Listen and discuss Ch.5  Listen and discuss Ch.5
Vocab and concepts
Vocab and concepts
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 Complete Ch. 5 Vocab
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 Complete Ch.5 Notes
 Watch and discuss video
clips about current events
in the law
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Day 1
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 Watch and discuss
video clips about
current events in the
law
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I updated my teacher website.
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 Complete Ch.5 Notes Day 2
 Watch and discuss video
clips about current events in
the law
I updated my grades on edline.
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Friday
Warm-Up: Literacy Journal
Entry
Discuss Ch.5 Vocab and
concepts
Instruct students to complete
Ch.5 Notes Day 3
Show video clips of current
events in the law and discuss
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 Complete Warm-Up
 Listen and discuss Ch.5 Vocab
and concepts
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 Complete Ch.5 Notes Day 3
 Watch and discuss video clips
about current events in the
law
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