Name: Brian Dawson
Content Area: Business Law
Woodland Hills High School
Lesson Plans
Date: 1/21/2013 - 1/25/2013
Lesson Topic (Standard/Anchor):
NBEA- Business Law I --Basics of Law
Choose a National Standard:
Length of Lesson: 4 days
Stage I – Desired Results
Big Ideas: Ethics, Morals, Law, US
5.1.C.A Analyze the purposes functions
of lawArticle, Amendment, Criminal
Constitution,
Choose a PA Standard:
Law, Civil Law, Torts
Choose a PA Standard:
Student Objectives (Competencies/Outcomes):
Students will be able to: define morality
define ethics, make ethical decisions
Complete Guided Notes from the book involving legal concepts
and vocabulary
make and share journal entries based on Business Law concepts
Analyze Business Law video clips
Do appropriate internet research related to content of Business
Law
Essential Questions: What is morality?
What are ethics?
How do we make ethical decisions?
How does ethics effect society?
What is "The Golden Rule?"
What is an article of the US Constitution?
What is an amendment to the US
Constitution?
What is criminal law?
What are some problems in society?
What is civil law?
What is a tort?
What is negligence?
What is jurisdiction?
What is evidence?
What is a trial?
Stage II – Assessment Evidence
Performance Task: Guided Notes, Journal Entries, Share Journal Entries, Quizzes, Tests, Research Projects
Understanding Goals (Concepts): Morality,
Ethics, Laws and Society, Making Ethical
Decisions, Understanding Criminal Law & Civil
Law
Vocabulary: Morality, Ethics, Society, Laws,
Greatest Good, Golden Rule, Constitution,
Article, Amendment, Criminal Law, Assault,
Burglary, Misdemeanor, Felony, Murder, Rape
Larceny, Robbery, Arson, Degree, Crimes Against
People, Crimes Against Property, Business
Crimes, White-collar crimes, Defenses, Society,
Domestic Abuse, Vandalism, Shoplifting,
Delinquent Child, Unruly Child, Tort, Intentional
Tort, Negligence, Nuisance, Duty of Care, Breach
of Duty, Strict Liability, Lawsuit, Injunction,
Remedy, Jurisdiction, Federal Courts, State
Courts, Supreme Court, Appellate Court, Trial
Procedures, Evidence, Jury, Arrest
Other Evidence: teacher
observations
Stage III – Learning Plan
Materials & Resources: Folders, Guided Notes, Business Law PPTs, Business Law Video
Formative Assessment(s):
clips
#1. Graphic Organizers
#2. Summarizing New Skills
#3. Summarizing Key Concepts
CONTENT AREA READING: Summarize the key skills learned in the lesson.
#4. Open Ended Questions
#5. Peer Tutoring
#6. Choose assessments:
Instructional Procedures*: (includes mini-lessons) Self Paced Learning, Individualized Instruction
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Active Engagements used:
#1. Note-Taking
#2. Graphic Organizers
Monday
Others:
Scaffolding used:
#1. Build Vocabulary
#2 .
Build on Prior Knowledge
Describe usage:
Tuesday
Wednesday
Others:
Describe usage:
Thursday
Friday
 Bus Law Journal Entry:
 Bus Law Journal Entry:
Literacy Vocab
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 No School - MLK Day
 Bus Law Journal Entry:
Literacy Vocab
 Bus Law Journal Entry:
Literacy Vocab
Literacy Vocab
 Administer Ch.6 Day 6
 Administer Ch.6 Day 7
Notes
 Discuss legal concepts and
vocabulary terms
 Discuss current events in
law
 Assign current event
assignment: Jodi Arias Trial
Notes
 Discuss legal concepts
and vocabulary terms
 Discuss current events
in law
 Assign current event
assignment: Jodi Arias
Trial
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 Administer Ch.6 Day 8 Notes
 Discuss legal concepts and
vocabulary terms
 Discuss current events in
law
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 Journal Check: Literacy Vocab
 Administer Ch.6 Day 9 Notes
 Discuss legal concepts and
vocabulary terms
 Discuss current events in law
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 Bus Law Journal Entry:
 Bus Law Journal Entry:
Literacy Vocab
Assignments
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Literacy Vocab
Listen and discuss legal
concepts and vocabulary
terms
Listen and discuss current
events
Complete Ch.6 Day 6 Notes
Work on current event
assignment
 Bus Law Journal Entry:
 Bus Law Journal Entry:
Literacy Vocab
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 Complete Ch.6 Day 7
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Notes
 Discuss current legal
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events
 Work on current event 
assignment
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I updated my teacher website.
Literacy Vocab
Complete Ch.6 Day 8 Notes
Listen and discuss current
events
Work on current event
assignment
Submit cuurent event
assignment
I updated my grades on edline.
 Show Journal for Literacy
Vocab credit
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 Complete Ch.6 Day 9 Notes
 Listen and discuss current
events
 Work on current event
assignment
 Submit cuurent event
assignment
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