Name: Brian Dawson
Content Area: Business Law
Woodland Hills High School
Lesson Plans
Date: 12/31/2012 - 1/4/2013
Lesson Topic (Standard/Anchor):
NBEA- Business Law I --Basics of Law
Choose a National Standard:
Length of Lesson: 3 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 apprpriate 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?
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
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
 Bus Law Journal Entry:
Literacy Vocab
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Literacy Vocab
Literacy Vocab
 Introduce and Discuss
Ch.6 concepts and
terms -"Steps in a Jury
Trial"
 Distribute Ch.6 Notes
Day 3 for students to
complete
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 Bus Law Journal Entry:
 Bus Law Journal Entry:
Literacy Vocab
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Literacy Vocab
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Assignments
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 Discuss current events
in our society that
pertain to the law
 Assign current event
about a recent jury
trial
 Bus Law Journal Entry:
Literacy Vocab
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 Listen and discuss Ch.6
concepts and
vocabulary
 Complete Ch.6 Notes
Day 3 Handout
 Discuss current events
that pertain to law
 Work on current event
assignment
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I updated my teacher website.
 Bus Law Journal Entry:
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 Introduce and Discuss Ch.6
concepts and terms
 Distribute Ch.6 Notes Day 4
for students to complete
 Discuss current events in
our society that pertain to
the law
 Review and discuss current
event assignment
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 Bus Law Journal Entry:
 Journal Check: Literacy Vocab
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 Discuss current events in our
society that pertain to the
law
 Distribute Ch.6 Notes Day 5
for students to complete
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 Show Journal for Literacy
Literacy Vocab
 Listen and discuss Ch.6
concepts and vocabulary
 Discuss current events that
pertain to law
 Complete Ch.6 Notes Day 4
Handout
 Work on current event
assignment

I updated my grades on edline.
Vocab credit
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 Complete Ch.6 Notes Day 5
Handout
 Discuss current events that
pertain to law
 Complete and submit current
event assignment
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