Name: Brian Dawson
Content Area: Business Law
Woodland Hills High School
Lesson Plans
Date: 12/17/2012 - 12/21/2012
Lesson Topic (Standard/Anchor):
NBEA- Business Law I --Basics of Law
Choose a National Standard:
Length of Lesson: 5 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
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?
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
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:
Assignments
Literacy Vocab
 Bus Law Journal Entry:
 Bus Law Journal Entry:
Literacy Vocab
Literacy Vocab
Literacy Vocab
 Administer Ch.5 Test
 Introduce and Discuss Ch.6
 Introduce and Discuss
 Discuss current events in
our society that pertain
to the law
concepts and terms
 Distribute Ch.6 Vocabulary
Handout for students to
complete
 Discuss current events in
our society that pertain to
the law

Ch.6 concepts and
terms
 Distribute Ch.6 Notes
Day 1 for students to
complete
 Bus Law Journal Entry:
 Bus Law Journal Entry:
Literacy Vocab
 Complete Ch.5 Test
Literacy Vocab
 Listen and discuss Ch.6
concepts and vocabulary
 Complete Ch.6 Vocab
Handout
 Discuss current events that
pertain to law
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 Discuss current events
that pertain to law
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 Discuss current events
in our society that
pertain to the law
 Bus Law Journal Entry:
Literacy Vocab
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 Bus Law Journal Entry:
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 Introduce and Discuss Ch.6
concepts and terms
 Distribute Ch.6 Notes Day 2
for students to complete
 Discuss current events in
our society that pertain to
the law

for students to complete
 Discuss current events in our
society that pertain to the
law
 Show video clip related to
Business Law
 Question and discuss legal
concepts depicted in the
video
 Bus Law Journal Entry:
 Show Journal for Literacy
Literacy Vocab
 Listen and discuss Ch.6
Listen and discuss Ch.6
concepts and vocabulary
concepts and
 Discuss current events that
vocabulary
pertain to law
Complete Ch.6 Notes
 Complete Ch.6 Notes Day 2
Day 1 Handout
Handout
Discuss current events 
that pertain to law
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I updated my teacher website.
 Journal Check: Literacy Vocab
 Distribute Ch.6 Notes Day 3
I updated my grades on edline.
Vocab credit
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 Complete Ch.6 Notes Day 3
Handout
 Discuss current events that
pertain to law
 Watch and analyze video clip
 Answer questions about the
video
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