Name: Brian Dawson
Content Area: Business Law
Woodland Hills High School
Lesson Plans
Date: 11/26/2012 - 11/30/2012
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
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?
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
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:
Literacy Vocab
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 No School - Thanksgiving
Break
 Bus Law Journal Entry:
 Bus Law Journal Entry:
Literacy Vocab
Literacy Vocab
 Bus Law Journal Entry:
Literacy Vocab
 Discuss "Law of Torts" for
 Review Ch.4 "Law of
Ch.4 Day 7
 Students work on Ch.4 Day
7 Notes - "Law of Torts"
 Discuss concepts and
vocabulary
Torts" Activity 1
 Discuss concepts and
vocabulary
 Bus Law Journal Entry:
 Bus Law Journal Entry:
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 Journal Check: Literacy Vocab
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Activity 2
 Discuss concepts and
vocabulary
 Review Ch.4 "Law of Torts"
Activity 3
 Discuss concepts and
vocabulary

 Bus Law Journal Entry:
 Show Journal for Literacy
Literacy Vocab
 Listen and review Ch.4 "Law
of Torts" concepts and
vocabulary
 Complete Ch.4 Review
Acivity 2 and submit for
credit
Vocab credit
 Listen and review Ch.4 "Law
of Torts" concepts and
vocabulary

 Review Ch.4 "Law of Torts"

 Bus Law Journal Entry:
Literacy Vocab
Assignments
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 No School - Thanksgiving
Break
Literacy Vocab
 Listen and discuss Ch.4
"Law of Torts" concepts
and vocabulary
 Complete Ch.4 Day 7 Notes

Literacy Vocab

 Listen and review Ch.4
"Law of Torts"
concepts and
vocabulary
 Complete Ch.4 Review
Acivity 1 submit for
credit
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 Complete Ch.4 Review
Activity 3 and submit for
credit