Name: Brian Dawson
Date: 3/17/2014 - 3/21/2014
Lesson Topic (Standard/Anchor):
NBEA- Business Law I --Basics of Law
Choose a National Standard:
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, Criminal Law,
Problems in Society, Court System, Trial
Procedures, Contracts
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
Discuss legal concepts
Complete Current Event assignments that have to do with law
Work in small groups for Case Studies in the law
Essential Questions: What are the class
rules?
What does "Internet Safety mean?
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 is Criminal Law?"
Elements of a crime?
What is the difference between a felony
and a misdemeanor?
Examples of Felonies and Misdemeanors?
What are some problems in society?
Why is there violence in society?
What is domestic violence?
What is public policy?
What is addiction?
What is rehabilitation?
What is due process?
What is a tort?
What is the court system and how is it
structured?
Content Area: Business Law
Length of Lesson: 5 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, Court
System
Vocabulary: Literacy Week Vocab
Editing, Saving, Folder, Student Questionaire,
Download, Internet Safety, Morality, Ethics,
Constitution, Law, Common Law, Precedent,
Statutes, Legislature, Society, Criminal Law,
Crime, Prosecutor, Defendant, Felony,
Misdemeanor, Murder, Assault, Burglary,
Robbery, Sentence, Public Policy, Problems in
Society, Addiction, Violence, Vandalism,
Domestic Violence, Delinquent, Unruly Child,
Rehabilitation, Property, Shoplifting, Due
Process, Tort, Nuisance, Trespass, Deceit,
Conversion, Defamation, Distress, Court System,
General Court, Intermediate Court, Appellate
Court, Supreme Court, Complaint, Answer,
Verdict, Judgment, Arrest, Bail, Indictment,
Grand Jury, Arraignment, Evidence, Contract,
Valid, Void, Implied, Bilateral, Unilateral, Offer,
Acceptance, Counter Offer
What is a contract?
Stage II – Assessment Evidence
Performance Task: Guided Notes, Using the computer as a learning resource, Keyboarding Practice, Editing a document in
Microsoft Word
Other Evidence: teacher
observations
Stage III – Learning Plan
Materials & Resources: Computers, MicroType software, Syllabus, Parent Letter
Formative Assessment(s):
#4. Student Monitoring
#5. Graphic Organizers
#6. Peer Tutoring
#1. Pre-Assessment
#2. Summarizing Key Concepts
#3. Summarizing New Skills
CONTENT AREA READING: Hightlight important steps or key terms
Instructional Procedures*: (includes mini-lessons) Lecture / Guided Notes
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:
Monday
 Warm-Up: Literacy
Journal Entry
 Warm-Up: Literacy Journal
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 Distribute and collect
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 Distribute and collect
student folders
Procedures
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 Introduce and discuss
Ch.7 concepts and vocab
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 Instruct students to work
on and complete Ch.7
Vocab
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 Provide time for students
to complete Ch.6 Test if
more time is needed
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 Assess Ch.6 Test and Ch.7
Vocab
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Tuesday
Wednesday
 Warm-Up: Literacy
Entry
Journal Entry
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 Distribute and collect
student folders
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 Introduce and discuss Ch.7
vocab and concepts
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 Instruct students to work
on and comlete Ch.7 Notes
Day 1
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 Discuss current events in
the law
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 Assess Ch.7 Notes Day 1
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Thursday
 Warm-Up: Literacy Journal
student folders
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 Discuss Ch.7 concepts
and vocab
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 Instruct students to
work on and complete
Ch.7 Notes Day 2
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 Discuss current events
in the law
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 Assess Ch.7 Notes Day
2
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Friday
 Warm-Up: Literacy Journal
Entry
 Distribute and collect
Entry
 Distribute and collect student
student folders
 Distribute YBTJ Case 5 and
discuss the case
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 Instruct students to begin
work on You be the Judge
Case 5
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 Collect YBTJ Case 5
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 Assess progress on YBTJ
Case 5
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folders
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 Redistribute YBTJ Case 5 and
discuss the case
 Instruct students to work to
completion on YBTJ Case 5
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 Assess YBTJ Case 5
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Assignments
 Complete Warm-Up
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 Complete Ch.6 Test
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 Complete Ch.7 Vocab
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 Complete Warm-Up
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 Complete Ch.7 Notes Day 1
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 Discuss current events in
the law
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 Complete Warm-Up
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 Complete Ch.7 Notes
Day 2
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 Discuss current events
in the law
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 Complete Warm-Up
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 Work on YBTJ Case 5
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I updated my teacher website.
I updated my grades on edline.
 Complete Warm-Up
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 Work on YBTJ Case 5