Name: Brian Dawson
Date: 2/3/2014 - 2/7/2014
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
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 5 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
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:
Procedures
Describe usage:
Monday
 Warm-Up: Literacy
Journal Entry
Tuesday
 Warm-Up: Literacy Journal
Entry
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 Distribute and collect
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 Distribute and collect
student folders
 Discuss Ch.5 concepts and
vocabulary and current
events in the law
 Distribute and instruct
students to complete
Ch.5 Review Day 1

 Assess student progress
 Assess Ch.5 Review Day 1
student folders
 Discuss Ch.5 concepts and
vocabulary
 Discuss current events in
the law
 Instruct students to
complete Ch.5 Review Day
2
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 Assess student progress
 Assess Ch.5 Review Day 2
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Wednesday
 Warm-Up: Literacy
Journal Entry
 Distribute and collect
student folders
Thursday
 Warm-Up: Literacy Journal
Entry
 Distribute and collect
student folders

 Review Ch.5 concepts

and vocab
 Instruct student to
complete and submit
Ch.5 Review Day 1&2
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 Distribute "You Be the
Judge Case 3" and
instruct students to
read the case and
begin working on it
 Collect YBTJ Case 3
from students to be
redistributed
tomorow
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 Assess student
progress
 Administer Ch.5 Test
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 Redistribute "You Be the
Judge Case 3" and instruct
students to read the case
and continue working on it

 Collect YBTJ Case 3 from
students to be redistributed
tomorow

 Assess student progress

 Assess Ch.5 Test
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Friday
Warm-Up: Literacy Journal
Entry
Distribute and collect student
folders
Redistribute "You Be the
Judge Case 3" for students to
complete and submit for
credit
Assess student progress
Assess YBTJ Case 3
Assignments
 Complete Warm-Up
 Listen and discuss Ch.5
concepts and vocab,
current events

 Work on and complete
Ch.5 Day 1
 Submit for credit
 Complete Warm-Up

 Listen and discuss Ch.5
 Complete Warm-Up

 Complete Ch.5 Review
concepts and current
Day1&2 submit for
events
credit
 Work on and complete Ch.5  Read and begin work
Review Day 2
on "You Be the Judge
Case 3"
 Submit for credit
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I updated my teacher website.
 Complete Warm-Up

 Complete Ch.5 Test

 Continue work on "You Be
the Judge Case 3"
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
I updated my grades on edline.
 Complete Warm-Up

 Complete and submit "You
Be the Judge Case 3"
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