Name: Doreen Tabb
Content Area: Entrepreneurship
Woodland Hills High School
Lesson Plans
Date: 10/14/2014
Stage I – Desired Results
Lesson Topic (Standard/Anchor):
Big Ideas: Understanding Entrepreneurial
Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening:
Trends, Learning to recognize Opportunity,
15.5.12.A Analyze personal choices
in preparation
NBEA- Entrepreneurship I -Entrepreneur Opportunity
Thinking
Creatively about Opportunity,
Choose a PA Standard:
Choose a National Standard:
Challenges to Creativity, Creative Sources
of Ideas
Student Objectives (Competencies/Outcomes):
Students will be able to:
make journal entries in Microsoft Word as their warm-up
activity
Take guided notes as a summary for class concepts
Create an electronic folder, save and retrieve files
Edit a document in Microsoft Word
Write essays about entrepreneurial concepts
Essential Questions: What are the current
entrepreneurial trends?
Length of Lesson: 4 days
Understanding Goals (Concepts):
Journal entries as warm-up activity
Saving appropriately & Retrieving files
Comprehending entrepreneurial and business
concepts
Research on famous entrepreneurs
Vocabulary: Literacy Week 2-3 Vocab
online business, services, outsourcing,strategic
alliance, corporate venture, innovation, niche
brainstorm, demographics, trade magazine,
specialty magazine, trade show, values, goodwill,
franchise, franchisee, franchisor, business broker
Stage II – Assessment Evidence
Performance Task: Guided Notes, Using the computer as a learning resource, Keyboarding Practice, Editing a document in
Microsoft Word, Research using internet
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
 No School
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Tuesday
 DO NOW: Literacy Journal
Entry "What are
demographics and how do
they affect business?'
Wednesday
 DO NOW: Literacy
Journal Entry "List 3
ways you can remove
roadblocks to
Thursday
 DO NOW: Literacy Journal
Entry "List 3 business
opportunities from todays.
current trends.
Friday
 DO NOW: Literacy Journal
Entry: "List 3 current
publications and Web sites
that can assist in determining
 Review Chapter 3.1
Assignments
 Instruct on Recognizing
Opportunities Database
Applications Assignment
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 Complete Do Now: Literacy
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 Complete the"Recognizing
Vocab Journal Entry"
Opportunities Database
Applications Assignment"
 Homework: bring in a
newspaper for tomorrow
 Review Notes and Concepts
creativity."
 Give students
newspaper and
instruct them to
develop ideas for
potential business
ventures based on the
articles, photos, and
ads
 Complete Do Now:
Literacy Vocab Journal
Entry "
 Complete Newspaper
assignment and report
out
 Discuss the results of
the Database
Applications problem

I updated my teacher website.
from Section 3.1
 Review 3.1
 Administer Ch.3.1 Quiz
 Complete Do Now
 Share journal entry

 Complete 3.1 Quiz

I updated my grades on edline.
what type of business to
start.
 Distribute 3.2 notes/vocab
guided notes
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 Complete Do Now
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 Read Pages 57-63
 Complete Guided notes