Thursday, August 27th- 8th Grade- Purpose of Business- Goods vs. Services

	Archdale-Trinity Middle School Lesson Plan
Date: 08-27-2015

Teacher:	Witkowski
Lesson/Unit Topic:	Purpose of Business- Goods versus Services
Standards:	NCCTE.BU20.01.01 Understand the purpose and the functions of business.

“I Can…” Statement
I can decide between goods and services. I can tell you why people start businesses.	.

Literacy/Vocabulary Strategies (Word Wall)

Discuss Word Wall A good is a physical product that you sell.  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a1/Lille_Meert2.JPG

Bell-Ringer/Connecting Strategy

Get out your name tag. . On the piece of paper, write down 3 things you want.

Lesson-Instructional Strategies & Procedures for Teacher and Students (Detailed Plans Including Best Practices, Researched Based Strategies)

Guided Lesson:   @ Services vs. Goods https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hriOz9yl-Ro   @ Why start a business?   @ Functions of a business       Accounting        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cexULeQiCjA    O       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Trihh1raRjU    BBT @ Management https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfsRAZUnonI Why Gamers make Good ManagersHow many people have played World of Warcraft? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUtV0xgNLtM until 4:15 Independent Exercise: @ Save the Bell ringer template to your computer. @ Students will work in pairs to take notes on the Functions of business

Exit Activity #1  Do you agree that gamers manage multiple items? Why? Give an example.

Thursday, August 27- 7th Grade- Different Types of Presentations

	Archdale-Trinity Middle School Lesson Plan
Date: 08-27-2015

Teacher:	Witkowski
Lesson/Unit Topic:	PowerPoint Presentation Step 1
Standards:	PB-2 Procedure for developing a presentation

“I Can…” Statement
I can decide what type of presentation to use narrative, educational/informative or persuasive.

Literacy/Vocabulary Strategies (Word Wall)

Tab, Group, Ribbon, Multimedia, Informative, Persuasive, Narrative

Bell-Ringer/Connecting Strategy

1. Please get out your name tags. 2. If your name is on the board, finish the TAB/Group Worksheet. 3. Open a new PowerPoint and write down the names of the tabs File, Home, ________________________________

Lesson-Instructional Strategies & Procedures for Teacher and Students (Detailed Plans Including Best Practices, Researched Based Strategies)

Guided Lesson: 1.  Go to Computer/ Student Docs/ Witkowski folder/ PowerPoint folder/  PowerPoint Part 1 folder/ 1 Presentation Purpose PowerPoint Independent Exercise: 2. In pairs answer with the correct letter (a, b, c, d) after they are corrected, you wiill write the entire answer.                       LEAVE SPACE after the questions! 3. Go to Computer/ Student Docs/ Witkowski folder/ PowerPoint folder/  2 Presentation Procedures PowerPoint 4. Team Candy Challenge- Name the different ways that this PowerPoint is boring OR Name the different ways it could be better. Guided Practice continued: 5. Go to Computer/ Student Docs/ Witkowski folder/ PowerPoint folder/  3 How to Make Effective Presentations PowerPoint. 6. Using the Design techniques discussed in the PowerPoint create a 2 slide presentation on "You" :) 1st slide- What you like 2nd slide- What you don't like 7. Go to Computer/ Student Docs/ Witkowski folder/ PowerPoint folder/  4 Presentation Procedures Revised PowerPoint. @ Using the back of your Ribbon Worksheet, we are going to fill the blanks for the 10 steps of a presentation. Resources: Storyboard link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOeaC8kcxH0 Homework: Students need to decide for which ACADEMIC topic (Typing Posture/Technique, Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, or Math) they will create a PowerPoint presentation soon. We will be using the PowerPoint you create to learn different old and new features of PowerPoint 2010.

Higher Order Thinking Questions

What type of presentations are best for PowerPoint?

Student Technology/Differentiation

Students will use PowerPoint to learn about design.

Closure Strategy

Exit Activity#1: Presentation Purpose http://www.quia.com/rr/859688.html

Wednesday, August 26th Short Cut Links

If you are a 7th Grade Student, click here: http://wclassroom.blogspot.com/2015/08/wednesday-august-26th-7th-grade.html?_sm_au_=iVVHrMWJZtRkF44r


If you are a 8th Grade Student, click here:  http://wclassroom.blogspot.com/2015/08/wednesday-august-26th-8th-grade-purpose.html?_sm_au_=iVVHrMWJZtRkF44r

Wednesday, August 26th- 8th Grade- Purpose of Business- Needs versus Wants

	Archdale-Trinity Middle School Lesson Plan
Date: 08-26-2015

Teacher:	Witkowski
Lesson/Unit Topic:	Purpose of Business- Needs versus Wants
Standards:	NCCTE.BU20.01.01 Understand the purpose and the functions of business.

“I Can…” Statement
I can decide between needs and wants.	.

Literacy/Vocabulary Strategies (Word Wall)

Discuss Word Wall A need is something you need to survive. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flint_and_steel_fire

Bell-Ringer/Connecting Strategy

Get out your name tag. . On the piece of paper, write down 3 things you need to survive..

Lesson-Instructional Strategies & Procedures for Teacher and Students (Detailed Plans Including Best Practices, Researched Based Strategies)

Guided Lesson: @ Purpose of Business @ Consumer vs. Customer http://www.tutor2u.net/business/marketing/customers_consumers.asp @ Needs vs. Wants  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8P3sCooGg0 @ Services vs. Goods https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hriOz9yl-Ro @ Why start a business? @ Functions of a business Independent Exercise: @ Needs versus Wants Group Activity

Exit Activity #1 Was it easy or hard to get an agreement for your Needs vs. Wants project? Why?

Lesson Reflections

Wednesday, August 26th- 7th Grade- PowerPoint Ribbons, Tabs, and Groups

	Archdale-Trinity Middle School Lesson Plan
Date: 08-26-2015

Teacher:	Witkowski
Lesson/Unit Topic:	Presentation Basics With PowerPoint- Features and Appropriate Content
Standards:	PB-2 Procedure for developing a presentation

“I Can…” Statement	Criteria for Success-Formative/Summative Assessments
I can find the different PowerPoint Tabs and Groups. I can decide what is appropriate content for a PowerPoint presentation.	Students will be able to quickly find the PowerPoint features they need. Students will be able to decide what is appropriate content.

Literacy/Vocabulary Strategies (Word Wall)

Tab, Group, Ribbon, Multimedia, Informative, Persuasive, Narrative You are looking at the PowerPoint Ribbon You are looking at the Insert Tab You are looking at the Images Group http://adiestradorescastro.com/how-to-add-clipart-microsoft-word-mac

Bell-Ringer/Connecting Strategy

Pull out your name tag. Write 3 things you know about PowerPoint.

Lesson-Instructional Strategies & Procedures for Teacher and Students (Detailed Plans Including Best Practices, Researched Based Strategies)

Guided Lesson: 1. Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TR3gcCrTSzw 2. Review Tabs and Groups Independent Exercises: 3. Students may work in pairs to complete the      PowerPoint 2010 Tabs and Groups worksheet. 4. Go to Computer/ Student Docs/ Witkowski folder/ PowerPoint folder/  PowerPoint Part 1 folder/ 1 Presentation Purpose PowerPoint Homework: Students need to decide for which ACADEMIC topic (Typing Posture/Technique, Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, or Math) they will create a PowerPoint presentation soon. We will be using the PowerPoint you create to learn different old and new features of PowerPoint 2010.

Higher Order Thinking Questions

How can you navigate in PowerPoint to find the feature you are looking for?

Student Technology/Differentiation

Students will use PowerPoint for a feature scavenger hunt.

Closure Strategy

Exit Activity#1: Presentation Purpose http://www.quia.com/rr/859688.html

Tuesday, August 25th Short Cut Links

If you are a 7th Grade Student, click here: http://wclassroom.blogspot.com/2015/08/tuesday-august-25th-7th-grade-team-work_24.html?_sm_au_=iVV8kpVPNZ1HSjvP


If you are a 8th Grade Student, click here:  http://wclassroom.blogspot.com/2015/08/tuesday-august-25th-8th-grade-team-work.html?_sm_au_=iVV8kpVPNZ1HSjvP