Friday, December 15th- 8th Grade- Recording a Business Pitch

Archdale-Trinity Middle School Lesson Plan
Date: 12-15-2017

Teacher:	Witkowski
Lesson/Unit Topic:	The Entrepreneurial Process- Understanding the Business Plan
Standards:	NCCTE.BU20.03.03 Understanding the procedures and requirements of starting a business

“I Can…” Statement
I can create a pitch for my Business Plan.

Literacy/Vocabulary Strategies (Word Wall)

"A pitch typically takes the form of an entrepreneur or group of entrepreneurs presenting or describing their ideas to prospective investors. An elevator pitch is simply a very short pitch that distills the idea into a short summary that takes only as long as a short elevator ride."   http://articles.bplans.co.uk/starting-a-business/the-business-pitch/407  http://images.bossman.ng/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/business.png

Bell-Ringer/Connecting Strategy

1.  Go to wclassroom.blogspot.com  2.    Open your PITCH file

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

Guided Lesson:  @ Students will print their pitch files @ Miss W will go over instructions for recording a "pitch" You will plug in the webcam to the usb port You will plug in the headsets to the usb port You will make sure the audio is on high and not on mute You will go to All Programs You will choose Moviemaker CLICK ACCEPT CHOOSE WEBCAM You will aim the camera and choose record You will SAVE using your NAME in the file name to Student Docs- Exploring Business- A Business Pitch folder then either 1st period or 2nd period folder If you make more than one copy, make sure you  number them like   MissW1  then MissW2 etc.  Warning: You only have today to finish.  When we create the PowerPoint on Monday, you can decide which audio clips and/or pictures to use. pictures when saved will say snapshot  videos when saved will say capture @ 20 teenage entrepreneurs      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wky9cLHTc7g Top Ten Tips http://www.bossman.ng/2017/06/26/top-tips-for-a-perfect-business-pitch/ 1. Tell a story http://www.speakingthatconnects.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Why-Tell-a-Story.jpg 2. Give a solution to a problem https://www.featurepics.com/StockImage/20091206/problem-and-solution-stock-picture-1402249.jpg 3. Build credibility 4. Speak about target market http://evenesis.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/socialmedia-target-audience.jpg 5. What are your measures of success? 6. How do you have an edge over the competition? http://fridayposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/competitive-advantage-how-to-gain-edge-business-career-industry-gboyega-adedeji.jpg 7. Revenue (money) 8. Team skills 9. Investment 10. Answer questions? Independent Exercise:  @ Students should practice reading their Executive Summary out loud.      They should be able to pronounce all of the words easily. @  Students will turn this paragraph into their 45 to 60 second sales pitch. @ Students will not get a headset and webcam until Miss W has read your pitch.  @ Students will work in pairs and take turns with the equipment.

Exit Activity 1- All 5 Entrepreneurial Phases http://www.quia.com/rr/827311.html. Exit Activity 2- Business Plan Parts http://www.quia.com/rr/578371.html?AP_rand=1112252576 Exit Activity 3- Business Plan  https://www.quia.com/rr/1078129.html