Thursday, December 14th- 8th Grade- Business Pitches

Archdale-Trinity Middle School Lesson Plan
Date: 12-14-2017

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 Business Plan Project

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

Guided Lesson:  @ 20 teenage entrepreneurs      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wky9cLHTc7g 2nd period starts at 4:57 @ Miss W will go over making a "pitch" 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? 2014 Elevator Pitch Winner, University of Dayton Business Plan Competition https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xn88qYx0OQ 2015 Elevator Pitch Winner, University of Dayton Business Plan Competition https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKHg1wOsZx0 Duke Start-Up Challenge: The Elevator Pitch Finals https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otuZlMa5Rmc start at 15:25 books,  17:36 meal, stop at 19:45 start at 44:26 using games to learn, stop at 46;00          Independent Exercise:  @ Students should practice reading their Executive Summary out loud.        They should be able to pronounce all of the words easily.   @  Students will be turning this paragraph into their 30 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