Tuesday, December 19th- 8th Grade- Create PowerPoint for Business Pitch

Archdale-Trinity Middle School Lesson Plan
Date: 12-19-2017

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.   Go to Applications, then Microsoft Office,          then open a new PowerPoint

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

Guided Lesson:  Students will create a PowerPoint for their business pitch Your Name Your Business Name What items you sell?  1 to 3 slides (depending on how many video clips) Need animations and transitions CITATIONS must be used for any images pictures when saved will say snapshot  videos when saved will say capture SAVE TO STUDENT DOCS                  WITKOWSKI FOLDER                  EXPLORING BUSINESS FOLDER                                   A BUSINESS PITCH FOLDER                  1ST OR 2ND PERIOD                  THE FOLDER WITH YOUR NAME ON IT  Students will gently take down their food truck flyers, business cards, and menus and place them in the white envelope with their business plans Write your name on the envelope and place it vertically in your crate folder.  Students will complete exit activity 2 on their own.  @ 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