Friday, February 2, 2018

Monday, February 5th- 7th Grade- Word Ribbon

Archdale-Trinity Middle School
Lesson Plan
Date: 02-05-2018


Teacher:
Witkowski

Lesson/Unit Topic:
Understanding Word formatting skills- header, footer, paragraph formats

Standards:
Understanding Word formatting skills



“I Can…” Statement
Criteria for Success-Formative/Summative Assessments
I can format a paragraph


Literacy/Vocabulary Strategies (Word Wall)


selecting Browse to look for a file to open


Bell-Ringer/Connecting Strategy

1. Open a Word document -
    Go to Application folder- 
    then MS Office folder- 
    then click on Word 2016 software
    choose the Blank document

2. Go to wclassroom.blogspot.com


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

Guided Lesson:
https://www.gcflearnfree.org/word2016/text-basics/1/
Review Word Vocabulary Terms
footer
header
landscape
orientation
portrait
spell check
word processing

Opening Paragraph Unit:
:                    

                                           1.  Go to Applications folder
                      2. Scroll and Click on Student Docs folder 
                      3. Click on  Witkowski 2017  folder 
                      4. Click on Word Processing folder
                      5. Double Click on 1 Paragraph Formats PowerPoint

@ Miss W will explain several Word Vocabulary terms:
     @ Horizontal and vertical spacing- invitations
     @ Header- in the top margin
     @ Footer- in the bottom margin
     @ Block Paragraph- letters and memos
     @ Indented Paragraph- reports and books
     @ Hanging Indent Paragraph- bibliographies 
                           @ Tab- to indent for a paragraph
                           @ Backspace- to delete spaces or a tab 
                           @ Menu bar- used to format paragraphs
Independent Exercise
@ Explain about creative commons clip art
https://search.creativecommons.org/
If time: 

@ Students will create an invitation by using horizontal and vertical centering
     - use block style format
     - use the header for clip art
     - use the footer for clip art
     - practice inserting a text box for vertical clip art
@ Students will work together on Exit Activity 1.





Higher Order Thinking Questions

How are documents formatted?

Student Technology/Differentiation

Students will format a Word document

Closure Strategy

Exit Activity 1  Paragraph formatting
http://www.quia.com/rr/1048604.html

Monday, February 5th- 8th Grade- Goods vs Service and the Accounting Function

Archdale-Trinity Middle School
Lesson Plan
 
Date: 02-05-2018



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 explain the accounting function
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. 
Bell-Ringer/Connecting Strategy

1. Go to http://wclassroom.blogspot.com



2. On your desktop open the 1.01 Purpose of Business file in your folder

3. You need a pencil or pen

Lesson-Instructional Strategies & Procedures for Teacher and Students
(Detailed Plans Including Best Practices, Researched Based Strategies)
Guided Lesson:
@ Let's review from Friday 

@ Purpose of Business is to fulfill the needs and wants of consumers.



@ Goods versus Services https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hriOz9yl-Ro

@ Review Why start a business?

@ Functions of a business

@ Accounting

@Accounting- writing payroll checks and purchasing inventory
https://www.moneyinstructor.com/docs/pdf/checkspage.pdf 


Let's pretend you are the New England Patriot's Accountant
and you need to write three checks. 


1. You need to write a payroll check to Tom Brady for
1 million
 dollars.

Date should be                    1/30/2017
Pay to the Order should be Tom Brady
$ amount should be             $1,000,000
Written amount should be    one million dollars
For should be                       salary



2. You need to purchase inventory, a new player needs a NFL team uniform,
from the NFL Clothing Store for $2000

Date should be                    1/30/2017
Pay to the Order should be NFL Clothing Store
$ amount should be             $2,000
Written amount should be    two thousand dollars
For should be                       team uniform



3. You need to pay taxes to the United States Treasury for 2 million dollars
                      Date should be                    1/30/2017
Pay to the Order should be United States Treasury
$ amount should be             $2,000,000
Written amount should be    two million dollars
For should be                       taxes



@Accounting- preparing income statements that show profit and loss
http://study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-an-income-statement-purpose-components-format.html




Non-monetary Accountant activity?
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Trihh1raRjU


Click on this link.
http://www.forbes.com/lists/2011/30/nfl-valuations-11_New-England-Patriots_307338.html

What is the revenue for the owner of the New England Patriots?

What is the players expense?




@ Accounting- preparing cash balance sheets that show money and assets
http://study.com/academy/lesson/the-balance-sheet-purpose-components-format.html (stop at 2:30)

sample of a cash balance sheet https://qbservices.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Figure4.png


What are the assets for the New England Patriots?

@Why Gamers make Good ManagersHow many people have played World of Warcraft? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUtV0xgNLtM until 4:15

Independent Exercise:

@ Students will work in pairs to take notes on the Functions of business for accounting and management

@Review of Needs/Wants, Goods/Services/Why start a business and the accounting function https://kahoot.it/#/

 Do you agree that gamers manage multiple items? Why? Give an example.

Thursday, February 1, 2018

Friday, February 2nd Short Cut Links

Click here if you are a 8th Grade Student     http://wclassroom.blogspot.com/2018/02/friday-february-2nd-8th-grade-needs.html?_sm_au_=iVVrSD1qfbSjftZj


Click here if you are a 7th Grade Student      http://wclassroom.blogspot.com/2018/02/friday-february-2nd-7th-grade-finish.html?_sm_au_=iVVrSD1qfbSjftZj

Friday, February 2nd- 7th Grade- Finish Thesaurus Assignment

Archdale-Trinity Middle School
Lesson Plan
 
Date: 02-02-2018



Teacher:
Witkowski

Lesson/Unit Topic:
MS Word Ribbon

Standards:
1.00 Understand and apply Word Processing features



“I Can…” Statement

I can use a thesaurus.




Literacy/Vocabulary Strategies (Word Wall)
Bell-Ringer/Connecting Strategy
1. Go to the folder on your Desktop and open your Thesaurus file.



2. Go to wclassroom.blogspot.com

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

@ Miss W review Thesaurus lesson

Independent Exercise:
@ Students will complete the Thesaurus lesson


Are you more motivated to study?

Friday, February 2nd- 8th Grade- Needs versus Wants

Archdale-Trinity Middle School
Lesson Plan
 
Date: 02-02-2018


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.
A hybrid style fire
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flint_and_steel_fire
Bell-Ringer/Connecting Strategy

1 On the piece of paper, write down 3 things you need to survive..

2. Go to your desktop and open your folder. Open 1.01 Purpose of Business PowerPoint

3. You need a pen or pencil

Lesson-Instructional Strategies & Procedures for Teacher and Students
(Detailed Plans Including Best Practices, Researched Based Strategies)
Guided Lesson
@ Save 1.01 Bellringer for Purpose and Functions file to your lunch number

@ Purpose of Business is to fulfill the needs and wants of consumers.



Independent Exercise:
@ Needs versus Wants Group Activity

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