Entrepreneurship Day 4

Bellwork: None, in the computer lab

Objectives: 

• Identify and discuss the common characteristics of people who become entrepreneurs
• Rate the importance of specific characteristics to the success of entrepreneurs
• Compare their rating of specific characteristics with the rating of specific characteristics the rating given by entrepreneurs
• Evaluate themselves in terms of the characteristics common to entrepreneurs

Activity: Work on Entrepreneur Project *Individuals will be given specific tasks. In the computer lab today. 

Homework: None.

Absent? Review the worksheets below and be ready to present your part of the project on Wednesday/Thursday. 

Entrepreneurship Day 3

Bellwork: None, in the computer lab

Objectives: 

• Identify and discuss the common characteristics of people who become entrepreneurs
• Rate the importance of specific characteristics to the success of entrepreneurs
• Compare their rating of specific characteristics with the rating of specific characteristics the rating given by entrepreneurs
• Evaluate themselves in terms of the characteristics common to entrepreneurs

Activity: Work on Entrepreneur Project *Individuals will be given specific tasks. In the computer lab today. 

Homework: None.

Absent? Review the worksheets below and be ready to help your team on Tuesday. 

Entrepreneurship Day 2

Bellwork: How do you become an entrepreneur? 

Objectives: 

• Identify and discuss the common characteristics of people who become entrepreneurs
• Rate the importance of specific characteristics to the success of entrepreneurs
• Compare their rating of specific characteristics with the rating of specific characteristics the rating given by entrepreneurs
• Evaluate themselves in terms of the characteristics common to entrepreneurs

Activity: Work on Entrepreneur Project *Individuals will be given specific tasks. If you are not here the group will decide for you!!

Homework: None.

Absent? Review the worksheets below and be ready to help your team on Monday.

Entrepreneurship Day 1

Block Day March 25/26

Bellwork: If you could start your own business what would it be? 

Objectives: 

• Identify and discuss the common characteristics of people who become entrepreneurs
• Rate the importance of specific characteristics to the success of entrepreneurs
• Compare their rating of specific characteristics with the rating of specific characteristics the rating given by entrepreneurs
• Evaluate themselves in terms of the characteristics common to entrepreneurs

Activity: Watch movie on Wally Amos.

Homework: None.

Absent? Review the video above, and answer the questions below on a piece of paper. 

1.      Why did Wally Amos open a chocolate chip cookie store?

2.       Why did Wally decide to expand his business?

3.      What did they do to make Famous Amos cookies identifiable to customers?

4.      What did they pattern the promotion of the cookie after?

5.      What is “pull-through”?

6.      Why did the company struggle to grow?

7.       Does Famous Amos advertise? Why, Why not?

8.      Why does Wally feel secure in his ability to continue to be successful?

9.      What is the cardinal rule in retail?

10.  Why was the cookie popular overseas?

11.  Why did Wally sell the company?

12.  What risks did Wally take in founding his own company? 

Circular Flow Day 2

Bellwork: Explain how money flowed from businesses to households and back again during the activity yesterday. 

Objective: Analyze the economic relationships between households and businesses in a market economy.

Activity: Circular Flow Review

Homework: None.

Absent? Review the worksheets below and take notes. 

Circular Flow Day 1

Bellwork: What are the four factors of production? 

Objective: Analyze the economic relationships between households and businesses in a market economy.


Activity: Econoland Activity to learn about the Circular Flow of the economy. 

Homework: None.

Absent? Review the video above and take notes. 

Advertising Day 5

Block Day March 11/12

Bellwork: What was one challenge your group faced completing this project? What was one great thing that happened while working in your group?

Objective: describe the characteristics of consumer sovereignty.

Activity: Advertising Project Presentations AND Test on 4 Factors of Production, PPC, Economic Systems, Three Q's, Consumer sovereignty

 

Homework: None.

 

Absent? Come in to take the test as soon as possible!

Advertising Day 4

Bellwork: What is consumer sovereignty?

Objective: describe the characteristics of consumer sovereignty.

Activity: Advertising Project

 

Homework: None.

 

Absent? Review the PowerPoint below. Take notes on the underlined portion. Be ready to help your group present the project on Wednesday/Thursday.

Advertising Day 3

Bellwork: What is your favorite advertisement? Why?

Objective: describe the characteristics of consumer sovereignty.

Activity: Consumer Sovereignty PowerPoint and Advertising Activity.

 Homework: None.

 

Absent? Review the PowerPoint below. Take notes on the underlined portion. Be ready to help your group work on the project on Tuesday.

Advertising Day 2

Bellwork: What is your favorite advertisement? Why?

Objective: describe the characteristics of consumer sovereignty.

Activity: Advertising Project

Homework: None.

 

Absent? Review the PowerPoint from Wednesday/Thursday. Take notes on the underlined portion. Be ready to help your group work on the project on Monday.

Advertising Day 1

Block Day Mar 4/5

Bellwork: What makes you want to buy something? Style? Affordability? Usefulness? Popularity?

Objective: describe the characteristics of consumer sovereignty.

Activity: Consumer Sovereignty PowerPoint and Advertising Activity.

 

Homework: None.

 

Absent? Review the PowerPoint below. Take notes on the underlined portion. Be ready to help your group work on the project on Friday.

Property Rights

Bellwork: Should the oceans be divided up between countries? Or stay as common areas, where no one has control? Why?

Objective: evaluate the implications of property rights.

Activity: Property Rights PowerPoint and activity.

 

Homework: None.

 

Absent? Review the powerpoint below, take notes on the underline portions.

Is America Number One?

Bellwork: In your opinion, should the government regulate businesses? Why?

Objective: analyze the theory that America has the best economic structure in the world.

Activity: "Is America Number One?" video and worksheet

 

Homework: None.

 

Absent? Watch the video above and answer the questions in the worksheet below. Turn in the completed worksheet as soon as possible.