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SHS 3 Accounting 1st Semester Week 2 Lesson Plan

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Weekly Learning Plan
Subject	Accounting	Week	2
Duration	60 minutes	Form	SHS 3
Strand	Financial Accounting	Sub-Strand	Conceptual Framework
Learning Outcome(s)	3.1.1.LO.1 - Demonstrate understanding and practical application of Professional ethics and ethical principles in accounting — worked data/application within the curriculum sub-strand Conceptual Framework.
Learning Indicator(s)	3.1.1.LI.1 - Professional ethics and ethical principles in accounting
Lesson Focus	Professional ethics and ethical principles in accounting
Previous Knowledge	Learners recall the immediately preceding knowledge/skill needed to engage with Professional ethics and ethical principles in accounting — worked data/application; the starter diagnoses this rather than assuming mastery.
Lesson Objective(s)	Identify or explain the key subject idea/procedure in Professional ethics and ethical principles in accounting — worked data/application. Complete the concrete guided/practical task for Professional ethics and ethical principles in accounting — worked data/application accurately. Apply Professional ethics and ethical principles in accounting — worked data/application independently to a new case, data set, text, material or performance situation.
Essential Question(s)	What evidence or procedure is needed to work accurately with Professional ethics and ethical principles in accounting — worked data/application? What would a strong practical/application response to Professional ethics and ethical principles in accounting — worked data/application look like? How would changing the context, data or constraints affect a decision about Professional ethics and ethical principles in accounting — worked data/application?
Pedagogical Strategies	Diagnostic questioning Experiential/problem-based learning Collaborative analysis Guided modelling Independent application Peer/self assessment
Teaching & Learning Resources	Accounting scenario cards Stakeholder cards Concept/ethics reference sheet Flip chart
Key Notes on Differentiation
Content	Provide a partially completed example, labelled materials or vocabulary support for learners who need scaffolding in Professional ethics and ethical principles in accounting — worked data/application. Extend the task by adding a new constraint, less familiar case or requirement to compare alternatives in Professional ethics and ethical principles in accounting — worked data/application.
Process	Use mixed-ability pairs for the first application, then require an individual transfer task. Allow oral/visual demonstration where appropriate while retaining the same subject accuracy criteria.
Product	Use a checklist/rubric tied to the concrete output for this week rather than participation alone. For advanced work, require justification with evidence, calculations, source reference or quality criteria.
Success Criteria	The learner uses correct subject terminology and evidence. The learner completes the week’s concrete product/calculation/performance with acceptable accuracy. The learner explains why the procedure/choice fits the stated context rather than giving a memorised general answer.
Homework	Complete a second data set on Professional ethics and ethical principles in accounting — worked data/application; show all workings and add one sentence interpreting the result.

Lesson Activities
Stage	Teacher Activity	Learner Activity	Assessment / DoK
Starter10 minutes	Present an unseen case/material set for Professional ethics and ethical principles in accounting — worked data/application using Accounting scenario cards; do not model the solution. Ask learners to identify the first decision, calculation, language feature or practical step.	Inspect the prompt/materials, record an initial response about Professional ethics and ethical principles in accounting — worked data/application, and justify it briefly.	Not provided.
Activity 115 minutes	Give fresh data/materials for Professional ethics and ethical principles in accounting — worked data/application and require learners to complete the subject-specific task without a worked example.	Analyse a case where two accounting treatments or ethical choices are possible and defend the more appropriate treatment. Use the fresh case/materials and show all evidence, workings or process decisions.	Check independent transfer: correct method/technique, use of evidence and completeness of the concrete output.
Activity 220 minutes	Have pairs exchange outputs for Professional ethics and ethical principles in accounting — worked data/application; provide a quality-control checklist tied to the actual product/calculation/performance and require evidence-based corrections.	Write a short note to a business owner explaining why the principle matters for reliable financial information. Then peer-audit another output, identify one precise defect/error and propose a correction.	Score both the original output and the accuracy of the peer correction against the subject checklist.
Activity 310 minutes	Present one deliberately flawed example related to Professional ethics and ethical principles in accounting — worked data/application; require each learner to locate the defect and produce the corrected version.	Identify the exact error/weakness in the flawed Professional ethics and ethical principles in accounting — worked data/application example, correct it and write one sentence explaining why the correction is valid.	Check that the learner corrects the actual defect rather than merely rewriting the example.

Lesson Closure

Compare the model criteria with the errors found in the unseen Professional ethics and ethical principles in accounting — worked data/application task; highlight the one quality check learners should carry into future work. Complete a one-minute exit response using a concrete example from the lesson on Professional ethics and ethical principles in accounting — worked data/application.

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