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SHS 3 Business Management 2nd Semester Week 13 Lesson Plan

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Weekly Learning Plan
SubjectBusiness ManagementWeek13
Duration60 minutesFormSHS 3
StrandGlocal BusinessSub-StrandBusiness Development
Learning Outcome(s)3.2.2.LO.1 - Demonstrate understanding and practical application of Reasons for business success and failure within the curriculum sub-strand Business Development.
Learning Indicator(s)3.2.2.LI.7 - Reasons for business success and failure
Lesson FocusReasons for business success and failure
Previous KnowledgeLearners recall the immediately preceding knowledge/skill needed to engage with Reasons for business success and failure; the starter diagnoses this rather than assuming mastery.
Lesson Objective(s)Identify or explain the key subject idea/procedure in Reasons for business success and failure. Complete the concrete guided/practical task for Reasons for business success and failure accurately. Apply Reasons for business success and failure 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 Reasons for business success and failure? What would a strong practical/application response to Reasons for business success and failure look like? How would changing the context, data or constraints affect a decision about Reasons for business success and failure?
Pedagogical StrategiesDiagnostic questioning Experiential/problem-based learning Collaborative analysis Guided modelling Independent application Peer/self assessment
Teaching & Learning ResourcesCommunity problem cards One-page business-plan canvas Start-up cost sheet Pitch rubric
Key Notes on Differentiation
ContentProvide a partially completed example, labelled materials or vocabulary support for learners who need scaffolding in Reasons for business success and failure. Extend the task by adding a new constraint, less familiar case or requirement to compare alternatives in Reasons for business success and failure.
ProcessUse 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.
ProductUse 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 CriteriaThe 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.
HomeworkFind or invent a small-business example of Reasons for business success and failure; submit the evidence or assumptions and a 100-word analysis.
Lesson Activities
StageTeacher ActivityLearner ActivityAssessment / DoK
Starter10 minutesDisplay a local enterprise/product scenario linked to Reasons for business success and failure and ask learners to identify the commercial problem or opportunity.Inspect the prompt/materials, record an initial response about Reasons for business success and failure, and justify it briefly.Not provided.
Activity 115 minutesUse concrete business documents/data to unpack Reasons for business success and failure and show how decisions are made in practice.Map a community problem to a customer group, proposed solution and value proposition.Check classification/calculation against the evidence provided.
Activity 220 minutesHave groups apply Reasons for business success and failure to a Ghanaian/local-business scenario and produce a document, matrix, process map or recommendation.Complete a one-page venture canvas with customer, product/service, operations, marketing, start-up costs and revenue assumptions.Assess practicality, commercial reasoning and correct use of documents/data.
Activity 310 minutesGive a fresh individual scenario that requires a justified business decision about Reasons for business success and failure.Pitch the venture in 90 seconds and respond to one question about feasibility, ethics or risk.Check the recommendation for a clear choice and defensible reason.
Lesson ClosureAsk learners to state the one piece of evidence that most changed their decision about Reasons for business success and failure. Complete a one-minute exit response using a concrete example from the lesson on Reasons for business success and failure.

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