One Question
One Question
Grade Levels
8th Grade
Course, Subject
Entrepreneurship
Related Academic Standards
Rationale
The purpose of this simple activity is to develop team-work skills and help students understand personal traits and characteristics of entrepreneurs.
Vocabulary
Entrepreneur
Personality Traits
Motivation
Problem-Solving
Objectives
Students will review characteristics of Entrepreneurs and then play the game "One Word" to demonstrate their understanding of those characteristics.
Lesson Essential Question(s)
SEQ: What characteristics do business owners have in common?
LEQ: What makes a good entrepreneur and how might an invester determine if an entrepreneur has what it takes before he/she invests?
Duration
This activity can be completed in one 45 minute class.
Materials
Computer/Projector
Internet Access
ONE QUESTION – Assesment Grid.docx
ONE QUESTION – List of Businesses.docx
Suggested Instructional Strategies
| W: | The Lesson EQ will be reviewed with students at the start of the lesson and the game will be explained. |
| H: | Games serve as an excellent hook for this grade-level. |
| E: | The activity will ask students to work together to come up with a great one-question. The competative nature of the task will engage them and the necessary discussion to develop and agree on a question will force them to reflect on their individual experiences as well as the experiences of their group. |
| R: | Formative assessment will be on-going as students share their "one questions." |
| E: | Students will demonstrate their understanding of entrepreneurs through the complexity of the questions they ask in the game. |
| T: | No adaptations will be necessary for this task. |
| O: | Teacher-guided instruction will be limited to the introduction of the activity the remainder of the lesson wil be student directed. |
Instructional Procedures
One Question
Suggested Learning Sequence
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Performance Standard 1 |
Students will work together to develop ONE QUESTION for the game that demonstrates the understanding of entrepreneur characteristics and will work cooperatively with group members earning at least 20/25 pts on the assessment grid. |
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Introduction |
Introduce students to entrepreneur by having them watch the following video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZKhZmvJuZY
When students are finished, have them brainstorm characteristics of entrepreneurs. Have them discuss whether those traits change depending on the enterpreneural endeavor.
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Computer/Projector
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Activity |
Introduce the game “One Question.” Group the students in groups of 4 and tell them that they are a group of INVESTORS. Then explain that you will be placing a type of business on the board and they as a group will have 5 minutes to come up with ONE QUESTION to ask the business owner in order to determine if they have what it takes to succeed. The question should clearly target one of the characteristics that is listed from the brainstorming activity. That characteristic should be the one they think is the most important for that type of business. Place the first business on the board “Papa John’s Pizza” and as a large group talk through the process. Have students volunteer what they think an important characteristic would be for an owner of a pizza business with a large number of franchise. Then as a group generate a question that you might ask the owner to determine if they possess that characteristic.
After working through the process as a large group, begin the ONE QUESTION GAME. Continue the game until it is nearing the end of the period and/or all the business have been listed.
Explain to students that their assessment will be based on the questions they ask as a group and the number of redirections provided by the teacher during the game. Show them the assessment grid.
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One Question Business/ Entrepreneur List
Assessment Grid |
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Assessment |
Use the supplied assessment grid to keep track of the number of “on-target” questions that are asked and the number of redirections you must give during the game. |
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Formative Assessment
Formative assessment will be on-going as the instructor will provide immediate feedback to groups as the "ask their questions."
Summative assessment will be based on the data collected with the assessment grid.
Related Materials & Resources
Entrepreneur
Personality Traits
Motivation
Problem-Solving
Author
Date Published
August 29, 2012
