The Impact of US Entrepreneurs

Educator Name:  Ben Pineda

School District:  Haslett Public Schools

Grade Level(s):  high school

Subject: 

_____English Language Arts

                _____Writing, Speaking and Expressing

                _____Reading, Listening and Viewing

                _____Literature and Culture

                _____Language

_____Physical Education

_____Mathematics

                _____Quantitative Literacy and Logic

                _____Algebra and Functions

                _____Geometry and Trigonometry

                _____Statistics and probability

_____Science

                _____Biology

_____Chemistry

                _____Earth Science

                _____Physics

__X___Social Studies

                __X___World History and Geography

                __X___United States History and Geography

                __X___Civics

                __X___Economics

_____Visual, Performing and Applied Arts

_____World Languages

Lesson Title:  The Impact of US Entrepreneurs

Learning Objectives:

1. Students will gain a better understanding of how and why US entrepreneurs got their start
2. Students will be able to connect historical, geographical, governmental, and economical relationships to the development of a business
3. Students will be able to work on research skills
4. Students will be able to work on presentation skills

Specific Content Expectations Met:

State of MI High School Standards

1.2.3  Select events and individuals from the past that have had global impact on the modern world and describe their impact.

1.3.2  Challenge arguments of historical inevitability by formulating examples of how different choices could have led to different consequences.

1.3.3  Select contemporary problems in the world and compose historical narratives that explain their antecedents.

1.4.3  Analyze key decisions by drawing appropriate historical analogies.

2.1.1  Describe how major world issues and events affect various people, societies, places, and cultures in different ways.

2.3.1  Describe major world patterns of economic activity and explain the reasons for the patterns.

2.3.2  Explain how events have causes and consequences in different parts of the world.

2.5.1  Explain how geography and major world processes influence major world events.

3.5.1  Describe the influence of the American concept of democracy and individual rights in the world.

4.4.1  Use case studies to exemplify how supply and demand, prices, incentives, and profits determine what is produced and distributed in a competitive world market.

5.1.1  Locate information pertaining to a specific social science topic in-depth using a variety of sources and electronic technologies.

5.1.2  Use traditional and electronic means to organize and interpret information pertaining to a specific social science topic and prepare it for in-depth presentation.

5.1.3  Develop generalizations pertaining to a specific social science topic by interpreting information from a variety of sources.

Time Required:  3 days minimum, 2 weeks maximum

Materials Needed:  Presentation medium (power point, poster board, etc)

Resources Needed:  Library and/or internet resources, document camera with projector, Smartboard, and/or visual aid props

Instructions: 

1. Choose an American entrepreneur
2. Research your entrepreneur’s personal background and business beginnings (provide a works cited page)
3. Identify how the following factors influenced the success/limitations of your entrepreneur’s business:

                                Historical

                                Geographical

                                Governmental

                                Economical

1. Identify your entrepreneur’s impact on today
2. Identify negative consequences from your entrepreneur’s impact
3. Present #3, #4, and #5 to the class in an effective and creative way using technology or visual aid props

Assessment:

Short Presentation (5-10 min)

Presentation Grading Rubric

                100-90%  --  All of #3, #4, and #5 were identified; presentation was easy to understand; presentation was creative; work sited page provided; information was accurate

                89-80%   --   All of #3, #4, and #5 were identified; presentation was easy to understand; work sited page provided; information was accurate  

                79-70%   --  All of #3, #4, and #5 were identified; work sited page provided; information was accurate 

                69-60%   --  Presentation was completed but had major flaws in at least one of the criteria