Introduction to Business

                                                                 Pebblebrook High School

Weekly Overview

Subject: Introduction to Business

Topic: Leadership


Curriculum standard(s):
Leadership and Management
BMA-IBT-4 Analyze and integrate leadership skills and management functions within the
business environment.
4.1 Explain the interrelationships between the functions of business: accounting,
finance, production, marketing, sales, and management.
4.2 Define, explain and apply various management functions including planning,
organizing, directing, and controlling.
4.3 Explain the importance of a vision, a mission statement, and goal-setting within the
context of the business environment.
4.4 Apply the decision making process to a business situation.
4.5 Discuss the impact of the business and personal reputation and image including
online presence as part of the management of the business.
4.6 Understand employee impact and management’s role in contributing to successful
business operations.
4.7 Exhibit organizational skills while planning and executing business projects.
4.8 Implement strategic plans to manage business growth, profit, and goals.
4.9 Investigate leadership skills within a successful business environment.


Esstential Question(s):
What is leadership?

Opening: How can a person with no authority have Power?.

Work Sessions:
1. Opening Journal

2. Sales Pitch Presentations

3. Business Project- 30 minutes
    a. Content Marketing
    b. Industry Analysis
    c. Financing
   d. Executive Summary

4. Web site work




Closing: Ticket out the door: Create a scenario to explain the leadership skill to become a teacher.


Differentiation: The students are working on individual business projects in which they are choosing the different business to create(differentiation by product) and each students business has a different  process that must be completed to launch the business.( diffrentiation by process)

Specialized Instruction/Modification:
Extended time


Assessment: Peer Teaching Presentation & 7 habits  and Business Launch