This lesson is part of a series of 10 lessons for students aged 11-14 and is titled “The Apprentice – Introduction.” This PowerPoint commences with a true or false? tarter Activity, inviting students to give their thoughts on some statistics about the world’s wealthiest people which leads to a discussion of what an entrepreneur is. The lesson title, aim and objectives are then introduced. Students are introduced to the focus of the unit and the skills they will develop, as well as their end of unit assessment rubric (which assesses the five tasks in the full unit). They then complete a range of tasks most important of which is a self-assessment rubric (which involves them being vouched for by peers in a walk-around-the-class activity). This rubric enables teachers to assign partners in the following lesson. There are then comprehension questions and an extension activity. In the plenary students set a personal target for the unit and vote on a question. And before you leave be sure to follow Dan’s History Highway for more info on hundreds of fully-resourced lessons for busy teachers! Wishing you a terrific day.

This lesson is part of a series of 10 lessons for students aged 11-14 and is titled “The Apprentice – Advertising.” This PowerPoint commences with a starter activity in which students pair up famous advertising slogans with global companies. After this they are issued criteria for effective advertising which enables teacher exposition. Students are issued a company (of 10) and are tasked with designing an advert for it using the criteria. There are then comprehension questions and an extension activity. In the plenary, the class are cold called and a thinking thumbs voting plenary decides on who this week’s lesson is the winner of The Apprentice. Every review you leave on TPT earns you credits to buy free resources, so I’d be so grateful if you can find time to add a positive review if you enjoyed this lesson. And before you leave be sure to follow Dan’s History Highway for more info on hundreds of fully-resourced lessons for busy teachers! Wishing you a terrific day.

This lesson is part of a series of 10 lessons for students aged 11-14 and is titled “The Apprentice – Retail.” This PowerPoint commences with a starter activity in which students look at a number of stores, including pop-up stores, and choose which ones they dislike the most and why. After this they are given background knowledge on effective store design which enables teacher exposition. Students are issued a store-type (of 10) and are tasked with designing their own store using the criteria. There are then comprehension questions and an extension activity. In the plenary, the class are cold called and peer assessed to decide on who this week’s lesson is the winner of The Apprentice before a trash can plenary which tests knowledge learned about what makes effective store design. And before you leave be sure to follow Dan’s History Highway for more info on hundreds of fully-resourced lessons for busy teachers! Wishing you a terrific day.

This lesson is part of a series of 10 lessons for students aged 11-14 and is titled “The Apprentice – Assessment.” This PowerPoint asks students to draw on their knowledge of previous lessons in the unit to create a presentation on the five topics covered. It includes an assessment rubric grading students from Mastery to Beginning. Finally, an overall unit winner of The Apprentice is announced. And before you leave be sure to follow Dan’s History Highway for more info on hundreds of fully-resourced lessons for busy teachers! Wishing you a terrific day.

This lesson is part of a series of 10 lessons for students aged 11-14 and is titled “The Apprentice – Market Research.” This PowerPoint commences with a starter activity in which students explore various products which failed due to poor market research (Colgate Frozen Foods for example!). After this they are issued criteria for effective market research which enables teacher exposition. Students are issued a wacky product (of 10) and are tasked with designing an advert for it using the criteria. There are then comprehension questions and an extension activity. In the plenary, the class are cold called and a thinking thumbs voting plenary decides on who this week’s lesson is the winner of The Apprentice. Every review you leave on TPT earns you credits to buy free resources, so I’d be so grateful if you can find time to add a positive review if you enjoyed this lesson. And before you leave be sure to follow Dan’s History Highway for more info on hundreds of fully-resourced lessons for busy teachers! Wishing you a terrific day.

This lesson is part of a series of 10 lessons for students aged 11-14 and is titled “The Apprentice – Negotiation.” This PowerPoint commences with a starter activity in which students guess the number of negotiations the average person takes part in each day in a Deal or No Deal? activity. After this they are given background knowledge on effective negotiation skills which enables teacher exposition. Students are issued a scenario (of 10) and are tasked with designing a role play for it using the criteria. There are then comprehension questions and an extension activity. In the plenary, the class are cold called and a voting plenary decides on who this week’s lesson is the winner of The Apprentice before a Flower Diagram which tests knowledge learned about what makes a good business negotiation. And before you leave be sure to follow Dan’s History Highway for more info on hundreds of fully-resourced lessons for busy teachers! Wishing you a terrific day.