Daily+Assignments

Tuesday/Wednesday, May 22-23
Today you will review for the upcoming multiple choice portion of the final exam. This portion will count for 30% of your overall final exam grade. The final exam will be taken on Quizstar and has 160 questions.

To do this, please review 1) your old Quizstar exams from this grading period __and__ 2) An online practice test of the Chapters we have covered this semester which can be accessed here To let me know that you have done this review, take the practice test, receive the score, and then copy and paste your name and score into an e-mail to me at kaclayton1@gmail.com THIS WILL BE A COMPLETION GRADE.

3) Create one 3X5 notecard HANDWRITTEN that may be used on the final exam. It must be handwritten and cannot be printed on the computer. Turn this in after you take the exam.

Monday, April 23-Tuesday, May 22
Capstone Project "Around the World in 30 Days". Project is due May 21 (Seniors) or May 22(Juniors)

Friday, April 20
1. Sales Presentations (Juniors) 2. Introduction of Capstone Project "Around the World in 30 Days". This is your final project! It is an individual project which will be worth 70% of your final exam grade. Look on this website under "Projects" for the specifics. You will have checkpoint grades along the way. This project is due May 21 (Seniors) or May 22 (Juniors).

Tuesday, April 17
Continue with Sales Presentations. Seniors will begin presenting during the last 15 minutes of class today. Reminder that Thursday we will meet in Rm. N226 and attend the Shattered Dreams presentation. Seniors will attend an assembly on Friday during this period. Juniors will present presentations during class on Friday. this is the ONLY class period you will have to work on this. Use time wisely.

Monday, April 16
1. Quiz over 7 Key Functions of Marketing 2. Discuss selling techniques. How do you get a customer to actually move beyond being interested in your product to purchasing that product? 3. Create an oral sales presentation with a team member.

Friday, April 13
1. Play the Distribution Game. Participate in a distribution simulation to understand the concepts of spoilage, tainting, and loss of product and how the distribution process can cause your profits to soar or suffer.

2. Discuss product positioning and create a postioning map for several types of products(see STP presentation below)

3. There will be a quiz on Monday.

Wednesday, April 11
Today we will begin a Unit on Global Marketing (Chapter 16). You should understand the vocabulary associated with the 7 key functions of marketing, be able to explain what is meant by market segmentation, and be able to explain a target market.

7 Key Functions of Marketing Power Point

Reading Assignment:

Assignment: Using a common product that has many brands, research and derive a list of brands that are marketed to specific target markets. You will draw your product out of a hat in class.



Tuesday, April 10
1. Chapter 10 Test. You may use one 3 x 5 notecard that you completed for review on this test.

Monday, April 9
Today you will review for the Chapter 10 test, which will be tomorrow. Make sure that all of your study guides are complete. You will be allowed to use one 3 x 5 card of notes on the test. You will be given a 3 x 5 card in class. Use the online resources for this chapter to help you review.

Wednesday, April 4
Begin working on Organizational Chart Project. You will pick a department or house at Westide from a hat to use for this assignment. Your assignment may be computer generated or hand drawn.

Tuesday, April 3
Read Chapter 10-2 and 10-3 and complete the study guides.

Wednesday, March 28-Monday, April 2
1.Video and Essay Assignment "Over the Hedge" 2. Don't forget- Dress for Success April 3 for extra credit.

Monday, March 26
1. Complete Case Study Situation 1 2. Finish Power Point-Types of Power. Take Notes using the sheet below 3. Complete and discuss Case Study Situation 2 4. Dress for Success for March has been moved to Tuesday, April 3 due to the testing schedule this week.

Friday, March 23
1. Read Chapter 10-1 and complete Study Guide 2. Power Point and Notes-Leadership Styles 3. Begin Case Study Activity(See Case Study #4)

Wednesday, March 21
Chapter 9 Test

Tuesday, March 20
Those students NOT taking the SAT will meet in Ms. Robinson's room, N125 and work on an independent entrepreneruship assignment.

Monday, March 19
Independent Review for Chapter 9 Test. Use your textbook, Study Guides, and link to online activities for the Chapter. Test will be WEDNESDAY. Tomorrow those students who are not taking the SAT will meet in Room N125 (Ms. Robinson).

Friday, March 9
1. Business Math Skills Worksheet 2. Chapter 9-3 vocabulary
 * Chapter 9 Test will be Wednesday, March 21*

Tuesday, March 6
1. Chapter 9-3 Class Discussion and Power Point 2. Review Chapter 9-1 and 9-2 notes and vocabulary

Monday, March 5
1. Read Chapter 9-1 and 9-2 and complete the study guide.

Friday, March 2
Video-The Entrepreneurs (CNBC Special) [] Complete this worksheet as you watch the video

Thursday, March 1
Continue working on your research and poster from the assignment Tuesday; Poster is due at the end of class today.

Tuesday, February 28
Continue with your franchise research you began yesterday. Remember that your research/poster project is due at the end of class on Thursday. This is a major grade. Make sure that your poster contains the following:

1. The name of the franchise 2. The logo of the franchise 3. The date that the company was established 4. Start-up costs associated with the franchise 5. At least three interesting facts about the company, including what product/service this company sells. 6. Your completed research sheet stapled to the back.

Poster should be professional in appearance! Use color!

Monday, February 27
Today we will explore the business of owning a franchise. Use this link for the lesson [] Activity #1--Read

Activity #2--Complete as an e-mail to Mrs. Clayton

Activity #3-first, do some research on American franchises that are currently operating in your country. Then, research two different American franchises that are NOT currently operating in the country of your emphasis and that interest you using the link in the assignment. Complete the worksheet. Then, choose ONE of these two franchises and create a poster to tell us about this franchise, focusing on what it would take to open this franchise. No one in your country group should have the same franchise as you; this is an INDIVIDUAL project. Staple your worksheet to the back and turn in when it is complete.

You should complete Activity #1 and #2 and begin research for #3 today.

Friday, February 24
Use this link to complete your lesson today. [] You should complete activities 1,2, and 3. For Activity 1--Create a professional e-mail to address the questions. E-mail me the results at kaclayton1@gmail.com. For Activity 2, Read the activities and complete the short assessments. The results should be e-mailed to me. For Activity 3, Take the quiz (I have printed out papaer copies), total your score, and ON THE BACK OF YOUR TEST write a short analysis of your results. Address the question-do you have the characteristics to be an entrepreneur?

Wednesday, February 22
1. Chapter 8 Test-Take multiple choice portion online at Quizstar and see your handout for free response portion.

2. Read the following articles [] about some area entreperneurs. Think of the discussion we had yesterday about the characteristics of entrepreneurs. Answer the following questions in paragraph format in a word document using your own thoughts. Remember--there are no right or wrong answers. Turn in to the drop folder by the end of class.

1. What characteristics do all of these entrepreneurs share? 2. What made these businesses successful in an economy where so many businsses were failing? 3. Using the handout "Put Yourself in their Shoes" for your thought process, if you were to start a sucessful business, what type of business do you think it would be? Why would your business succeed?

Tuesday, February 21
Junior Achievement Session #1 "Be Entrepreneruial".

Monday, February 20
Independent Review--Using the textbook website(link on our home page), complete the review activities for Chapter 8 (Games, practice quiz, cross word puzzle). We will have a test over Chapter 8 on Wednesday.

Friday, February 17
Learn more about binding contracts--class participation required! The "Jenny Springer Show"

Wednesday, February 15
1. Discuss Study Guides 8-2 and 8-3 as a class. 2. Case Study "The Simpsons" (Product Liability/Negligence)see case studies tab

Tuesday, February 14
1. Complete Study guide for Chapter 8-3. Complete any missing information for Study Guide 8-2 since so many students were absent yesterday.

Monday, February 13
1. Finish copyright discussion. We will have the quiz over this information tomorrow since we did not get finished Friday. 2. Read and complete Chapter 8-2 Study Guide

Friday, February 10
1. Chapter 8-2 Use this link to research US Copyright laws [] and answer questions on the worksheet. We will discuss this as a class and have a quiz on this information on Monday.

Wednesday, February 8
1. Begin Chapter 8-1 and complete study guide 2. McDonalds video and discussion-how does McDonalds take steps to maintain quality control and address issues of product liability?

Friday-Tuesday February 3-7
1. Work on Project 9-Developing an Export Plan; due end of class Tuesday.

Wednesday, February 1
1. Chapter 6 Test 2. Begin Project 9-Developing an Exporting Plan (Group Project)

Tuesday, January 31
1. Review Chapter 6-4 2. Review for Chapter Test tomorrow

Monday, January 30
1. Review Chapter 6-3 2. Read Chapter 6-4 and answer study guide questions

There will be a chapter test on Wednesday. We will review tomorrow.

Friday, January 27
Watch video "The Coffee Addiction" and take notes, especially focusing on the importing/exporting procedures. Notes will be collected for a completion grade. Expect to see questions about the video on the next test. []

Wednesday, January 25
1. Review Chapter 6-2 2. Begin reading Chapter 6-3 pp. 156-160; answer study guide questions as you read(see Tuesday) 3. Group activity--Explore and understand the benefits of the World Trade Organization

Tuesday, January 24
1. Review Chapter 6-2 as a class. 2. Complete posters 3. Share poster information with the class 4. Begin reading Chapter 6-3 pp.156-160, Answer study guide questions as you read.

Monday, January 23
1. Read Chapter 6-2 pp.149-154 completing study guide as you read 2. Class Activity-What are the major exports of the United States? What countries do they go to? 3. Country Group Activity-What are the major exports for your country? Where do they go-who are our trade partners? Add to your poster.

Friday, January 20
Warm Up-List everything currently have with you that you think is imported (clothes, back-pack, etc.) 1. Review concepts-Chapter 6-1 2. Class Activity-What are the major goods imported into the United States? Where do they come from? Who are our major trade partners? 3. Country Group Activity- Using the World Factbook at [], research the major imports and trade partners for your country. Create a poster with this information, using pictures. Use only one side of the poster, as we will use the other side for exports next week.

Wednesday, January 18
1. Unit 14 Test 2. Begin Chapter 6-1 “Importing Procedures” Read p. 143 and answer questions. Read pp.144-147. Answer questions 1-10 on p. 148. Turn all answers into the drop folder.

Tuesday, January 17
1. Complete Review study guide for Unit test, which we will take tomorrow. Use your textbook and old Quizstar quizzes.

Friday, January 13
1. Quiz-Google 2. "Texting Across the Desert" podcast and group activity []&..

Thursday, January 12
It's all about Google.... 1. Watch a CNBC presentation "Inside the Mind of Google" [] 2. Google Scavenger hunt

Tuesday, January 10
1. Finish presentations from yesterday 2. Chapter 14-1 “Creating Global Information Systems” Read pp. 372-top of p. 374. Read short case study at the top of p. 375 and answer the three questions. Focus: What are the problems of global communication?

Monday-Tuesday, January 9-10
Present Power Point presentations "Ways the World Has Changed"

Friday, January 6
1. Quiz over yesterday's material (Quizstar) 2. Continue preparing Power Point presentations; first groups should be ready to present on Monday.

Wednesday, January 4


1. Here are the links to the two articles will be reading today. Use these articles to complete the study guide questions. The study guide is due at the end of class today.



2. Begin "Ways the World has Changed in the Last Decade" Power Point project with a partner. You will present this project on Monday or Tuesday. (See rubric under "Project 8")

Tuesday, January 3
[]

This is a link to an article that was written about two years ago about 50 ways that life has changed in the last decade. Read this article and then create a blog post addressing the following 3 questions:

1. What do you think is the MOST IMPORTANT or SIGNIFICANT change of those listed and why? 2. Which of the changes listed do you feel has had the biggest impact on how business is operated? Why? 3. Which of the changes do you feel has had the biggest impact on you personally? Why? 4. What is something that is NOT on this list that you think has changed in just the past two years since the article has been written?

Tuesday, December 6
1. Check to make sure your outsourced request is posted in the proper place and has all of the information someone might need to complete it. Make sure you link your name to your Ning page (use a contextual link) so someone can find you to ask questions if they need to. 2. Since the teacher for the Spring Woods classes was out sick yesterday, all of the outsourcing requests from their classes will probably not be posted. If so, spend today finishing your wiki edits--most of you still need to do this anyway. We will defer outsourced requests until tomorrow. 3. If you are completely caught up and want to start creating your video, you may. There are video cameras and sound recording equipment available--just ask the substitute.

Monday, December 5
1. Continue working on the video portion of your capstone project. Each person will create their OWN individual video with assistance from a third party (this is your outsourced clip). 2. Timeline for the video portion of the project: --Monday, December 5 Storyboards should be checked by Ms. Clayton; outsourcing requests should be posted by 9:00 p.m. --Tuesday, December 6 Sign up to complete an outsourcing request for another student. Complete this request FIRST because someone is waiting on this for their video. These should be posted by Wednesday, December 7 on your Ning page. Put a link to this Ning page on the outsourcing request page so the person can find it. After you complete this, begin creating your video. --Wednesday, December 7 video creation. Retrieve and convert your outsourcing clip so you can use it. We will show how to do this in class. --Friday, December 9-Video creation --Monday, December 12-Video creation; begin to post finished videos on your Ning page with a link on the video wiki page. --Final Exam Period 1. Take multiple choice exam FIRST. You will have the rest of the class period to make any final edits to your group wiki and post your videos.

Friday, December 2
1. Stock Market Game notebooks are due today. Please put in box. 2. Today you need to complete your storyboard and sign up for your outsourcing request. We will sign up for outsourcing requests one by one so we do not overwrite each other on the wiki.

Chapter 5 and Chapter 7 test retakes--__these will take place next Friday, December 9__. You need to sign a retake contract and attend a tutorial to be eligible. Remember you may have one retake this six weeks.

Wednesday, November 30
1. Reminder that today is the last day you can execute stock trades. The last day of your tracking and graphs should be dated November 30. 2. Stock Market Games notebooks are due this Friday, December 2.

3. Classroom assignment for today: Begin Video Planning
--Sign up for video topic on wiki --Type a one page draft consisting of __two ideas__ of how you might execute this video. Each idea should be a complete paragraph. --Pick your favorite idea and create a storyboard using the handout given in class. Remember that a portion of your video will be outsourced. Indicate this on your storyboard. --Sign up for an outsourcing request(by end of class Friday)

Monday, November 28-Friday, December 2
1. Project 7-Capstone Collaboration project. Work in your Country Groups to complete the wiki portion of the project. 2. Stock Market Game project is due Friday for a MAJOR GRADE-make sure you have all information completed and up to date.

Wednesday, November 16
Finish Currency Exchange Activity with Country Expert Group Chapter 7-3 Payments Between Nations Questions-End of Chapter 7

Monday/Tuesday, November 14/15
Chapter 7-Money and Currency; video and group activities; currency exchange

Friday, November 11
1. It's Stock Market day! Update your notebooks. 2. Complete Stock Market Game Team Questions (individually) using the reading handout. Turn in to the box.

Thursday, November 10
1. Present Chapter 5-3 concepts to the class 2. Unit Test 3. Update Stock Portfolios

Tuesday, November 8
In your group, pick a way that a company may enter the global marketplace out of "the hat". These ways are all discussed in the textbook Chapter 5-3. Use your textook and the internet to gain information about this topic. Prepare a poster to demonstrate to the class this concept. You should include the definition and whether this is a low risk or high risk method of entry. Give examples of businesses this fit this model. You will present this poster to the class and take notes so that each class member understands all of the concepts prior to the test.

Friday, November 4
Today is Stock Market Day! Update your Stock Portfolio and complete the assignment above. If you do not finish the assignment in class, this is homework. You should have your Stock Market Portfolio notebook ready for a progress check on Tuesday.

Wednesday, November 2
Spend a couple of minutes looking over the information for the quiz. We will take the quiz using Quizstar. The link is [] I will give you your login and password when we are ready to begin.

Finish project from yesterday and have it ready to present for tomorrow.

If time remains, work on Stock Market game.

Tuesday, November 1
Use yesterday's link and move on to Activity #3. We will work in groups on this activity.

Client #2(Hersheys)--Teams 1 and 2 + Gina B. Client #3(Mars Inc.)--Teams 3 and 4 +Vivian Client #4(Famous Amos)--Teams 5 & 6 + Ahmed

Prepare a Power Point answering the questions in Activity #3 for your particular company. In addition, you should prepare a hard copy timeline showing significant events in your company's history. Your timeline should have a MINIMUM of 5 events but will probably need more.

We will present the projects to the class on Friday. Each group member should participate. This is a MAJOR GRADE (first grade for 3rd six weeks).

Monday, October 31
1. Here is the link for today's assignment, which is based on the information that can also be found in Chapter 5 in your textbook. This is an INDIVIDUAL assignment. []


 * Activity #1 Read for background information**.


 * Activity #2 Pretend you are a business consultant for each of these clients. Prepare your recommendation as a __blog post__ for each of the four clients (one blog post, not 4 seperate ones). Be sure to include both the __positives__ and the __negatives__ justifying your decision.**

This should be completed by the __end of class Monday__. We will do Activity #3 as a group activity on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Monday, October 17
1. Chapter 4-1 Types of Political Systems

Monday-Friday October 10-14 (class meets 10/10, 10/11, and 10/14)
Project 4; completed in Country Expert Groups

Friday, October 7
Introduction of Project 4

Wednesday, October 5
1. Unit Test 2. Continuation of Family Tree presentations 3. McDonalds Video presentation

Tueday, October 4
1. Chapter 3-4 2. Presentation of Family Trees 3. Vocabulary review for Unit Test--UNIT TEST IS TOMORROW. We will meet tomorrow in Rm. N233 due to LTF testing.

Monday, October 3
1. Chapter 3-3 2. Presentation of Family Trees

Friday, September 30
1. Complete Family Tree project

Wednesday, September 28
1. Responses from Case Study 2. Chapter 3-2 Family Culture/Social Organization 3. In class assignment 4. Dicuss Mini-Project-My Family Tree

Tuesday, September 27
1. Chapter 3-1 Power Point 2. Case Study #2 Ted & Harry's Answer questions with your country group

Monday, September 26
Project 3 is due at the end of class today. These will be graded from the wiki-please make sure it is complete and all members have contributed.

Friday, September 23
Continue to work on Project 3-due Monday, September 26.

Wednesday/Thursday, Sept. 21/22
Today you will begin Project 3-Economic Conditions Around the Globe. This will be the first project that you complete electronically on the class wiki and you will work with your Country Expert Group. This project will be due at the end of class Monday, September 26

Tuesday, Sept. 20
1. Yes-they day you have all been waiting for--it is speed dating day Global Business style. Pull up you blog post on your computer screen so that others can read it. 2. You will have 60 seconds to read the blog post of each person in the class--we will do this together as a group. 3. You will then pick partners you would like to work with for the rest of the semester. Pick wisely! Your best friend is not always your best partner. We will have 7 groups of 3 and one group of 4 (22 students in class). 4. You will come to Ms. Clayton and pick a seat assignment (you will sit with your partners from now on); first group, first choice. 5. As a group, select a country from the list on the board; first come first serve. This is the country you will focus on for this semester.

Monday, Sept. 19
1. Establish blogs (we did not get this completed Friday) and turn in blog URL to Ms. Clayton (index card) 2. Complete Blog Post assignment in preparation for establishing Country Expert groups.

//**Chapter 2 Test Retake**//

The Chapter 2 Test retake will be offered at lunch on Friday. __This is the only time it will be offered__. **BEFORE** you will be eligible to take the test retake you must do the following:

1. Using your textbook and notes, make test corrections on your copy of the test USING A DIFFERENT COLOR OF INK. Many of you did not score well on the completion, short answer, and essay questions. Test corrections must be submitted by Wednesday to be eligible to take the retake.

2. Attend a tutorial to work on this during lunch Tuesday.

__Remember that the new grading policy allows only one retake during each six week period__. If you use this as your retake, you will not be allowed to have another retake.

Friday, September 16
1. Chapter 2 Test 2. Establish Blogs on [|www.blogger.com] 3. Join class wiki in preparation for establishing Country Expert Groups next week 4. If time permits, begin "interview" blog post

Wednesday, September 14
1. Chapter 2-5 PowerPoint, class discussion 2. Review Assignment "My Fantasy World"

Tuesday, Sept. 13
1. Chapter 2-4 Power Point, class discussion, and exercises(country development line)

Monday, Sept. 12
1. Chapter 2-3 Power Point, class discussion, and partner exercise

Friday, Sept. 9
Review of principles of supply, demand, and how this affects price of an item (Chapter 2-2) 1. Work through exercise using this link [] You will be asked to answer some questions based on a disaster scenario. Do this individually. Then, get with a partner and answer the three assessment questions at the end of the exercise in writing. We will discuss the answers as a group.

Wednesday, Sept. 7
1. Power Point presentation and class discussion on Chapter 2-2; focus on the concepts of supply, demand, and price 2. Answer the questions on p. 35 in the textbook 1-14 in a Word document and turn in to the drop box.

Tuesday, Sept. 6
1. Your group will present your Decison Making model to the class. 2. Begin reading in the textbook Chapter 2-2

Friday, Sept. 2
1. Continue with Decison Making Process project. You will present your model to the class on Tuesday.

Wednesday, August 31
1. Take Chapter 1 Quiz 2. Begin Chapter 2-1 vocabulary and concepts (Power Point and Textbook) 3. Begin Project 2.1 "Decision Making Process" (group project, groups of 3)using Case Study #1

Tuesday, August 30
1. Complete your Project 1-Global Product Map and turn in to the box. 2. We will have a quiz tomorrow covering Chapter 1-1 and 1-2. Use any extra time to review the concepts and vocabulary.

Monday, August 29
1. Begin working independently on Project 1-Global Product Map. Estimated Due Date: End of class Tuesday

Friday, August 26
Chapter 1-2 1. Review Chapter 1-1 Concepts 2. Discuss Chapter 1-2 Concepts(Power Point) 3. Introduction to Project 1-Global Product Map

Wednesday, August 24
Chapter 1-1 1. Play the "trade game" with articles of clothing 2. Learn terminology associated with international trade 3. Read page 8 in the text book (McDonalds) 4. Watch a video clip about McDonalds (CNBC special) 5. Discuss as a class the difficulties that McDonalds encountered when they opened in China 6. Answer questions 1-12 at the end of the chapter and drop in the drop folder