Time to Incorporate!

Although I was not available due to inclement weather, from what my fellow peer teachers have told me, the students did meet their objectives for this lesson. The students displayed adequate understanding of the new business terms they learned, which included logo, slogan, capital, stock, and incorporate. For example, the students were able to name many different famous company logos and slogans. The students’ strengths consisted of understanding the new vocabulary terms, as well as designing their company names, logos, and slogans. The challenges that occurred for the students were the specific terms of capital, stock, and shares. These are difficult words to understand; therefore, thorough explanation of the terms was necessary for the students to understand their meanings effectively. With the use of visual representations, such as the pie chart, the students were able to understand the concept of the difference between stocks and shares. For example, the teacher referred to the stock pie chart as a pizza pie; the entire pizza is made up of ten slices resembles stock, while the pieces of the pizza resemble the shares. Students were able to contribute their individual ideas and develop their understanding of logos and slogans independently. Dependently, the students were able understand the concepts of stocks, capital, and incorporate. The challenges that occurred were the groups agreeing on the company name, logo, and slogans. Many disputes occurred and the students’ conflicts were required to be resolved with the assistance of the teachers.