Lesson Plans for April 10-14, 2017

Monday-

Topics:  Review of Visual Merchandising chapter

Activities:  Students to complete the test review questions using their notes over Visual Merchandising.

Tuesday-

Topics:  Review of Visual Merchandising

Activities:  Students to participate in test review game to go over topics like those that will be on test.  Winning team will receive 5 bonus points on their test grades.

Wednesday-

Test over Visual Merchandising

Thursday-

Topics:  Test results

Activities:  Students to receive back graded tests; time for questions; students will then correct questions missed on test as needed. (Daily grade)

Friday

HOLIDAY!!

Lesson Plans for April 3-7, 2017

Monday-Wednesday-

Topics:  Visual Merchandising

Activities:  Review Friday’s material; students to then…

  • Research 3 completely different stores online and find/report as many visual merchandising examples that you can
  • Put your findings into a PowerPoint or Google slides presentation
  • Slides are to include pictures of:
    • Displays
    • Lighting
    • Fixtures
    • Merchandise
    • Point of purchase
    • Storefront
    • Etc.
  • Also explain the target audience for each store
  • Explain how each store makes an impact with their product placement
  • Students to be prepared to share your findings with the class on Thursday

Thursday-Friday

Topics:  Visual Merchandising

Activities:  Students to present their research findings to the class. Discuss

 

 

Lesson Plans for March 27-31, 2017

Monday-

Topics: Visual Merchandising

Activities:  Notes over visual merchandising, class discussions, then students to complete following activity:  List an example of a store that would have each of the types of displays discussed:  closed displays, open displays, architectural displays, point of purchase displays, store decorations.  Discuss  findings with class when complete.

Tuesday-

 STAAR English I EOC Testing- If not taking test, please bring something to work on or read.

Wednesday-

Topics:  Visual Merchandising

Activities:  Review yesterday’s material; students to then…

  • Research 3 completely different stores online and find/report as many visual merchandising examples that you can
  • Put your findings into a PowerPoint or Google slides presentation
  • Slides are to include pictures of:
    • Displays
    • Lighting
    • Fixtures
    • Merchandise
    • Point of purchase
    • Storefront
    • Etc.
  • Also explain the target audience for each store
  • Explain how each store makes an impact with their product placement
  • Students to be prepared to share your findings with the class

Thursday-

 STAAR English II EOC Testing- If not taking test, please bring something to work on or read.

Friday-

Time to finish Wednesday’s research and presentation

Lesson Plans for March 6-10, 2016

Monday

Topics:  Advertising Media Test results

Activities:  Students to receive back graded tests; discuss; students will then complete corrections to test as needed.

Tuesday-

Topics:  Current averages for 9 weeks and missing work

Activities:  Students will be given a progress report for 3rd nine weeks.  They will be given the opportunity to make up any missing assignments (for a late grade of 70).  They will then take home the progress report to get signed by a parent.  If bring back by Friday, March 10, they will receive an extra 100 in the grade book.

Wednesday-

Topics:  Students to become familiar with new vocabulary

Activities:  Students to define assigned vocabulary using the business dictionary online.  Due at the end of class.

 

 

Lesson Plans for Feb. 27-March 3, 2017

Monday-Tuesday

Topics:  Identify and evaluate elements of advertising media

Activities:  Students to find 5 ads from each of the following:  newspaper, magazine, internet web page, social media site, radio/Pandora-like site.  Students are to then evaluate each ad looking at the the 5 ways to evaluate an ad:

  • Determine whether or not the advertisement fulfills its business purpose.
  • Identify the target audience and measure the advertisement content against the needs of the viewers.
  • Watch or read the advertisement and compare it with the other messages your audience members are getting from competitors and other businesses.
  • Evaluate the design of the advertisement

Wednesday-

Topics:  Review of chapter material

Activities:  Students to complete the test review questions using their notes.  If don’t finish in class, for homework.  Due at the first of class Thursday.

Thursday-

Topics:  Reinforcement of chapter material

Activities:  Students will participate in test review game.  Winning students or team will receive 5 bonus points towards their test.

Friday-

Activities:  Test over Advertising Media and Evaluation of Advertising

Lesson Plans for January 30-February 3, 2017

Monday-

Topics:  Selling process

Activities:  Students to take notes over the selling process and participate in class discussions.  Assignment:  Students to imagine they are trying to sell season tickets to their local ballpark. After they present the product to their prospects, a middle-aged married couple, they tell you they are very interested but are concerned they might be out of town on some of the weekends when there are home games, and they don’t want their tickets to go to waste. What solutions could you offer to overcome their objections? Discuss answers with class.

Tuesday-

Topics:  Selling process

Activities:  Students to take notes over the selling process and participate in class discussions.  Assignment:  Students to answer the following on notebook paper.  Be prepared to share answers with class.

  • What is the difference between a prospect and a customer?
  • Consider the last major purchase you made. Did the salesperson use the seven steps? In what ways could he or she have done a better job? What eventually sold you on the product?
  • Think of a personal interaction in which you sold someone on an idea (e.g., a vacation, a choice of movies, or a date). Explain how the seven steps applied to this particular situation.

Wednesday-Friday

Topics:  Selling methods

Activities:  Students to take notes over selling methods and participate in class discussions.  Assignments to follow.