November 1 – 5, 2021
Log on to iCEV

November 1, 2021 – Remind students to continue using the Vocabulary Handout. Show the Financial Institutions and Managing Accounts segments and view view the Expert Tips & Advice video segment. Follow with the corresponding Assessment II and Assessment III. Assign Lamar’s New Account and Which Do You Prefer Project.

November 2, 2021 – Assign the Banking Products & Services – Vocabulary and Banking Products & Services Final Assessment. Read and answer questions in Your Social Security Number: The 9-Digit Evolution.

November 3, 2021 – Begin Employee Compensation Components topic. Pass out the Employee Compensation Components Vocabulary Handout and the Analyzing Benefits Student Handout for students to reference during the presentation. Show slides 1 to 13 of the Benefits Defined segment. Assign the Benefits Comparison Project and allow students time to work.

November 4, 2021 – Remind students to continue using the Vocabulary Handout as a reference. Show slides 14 to 26 of the Benefits Defined segment. Students should complete the Employee Compensation Components – Benefits Defined – Student Notes and Assessment I in iCEV. Complete the Net Pay Worksheet.

November 5, 2021– Remind students to continue using the Vocabulary Handout. Show the Paychecks segment (slides 27-37) and follow with Employee Compensation Components – Paychecks – Student Notes and the corresponding Assessment II. Complete the Group Health Insurance Activity and Social Security and Medicare.

November 1 – 5, 2021

November 1, 2021 – Watch Soft Skills–Professionalism Video. Show slides 23 to 36 of the Employability Skills presentation. Distribute the Continuing Education Activity, Problem Solving Activity and Critical & Creative Activity and allow students time to work.

November 2, 2021 – Watch Soft Skills–Communication Video. Show slides 37 to 50 of the Employability Skills presentation. Complete the What Does Responsibility Look Like Activity.

November 3, 2021 – Watch Soft Skills–Teamwork Video. Show slides 51 to 65 of the Employability Skills presentation. Distribute the Work-Life Balance Activity and The Physical Health Connection Activity as classwork.

November 4, 2021– Watch Soft Skills–Critical Thinking And Problem Solving Video. Show slides 66 to 78 of the Employability Skills presentation. Distribute The Big 3 Activity and Work Habits: Good vs. Bad Activity.

November 5, 2021– Watch Soft Skills–Networking Video. Students should complete the Employability Skills Vocabulary and the Employability Assessment on iCEV.

November 1 – 5, 2021

November 1, 2021 – Watch History of Photography Part 3. Catch-up on missing assignments.

November 2, 2021– Review slides 41 to 57 of the Advertising Media segment in iCEV. Complete the Advertising for Business Vocabulary Activity in iCEV. Complete Social Media Word Search and Pros and Cons of YouTube.

November 3, 2021 – Watch Promotion – Advertising Media. Continue using the Vocabulary Handout as reference materials. Review slides 58 to 77 of the Advertising Media segment. Complete Assessment III. Complete Match the Slogan with the Product.

November 4, 2021 – Students should continue using the Vocabulary Handout as reference material. Read Common Advertising Strategies Handout. Review slides 78 to 91 of the Advertising Plan segment. Students should begin the Target Market Activity and Reading Advertisements.

November 5, 2021 – Watch TED Talk – Malcolm Gladwell – Choice, Happiness, and Spaghetti Sauce. Review slides 92 to 109 of the Advertising Plan segment. Complete Assessment IV. Read This is How COVID-19 is Affecting the Advertising Industry. Complete Types of Advertisement. [REF 042121]

October 25 – 29, 2021

October 25, 2021 – Complete together Chapter 8 Concept Assessment. Students complete Problem 8-6.

October 26, 2021 – Field Trip. For those not attending, complete Bar Graphs and Circle Graphs.

October 27, 2021 – Chapter 8 Test. Begin Excel Topic. Watch the video on adding in Excel located in Teams.  Download and save the excel spreadsheet from Teams and complete the adding exercise.  Attach the completed file. See Spreadsheet Assignments for original documents. Create your own spreadsheet for Spending $10,000 Monthly for a Year.

October 28, 2021 – Discuss the Business Lessons of Ghostbusters. Begin Ghostbusters.

October 29, 2021 – Complete Ghostbusters. Answer Ghostbuster Questions (in Teams).

October 25 – October 29, 2021

October 25, 2021 – Begin Employability Skills topic. Distribute the Vocabulary Handout and The Intangibles Student Handout for students to use as reference materials. Hand out the KWL Activity and have students complete the “What I Know” section as well as questions in the “What I Want to Know” section. Show slides 1 to 12 of the Employability Skills presentation. Complete Soft Skills Essay.

October 26, 2021 – Field Trip. For those not attending, complete Critical and Creative.

October 27, 2021 – Show slides 13 to 22 of the Employability Skills presentation. Lead the class discussion so students can share their findings from their Soft Skills Essay. Complete Enthusiasm and Attitude Worksheet. Watch The Benefits of Daydreaming.

October 28, 2021 – Discuss the Five Things that Hocus Pocus can Teach You about Teamwork. Begin watching Hocus Pocus.

October 29, 2021 – Complete Hocus Pocus. Answer Hocus Pocus Questions (on Teams).

October 25 – 29, 2021

October 25, 2021 – Review slides 29 to 40 of the Types of Advertising segment in iCEV. Students should complete the corresponding Assessment II. Work on projects. [REF 041521]

October 26, 2021 – Field Trip. Those who do not attend should complete Analyzing Social Media worksheet.

October 27, 2021 – Watch How Ink Is Made Video. Review Influence of Advertising Ppt. Students should complete Advertising Techniques and Favorite Ads.

October 28, 2021 – Review Photography Used to Persuade Ppt. Watch History of American Photography part 1. Complete Photo Analysis Worksheet.

October 29, 2021 – Watch History of American Photography part 2. Complete Photo Assignment.

October 25 – October 29, 2021
Log on to iCEV
Remote students should upload all answers to worksheets on TEAMS.

October 25, 2021 – Begin Banking Products & Services topic. Start class by passing out the Banking Products & Services Vocabulary, Cashing a Check Student Handout, Financial Institutions & Interest Rates Student Handout and the Unbanked Student Handout. Show slides 1 to 20 of the Types of Services segment. Assign the Products & Services Webpage Project and allow groups to work.

October 26, 2021 – Field Trip.

October 27, 2021 – Remind students to continue using the Vocabulary Handout as reference material. Show slides 21 to 32 of the Types of Services segment. Students should complete the corresponding Assessment I. Complete Opening a Bank Account worksheet and Making Money While You Sleep worksheet. Allow groups to continue working on their Projects.

October 28, 2021– Discuss the big Business of Halloween. Much like following the rules of taxes, when the couple in Beetlejuice try to figure out how to deal with life in the afterlife, they’re repeatedly told to “read the manual.” Like a lot of people — living or otherwise — they don’t follow this advice, and they run into one problem after another. It’s only after they start reading the manual and heeding its instructions that things start to turn around, and the wicked Beetlejuice switches from offense to defense. Begin watching Beetlejuice.

October 29, 2021 – Continue watching Beetlejuice. Answer Beetlejuice Questions when done. Beetlejuice Coloring Page 1 and Beetlejuice Coloring Page 2. Complete Banking Word Search.

October 18 – October 22, 2021

October 18, 2021 – Watch Dissecting an Interview Video. Complete the Interview Process Vocabulary Activity and the Interview Process Worksheet in iCEV. Administer the Formulas for Career Success: The Interview Process Final Assessment.

October 19, 2021 – ACT Test

October 20, 2021 – Begin Formulas for Career Success: After the Interview topic. Begin class by passing out the Formulas for Career Success: After the Interview Vocabulary Handout. Students should use this as reference material during the presentation. Show all three segments of Formulas for Career Success: After the Interview. Have students complete the Handling Rejection Discussion Activity.

October 21, 2021 – Students should complete Formulas for Career Success: After the Interview – Vocabulary and Formulas for Career Success: After the Interview – Worksheet in iCEV. Read Damage Control: How to Recover From an Interview Disaster.

October 22, 2021 – Watch The Origin of Job Interviews – Funny Video Showing Interviewing is as old as Cavemen and Good Will Hunting – Funny Job Interview. Administer the Formulas for Career Success: After the Interview Assessment. Complete Finding a Job Math. Catch up on missing work.

October 18 – October 22, 2021
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October 18, 2021 – Begin Understanding Personal Taxes topic. Watch Boston Tea Party: A Memestory. Pass out the Understanding Personal Taxes Vocabulary Handout, Payroll Deductions Handout and the Taxes Student Handout. Show slides 1 to 17 of the Personal Tax Basics segment. Complete Payroll Deductions and Net Pay Worksheet.

October 19, 2021 – Watch What is Taxing about Taxes?  Read Monetary & Fiscal Policies in Times of Crises and answer Questions. (ACT Test Day) Complete Payroll Deductions and Net Pay 2.

October 20, 2021– Watch Why Tennessee has the Highest Sales Tax Rate in the Country. Remind students to use the Vocabulary Handout as a reference. Show slides 19 to 24 of the Personal Tax Basics segment. Students should complete Understanding Personal Taxes – Personal Tax Basics Student Notes and Assessment I.

October 21, 2021 – Watch How Cutting Taxes and Regulations Saved Tennessee. Show slides 25 to
47 of the Tax Breaks segment. Complete Understanding Personal Taxes – Tax Breaks Student Notes and Assessment II.

October 22, 2021 – Watch “Where did my money go?” Follow the instructions on slide 48 of the PowerPoint® to view the Expert Perspectives on Taxes & Forms video segment. Complete Understanding Personal Taxes – Vocabulary and Understanding Personal Taxes Final Assessment in iCEV. Distribute the Tax Filing Fact Sheet Activity and allow students to work.

October 18 – 22, 2021

October 18, 2021 – Review Marketing Research Ppt. Read Section 13.2 Market Research and Product Development on pages 223 – 227. Complete Questions 1 – 3 on page 227. Complete The Language of Marketing Activity and Reading Skills – Floor Ads.

October 19, 2021 – ACT Testing

October 20, 2021 – Review Chapter 13 Quizlet. Read Chapter 13 Summary on page 228. Complete Vocabulary Review Question 1 writing sentences, Review Key Concepts Questions 2 – 6, and Critical Thinking Questions 7 – 13 on pages 228 – 229.

October 21, 2021 – Chapter 13 Test. Begin Advertising for Business in iCEV. Review the linked Advertising for Business Vocabulary Handout, to use as a reference material. Individually review the History of Advertising PowerPoint segment in iCEV. Read 10 Common–and Effective–Emotional Triggers. Assign Travel or Tourism Promotional Package Project. If you choose a t-shirt, here is a T-Shirt Template.

October 22, 2021 – Review slides 17 to 28 of the Types of Advertising segment in iCEV. Complete Assessment I. Students should begin the Critiquing Advertisements Project.

October 25, 2021 – Review slides 29 to 40 of the Types of Advertising segment in iCEV. Students should complete the corresponding Assessment II. Work on projects. [REF 041521]

October 26, 2021 – Watch How Ink Is Made Video. Review Influence of Advertising Ppt. Students should complete Advertising Techniques and Favorite Ads.