Entrepreneur
Week of May 18th
This week, I have posted an End of Year Reflection for our class. Please provide me with honest feedback about activities and other things we've done this year.
It's been a pleasure having all of you this year! Good luck in High School!
Week of May 11th
This is our last required assignment week! There are TWO new things posted on google classroom for you to complete. One is your assignment, watching a shark tank pitch and writing a summary about it, I posted a video of the pitch. The second thing posted is a Self Reflection on the assignments we've had while learning online. Please complete both assignments this week.
Week of May 4th
So, we are finished with the Food Truck assignments. We had a lot more to do with them in the classroom, but virtually it just won't work out. Therefore, this week, your assignment is to think of a Good Leader and create 5 slides about them. Further information is on the assignment in google classroom. Miss y'all!
Week of April 27th
This weeks assignment in google classroom is for you to look at the presentation on Food Trucks inspired by Movies and TV shows. You will see if you can decide what inspired their designs!
Week of April 20th
This weeks assignment in google classroom is for you to look at the presentation about Food Truck Menus and then create your menu based on the requirements. Please let me know if you have any questions!
Week of April 13th
This weeks assignment in google classroom is for you to watch a video on the History of Food Trucks. You will then write a summary or a timeline over the information from the Video.
In google classroom, I have also posted a fun robotics programming project. It is 100% optional to join; it uses block programming, and it shows a leaderboard on who has completed the most missions. It is currently only showing you the steps to begin programming, once I see students making progress through it, I will add the more challenging missions!
Please visit me during office hours if you need anything!
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Tuesday : 9 - 9:45am. Thursday : 1:30 - 2:15pm
Week of April 6th
This weeks assignment in google classroom is for you to watch one Entrepreneur make a pitch on Shark Tank. You will then write a brief summary about it. Please be sure to turn the assignment in when you are finished.
Hey everyone! I miss y'all soooooo much! I hope you are all finding things to occupy your time and are staying safe! I know the district has some plans coming up for y'all to have more things to do, but in the mean time if you are looking for things to do:
- Watch Shark Tank! Youtube has free episodes, or I know they have the full seasons on Hulu, not sure about other online places
- Think about things you could use RIGHT NOW that would make life just a little easier...could that be something you possibly recreate or invent!? Think about a problem and a solution that you could make for it!
- Future Plans: We were going to begin working on our Food Truck Project which was going to last us almost to the end of the school year. Do some simple research on food trucks, and start thinking about what kind of food you would want to provide in your food truck!
Again, these are just some things to give you something to do for know, I miss you all dearly! I will be talking to you all soon hopefully!
3/5/2020
Inventory school store items.
3/4/2020
Complete all Parts to the Trip Itinerary Budget Project! Submit by end of class!
3/3/2020
We will not be in our classroom today, so we will be inventorying the school store items.
3/2/2020
Complete Part 3, Checkpoint 4 graded after class today.
2/24/2020 - 2/28/2020
You will continue working on Part 3. We have this week and next week to complete the rest of Part 3 and complete Part 4 to finish off the project. Use your time wisely!
2/19/2020 - 2/21/2020
Continue working on your Trip Itinerary Project. You should be working on Part 3 which is a detailed description of each days activities and costs. Make sure it is clearly marked as Part 3 and when each day begins "Day 1", "Day 2", etc...
2/18/2020
We will be writing first thing this morning. I will provide the paper, you need something to write with. Once you have completed your writing, you will be working on Part 3 of your Trip Itinerary Project. Be sure to read over the instructions!
- Prompt: Reflect on the process it takes to plan a trip within a budget.
- Sentence starter: I have found that when planning a trip on a budget...
2/13/2020
Close out school store. Complete Part 2 and begin working on Part 3.
2/12/2020
Continue correcting Part 2 and prepare school store to open tomorrow.
2/11/2020
Close out school store and work on correcting Part 2 for checkpoint 3!
2/10/2020
We will start class with a writing assignment. You need something to write with, I will supply the paper.
We need to prep the school store as we are opening tomorrow!
- Add Takis and Slim Jim
- Make sure all items have pricing on them in store
- Update and print items list
If time permits, we will discuss where we are on our projects. I will be grading parts 1 & 2 today. If you are finished with those, you are to begin working on Part 3.
2/3/2020 - 2/7/2020
I am out all this week, you will be continuing working on your Trip Itinerary Project. You are working on Part 2. Be sure to carefully follow the instructions posted for that section. You Must tell your answers for all 6 of the criteria and the cost for each of them. Remember your total trip cannot cost more than $1500. There is an example on the instructions page. You need to also create a spreadsheet showing name and cost of each.
Once you have completed Part 2, you will work on flyers for the school store promoting the new items and Valentine's items. Create them on a google slide and then share the document with me.
1/31/2020
Checkpoint 2: Part 1 should be complete. I should be able to see that your information is for Part 1 and all 4 questions/answers are numbered to match.
- Description of your Destination(s) and WHY you choose to go there
- Who are you traveling with and what costs you are splitting (if any)
- Concerns and Considerations you need to account for on this vacation
- What is the climate like in December at your destination
Continue prepping school store to open the week of Valentine's Day!
1/28/2020 - 1/30/2020
This week you are working to answer the 4 questions for Part 1, these need to be documented per the instructions on google classroom. Your checkpoint for Part 1 is on Friday! Inventory new items that came in! We need pricing, added to store, and added to price list!
1/27/2020
We will have our first checkpoint today. I will be coming by to ask you about the 4 questions below (25pts each):
- Where are you going on your trip?
- How are you planning to get there?
- How much is your travel going to be to get there/back?
- Where are you planning to stay?
You will then begin working on Part 1 of your project. The checkpoint for Part 1 is on Friday.
1/21/2020 - 1/24/2020
This whole week, we will be working on a new project. Before we start, we need to finalize the items to purchase that we voted on Friday. We will go over the information for the project, and you will work on it all week. Thursday we are in the gym for 8th grade meeting. There will be a sub in here with you on Friday.
Checkpoint 1 on Monday: (you will need to be able to answer these questions)
- Where are you going on your trip?
- How are you planning to get there?
- How much is your travel going to be to get there/back?
- Where are you planning to stay?
1/17/2020
We will vote on which items we want to purchase for the school store, and finalize our information for our Trip Plans. If time permits, we will watch Shark Tank!
1/16/2020
Today, you will finish up your itinerary and then add costs associated with each step in your itinerary. Tell me what our total cost for this trip would be including 7 students and 1 adult. Once you have completed this, you will turn in the assignment on google classroom.
1/15/2020
You will build an itinerary for the trip to the location you chose. Your trip starts from the start of the school day until the time we arrive back at school that afternoon (no later than 3:30).
1/13/2020 - 1/14/2020
This week, we will be conducting research on the places we are choosing to go visit. First, we need to determine the differences between Main Event, Santikos, and Evo Entertainment. We will need to look at all 3 places, decide which things at each place we may want to do, and then decide which place it is that we will be visiting. Once you've selected one location, explain why this location is the best one to go to. What events are available to do?
1/9/2020-1/10/2020
We will work on getting the school store things updated. If you haven't finished your assignment, do that first. We need the bulletin board in the hallway to be updated, so we need new promotional items to put out there. We also need to decide when we want to open the school store again. I will be compiling a list of suggested items to purchase for the school store for you to vote on them early next week.
1/8/2020
Continue working on the google classroom assignment for items to purchase for the school store. You must come up with at least 5 items to be voted on for purchase. You can use oriental trading, raymondgeddes, walmart, costco...
1/7/2020
Welcome back! This week, we need to take a look at the places we want to visit using our fundraiser money; as well as, if there are any items we want for the school store. Click here to fill out the google form for the places we've previously discussed. The sooner we decide on what we want, the sooner we can get the ball rolling on both of these! Please go to google classroom for the assignment.
12/18/19
Close out school store from opening, inventory count ALL holiday items and remove from store.
Hope you all have a safe and happy holiday break! See you in the new year! :)
12/17/19
The school store is opening tomorrow morning. We need to make sure it is ready. Remember, it is counting as your final exam for this semester.
12/16/19
You will continue with Friday's assignment to look for places you may want to visit using our fundraiser funds. We will discuss these out loud and continue our search!
12/13/19
There's an assignment in google classroom for you to begin researching places you would like to visit with our Fundraiser money. The places you choose to visit need to be close enough we can leave after school starts and be back before school ends (not past San Antonio Area or Austin Area). They can be fun places, eating places, entertainment places, etc. The possibilities are endless!!!
12/12/19
Continue preparing the store for opening next week...Only two people sent me their flyers yesterday. Make sure school store is arranged. Begin thinking about businesses you may be interested in visiting next semester with our fundraiser money!
12/11/19
Today we will go over the Fundraiser information and discuss what went well. Then we need to prepare the school store for opening next week to sale our holiday items! (Make flyers, arrange the store, bulletin board updated, etc.)
12/9/19
We have the Volleyball Fundraiser game today, we need to make sure everything is ready for it!
12/6/19
12/5/19
Count money for voting! Make flyers. Announcement for ticket sales!
12/4/19
Counting money from the voting donations. We need to make a list of each athletes amount. We also need to make a note to give to the athletes that win to let them know what is expected of them.
12/2/19
We will not be in the classroom today. We will spend the morning cutting out tickets and making sure they are in order for the game! Voting will begin today during lunch, be sure to spread the word about how to vote for the athletes to play in the game!
11/21/19-11/22/19
Volleyball Game Flyer announcements! Read the assignment instructions on google classroom...you can add multiple slides for different important information topics...like one for announcing the volleyball game with ticket price, one for voting on students (dates, times, how it works), one for purchasing tickets (when, where, how much). Please put effort into these, they will be printed in black and white.
11/20/19
We are creating flyers to promote items we will have in store next time we open before the holidays!
11/19/19
School store opened this morning, we will close out. Then decide what items need to be changed out in the store.
11/18/19
Get school store ready for opening tomorrow. We need more promotional items on the bulletin board outside, we need an updated itemized list of items we are selling with price, we need to know who plans to be here at 8am to open the store, etc.
11/15/19
Shark Tank Episode
11/13/19 - 11/14/19
Finish up your ticket design for the Volleyball Game. Then you will work on creating a flyer to promote the game!
- Utilize the full slide, no excessive blank space
- What it is
- When it is
- How much it is
- Picture
11/12/19
Begin working on tickets for the Volleyball game. You will create it in google classroom slides. I've put in a blank one for you.
- Design/Picture
- Ticket Number
- What it is
- When it is
11/11/19
Presenting Shark Tank Projects to the Sharks!
11/8/19
Shark Tank Episode - Don't forget we are presenting to the Sharks on Monday. Make sure you are ready!
11/4/19 - 11/7/19
Complete your Shark Tank Project. This is your presentation, practicing presenting, deciding what to wear, etc. Be sure to double check your rubric in google classroom! Once you are finished, go to do Typing Races.
11/1/19
Shark Tank Episode!
10/31/19
Work on Shark Tank Project. We have decided to be completed and presenting our projects on November 11th! Be safe tonight if you go out!
10/30/19
Work on Shark Tank Project. We will reassess where everyone is at and decide on a due date for the project.
10/29/19
Opening of the school store. Close it out, count money, count inventory sold. Debrief on how it went.
10/28/19
Questions about opening school store tomorrow? Plan to be here as close to 8am tomorrow as possible! Work on Shark Tank Project.
10/25/19
Shark Tank S6 E16! Have a great weekend! Don't forget to make plans to be here at 8am on Tuesday for the school store!
10/24/19
Write an announcement for the opening of the school store. Discuss any questions about opening school store and about who is working it! Work on Shark Tank Project.
10/23/19
Mr. Lawrence will be here with you today, please follow his instructions. You will be working on your Shark Tank Project. Don't forget to draw/sketch out your product and then you may begin making your presentation. If you don't know what to work on or are stuck, go to typingclub.
10/22/19
Today we need to create a price sheet for the school store items we plan to sell next week when we open the school store. It needs the following:
- Name of Product
- Code for Product
- Price for Product
We can then do a run through of what we have to do to make the school store run successfully. If time permits, you will continue working on your Shark Tank Project.
10/21/19
We will continue working on our Shark Tank Project. You should have a company name selected and be working on what the design of your product will look like.
10/18/19
Shark Tank Episode
10/17/19
Work on your Shark Tank Project. Let me know what I can assist you with!
10/15/19
Inventory a few missed items in the school store, and recount a few items. Work on Shark Tank Project. You should be moving on from brainstorming and into coming up with a business name and drawing out what your product/service will look like.
10/11/19
Sub today, please be on your best behavior. Shark Tank Episode, Evaluation form is in google classroom. I expect you have to complete responses for at least the first two pitches. Have a great weekend, see y'all on Tuesday!
10/10/19
Hang up posters Ms. Lamb printed in color for us??? Work on the Shark Tank Project. You need to have your idea decided on by Tuesday! Tomorrow you will be watching Shark Tank to evaluate it.
10/9/19
Work on bulletin board outside of classroom, and continue with the Shark Tank Project.
10/8/19
We will organize the school store and make labels for items with pricing. If time permits, we will continue with the Shark Tank Project.
10/7/19
Inventory new items and finish counting school store items.
10/4/19
We will watch Shark Tank and evaluate the episode.
10/3/19
We will learn to inventory the school store. We will need to count all items in the store and decide which ones we want to start with.
10/1/19 - 10/2/19
We will continue brainstorming ideas for our Shark Tank Project.
9/30/19
Introduction to the Shark Tank Project. Begin Brainstorming ideas. All information can be found in google classroom.
9/26/19
Finish presenting our Entrepreneur projects, then we will watch Shark Tank!
9/25/19
Presenting Famous Entrepreneur Projects!
9/24/19
I have added comments to each of your projects. Today, you need to be finalizing your information to be ready for presenting. At the end of class, we will evaluate if we need the extra day or not. Things to double check: met all requirements from rubric, spelling, grammar, sentence structures, visual appeal, etc.
9/23/19
We will continue working on your Famous Entrepreneur research. You should be getting close to having all your data collected. Tomorrow we will make sure that our presentations are ready to be presented; Presentations will happen on Wednesday, and Shark Tank on Thursday (no school Friday!)
9/19/19
Shark Tank Evaluation, if we finish early, you may continue working on your famous entrepreneur research.
9/17/19 - 9/18/19
Continue researching and building your Famous Entrepreneur presentation. The requirements and assignment are posted on google classroom.
If you were absent yesterday, see me about picking your entrepreneur as you can't pick one that is already taken. Thank you.
9/16/19
We will begin researching a famous entrepreneur and creating a presentation for the information collected. The requirements and assignment are posted on google classroom.
9/12/19
We will be displaced today in a different classroom. We will be watching and evaluating a Shark Tank Episode.
9/10/19 - 9/11/19
We will continue with the research on the items we voted for. Go to Google Classroom, and select the Final Research assignment. You will only need the first two slides, the first slide are the links to the items, the second slide is where you will input your research results.
9/9/19
We will continue going through the items you selected for the school store to decide which ones we want to research further.
9/6/19
We will be watching Shark Tank to evaluate how these entrepreneurs do in their pitch. Complete the assignment in google classroom.
9/5/19
We will review through your choices of items for the school store. We will decide on items that will be most realistic that we want to add to the school store. We will also discuss information about handling money for the store and signing an acknowledgement form.
9/3/19 - 9/4/19
We will continue working on researching items for the school store. This assignment (both pages) is due by Friday. Be sure you are completing all parts to the assignment. Finding the item, telling me why we should sell it, how much it costs us, and how much we would sell it for in the store. The second page is 5 events, special days, holidays, etc that we could promote items in the store for. If we finish early, we will begin decorating/promoting the school store on the bulletin board outside my room.
8/30/19
We will be watching an episode of Shark Tank and recording information in our google classroom assignment.
8/29/19
Today we will make sure everyone is logged on to the computers and has bookmarked the important links below. We will then discuss the school store and begin researching items.
(The resources tab at the top has these links and how to log in posted!)
8/27/19
Welcome to Coach Sosa's Entrepreneur class! I look forward to a great year with y'all! Let me know if there's anything I can help you with!