Family & Consumer Sciences A

Unit 4

Free Enterprise

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●​ 15-20 Class Periods

Narrate Argue Inform Explain

Standards Strand 4: Students will explore employability skills and the principles of the free enterprise system. Standard 1 : Explore the importance of employability skills. ●​ Identify characteristics of a good employee. ○​ Effective communication, problem-solving, teamwork, critical thinking, dependability, accountability, legal requirement/expectations (i.e., adhering to USDA or OSHA) ●​ Discuss how social skills and conflict resolution help obtain and maintain a job. Standard 2 : Complete a free enterprise experience. Develop a business plan following project management principles. ●​ Select a product or service to sell ●​ Conduct and analyze a market survey ●​ Design packaging for the product, if applicable End of Unit Competency ●​ I can explain what it means to be a good employee and have the skills required for a job. ●​ I can explain and demonstrate how social skills and conflict resolution help obtain and maintain a job. ●​ I can inform others that a business plan includes effective components of producing, promoting, selling, and evaluating a product. Performance Objectives: ●​ Develop a business plan using a fictitious product AND/OR ●​ Practicing the characteristics of a good employee could be a part of classroom expectations. Language Functions & Features: ●​ Establish a price for the product ●​ Conduct an advertising campaign ●​ Produce and sell the product ●​ Evaluate the effectiveness of the process/business plan

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