SHS2 Social Studies · Semester 2 Week 11: Entrepreneurship, Workplace Culture and Productivity

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: 2.6.2.LI.1 - Apply knowledge of the traits of an entrepreneur to assess one’s capabilities in setting up a business

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify at least eight key traits of successful entrepreneurs and explain how each trait contributes to business success.
Use a structured self-assessment tool to evaluate their own entrepreneurial traits and capabilities.
Distinguish between traits they currently possess and those they need to develop, based on their self-assessment results.
Present a brief personal entrepreneurial profile, citing evidence of their strengths and areas for growth.
Set realistic personal development targets for strengthening at least two entrepreneurial traits over the next term.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Production, Exchange and Creativity (Strand 6)
Sub-strand: Entrepreneurship, Workplace Culture and Productivity (6.2)
Content standard: 2.6.2.CS.1 - Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the relevance of an entrepreneur to national development 2.6.2.LO.1 Evaluate the role of an entrepreneur in national development
Indicator: 2.6.2.LI.1 - Apply knowledge of the traits of an entrepreneur to assess one's capabilities in setting up a business
Suggested placement: Semester 2, Week 11 (Week 31 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: NaCCA curriculum document, p. 80

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Collaborative learning:
- In pairs, learners research to identify the traits of an entrepreneur and present their findings
- Learners use these traits as a guide to assess their own capabilities
Teaching and Learning Resources:
- Stationery
- Smartphones
- Standard textbooks
- Internet access
- Computer
- Projector
- 59
- Library facilities
- TV
- Resource person
Assessment (2.6.2.AS.1). The document marks these depth-of-knowledge levels for this indicator: Level 2 Skills of conceptual understanding; Level 3 Strategic reasoning.