Entrepreneurship, Workplace… · SHS1 Social Studies

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: 1.6.2.LI.1 - Discuss the importance of entrepreneurship to personal development

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Define entrepreneur and entrepreneurship in their own words and give at least two local examples of each.
Identify at least four ways entrepreneurship contributes to personal development, such as building confidence, financial independence, problem-solving skills, and self-discipline.
Explain how entrepreneurship can be a pathway to self-employment and personal growth.
Debate the advantages and disadvantages of entrepreneurship to personal development, supporting their position with reasoned arguments.
Reflect on how entrepreneurship might influence their own personal development plans and career aspirations.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Production, Exchange and Creativity (Strand 6)
Sub-strand: Entrepreneurship, Workplace Culture and Productivity (6.2)
Content standard: 1.6.2.CS.1 - Demonstrate understanding of the importance of entrepreneurship and its relationship with selfemployment 1.6.2.LO.1 Analyse the importance of entrepreneurship and its relationship with selfemployment
Indicator: 1.6.2.LI.1 - Discuss the importance of entrepreneurship to personal development
Suggested placement: Semester 2, Week 7 (Week 27 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. 44

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Talk for learning:
- In a think-pair-share activity, learners discuss the meaning of entrepreneur and entrepreneurship
- Learners debate the advantages and disadvantages of entrepreneurship to their personal development
Teaching and Learning Resources:
- Stationery
- Computers/ laptops
- Standard textbooks
Assessment (1.6.2.AS.1). The document marks these depth-of-knowledge levels for this indicator: Level 1 Recall; Level 2 Skills of conceptual understanding.