CM12: Entrepreneurship Versus Emplpoyment

Brief Project Overview:
Using the play Death of a Salesman as the vehicle for discussion, this project explores and examines entrepreneurship versus self-employment - working for yourself opposed to working for someone else. Discussion can include what types of employment students may seek.
Appropriate Subject and Grade Levels
For high school sophomores/juniors in the following classes:
English
Marketing

Length of Project
After reading the play or watching the video, this project may take at least two 55-minute periods OR one block class period of 95 minutes
NOTE: The length of this project is an estimated minimum time needed for completion that may easily be expanded upon. The length of time will naturally increase as the project is expanded upon by the teacher as it is adapted to meet classroom and curriculum goals.

Teacher Materials Provided
Lesson Plan
Outcomes/Products, Assessments and Standards Matrix – identifies lesson outcomes, standards addressed, and ways to measure learning; includes a brief description of corresponding student activities
Collage Rubric - to clarify the collage assignments and to set out grading criteria for the assignments
Writing Assignment Rubric - to clarify the writing assignments and to set out grading criteria for the assignments

Student Materials Provided
Collage Rubric - to clarify the collage assignments
Writing Assignment Rubric - to clarify the writing assignments

Classroom Facilities Needed
VCR or DVD player and large TV or projector
Computers with Internet access for student reference, research and writing
Printer
Student Supplies Needed
Poster paper
Marker pens
Tape
Glue sticks
Scissors
Dictionaries
Special Resources Needed
Video of Death of a Salesman
Copy for each student of the book Death of a Salesman
Magazines
Preparation Checklist
Review Outcomes/Products, Assessments and Standards Matrix, Lesson Plan, student materials, and perhaps the recommended background materials
Read book and/or watch video

Choose activities most appropriate for your class
Make copies of applicable rubrics for students
Check Google or other search engines for background information on Death of a Salesman
Recommended Background Materials
How to Become a Teenage Entrepreneur (1996) video
Teenbiz-Money Making Teens (1998) video
Three of the many sites for additional Death of a Salesman background information and lessons:
www.educeth.ch/english/readinglist/millera/death.html
www.questica.com/popularSearcher/death_of_a_salesman.jsp
www.webenglishteacher.com/miller.html

Optional: Follow-up Activities to Project
• Propose advice to “would be” entrepreneurs• Bring in another class studying a different subject to discuss different perspectives on Entrepreneurship