WELCOME TO MS. MARROCCO’S 6 TH & 7 TH GRADE ENTREPRENEURSHIP CLASS!

ENTREPRENEURSHIP Welcome Introductions Expectations Supplies – spiral notebook to be left in classroom Index cards

ABOUT ME This is my 2 nd year teaching here at ACA. Last year I taught 6 th and 7 th grade ELA. I worked in the business field for 20 years prior to becoming a teacher. I live in Arlington with my two daughters, a freshman in high school and a 6 th grader in the Kennedale Independent School District. I love to READ, cook and have lots of FUN with family and friends.

CLASS EXPECTATIONS/SUPPLIES Posted as you walk in the door. Come in and start work on the board immediately. Dedicated composition notebook. We will have a great year learning and having fun!

UNIT 1  Define Entrepreneurship and Small Business  Identify Major characteristics  Learn Role in the U.S.  Define and understand characteristics of an entrepreneur, understand basic business vocabulary

UNIT INTRODUCTION Vocabulary: entrepreneur venture entrepreneurship entrepreneurism economics free enterprise system profit services factors of production scarcity

HOMEWORK Bring a composition notebook dedicated to this class on Thursday. Write vocabulary words AND definition on Page 1 of your notebook for Thursday. Be prepared to discuss vocabulary and have fun!