The Power of the Lie

A hands-on introductory curriculum that equips students with foundational business acumen and marketing savvy through practical entrepreneurial challenges, financial basics, and campaign design.

A comprehensive high school World Geography lesson examining how traditional, market, command, and socialist/communist economic systems distribute goods and services.

A comprehensive two-page student briefing and legal case analysis worksheet exploring the military origin, UCMJ statutory definition under Article 86, and legal distinctions between AWOL and desertion. Students examine authentic scenarios to classify offenses and reflect on how military accountability compares to modern civilian idioms.

An eight-week experiential introduction to marketing centered around operating and scaling a campus retail store. Students master brand positioning, assortment strategy, pricing mechanics, visual merchandising, and sales analytics through authentic store management.

A five-lesson instructional unit on the mechanics of making money, covering the sales pipeline, customer discovery, objection handling, closing methodologies, and strategic pricing in business management.

A two-page teacher answer key and scoring guide for the Economic Systems Check Handout, featuring complete scenario solutions, question classifications, filled matrix, and rubric-aligned exemplar paragraphs.

A multi-day inquiry sequence investigating the ancient and medieval Indian Ocean maritime trade network linking East Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, India, and Southeast Asia. Students analyze physical geography, seasonal monsoon winds, commercial commodities, and cross-cultural diffusion.

A scaffolded high school history lesson examining the causes, major turning points, and aftermath of the French and Indian War. Students analyze geopolitical rivalries, Native American alliances, Pontiac's Rebellion, and the seeds of colonial tension that followed the Treaty of Paris.

A two-page paper assignment and check for understanding on economic systems featuring scenario classification, 3 core questions analysis, a comparative matrix, and a structured argumentative reflection paragraph.

A two-part multi-day instructional sequence examining George Washington's military leadership, strategic resilience, and crucial turning points during the American Revolutionary War.

A history lesson exploring whether Gilded Age magnates were Captains of Industry or Robber Barons through debate, scaffolded drafting, and formal essay writing.

An annotated teacher facilitation guide and master copy of the economic systems reading, featuring model annotations, Think-Pair-Share discussion prompts, Stop & Jot activities, teacher coaching notes, and synthesis sentence stems.