Stock Market Review

Agenda: (3 minutes)

Talk through the guiding question and agenda as a whole group.

Guiding Question: What motivates people or companies to invest in one company over another?

Students should be aware of what they will be learning about today and what they can expect from the session.

Let’s Teach: (8 minutes)

Complete the activity at left together out loud. Students can come up with their own companies and products OR they can use the examples given from students who share their ideas.

Talk through each question on page 5 and 6 and ask students to share their answers.

NOTES

Explain Out Loud:

Choosing to invest in companies that align with your values and ethical belief system is a part of ESG investing.

Introduce New Key Term:

ESG Investing

Introduce New Key Term:

Sustainability

Instruction: (10 minutes)

Spend the next 10 minutes reading aloud and discussing

“What is ESG?”

If students are comfortable doing so, they can volunteer to read aloud from the different sections.

If students do not volunteer, have a RTSWS volunteer read aloud.

Be sure to pause to check students’ understanding and ask what questions they have.