School : Zaoui El-Faraa secondary school Teacher : Senouci Younes

Unit : Ill-gotten Gains never prosper Level : 3rd year

Theme : Ethics in Business Rubric :Writing Development
Sequence :Reading and Writing Time :
Competency :produce Materials :

Objective : By the end of this lesson SWABT

Write a policy statement for an ethical investment fund

Timing Stage Procedure Objectives

T greets his learners and welcomes them
T shows his learners pictures related to (socially responsible businesses ,
children in clean school , business addressing the issue of deforestation)
T then interacts with the learners using the pictures :
- What do you see in these pictures?
- How do these pictures relate to ethical investments?
- What are some examples of ethical investments?
- What are the benefits of ethical investments?
T now creates a scenario in which his Ls are managers of an ethical
investment , T asks his Ls to write a policy statement to convince his fund
contributors ( at this stage T could explain what is a policy statement if he
finds that his Ls are confused )
A policy statement is a document that outlines the rules, guidelines and
regulations that a company requires employees to follow.
T asks his Ls to follow the diagram shown in page 69
Opening statement :
generate
The people and organizations who put their money into our fluid want us to
ideas and
invest in ethical ways, and we work hard to make their desires a reality
develop a
- T asks his learners to select two ideas from the expanding notes as
Pre- clear
20 mins supporting sentence , then he asks them to think about ideas that can
writing understanding
be put as reasons
of the topic of
Expanding Notes
ethical
• avoid companies that endanger the environment.
investments
• refrain from investing in certain sectors - tobacco, arms manufacturing,
nuclear power,. or uranium extraction.
• not place money in companies that lack ethical labour standards. (E.g. using
child labour, bad working conditions ...).
• choose to invest in well-managed companies (transparent financial
accounting).
• invest in companies that balance economic growth with social
responsibility.
Suggested ideas
Note 1: "Our ethical investment fund is committed to making a positive
impact on the world."

Reasons:
a) Ethical investments can help to promote environmental
sustainability.
b) Ethical investments can help to improve social justice.
 c) Ethical investments can help to support economic development.
Note 2: "We carefully screen companies before investing in them to ensure
that they meet our strict ethical standards."
Reasons:
a) We only invest in companies that have strong environmental and
social records.
b) We avoid companies that are involved in activities that we consider
to be unethical, such as arms manufacturing and tobacco
production.
c) We actively engage with the companies we invest in to promote
positive change.
Note 3: "We are committed to transparency and accountability."

Reasons:
a) We publish our investment portfolio on a regular basis.
b) We engage with our shareholders to ensure that they are satisfied
with our performance.
c) We are committed to continuous improvement.

T now divides his class into small groups and asks them to share their ideas
During draft a policy
25 mins , and prepare their first draft
writing statement
T circulates and offers help if needed
At this stage , Ls are supposed to have finished their first draft .
T asks his Ls to exchange their drafts and correct each other
Suggested work
refine and
The people and organizations who put their money into our funds want us polish the
to invest in ethical ways, and we work hard to make their desires a reality. We policy
Post
15 mins invest in companies that balance economic growth with social responsibility. statement
writing
We choose to invest in well-managed companies for examples, those that have through peer
transparent financial accounting. However, we avoid companies that review and
endanger the environment. We choose not to place money in companies that revision
lack ethical labour standards such as using child labour or bad working
conditions. We also refrain from investing in certain sectors such as tobacco
or arms manufacturing.