This document provides a summary of resources used to teach a business studies lesson on forms of ownership for 10th grade students. The lesson utilizes mind maps, slides, graphs and pictures to introduce the key concepts and different types of business ownership, including public limited companies, private limited companies, and partnerships. Students will work individually and in groups to develop their own mind maps comparing the advantages and disadvantages of each form of ownership. The resources and activities are designed to promote collaboration, reflection, and authentic real-world learning.

1. BUSINESS STUDIES
GRADE : 10
TERM 2
TOPIC 4: FORMS OF OWNERSHIP

2. RESOUESES USED
• This tes has used the following recourses
• SLIDES
• MINDMAPS
• GRAPHS
• PICTURES

4. The above mindmap
• Gives clarification of what forms of ownership is all about
• It has all the content & picures
• So it can be a good introduction /invitation slide
• Learners can identify what business/ownerships do they see
• Then explain the concept of ownership

5. For the content
• Therefore this resources will help learners develop or think of other
different business that may present the different forms of ownership
• It where they have to think and reflect to businesses they know maybe from
around in the community. That’s where the characteristics of Authentic
activities provide the opportunity to reflect and Authentic activities have real-world
relevance. As learners are now exposed to different businesses other than spaza shops
• Learners can develop their own mind map that will help when it comes to
advantages and disadvantages of each of the four ownerships

6. Advantages and DisadvantagesLtd
• Easier to attract new shareholders due to limited liability
• Tend to be smaller, therefore shareholders can be closer to the business operation
• Shareowners usually run the business and look for long term profit maximisation
• Less capital than PLC’s
Plc
• More information has to be given out and made public (which can be costly to
prepare)
• More rules regarding business practice
• Short term share investment discourages enterprise
• Can raise large amounts of capital from selling shares
• Gives the company prestige.

7. Partnership
• A partnership has between 2 - 20 owners.
• The partners have unlimited liability – if the business
goes bankrupt they can lose personal possessions.
• Partners share the risks, can both put in ideas and share
the profits.
• Disagreements may occur.
• A Deed of Partnership is a legal document which may
be drawn up to agree the details of the partnership

8. Different pictures on ownership

9. Continues………
• Learners can work in pairs or groups. That where the charectostics of
collaboration because learners can brainstorm different ideas and can again
be able to do this on their own individually.
• Then as a teacher will explain the advantages and disadvantages to the
learners from what they came up with.
• This lesson as a whole encourages the characteristics of Authentic activities are
seamlessly integrated with assessment and Authentic activities allow competing solutions
and diversity of outcome

10. QUESTIONS FOR REFLECTION
Question 1
a. What is meant by the term ‘public limited company’?
b. Describe two characteristics of a public limited company.
c. What is the difference between the forms of ownership
d. Leaners can research different pictures of ownership.