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Lesson Plan
Grade: Date: 17/01/2026
Subject: Economics
Lesson Topic: How these reasons influence the wages of workers, depending on level of skills of workers
Learning Objective/s:
  • Describe how productivity, labour supply, demand for output, human capital, institutional factors, and geographical mobility affect wages of low‑skill and high‑skill workers.
  • Compare wage‑setting mechanisms for low‑skill versus high‑skill workers using the marginal product of labour model.
  • Analyse the impact of a minimum‑wage policy on low‑skill wages and employment.
  • Evaluate how a rise in product price influences wages of high‑skill workers more than those of low‑skill workers.
Materials Needed:
  • Projector and screen
  • Whiteboard and markers
  • Printed handout of the “Reasons influencing wages” table
  • Case‑study worksheet on minimum‑wage effects
  • Graph paper and calculators
  • Exit‑ticket slips
 Introduction:
Begin with a quick poll: “What factors do you think determine how much you get paid?” Connect responses to prior knowledge of supply‑and‑demand. Explain that today’s success criteria are to identify why those factors work differently for low‑skill and high‑skill workers and to apply a simple wage model.
Lesson Structure:
  1. Do‑now (5') – short quiz on basic wage determinants; teacher reviews answers.
  2. Mini‑lecture (10') – present the six reasons and illustrate differences by skill level using the provided table.
  3. Paired activity (12') – students complete a simplified chart comparing the impact of each reason on low‑skill vs. high‑skill workers.
  4. Case‑study discussion (10') – analyse the minimum‑wage scenario, identify equilibrium wage and potential unemployment effects.
  5. Diagram construction (8') – groups draw supply‑demand curves for both skill groups and annotate the effect of a minimum wage.
  6. Exit ticket (5') – answer the exam‑style question on price‑rise impact; teacher collects for quick assessment.
Conclusion:
Recap the key ways productivity, scarcity, and institutional factors shape wages for different skill levels. Students hand in their exit tickets, summarising one insight they gained. For homework, ask learners to find a recent news article on wage changes in a specific industry and prepare a brief paragraph linking it to today’s concepts.