Grade 7 Arts and Entrepreneurship study plan

Define arts entrepreneurship in your own words and distinguish it from general business by listing three ways creative ventures differ in product, audience, and risk.

Map the exam's 12 domains onto a one-page concept diagram, showing where Foundations (Domain 1) and Entrepreneurial Mindset (Domain 6) connect to the rest.

Compare the traits of an entrepreneurial mindset (opportunity spotting, tolerance for ambiguity, resourcefulness, resilience) against a fixed-mindset response in three short scenarios you write yourself.

Identify five local or online examples of creative ventures and label the mindset trait each founder most clearly demonstrates.

Write a personal 150-word statement of why creative entrepreneurship matters to you, naming one strength and one gap you will work on this term.

Apply a structured ideation technique (such as brainstorming with deferred judgment, SCAMPER, or mind mapping) to generate at least 20 raw ideas for a creative product or service.

Screen those ideas against three criteria you define (for example feasibility, audience demand, personal skill fit) and rank the top three.

Identify a real-world problem or unmet need in your school, neighborhood, or online community and write a one-paragraph opportunity statement describing who has the problem and why current options fall short.

Interview two people affected by that problem and record their exact words about what they wish existed.

Refine your top idea into a one-sentence concept that names the audience, the offering, and the benefit.

Identify and demonstrate the seven visual elements (line, shape, form, color, value, texture, space) by producing a small labeled sketch for each.

Apply at least four principles of design (balance, contrast, emphasis, movement, pattern, rhythm, unity) in one composition and annotate where each appears.

Compare two media (for example watercolor versus digital, or clay versus cardboard construction) by testing the same simple subject in both and noting working properties such as drying time, opacity, and control.

Analyze a craft or design object you own, describing its function, materials, construction method, and the design trade-offs its maker made.

Explain in writing how material choice affects cost, durability, and customer perception for a product you might sell.

Describe the building blocks of music (rhythm, melody, harmony, dynamics, timbre, form) and identify each in a short recorded excerpt you choose.

Explain how choreographic devices (repetition, canon, level change, contrast) shape a dance sequence, and sketch a 16-count phrase using at least three of them.

Outline the production roles in a small stage piece (writer, director, performer, designer, stage manager) and state one responsibility of each.

Design a simple applied-arts prototype (a prop, costume piece, or packaging mock-up) that serves a performing-arts need and document its measurements and materials.

Rehearse and time a 60-second excerpt of your own performance or design demonstration, noting two improvements after the first run.

Write five open-ended customer discovery questions that avoid leading language and test them on three people, recording responses verbatim.

Segment your likely customers into at least two distinct groups and describe each group's needs, spending habits, and where they spend time.

Draft a value proposition statement in the form 'For [audience] who [need], our [offering] provides [benefit] unlike [alternative]'.

Build a one-page business model outline covering offering, customers, channels, key costs, and revenue source.

Estimate a realistic first-year unit sales figure using evidence from your interviews rather than guesswork, and state your assumptions.

Convert your business model outline into a structured plan with sections for offering, market, operations, marketing, and financial summary.

Write a brand identity brief naming your brand's personality, three adjectives, tone of voice, and visual direction (colors and type style).

Create two promotional assets for your venture, such as a poster concept and a 30-second social media script, and check that both match the brand brief.

Choose three promotion channels appropriate to your audience and justify each with a reason tied to your customer research.

Draft a simple pricing structure with at least two tiers and explain how price signals quality to your target buyer.

Build a startup cost list and classify each item as one-time or recurring, fixed or variable.

Calculate a break-even point for one product using unit price, unit variable cost, and fixed costs, and show your working.

Prepare a simple 12-month cash flow projection identifying the month your venture first turns positive.

Summarize the main forms of intellectual property protection (copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret) and state which applies to your creative output and why.

Draft a short attribution and permissions checklist covering music, images, and fonts you plan to use, noting what requires a license.

Structure a three-minute pitch with a hook, problem, solution, evidence, ask, and close, and write the full script.

Rehearse the pitch at least four times, including one recorded run, and cut filler words and any slide-reading.

Design three supporting visuals that each carry one idea and remove all decorative clutter.

Anticipate five likely questions from an audience or judge and write concise answers with evidence.

Run a timed full review across all 12 domains, listing your three weakest areas and one concrete action for each.