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WEEK OF NOVEMBER 30
- Monday: Poverty Application
- Tuesday: Finish Poverty Application; Notes on Poverty
- Wednesday: Kahoot Review for test tomorrow
- Thursday: Chapter 13 Test
- Friday: Begin Fiscal and Monetary Policy
WEEK OF NOVEMBER 22
- Monday: Finishing Inflation notes; activity
- Tuesday: Poverty worksheet
- Wednesday: NO SCHOOL - THANKSGIVING
- Thursday: NO SCHOOL - THANKSGIVING
- Friday: NO SCHOOL - THANKSGIVING
WEEK OF NOVEMBER 15
- Monday: Catch-up Day (half the class gone)
- Tuesday: Guest Speaker
- Wednesday: Notes and discussion on figuring Unemployment; Storyboard worksheet for types of unemployment
- Thursday: Chapter 13, Section 2 - Inflation Read pages 338-343 and do questions 1-7
- Friday: Inflation simulation; Inflation discussion; Notes; Homework: Calculating inflation
WEEK OF NOVEMBER 8
- Monday: Graph/chart Rounds 1-3; analyze graphs; discuss your opinions.
- Tuesday: Read the following contrasting persuasive articles on Minimum Wage. Then, write a one page paper discussing whether you believe we should have a minimum wage and why or why not. Use facts from the articles to back up
- Wednesday: Chapter 13, Section 1 Unemployment - worksheet
- Thursday: Make up from subs
- Friday: Video clip - Big Bang Theory - Sheldon is Frictionally Unemployed; Types of Unemployment Simulation and discussion; Notes on Unemployment; Worksheet on identifying types of unemployment
WEEK OF NOVEMBER 1
- Monday: Test on Supply and Demand
- Tuesday: Equilibrium introduction - Read 6.1 and questions 1-4 and 6, 7
- Wednesday: Notes on Equilibrium; Group practice; independent practice
- Thursday: Banana Market Practice with Equilibrium
- Friday: Finish market and quick qui
WEEK OF OCTOBER 25
- Monday: Discuss supply, shifts in supply, and notes; Phase 2 of Skills Builder: Understanding and analyzing supply headlines
- Tuesday: Finish Phase 2 and do Phase 3 of Skills Builder: Human Demand and Supply graphs;
- Wednesday: Determining how much to supply and elastic v inelastic (supply and demand) - NOTES; Read p. 90-96 and d0 1-5
- Thursday: Review for test TOMORROW
- Friday: Test on Supply and Demand
WEEK OF OCTOBER 25
Monday: NO SCHOOL
Monday: NO SCHOOL
- Tuesday: Introduction to supply and demand: Creating a demand schedule and questions
- Wednesday: Read section 1 and 2 of Chapter 4 and do questions 1-4 on page 83 and questions 1-4 and 6-7 on page 88
- Thursday: Discuss Demand and shifts in demand; Notes; Skills Builder: Phase 1 - Understanding and analyzing demand headlines;
- Friday: Finish Sills builder Phase 1 and do graphs with discussion; Understanding supply: Read sections 4-5 from TCI book and do worksheet
WEEK OF OCTOBER 11
- Monday: Circular Flow Simulation and activity
- Tuesday: Circular Flow review and worksheet;
- Wednesday: Testing
- Thursday: Review for Test
- Friday: Economic Systems Test
WEEK OF OCTOBER 4
- Monday: Begin Economic Systems - Values worksheet;
- Tuesday: Values worksheet discussion; Catch up from last two weeks
- Wednesday: Economic Systems Notes
- Thursday: Economic Systems Notes and worksheet
- Friday: Review Economic Systems
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 7
- Monday: NO SCHOOL - LABOR DAY
- Tuesday: Collect papers; discuss class; pass out books; Pre-Test; Discussion questions
- Wednesday: Finish discussion questions; Talk about answers and other possibilities - tie in to choices and economic enigmas; Read Section 1, pages 3-6 and do questions 7-10; Supplementary Reading and assignment
- Thursday: Discuss homework from Friday; share ECONOMICS poems; Read supplementary reading on Economic principles and do assignment
- Friday: The Power to Choose - should you attend college or not - discussion, reading, and cost/benefits chart; check and go over as notes the seven economic principles; Economic enigmas assignment
WEEK OF AUGUST 27
- Monday: Get to know you form; Social Studies Department common review - WS (World Studies)
- Tuesday: Finish WS Review; EAS review; Check out thisPowerPoint! (thanks Mrs. Walbaum)
- Wednesday: LAS (Later American Studies) review
- Thursday: Parent Letter due; pass out books and pre-test
- Friday: NO SCHOOL - Labor Day weekend
WEEK OF AUGUST 23
- Monday:
- Tuesday:
- Wednesday: First day of school! Half Day Welcome Back discussion
- Thursday: Discipline form: Seating chart activity; Class discussion: If you were given $4000 right now, how would you spend it and why?; Parent Letter (found on main class page) Due September 2; Course Description and discussion (all found on main page); Kuhrt A-Z;
- Friday: Get to know your teacher quiz; Get to know you form; Picture of how you feel about economics and what it is all about