Economics, August 2008
Monday 18
Welcome to class! -Class Syllabus -Ice-breakers and Intros. HW: -Can this be Economics? (green); -Signed Syllabus (due Friday).
Tuesday 19
Distribute: Text, Workbook, Class Calendar Economic Decision Making (Econ-Action #2) HW: Read Text Ch.1 (omit p. 4 questions)
Wednesday 20
Chapter 1 Lecture: "What is Economics?" Using Economic Reasoning to Solve Mysteries (Econ-Action #3)
Thursday 21
In-Class Work: SG pp. 5-9 HW: Read Text Ch. 2 Business Card Project, due 8/25
Friday 22
Chapter 2 Lecture: "Free Enterprise in the U.S." Activity: Property Rights in a Market Economy (EconAction #4)
25 Collaboration Day
Business Card Presentations
26
Collect Chapter 1&2 TXT Activity: Circular Flows HW: SG pp. 16
27
Video/Discussion: "Greed" HW: SG pp. 10-11. 17-18
28
Review Day for Test HW: Stamp pp. 10-11, 17-18
29
Chapter 1 & 2 Test Collect Chapter 1 & 2 SG/Classwork Due HW: TXT Chapter 3
Economics, September 2008
Monday 1 No School – Labor Day Tuesday 2
Chapter 3 Lecture: Demand
Wednesday 3
Collect Chapter 3 TXT Diminishing Personal Value In-class: SG pp. 22-24
Thursday 4
Elasticity of Demand In-class: SG p. 25
Friday 5
Demand: Price Effect/Demand Shift Scenarios
8 Collaboration Day
Chapter 4 Lecture: Supply HW: TXT Chapter 4
9
Collect Chapter 4 TXT Supply: Price Effect/Supply Shift scenarios
10
Problem Solving Using Supply and Demand Hw: SG pp. 26-27, 32-33
11
Review Day For Test
12
Chapter 3 & 4 Test Chapter 3 & 4 SG/Classwork Due HW: TXT Chapter 5
15 Collaboration Day
Chapter 5 Lecture: Market-Clearing Price
16
Collect Chapter 5 TXT Simulation: A Classroom Market in Crude Oil HW: SG pp. 36,37,38
17
Review Study Guide Work Price Floors/Ceilings
18
Stamp and Review pp. 32-33 Collect Chapter 5 Work Chapter 5 Test
19 Meet in B7
Meet in B7: -Set up Wiki Account -Make Google Account -Set up Budget Page HW: TXT Chapter 6
HW: SG pp. 39-40 Get Budget Project Assignemn (due Sept. 3)
22 Meet in B7
Assign Stock Project Set up Stock Page, Assign Teams Rest of Period: continue work on Budget project, preliminary research of stocks
23
Writing Checks and Maintaining a Checkbook HW: Finish Checkbook Register, Reading a Bank Statement Worksheets
24
Chapter 6 Lecture: Consumers, Savers, and Investors Moneywise Teen: Budgeting HW: SG p. 48
25
Personal Finance 101: Reconciling a Checking Account Banking Options / Alternatives HW: SG pp. 49-50
26 Progress Report
Review for Test Chapter 6 Test Chapter 6 SG/Classwork Due
Economics, October 2008
Monday 29 Collaboration Day Chapter 7 Lecture: The Business of Free Enterprise Tuesday 30 Meet in B7 Meet in B7 – Stock Research HW: SG p. 55 Wednesday 1 Collect Chapter 7 TXT Thursday 2 Activity: Invention Convention HW: SG pp. 58-59 Chapter 7 Test Collect Chapter 7 SG/Classwork 10
-Review for Test -Chapter 8 Test -Collect Chapter 8 SG/Classwork
Friday 3 Budget Projects Due Review for Test
Video: Is America Number 1?
6 Collaboration Day
Chapter 8 Lecture: Financing a Business
7 Meet in B7
Meet in B7 – Purchase Stocks, Set up Stock Pages
8
Collect Chapter 8 TXT
9
Personal Finance Day: Credit Cards HW: SG pp. 67-68
13 Collaboration Day
Chapter 9 Lecture: Production and Productivity
14
Collect Chapter 9 TXT Assign Current Events Project HW: SG p. 72
15
Productivity Simulation HW: SG pp. 73-74
16
HW: SG pp. 75-76
17
Review for Test Chapter 9 Test Collect Chapter 9 SG/Classwork
20 Collaboration Day
Chapter 10 Lecture: The US Labor Force
21
Collect Chapter 10 TXT Assign Career Project HW: SG pp. 80-81
22
Workforce Simulation HW: SG pp. 82
23
Personal Finance Day: Education Plans; Education and Income HW: SG pp. 83-84
24
Review for Test Chapter 10 Test
27 Collaboration Day
Chapter 11 Lecture: Competition Among Businesses
28
Collect Chapter 11 TXT Cartel Simulation HW: SG p. 88
29
Drafts of Career Project Due HW: SG p. 89
30
Personal Finance Day: Ethics HW: SG pp. 92-93
31
-Review for Test -Chapter 11 Test -Collect Chapter 11 SG/Classwork
Economics, November 2008
Monday 3 Collaboration Day Chapter 12 Lecture: Government and the US Economy Tuesday 4
Chapter 12 TXT Due Final Resumes, Applications, References Due Election Day: Economics, Candidates, and Issues
Wednesday 5 Assign Tax Project Preparation for Interviews HW: SG p. 98-99
Thursday 6
Video/Discuss: Federal Reserve: Open for Business after 9/11 Application: Economics and Government Bailouts today
Friday 7 Chapter 12 Test Chapter 12 Classwork Due After Test: Process of Completing Tax Returns (print out copies of returns) 14
Chapter 13 Test Chapter 13 Classwork Due
HW: SG p. 100-101 13
Federal Reserve Video and discussion
10
Meet in B7 – Updating Stock Projects (doing more report work); identifying articles for current events article
HW: SG pp. 96-97 11
No School – Veteran’s Day
12
Chapter 13 Lecture: Money and Financial Institutions Chapter 13 TXT Due
HW: SG p. 106-107 20
Chapter 14 TXT Due Chapter 14 Test Chapter 14 Classwork Due
17 Collaboration Day Chapter 14 Lecture: Economic Stability
18
Interviews, Group 1 Meet in B7 – Fed Chairman Lesson, Game
HW: SG p. 104-105 19
Economic Stability and the News
21
Current Events Project Due Activity: Trade Creates Wealth (Bring Trade Item to Class)
HW: SG p. 117-118
HW: SG p. 110 24
Chapter 15 – International Trade
25
Interviews, Group 2 Chapter 15 TXT Due Exchange Rates Activity/Discussion
26
Outsourcing / International Trade Pacts
27
No School – Thanksgiving
28
No School – Thanksgiving Postmark Deadline for Tax Project
HW: SG p. 123-124
HW: SG p. 122
Economics, December 2008
Monday 1 Collaboration Day Reviewing Last Week’s Work HW: SG p. 127-128 Tuesday 2 Interviews, Group 3 Chapter 15 Test Chapter 15 Classwork Due Wednesday 3 Chapter 16 Lecture: Our Globalized World HW: SG p. 132-133 Chapter 16 TXT Due HW: SG p. 134-135 11
Food Court
Thursday 4 Poverty and Economic Development; Microfinance
Friday 5 Economic Solutions to Environmental Problems HW: SG p. 136-137
8 Collaboration Day
Chapter 16 Test Chapter 16 Classwork Due
9
Food Court
10
Food Court
12
Food Court
15
Food Court Presentations Stock Projects Due
16
Final Exams: Periods 1 (7), 4
17
Final Exams: Periods 2, 5
18
Final Exams: Periods 3, 6
19
No School – Faculty Work Day