Wednesday, December 18, 2013

December 18

Credit Review: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_gpVfHfuRG2ZTVjanoyY050R2M/edit?usp=sharing

Notebook Check Tomorrow
1. 10.1 Notes
2. 10.1 Questions
3. Money/Banking Notes
4. Credit Card Notes
5. Maxed Out Questions
6. Review

Wednesday, December 11, 2013

December 11

Money and Banking Notes: We started the notes and finished the day with Mortgages.  We will continue the discussion tomorrow.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_gpVfHfuRG2dU15TWlyUk92OEU/edit?usp=sharing

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

December 9/10

10.1 Notes: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_gpVfHfuRG2WFgxZ21KWG9mNHc/edit?usp=sharing

10.1 Questions: Complete questions 1-6 in the book at the end of the Chapter 10 Section 1 Assessment.

Friday, December 6, 2013

December 6

Today we took the Tax Exam.  If you missed class you need to see me upon return and schedule a makeup.

Thursday, December 5, 2013

December 5

Tax Jeopardy: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_gpVfHfuRG2aWlSZGNDQlVzeVE/edit?usp=sharing

Tax Exam Tomorrow!!!

*If you did as you were supposed to and check this web page today you may use a 3x5 note card on the exam

Taxes Notebook Check Tomorrow

Notebook Check
1. Intro to Taxes
2. Kinds of Taxes
3. Federal Tax Notes
4. Tax Tables
5. Business Cycles
6. 13.1 Questions
7. Tax Review

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Monday, December 2, 2013

December 2

Tax Project Presentations

*If you missed class and your group went, you will go by yourself upon return

Tuesday, November 19, 2013

November 18-22

Tax Project all week long.

Presentations are Friday.

Meet in Library Mon-Thurs.

Friday, November 15, 2013

November 15

Today we introduced the tax project and put students in groups.  If you missed class you need to see me Monday to be put in a group.

Tax Project Instructions: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_gpVfHfuRG2WU4zTE5jZDFseEk/edit?usp=sharing


Wednesday, November 13, 2013

November 13

Business Cycles Notes: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_gpVfHfuRG2dVVfOUdqTTUxNmc/edit?usp=drive_web

Read Pages 331-334 and take notes on types of unemployment.  You can add these to the Business Cycles Notes




Tuesday, November 12, 2013

November 12

Today we discussed/showed what the W2, W4,  and 1040EZ forms are.

Complete the Tax Tables Assignments
Tables: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_gpVfHfuRG2VHVyaXVqdzdFQ00/edit?usp=drive_web
Questions: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_gpVfHfuRG2WFBsajJVRHBuM1k/edit?usp=drive_web

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

November 6

Kinds of Taxes Notes:  Find from another student or get from chapter 14.  (Progressive, Regressive, Proportional)

Kinds of Taxes WS: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_gpVfHfuRG2S0lubDNocnNsLTA/edit?usp=sharing

Tax Questions:https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_gpVfHfuRG2M0M0T2dOaDJGb3c/edit?usp=sharing
(Only do questions 1 and 2)

Thursday, October 31, 2013

October 31

Supply and Demand Jeopardy: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_gpVfHfuRG2YmVkSEJkNzFFVG8/edit?usp=sharing

TEST AND NOTEBOOK CHECK TOMORROW!!!!!!

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

October 30

Today we finished the Supply and Demand Game

You need to make 5graphs that show all transactions at each price for each round.  See a classmate who was in class for data

Questions: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_gpVfHfuRG2SFFxMU93Qm1wd3c/edit?usp=sharing

Notebook Check Due Friday
1. Demand Notes
2. Supply Notes
3. Concept Map
4. Demand Shifts WS
5. Supply Shifts WS
6. Changes in Supply WS
7. Supply/Demand Shifts WS
8. Equilibrium Notes
9. Elasticity Questions
10. Big Apple Game

Exam Friday!!!!

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

October 28-30

Big Apple Game: See me for any makeup.  We are playing the game in class and will have questions/graphing when the game is completed.

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

October 23

Elasticity Questions: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_gpVfHfuRG2TE9qcjZEaXY4LWs/edit?usp=drive_web

See Page 92 for examples on how to calculate

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

October 22

Today we took a quiz.  If you missed class today you need to see me upon return and take the quiz.

Notes on Elasticity:  Read pages 90-93 (top half of 93) in your text and take Cornell Notes on Elasticity.  Pay special attention to page 92 as that page shows the formulas to calculate elasticity.


Thursday, October 17, 2013

October 17

Supply Notes:https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_gpVfHfuRG2RWlEdi1pemN1U0E/edit?usp=drive_web

Supply and Demand Concept Map-  See the example link below and make a Concept Map for both supply and demand

Concept Map

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

October 15

Read and take Cornell notes on Chapter 4 Section 1- Demand Notes

Thursday, October 10, 2013

October 10

We took the Ch. 11 Exam today

Notebook Check Due Tuesday!!!

Ch. 11 Notebook Check
1. Ch. 11 Tour
2. Ch. 11.1 Questions
3. Saving/Investing Notes
4. Annotated Timeline
5. Investing Descriptive Organizer
6. Bonds Notes
7. Investing Notes

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

October 9

Ch. 11 Jeopardy- https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_gpVfHfuRG2aHBYRE5xa1p5MFk/edit?usp=sharing

Things to know for the exam

Be able to write about:
Financial Intermediaries
Why investing is important to our economy
Types of Bonds
Why diversification is important

Go through all of the key terms in chapter 11 and make sure you know them.
Lastly, look over the Jeopardy Power Point as all of those questions will be used on the exam

MAKE NOTECARD  3x5

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

October 8

Today we conducted a Socratic Seminar.  If you missed class you need to write a 1/2 page paper on the importance of investing.

Friday, October 4, 2013

October 4

LAST DAY FOR MAKEUP WORK IS MONDAY! 

 Notes on Bonds: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_gpVfHfuRG2MW9jWUhybjlpSWM/edit?usp=sharing

Investing Graphic Organizer: Make a graphic organizer with Investing as the center piece.  You are not characterizing each type of investment, you are only listing all the different types of investments that we covered.

Graphic Organizer Example:

Thursday, October 3, 2013

October 3


Annotate Timeline
Create a Timeline of The Great Crash.  Read pp 290-291 for dates and events related to The Great Crash.  Explain significances and dates from this period of time.  Think about what the important concepts, ideas, events, people and places are and include in your timeline.  Be creative by using charts, drawings or illustrations.  

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

October 1

Continued research on the Stock Project.  Due Thursday!

Monday, September 30, 2013

Friday, September 27, 2013

September 27

Went to Computer lab to conduct a survey.  If you missed you will be called down some other time to take the survey

Thursday, September 26, 2013

September 26

Prezi Notes on Chapter 11 Section 1: http://prezi.com/67atfc_mfcaz/copy-of-untitled-prezi/

Note: We stopped the Prezi as it went to notes on Bonds.

Complete questions #1-6 in the chapter 11 Section 1 Assessment in the book

In your table of contents you need to add ch 11 section 1 notes and chapter 11 section 1 questions

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

September 25

Chapter 11 Tour: Within chapter 11 read the following and write down what you think you know about it just by reading the heading.  (Do not read the chapter, only the headings)
Chapter Title
Subtitles (Anything in Red)
Photographs or Illustrations
Charts or Graphs
Vocabulary Words
Timelines.

Skim through the chapter and find all of the above mentioned if they are there.  Write out what you know (or think you know) about the topic.  Don't be afraid to be wrong, do your best.

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

September 24

Unit 1 Exam today!  If you missed class you MUST see me upon return to school to take the exam.  Exam cannot be made up after this week.

Monday, September 23, 2013

September 23

Unit 1 Review

Pp. 20-21 #1-7, 9-21
pp. 46-47 #1-6, 9-11

Thursday, September 19, 2013

September 19-20

Where to build a factory research paper Due Monday!!!

Paper: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_gpVfHfuRG2VXhzekpnX2hpOHM/edit

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

September 17

We finished the Economies Notes:

We finished the Economies Notes.

Homework:

Continue Cornell Economies notes

Traditional p 26-27
Market p 28-29
Mixed p 40 and 43

For each type of economy explain what it is, list characteristics that make up that economy and give an example of a country/culture that would fall under that type of economy

Monday, September 16, 2013

Monday, September 9, 2013

September 9

Question of the Day:  What is the difference between a want and a need?

Visual Vocabulary Example- Visual Vocabulary

Choose 6 words to complete a Visual Vocab with on page 20 of text.

Friday, June 7, 2013

June 7

Final Notebook Check

1. Intro to Money Notes
2. 10.1 ?'s
3. History of Banking Notes
4. Historical Photograph
5. Money Jigsaw
6. Credit Card Notes
7. Suze Orman Video Notes
8. Credit Application
9. San Francisco Trip
10. Monthly Budget

Final Review Sheet- 

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

May 28-29

Suze Orman Notes: Get from student if you missed.

Credit application activity:  See me

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

May 21

Finish pictorial notes Ch 10 Section 3


Thursday, May 9, 2013

May 9

Notebook Check Due Tomorrow and Tax Exam

1. Tax Notes
2. 14.1 Questions
3. Describe it WS
4. Federal Taxes
5. 14.4 Jigsaw
6. Tax Tables
7. Ch. 14 Review
8. Business Cycles.
9. Unemployment Notes
10. Tax Review

Jeopardy Review- https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_gpVfHfuRG2S0tEcFg4UmF6bjg/edit?usp=sharing

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

May 6-7

Business Cycles Notes- https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_gpVfHfuRG2dVVfOUdqTTUxNmc/edit?usp=sharing

Page 316 #1-5

Read Pages 331-334 and take notes on Types of Unemployment

P 336 #1-4,6

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

April 18-23

Federal Taxes Notes- https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_gpVfHfuRG2cnFiVWItMWQxRGs/edit?usp=sharing

14.2 Questions- https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_gpVfHfuRG2dTBmZzBkdjk3YXM/edit?usp=sharing


6th Period: If you missed class Monday or Tuesday you need to take notes on chapter 14 section 4.
Complete questions p380 #1-5

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

April 16

If you missed class read and take notes on page 361 (3 types of Taxes)

14.1 Questions: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_gpVfHfuRG2bm5wRWtRRWt4N3c/edit?usp=sharing

April 15

Intro to Taxes Notes: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_gpVfHfuRG2eVZqOUlDX2FWUG8/edit?usp=sharing


Friday, April 12, 2013

April 11-12

Supply/Demand Exam

Notebook Check #2

1. Demand Notes
2. Supply Notes
3. Supply/Demand Shifts
4. Equilibrium Notes
5. Changes Supply/Demand
6. Rap
7. Elasticity
8. 6.1 Questions
9. Big Apple Game

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

April 6-10

Big Apple Game:  If you missed this you need to come see me

Jeopardy Powerpoint: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_gpVfHfuRG2UW85cnNTMXdEYm8/edit?usp=sharing

Supply/Demand Exam Tomorrow!!!

Friday, April 5, 2013

April 5

Finished playing Big Apple (see me for makeup)

Thursday, April 4, 2013

April 4

We started the Big Apple Game.  See me for makeup

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

April 2-3

Read and take Cornell Notes on PP 90-93
Be sure you include the two equations on page 92

Calculating Elasticity worksheet: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_gpVfHfuRG2TE9qcjZEaXY4LWs/edit?usp=sharing

Chapter 6 section 1 questions- https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_gpVfHfuRG2N1EtN0ZrMkZJWU0/edit?usp=sharing

Friday, March 22, 2013

Mar 22

Present the Supply/Demand song/rap

Supply/Demand Changes questions: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_gpVfHfuRG2UGRCRExBelRJWGc/edit?usp=sharing

Mar 21

Read p 82, 85-86 to learn how to create a Supply and Demand graph as well as how to graph changes in supply and demand

Homework

Write a song or a rap about supply and demand.  Song/rap must be 20 lines long. 

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Mar 20

Read p 82 to learn how to create a demand curve.  Read top of page 85-86 to learn how to draw a demand shift on a graph.

Assignments:

Demand Shifts- https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_gpVfHfuRG2aU1WSlJHRjBPXzQ/edit?usp=sharing

Demand Scenarios- https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_gpVfHfuRG2djNva0xzUEJhYlE/edit?usp=sharing


Thursday, March 14, 2013

Mar 14

Chapter 11 Exam.  See me if you miss class and need makeup

Mar 13

Chapter 11 Review in book. #1-9, 11-18, 20-24

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Mar 11-13

Take notes: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_gpVfHfuRG2QXY5WEF3REY3Z00/edit?usp=sharing

Chapter 11 Section 3 Assessment Questions 1-5

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Feb 27

Notebook Check

1. concept map
2. hot dog activity
3. visual vocab
4. economic goals
5. types of economies
6. economic systems scenarios
7. speculation/prediction journal
8. unit review

Feb 25-26

Test Review and Exam

Review
P. 20-21 #1-7, 9-10, 13-15
P. 46-47 #1-6, 9-10, 13-14

Thursday, February 14, 2013

Feb 14

Read and take notes on each of the 4 economies

Traditional (p26-27)
Command/Centrally Planned (35-35)
Market (28-29)
Mixed (40)

*Define
*Characteristics
*Examples

Thursday, February 7, 2013

Feb 7

Visual Vocabulary: Example: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_gpVfHfuRG2VUNyaGZpM1JiLUE/edit?usp=sharing

Vocab words:
Capital
Entrepreneur
Goods
"guns or butter"
land
opportunity cost
scarcity
trade-offs

Friday, January 18, 2013