Thursday/Friday September 29-30

Today we checked our Types of Economies Questions for points.

We played Econ Taboo in small groups and conducted a Tableau.  If you missed class, you need to see me on your own and get the makeup work.  This is a group activity so the assignment is mandatory.

Tuesday/Wednesday September 27-28

Table of Contents Assignments: Economies Notes/Questions

Economies Notes

Economies Questions

Refer to pages 26-28 for any help

Monday, September 26

We finished presentations.

Why Capitalism is Good article.

A. Number paragraphs
B. Read and highlight main points in the article.
C. Answer the following 4 questions:
1. What do I understand about this section?
2. How does this section connect with surrounding information?
3. What questions do I have? What do I need to know?
4. Talk about the reading with a classmate. What did you learn about the text from your discussion?

Tuesday-Friday September 20-23

-INVENTION ACTIVITY

    Invent something that you think could make money.

    Invent a completely new product/service Or Improve a current product/service.

YOUR PRODUCT MUST BE REALISTIC (no technology that does not yet exist)

1. Explain your invention and how it works.
2. Provide a poster (8 ½ X 11) that shows your product/service.
3. Who is the product intended for? Why?
   (Males? Age group?, Middle class?)
4. Identify what is needed to make the product
   -Land: materials in the product
   -Labor: types of jobs employees will do
   |-Capital: tools/machines that are needed 

DUE THURSDAY for A Day Students
DUE FRIDAY for B Day Students

Monday, September 19

Assignment: Entrepreneur Web Article- Charting the Text

Print and read the  article  "New ways to strike it rich on the Web." (I have copies if you cannot print).  Underline/highlight evidence that supports the title.

When you are done reading/highlighting, go back and break the article up into at least 3 sections.  On a sheet of notebook paper, summarize each of the sections in your words.  It is entirely up to you as to where you break the article up.  Make sure you break it into at least 3 sections though and summarize.  

Staple your summary and the article together and hand in to me.

Thursday/Friday September 15-16

Economic Systems Graphic Organizer: See below

Read about the following types of economic systems and make a graphic organizer for each system explaining what they are and identify examples.  Make sure you create a detailed explanation and not just the definition from the back of the textbook. 

Graphic Organizer Example 

1. Traditional (p26-27)

    Explain/Define/Characteristics

    Example: What country or culture is similar?

2.  Command/Centrally Planned (p 34-35)

    Explain/Define/Characteristics

    Example: What country or culture is similar?

3.  Market/Capitalism/Free enterprise system (p28-29)

    Explain/Define/Characteristics

    Example: What country or culture is similar?

4.  Mixed (p40 only)

    Explain/Define/Characteristics

    Example: What country or culture is similar? 

Complete the Primary source document below as well as the Command vs Market gird worksheet.

Adam Smith Primary Source Document

Command vs Market- Why Adam Smith was right

Tuesday/Wednesday September 13-14

1. Print out a Table of Contents (TOC) and tape/glue to the inside front cover of your notebook. On the first line of your table of contents write down: Factors of Production Activity.

Table of Contents Assignment #1: Factors of Production

2. Look at your list of 20 things that go into a product from yesterday.  For each item, write down whether it is an example of Land, Labor, or Capital.

3. Read and take notes on pages 3-4 (Scarcity and Shortage)
Watch video explaining scarcity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Np-dZSdzymk

4. Complete the Intro to Factors of Production handout.

5. Make a Concept Map for both Scarcity and Shortage.  Refer to the attached example of a Concept Map.

Monday, September 12

We handed out Table of Contents and taped in our notebook.

Activity #1: Factors of Production Notes
Read pp 4-5 to understand Land, Labor, and Capital and take Cornell notes on each factor.

Activity #2: Think of a product you use on a regular basis. Make a list of 20 things that go into the production of that product. (Things that have to happen in order for that product to be produced, not sold)

Thursday/Friday September 8-9

Goal Setting:

Take notes on the Power Point, watch the two Youtube videos and do the goal setting activity on the last page of the slide show.

Goal Setting Power Point

Reminder: Have your spiral notebooks for class by Monday!

Wednesday, September 7

Welcome back!

Today we went over class rules.

Reminder: Bring a spiral notebook to class to use only for this class by Monday!