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Thursday, March 15, 2018

Week 11 EOC Game Day!! USATestPrep Due by Wed. Midnight!

USA Test Prep Extra Credit-Recovery -
Due March 21st midnight!
Follow directions.  You will receive 5 points added to each Unit (Domain) Test for each 80 or above that you receive in USATestprep. Points will be added after the EOC.
Unit 1 Fundamentals
Unit 2 Microeconomics
Unit 3 Macroeconomics
Unit 4 International
Unit 5 Personal Finance
  • Login.
  • Go to Milestones.
  • Go Economics (GSE).
  • Each domain is listed.
  • Click on "Domain Test". SCROLL DOWN!
  • Choose your class and teacher name.
  • (See reference to units and domains above.)
  • Choose a 20 question practice test.
  • Make an 80.  Take as many tests as you need until you make an 80 without REtest questions.  You will only get a grade for your original test that is graded.  You will NOT receive points for the questions you try to retake.
  • You can take tests until midnight of the day before the 2nd EOC test date.
  • Points will be added to your grade after the EOC.
MONDAY: EOC Review Domains 2&3
TUESDAY:  Lab 2409 USATestPRep and Domain 4
WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY : EOC
FRIDAY: Start Government

Friday, March 9, 2018

Week 10 Unit 5 Test Friday - Unit 5 Project Due


PROJECT # 5 DUE Thursday
Try this:
  1. If you know what two careers you would like to pursue, research the answers to the handout you rec'd in class.
  2. If not...Go to this site www.yourfreecareertest.com
  3. Pick your top 2 careers based on that assessment that you are interested in pursuing.
  4. Then, go to this site https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/

RESOURCES
Unit 5 Personal Finance Real Talk Review
Unit 5 Essential Questions and Vocab


VOCAB Links
Go here for Quizlet links:
https://quizlet.com/_2aegn  Saving and Investing
https://quizlet.com/_2aeft  Money and Banking

NOTES:
Money, Credit & Interest Blackmon
Saving Investing Insurance
Checks


MONDAY: : Money-Credit-Interest-Saving- Investing
Complete Vocab 1-19
Complete E?s 1-6

TUESDAY: Continue from Monday Mini Test 1-37 Vocab Thursday
Complete Vocab 13-30

Complete E?s 2-8


WEDNESDAY: EARLY RELEASE!
ALL Vocab Due at the Beginning of Class.
Unit 5 Mini Test Friday!
Complete Vocab 20-39

Complete E?s 7-18
What is in my FICO score?
Side Hustles for Millenials
How to Start Investing with Little Money

THURSDAY: Unit 5 Mini Test Friday
Lab 2nd Half in Lab 2409
May complete all domains USATestPrep.
Work on your financial plan.
Complete E?s 28-33

FRIDAY:
Unit 5 Test - Begin EOC Review
E?s/Vocab DUE!

Monday, March 5, 2018

Week 9 March 5-9 Unit 4 Test Thursday; Mini Test Tues; E?s-Vocab Ex Due Wed

Resources this Week:
Unit 4 Essential Questions and Vocab


TAXES AND FISCAL POLICY vocabulary: 
Review of Last Week
TAXES AND FISCAL POLICY VOCAB:  https://quizlet.com/_2aeib (FISCAL POLICY) http://quizlet.com/_2aei3  (TAXES)
NOTES:

TAXES AND FISCAL POLICY notes:
Reveiw of last Week
Fiscal Policy 
 State and Local Taxes - Types of Tax  Review of Last Week

This Week's Resources:
TRADE vocabulary and notes
http://quizlet.com/_2aejo   (TRADE VOCAB)
Why Trade?  (Monday)
Trade Barriers and Agreements(Tuesday Wednesday)
Measuring Trade BLACKMON(Thursday)
Appreciation/Depreciation Worksheet

MONDAY:  Fiscal/Monetary Policy Mastery Quiz Round 3
Mini-Test #4 Taxes and Trade tomorrow!
Appreciation /Depreciation of Miney
Complete E?s 19-22
Vocab- 40-56
Review all things Trade

TUESDAY: Mini-Test #4 Taxes and Trade- FISCAL POLICY MASTERY 
 E?s DUE #s 1-22; Vocab 1-57
Worksheet Nino and Tony


WEDNESDAY:  Unit 4 E?s/Vocab Ex Due ALL Unit 4
Focus on Comparative Advantage/Absolute Advantage
Unit 4 Taxes and Trade Station Review
Lab 2409 Second 1/2 - USATestPrep Review


THURSDAY:  UNIT 4 TEST
 If you are absent today, prepare to make up your test Tuesday morning at 7:45 upon return.

Friday:  Begin Unit 5
Insurance
Complete Vocab 33-45

Complete E?s 19-26
Unit 5 Resources:
Unit 5 Personal Finance Real Talk Review
Unit 5 Essential Questions and Vocab

VOCAB Links
Go here for Quizlet links:
https://quizlet.com/_2aegn  Saving and Investing
https://quizlet.com/_2aeft  Money and Banking

NOTES:
Money, Credit & Interest Blackmon
Saving Investing Insurance
Checks

Videos:






Wednesday, February 28, 2018

SUB PLANS Friday 3.2.18 for Blackmon - Project #4 Links;

Your project is due today. Afterwards go to www.usatestprep.com to complete your extra credit tests.
SUBMIT YOUR PROJECT TO:
hillgroveeconomics@gmail.com

DO NOT SEND TO MY SCHOOL EMAIL.

1. Go to this link for the ARTICLE to complete 6 Principles application sentences.
Project #4 Globalization Article



2. Go to this form link to answer your video questions for 15 points:
Form Link for Video Questions - 15 points of Current Event Projects



3. Go here for the VIDEO:
Project #4 Video NAFTA


4. Go here to answer the questions below for 15 points:
Form Link for Video Questions - 15 points of Current Event Projects

1.  Why was NAFTA so controversial to Americans prior to passing into law?
2.  What benefits resulted since 1992 regarding the NAFTA and the countries involved?
3.  What negative results come with the trade agreement NAFTA?
4.  Explain the impact of NAFTA on the U.S. GDP.
5.  Which country benefits the most from NAFTA?

REMINDERS:
Here are sentence frames to help you complete each project.  You will use the ARTICLE to complete your analysis linked below.
  1.            The choice made was…
  2.          The cost of this choice is…
  3.          The incentives described in the article are… which is predictable because…
  4.          The economic system is (either command, mixed on the side of command, mixed on the side of free, or free market) as shown by…
  5.        The trade in the article was….   ____  gained and ____  gained by ….
  6.          The future will change as a result of the choices made because…


Friday, February 16, 2018

Week 8 Feb 28-March 2 Begin Unit 4; Mastery Quiz Fiscal v Monetary Policy Wed; Project #4 Due Thursday

16 Days left in Economics 
EOC -20% of your grade on March 21 and 22

Resources this Week:
Unit 4 Essential Questions and Vocab


TAXES AND FISCAL POLICY vocabulary:
TAXES AND FISCAL POLICY VOCAB:  https://quizlet.com/_2aeib (FISCAL POLICY) http://quizlet.com/_2aei3  (TAXES)
NOTES:

TAXES AND FISCAL POLICY notes:
Fiscal Policy 2017  (Monday - Tuesday)
 State and Local Taxes - Types of Tax

TRADE vocabulary and notes
http://quizlet.com/_2aejo   (TRADE VOCAB)
Why Trade?  (Wednesday)
Trade Barriers and Agreements(Thursday - Friday)
Measuring Trade BLACKMON(Next Week)


MONDAY:
Answer Vocab 1-20
E?s 1-4 on Taxes


Tomorrow Preview- Monetary v. Fiscal Policy  http://www.marketplace.org/topics/business/whiteboard/whiteboard-fiscal-policy-vs-monetary-policy
http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.php?lid=794&type=educator


MONETARY V. FISCAL POLICY QUIZ - MASTERY-TAKE UNTIL YOU MAKE A 100.  TUESDAY! MINI - TEST FRIDAY on TAXES Vocab and Fiscal Policy!
You need to know the following for the monetary v. fiscal policy quiz:
What are the tools of monetary policy?  of fiscal policy?
What is expansionary fiscal and monetary policy?
What is contractionary fiscal and monetary policy?
Who is the Fed?  Who is the OMB?

TUESDAY:  .
Government Taxing and Spending
E?s #5-10, 1-8  
Vocab 1-39
Budget Deficit v. Public Debt  http://www.econedlink.org/interactives/index.php?iid=199
 MONETARY V. FISCAL POLICY QUIZ - MASTERY-TAKE UNTIL YOU MAKE A 100

WEDNESDAY:
Answer E?s #14-19, 1-8
 
Vocab 1-39


THURSDAY:  
In Lab:  Use these links to complete your Vocab Examples and E?s
TRADE vocabulary and notes
http://quizlet.com/_2aejo   (TRADE VOCAB)
Why Trade?  (Thursday)
Trade Barriers and Agreements(Thursday - Friday)
Measuring Trade BLACKMON(Next Week)

In Classroom:
Complete Coach Book Review - 
p. 77 #1-4 check your answers
1. C     2.  B     3.  C     4.  D
p. 81 #1-4 check your answers
1.  D    2.  D     3.  B     4. A
p. 82 check your answers

  1. d
  2. b
  3. a
  4. b
  5. c
  6. c
  7. b
  8. a
  9. d
  10. b
  11. b
  12. c
  13. a
  14. b



FRIDAY: PROJECT #4 DUE in Lab 2409 half of class.
See posting with all the details titles Friday 3.2.18
 E?s DUE #s 1-19; Vocab 1-48
Mini-Test #4 Taxes and Trade- FISCAL POLICY Tuesday
Review Taxes and Trade - Coach Book Application

Monday:
Begin Trade -Trade Barriers
Complete E?s 14-19 
Vocab- 40-56

Friday, February 9, 2018

Week 7 Feb 12-16 Unit 3 Test Friday; Mini-Test Tuesday; Project Due Tues/Video Due Thurs

Resources this week for Unit 3:

Unit 3 E?s and Vocab

GDP

Unemployment Inflation Poverty

The Fed


VOCAB:
Go to Unit 3 Vocab for ALL Unit 3 words

Activites:
Monetary Policy Review

Monday:  Continue Monetary Policy and the Fed
Complete E?s through #43
Complete Vocab through#48
Tuesday:  Round 1 Mastery of The Fed Quiz and Mini-Test
The Federal Reserve Revisited
Review E?s 30-43
Review Vocab 39-46
Watch this video for a complete review about the purpose of the Fed: E?s - # 30-35


https://www.federalreserve.gov/aboutthefed.htm



Wednesday:  Round 2 Mastery of The Fed
E?s Vocab Due
Review for Test

Thursday:  Round 3 Mastery of the The Fed
Review for Unit 3 Test
Video for Unit 3 Project due.  See tab to the left on Current Events.

Friday:  Unit 3 Test!  Laptop Cart for work on Project #4
.

Friday, February 2, 2018

Week 6 Feb. 5-9 Mini Test Tues 2.13; Project #3 Due Friday-Complete in Class

Resources this week for Unit 3 Macroeconomics:

MONDAY:  Begin GDP - Business Cycle;
COMPLETE E?S 1-4 AND VOCAB #1-17
Nominal v. Real GDP...  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29S7FzI7s7g
Types of Unemployment http://www.encyclopedia.com/video/ZckAN1KYB5I-macro-episode-19-types-of.aspx Video for you!

TUESDAY:  
Ch 13 Unemployment,Inflation, Poverty BLACKMON.ppt
Types of Unemployment  http://teacherweb.com/MI/UticaHS/Economics/Types-of-Unemployment-Worksheet.pdf Worksheet #1 - Unit 3
Review vocab from yesterday. 
USE this to complete Vocab #18-33 and E?s 14-25 : 
Gross Domestic product Blackmon.ppt
http://quizlet.com/_84ayc

WEDNESDAY:  Continue Unemployment and Poverty 
You should have E?s # 1-23 Answered by the end of class today.
You should have Vocab #1-28 with examples completed by the end of class today.

THURSDAY:
Using the Coach Book:
Answer ?s
p.76 1-3
p. 82 1, 2, 3, 4, 11
 Turn in :  Types of Unemployment/Making Sense of It All - GDP&CPI
Making Sense of It All.jpg
Types of Unemployment.jpg

FRIDAY:  PROJECT #3 Due-Will complete in Class!
2nd half in 2409
MONDAY -  p.78 –The Fed only!  Mastery QUIZ Round 1
Begin the Federal Reserve
ANSWER E?S 31-35; Group review of E?s 1-35
Ch 16 The Fed Blackmon.ppt
 COMPLETE E?S #36-43
Monetary Policy