Week of November 24, 2008

Chapter 12
Section 1: GDP, Identify the Key Terms, Answer 4 questions on page 308
Section 2: Business Cycles, Key Terms, Answer 4 questions on page 316
Profile: Andrew Carnegie, Answer questions 1+2 on page 317
Section 3: Economic Growth, Key Terms, Answer 4 questions on page 324
Real Life Case Study- Answer questions 1+2 on page 325

Week of November 3

WSJ, High School Edition 10 stories are to be summarized by Nov 13 (quiz grade) Thursday

Chapter 10
Identify vocabulary and answer 5 questions from the section review
10(1) page 248 Due Friday 11/7
10(2) page 256 Due Monday 11/10
10(3) page 264 Due Wednesday 11/12
Read Amadeo Gianni profile and answer question 1+2
Read Real life case study: Big Banks and Small answer questions 1+2

Quiz next week

Entrepreneur interviews due Friday, Oct. 17

Questions on sheet

Interview Subject
Business Name
What goods and services do they provide?

What types of investments do they have to make?
Human
Natural
Capital/Fixed cost
Unexpected/variable costs

Story of their entry to this business/ time needed for start-up

Their expectations of their players

Target Audience and how they reach them

Seasonal and Cyclical Nature of the business-

Role of government regulation in their business

Local
State
National

Their personal rewards in running the business

Words of wisdom for success

Week of October 6, 2008

Monday- Take home portion of Chapter 5 test due
Outline Mr. Heslin's interview
Your interview (take home test is due Wed. October 15)

Tuesday- Chapter 8 Business Organizations (p. 184-207)
Review Chapter 5 Test
Due Wed. - current event summary
E.C. Watch the debate tonight and summarize the action
What economic issues are discussed?

Due Thursday
1. 8(1) Sole proprietorships184-188
identify and explain the 6 key terms in the section-
answer questions 1-5 (choose 4) on page 188

2.Read the Jerry Yang profile- answer question 1+2 on page 189

3. 8(2) Partnerships p. 190-193
identify and explain 7 key terms
answer questions 1-7 (choose 5) on page 193

Due Monday-
8(3) Corporations, Mergers and Multinationals-
identify and explain the key terms
answer questions #1-8 (choose 5) on page 200

8(4) Other Organizations
identify and explain key terms on page 201
answer questions 1-8 on page 204

Real Life Case Study-
Answer questions 1+2 on page 205

Due Friday

Week of September 29

Monday- 15-5 Due from last week

Tuesday- Wanted posters due for Science/History grade

Wednesday- work on the History alive monument pictures for your assigned person for the age of exploration.
Thursday- Presentations for the explorers will continue in class (Quiz grade)

Friday- 11(1) Early civilizations of Africa p. 340-344
Complete the checkpoint questions in complete sentences.
Answer questions #1+2 on page 345

Monday 11(4) Societies in Medieval Africa p. 357-361
Answer the checkpoint questions in complete sentences.

Week of March 1, 2008

Due Tuesday- review map on Alexander the Great and review questions

Quiz on Wednesday for Greece, Chapter 4
Make sure you have all the review worksheets completed which we covered in class.
Also, review the 40 review questions and map passed out in class.
4(1)-4(5)

Due Friday: Complete terms, people, places, and answer the chapter check up questions for-
5(3) The Roman Achievements, p. 161-165
5(4) The Rise of Christianity, p.165-172
5(5) The Long Decline, p.173-177

The Stock Market Game

Dates,
From Feb 25- May 2, 2008
Visit www.stockmarketgame.org
User names and passwords will be given out in class

Week of January 29th

1(5) Judaism is past due
Due Thursday: compare and contrast the 10 Commandments to Hammurabi's Code.
Which is older?
Which code has had a longer impact on history? Why?

Due Friday:
3(1) Ancient China and India
3(2) Hinduism and Buddhism
Identify the Terms, People, and Places
Complete the checkpoint questions.

Week of January 21, 2008

Tuesday we will have a debate in class on keeping the minimum wage.
Complete Chapter 9: quiz Friday
Wednesday we will finish our 100 notable people of the 20th century.

Keep reading the High School Edition of the WSJ,
10 stories are due by Tuesday January 27, 2008

Go to Charting the US Labor Market
http://www.bls.gov/cps/labor2006/home.htm

Click onto- "Charting the US Labor Market in 2006" after you reach the site.
Read through the major indicatiors: Education, Employment Relationships, Race and Hispanic Ethnicity, Women, Families
List 5 facts and your response to each indicator. This is due by Thursday.