Monday, May 4, 2009

Week of May 4

Chapter 7 Market Structures 150-

Identify the vocab of the key terms
7-1
7-2
Profile of Bill Gates # 1-3 on page 165
Vocab of the key terms
7-3
7-4
Regulating Cable TV p. 177 #1+2
questions 9-19 on page 179, choose 5

Monday, April 27, 2009

Week of April 27

Chapter 6 Prices

Section 1: Combining Supply and Demand (124 -131)
Identify the key terms in your own words
Questions 1-7 on page 131, complete 5

Section 2: Changes in Market Equilibrium (133-137)
Identify the key terms in your own words
Complete questions 1-5 n page 137

Profile: Michael Dell (138) answer questions 1+2

Section 3: The Role of Prices (139-144)
Identify the key terms in your own words.
Complete 5 of 6 questions on page 144.

Real Life Case Study: Beanie Babies
Answer questions 1+2 on page 145

Monday, March 23, 2009

Week of March 23, 2009

Presentations on Rethinking America continue this week.

Due Tuesday- reaction to Mall story in the Globe.
What are the supply and demand problems at the mall.

Due Thursday
18-1 p. 470-476
Complete 5 of the 7 questions on 476.

Profile, W. Arthur Lewis, p. 477 answer question #1+ 2

18-2 Issues in Development p.478-483
Complete 5 of 9 questions on page 483

Due Friday
18-3 Financing Development 485-488, Complete 5 of 7 questions on 488

18-4 Transitons to Free Enterprise
p. 489-494 Complete 5 of 9 questions on p. 494

Case Study, The World Bank and Economic Assistance, p. 495 answer questions #1+2

Monday, March 16, 2009

Week of March 16, 2009

Your chapter review on Rethinking America is due this week.

This project will be graded as a 50 point test

25 points- Presentation. Make sure you explain the significance of the chapter.
10 points include a visual to explain you point- overhead, powerpoint, poster...
5 points- Ask 5 questions to check on the students knowlege of the material.
Make sure you know the answer.

10 points- your participation and knowledge of other presentations.

Monday, March 9, 2009

Week of March 9, 2009

Due Thursday-
Chapter 17 International Trade
17-1 Why nations trade. 440-447
Identify the key terms. Complete 5 of 7 questions on page 447.

17-2 Trade Barriers and Agreements
Identify the key terms. Complete 5 of 8 questions on page 456

Carla Anderson Hills, p. 457. Answer questions 1-3.

Due Friday
17-3 Measuring Trade p. 458-464
Identify the key terms. Answer 5 of 7 questions on page 464

NAFTA: Is Free Trade a Good Idea?
Answer questions 1+ 2 on page 465.

Fill in the Blank. Answer questions 1-7 on page 466.

Monday, February 23, 2009

Week of February 23, 2008

Due Tuesday-
Summary and reaction to the Fed article handed out in class on Monday.

Chapter 16 should have been completed before vacation.
Due Wednesday:
Chapter 16 Assessment- p. 436 #1-7, write the one word answer
p. 437 Answer 3 of 5 questions (#9-13)
Answer 2 0f 3 questions (#14-16)
Read skills for life exercp (437) Answer questions # 20, 21, 22

Test on Chapter 16 on Thursday

Due Fri-
3 separate current events dealing with economic issues today.
Make sure you reference the source and explain their significance.