Mrs. Quible's Classroom Information

Economic Perspectives

Course Description~

Economic Perspectives is designed to help students have a better understanding of the economic world.  Students will gain a better understanding of financial concepts and their responsibility as a working citizen.

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Daily Lessons~ Links to assignments listed below calendar.

 

May

All Tuesday's are shortened classes.

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday

5/5

Worksheet Review Ch. 28-30

5/6

Credit Review Jeopardy

5/7

Test: Chapter 28-30

5/8

Start Savings & Investing Chapter 32

POWERPOINT

5/9
Start Stock Market selections

5/12
Check Stocks; continue ch. 32 Notes - Investment Options

5/13
Finish Ch. 32 Notes
Pyramid of Investment
Time Value of Money

5/14
Rule of 72
Debt Diet: Part 5

5/15

Chicago Board of Trade (PIT Game)

5/16

Investment Fraud

5/19

Chapter 32 Review

5/20
Savings & Investing Test

5/21

Budget Game

5/22

Budget Game

5/23
Budget Game

5/26

NO SCHOOL!

Mrs. Quible's Birthday!

5/27 Budget Game

5/28

No Class-Finals 1-3

5/29

FINAL: 8:00 - 9:15 a.m.

5/30

No Class-Final #7

 

April

All Tuesday's are shortened classes.

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday

3/31

Practice (again) Reconciling an Account

Work on missing checking assignments

4/1

You're the Treasurer - checking packet

4/2

Finish You're the Treasurer checking packet

4/3

Checking Quiz ~

Read Chapter 31 Budgeting

End of Chapter Review

4/4

Part 1: Oprah's Debt Diet

4/7

Budgeting Notes

SMART Goals

Values worksheet

4/8
Continue Budgeting Notes

SMART Goals worksheet

4/9
Part 2: Oprah's Debt Diet

4/10
Finish Budgeting Notes

Budgeting Scenario Worksheet

4/11

Ch. 31 worksheet review

4/14
Budget Test
Part 3: Oprah's Debt Diet

4/15
Chapter 28: Credit
Structured Notes

On Board: Adv. & Disadv. of using credit

 

4/16
Credit Computer Activity

4/17
Presented credit computer activity from Wednesday

4/18
Finished Ch. 28 Structured Notes (started Tuesday)

PowerPoint

4/21
Chapter 29: Getting and Keeping Credit Structured Notes

4/22
Give Credit where Credit is Due - problem solving worksheet

4/23

Discuss field Trip
written summary

4/24
Chapter 30: Credit and the Law Structured Notes

4/25
20/20 Debt video

4/29
Oprah's Debt Diet: Part 4

4/30
Public Debt (Graphic Organizer & Summary) page 512-513

4/31
Consumer Credit College Field Trip!

Leave at 10:35-be back for 5th period.

5/1

Ch. 31 book review
Language 1-7; Review 1-6; Concepts 1-6; Think Critical #1

5/2

Finish all Credit Make-up work

 

March

All Tuesday's are shortened classes.

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday

3/3

1040 EZ Problems

1040 EZ Form

1040 EZ Instructions (if needed) - tax table on page 16

3/4

Excise Tax Article

3/5

Video: Insurance

Insuring Celebrity Body Parts

3/6

Taking Stock

3/7

Start Insurance Notes

Insurance Fruad

3/10

Finish Insurance Notes

3/11

Chapter 34 Book Review

Lang. 1-10

Review 1-10

Concepts 1-5

3/12

Wall Street Journal Article / Summary worksheet

3/13

Review for Test

3/14

TEST Ch. 17 & 34 Taxes & insurance

3/17

Start Banking / Checking

Choosing a Checking Account

3/18

Reading a Bank Statement & worksheet

3/19

Checking Practice Packet

3/20

Finish Checking Packet

Reconciling an Account - together

3/21

NO SCHOOL

NO SCHOOL NO SCHOOL NO SCHOOL NO SCHOOL NO SCHOOL

 

February

All Tuesday's are shortened classes.

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday

2/4

Economic Indicator internet activity.

2/5

Review Ch. 1-3

2/6

SNOW DAY

2/7

TEST Ch. 1-3

Assembly schedule - not everyone finished test

2/8

Finish Chapter 1-3 Test; Make-up work before mid-quarters Due

2/11

Start Chapter 5 Notes

Law of Demand

Graphing a Demand Curve

2/12

Practice Graphing Demand Curves (graded)

Determinants of Demand

2/13

Ch. 5 Notes: Law of Supply; Determinants of Supply

Practice Graphing

2/14

Finish Ch. 5 Notes

Surplus, Shortage, Equilibrium Price

Continue Practicing Graphs

Start Chapter 5 Review worksheet

2/15

Finish Ch. 5 Worksheet

2/18

Chapter 19 Structured Notes

2/19

Video:  Eye of the Storm

2/20

Federal Reserve Internet Activity

2/21

Chapter 20 Structured Notes

2/22

Characteristic & Security Features of Money

Started Ch. 19 & 20 Review

2/25

Review Jeopardy Ch. 19 & 20

2/26

TEST Ch. 19 & 20

2/27

Chapter 17 Structured Notes

Taxes

2/28

Chapter 17 Review worksheet packet

2/29

1040 EZ Practice Problem together

 

January

All Tuesday's are shortened classes.

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday

1/14

NO SCHOOL

1/15

Intro
Class Expectations
Website Review
Info cards

1/16

Market Street Video & worksheet

Learn: 5 economic activities

1/17

Finish Group Activity from yesterday's worksheet

Review: Econ. Act.

Start Chapter 1 Notes: Good & Services

1/18

Review Terms

Finish Ch. 1 Notes:

Econ. Decisions

Values

Chapter 1 Opportunity Cost worksheet

1/21

NO SCHOOL

1/22

Decision Making/Problem Solving steps & activity (select one if you were absent)

Chapter 1 Notes - Power Point

1/23

Assignment: Ch. 1 book review -- Lang. 1-10; Review 1-6, 10; Concepts 1-6

Finish Decision Making activity if not finished

1/24

Start Chapter 2 Notes:  Factors of Production

Scarcity Concept Review

1/25

Group Activity - Factors of Production

1/28

GREED Video & questions

1/29

Finished Greed video & questions

Lab: Weblog Questions (use link above calendar to get to Weblog)

1/30

Ch. 3 Notes - Business Cycle & Economic Indicators

Case Analysis page 49

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1/31

Finish notes

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2/1

Page 50-51 Review Language 1-15 Review 1-3, 5, 8 Concepts 1-7, 9 Think Critically 1 & 2

Quiz

 

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