Test Day

December 19th, 2013

1) Collected any Extra Credit Packets. ( In order to get the extra 5 points the entire sheet needed to be completed!)
2) Questions before the test.
3) Test.
4) Difficult word search.

Homework: None

Review for Test

December 18th, 2013

1) Finish Video
2) Review Questions.
3) Time to work on Study Guide
4) Review Questions.

Homework: Test Tomorrow. For extra credit complete the ID terms.

Ups and Downs of Stocks.

December 17th, 2013

1) T-Chart of the differences between Bonds and Stocks.
2) Ups and Downs of the Stock Market.
3) Tomorrow we will continue to watch the video and answer the worksheet.

Homework: Test Thursday 12/19- Chapter 5-11 ID terms sheet will be extra credit when handed in completed on Thursday.

Chapters 5-11 Test

The test that was originally scheduled for Wednesday will now be on Thursday.
By doing this we will have more time to work on the ID terms.
The ID terms will be extra credit due Thursday before the test.

Stocks and Bonds

December 16th, 2013

1) Stocks & Bonds worksheet
2) Dow Jones

If you were absent today finish the Stocks & Bonds worksheet.
(Chapter 11 in the text)

Bonds & Stocks

December 12 & 13th

Thursday and Friday we discussed different ways to invest.
Investments: Bonds & Stocks

Monday we will continue to discuss stocks and how they differ from bonds.

Homework: We will have a test on chapters 5-11 on Wednesday 12/18
These are the topics you should be prepared to understand.
Terms Chapters 5-11

Warren Edward Buffet is known as the most successful investor of the 20th century. Buffett is the chairman, CEO and largest shareholder of Berkshire Hathaway and consistently ranked among the world's wealthiest people. Buffet's net worth is close to 60 billion dollars. 

Savings and Investments

December 10th, 2013

1) Passed back papers/ reviewed homework
2) Banking Today

Homework: The History of US banking & Banking Today: Double sided worksheet due tomorrow.

December 11th, 2013

1) Checked homework
2) Savings & Investments  (I will post this when we finish the slideshow tomorrow)
3) Homework Due Tomorrow: How to compute interest. Chapter 11 Terms

Plan ahead for a Test next Wednesday 12/18

Banking

December 9th, 2013

1) Checked off homework/ Reviewed Questions
2) Chapter Questions, "The Conduct of Monetary Policy"
3) Banking Today/ Notes

Tomorrow: We will finish the notes we started today in class.

FDIC

December 5th, 2013

1) The Federal Reserve System- 10 Questions using Fed booklet
2) FDIC

I will not be in tomorrow. I have left the substitute with work that needs to be completed and turned in at the end of class.

*Be sure to read the chapter that is passed out tomorrow for HW.
It will become very useful at the beginning of next week*!

History of Banking in US

Money & Banking Reading/Questions

History of US Banking
Video: Federal Reserve System.

How to make a Buck Part III

November 2nd, 2013

1) Finish Video
2) Reviewed Questions
3) Handed worksheet

Homework: None

How to Make a Buck.

November 26th, 2013

1) Pass back Quizzes & Competencies
2) Continue our video on How to Make a Buck.
Counterfeiting in the US, Abraham Lincoln Kidnapping & Nazi Counterfeiting
3) Check Movie Sheet (For a Grade)

Homework: None, enjoy your break but be sure to bring your Movie worksheet because we will be finishing this video next week.

Money & Counterfeiting

November 25th, 2013

1) Review the 3 uses of money, 6 Characteristics
2) Quiz
3) How to Make a Buck & Making a Buck: Movie Sheet

Tomorrow we will continue the movie and I will check for a completed movie sheet for a grade.

Making US Money

November 22nd, 2013

1) JFK/ Executive order 11110
2) The new 100 Dollar Bill article, Why was it created?
3) Videos, How US Currency is made & different currency around the world.

Homework: None, Quiz sometime next week.

Money

November 21, 2013

1) Money / Notes
2) Choose your own currency. What does it need to have in order to be successful?

Competency Numero 2

November 20th, 2013

1) Reviewed questions for the competency
2) Competency

Remember if you had difficulties with the first competency and failed, we need to find time to make that up or you will not pass the course!

Homework: None

Extra Credit: Bring in 5 items for the veterans drive. 5 items will equal 1 extra credit points. You can max out at 5 extra credit points!

Review Day

November 19th, 2013

1) Reviewed/ Checked off homework.
2) Reading on Staples- Office Depot Merger/ AT&T Merger

Homework: Make sure you study for the competency tomorrow! Look at yesterdays post and review the powerpoint!

Monopoly Competency

November 18th, 2013

1) Reviewed homework from the weekend.
2) Reviewed for competency
3) Monopoly Competency Powerpoint
4) Homework Due Tomorrow: ( Competency Worksheet)

Homework: Finish Competency Worksheet for tomorrow.
Be prepared for our 2nd competency Wednesday.

Labor & Wages

November 15th, 2013

1) Labor and Wages

2) Globalization Homework

Globalization worksheet will be due Monday.

Reminder: We will study for our competency on Monopolies. The test will be sometime next week.

Have a good weekend. 

Labor Trends

November 14th, 2013

1) The workforce
2) Labor Trends
3) "Pink" Collar
4) Women in the workforce

Homework: None

Employment

November 13th, 2013

1)  Review Franchises
2)  Employment Trends / Notes

Homework: None :)

Franchises

November 12th, 2013

1) CNN Student News/ Pass back quizzes/ old home works
2) Reviewed quizzes
3) Franchises- Examples Dunkin Donuts & McDonalds.

Homework- None

Corporations

November 7th, 2013

1) Corporation
2) Notes
3) "Pop" Quiz

Homework: None, enjoy your weekend. Remind your parents to come to parent-teacher conferences tomorrow!

Business Markets- Partnership

November 6th, 2013

1) Recap of yesterdays sole proprietorship
2) Partnership PowerPoint
3) T-Chart of differences between Sole Proprietorship and Partnerships What are five differences between the two?

Homework: Look over sole proprietorships and partnerships.

Business Markets

November 5th, 2013

1)  Sole Proprietorship
2)  Sole Proprietorship - Notes

We have started a new unit on different business markets. Don't forget, remind your parents to come to parent/teacher conferences on Friday.

Quiz day!

October 31st, 2013

1) Checked homework.
2) Reviewed any questions.
3) Quiz
4) Raffle!!!!

I wont be in school tomorrow, listen to your substitute. Do the work and I will grade it and we will go over it Monday.

Homework: None, Happy Halloween!

Review

October 30th, 2013

1) Today we individually worked on review of the different market systems
2) Took a Pre-test to better prepare ourselves for tomorrows quiz

Homework: Quiz Tomorrow, Review due tomorrow! Extra Credit...remember you are summarizing the  chapter in one page, use examples for the chapter!

Tomorrow is the last day for late work! We need to make up quizzes, tests & competencies!

Perfect, Monopoly, Monopolistic and Oligopolies too!

October 29th, 2013

1) Checked homework (Microsoft Monopoly reading) Discussion
2) Class discussion on the purpose of monopolies, can they be a good thing?
3) Market Structure Review - Due Thursday 10/31

Homework- Market Structure Review/ Quiz Thursday.

Regulation & Deregulation

October 28th, 2013

1) Regulation & Deregulation
2) Homework: Microsoft Monopoly, These questions will be due tomorrow.

Thursday is the last day to hand in late assignments / quizzes and tests! Make sure you get your act together by then!

Monopolistic & Oligopoly

October 25th, 2013

1) Monopolistic and Oligopoly
2) Monopolistic & Oligopoly Powerpoint
3) Fill in the blank notes

Homework: None, Have a great weekend.

The end of the quarter is quickly approaching. I have some students who are attendance failing, make sure you start your appeals process soon!

Perfect Markets & Monopolies

Agenda: October 23rd & 24th

1) Pure Competition
2) Monopolies  Powerpoint
3) NoteSheet

Homework: None.
Tomorrow we will be learning about monopolistic and oligopoly markets.

The Importance of Prices

Agenda: October 22nd, 2013

1) Review of the Adam Smith article.
2) Prices Powerpoint
3) Beanie Babies reading article. Tomorrow we will pick up where we left off with the article and questions.

Homework: None, I am grading your competencies they will be graded shortly.

Supply & Demand Competency

Agenda: October 22nd, 2013

1) Reviewed any questions for the test.

2) Students were given the test and for those students who were absent last Friday or Thursday, we need to find time to make up the test. You cannot miss another class period to make the test up, we need to find time out of class.

3) Adam Smith reading.

In the beginning of tomorrows class we are going to recap this short reading. Two questions to think about... 1) How can Adam Smith be argued for both political parties? 2) " I am a beau in nothing but my books." Adam Smith, be able to explain this quote.

Homework: None, we start prices tomorrow.

Competency Tomorrow!

Agenda : October 18th, 2013

1) Reviewed for Competency tomorrow 10/21.
2) If you were absent on Friday, you will be working on the pre-competency.

Homework: Competency is tomorrow!

Supply & Demand Continued

Agenda: October 16th, 2013

1) Collected homework from the previous night.
2) Supply and Demand Notes
3) Continued to work our packets, In class we continued with page 7, Prices.

We will be reviewing for our competency on supply and demand for the rest of the week. We will either take it on Friday or Monday.


Homework: Prices: Setting Prices: Do your best to complete the worksheet.
Reviewed Supply. Make sure you read the information for setting prices. A fixed start up cost of $250 and a $3 per cap charge, this information is vital for finding the different costs for each price.

Supply & Demand

Agenda : October 15th, 2013

1) Supply & Demand Notes
2) Supply & Demand Notes packet

Homework: First page of packet due tomorrow.
Check X2 for updated grades.
I cannot pass back tests until every student has taken it. If you would like to look at your test come tomorrow after school.

I will be staying after school, if you need help you should stay!

Shifting from the Left to the Right- Supply.

Agenda: October 10th, 2013

1) Finish packet reading. 3rd page
2) Graphing supply shifts to the left and right.

Tomorrow I will not be in class. You will be watching I.O.U.S.A and completing a worksheet that goes along with the video. Remember I only want to hear good things about my classes and if the sub has anything negative to report back to me, it will not be a good situation next week.

Homework: None, enjoy your holiday weekend

Supply Elasticity

Agenda: October 9th, 2013

1) Supply Elasticity
2) Examples of what Supp(L)y and Demand look like when elastic and inelastic on a graph.
3) Began marginal cost and marginal revenues- we will continue this for tomorrow.

Homework: None- Last day of NECAP's tomorrow, make sure you get enough sleep and eat breakfast

Examples of Supply

Agenda: October 8th, 2013

I remember taking the NECAP's and feeling so burnt out after. While NECAP's are being taken I will not assign students homework.

1) Partner work: Supply Worksheet ( Check chapter 6 for answer. )
2) More class examples of supply.

Homework: If you are taking the NECAP's get enough sleep and eat breakfast! Good Luck!

Supply

Agenda: October 7th, 2013

1) CNN Student News, Current Event- October 19th
2) The Instant Economist Reading
3) Began Supply

Homework: None, Juniors Good luck Tomorrow at NECAPS.

Calculation Elasticity

October 2nd, 2013

1) Checked Homework- Second Section of the Review sheet for tomorrows test.
2) Calculating Elasticity.
3) 4 Examples.

Today in class we discussed how to calculate elasticity by examining 4 problems. We spent the entire period to work on these four elasticity problems.
For homework students needed to complete the review sheet for chapter 4.

Homework: Complete section 3 of the review for tomorrow.
Test Friday- Covering Chapters 1-4.

Inelastic Vs Elastic

Agenda: September 30th, 2013

1) Read pages 90-96
2) Elasticity of Demand
3) Partner Work- Chapter 4 questions 1-6
4) Homework.

Test will be on Friday, Chapter 1-5

Chapter 4- Review
Section1: Understanding Demand Terms are due tomorrow.

Extra Quiz

Hey guys!
  I looked over the quizzes and it looks as though this should not be used as a quiz grade because it could bring quiz grades down.
 No homework! Go cheer on the lancers tomorrow.

Examples of Elasticity

Agenda: September 27th, 2013

1) Reviewed homework
2) Examples of elasticity
3) Possible quiz- If the quiz grade brings up everyones overall scores I will count it as a quiz grade if not it will be a class assignment.

Homework: None! enjoy mack plaque!

Elasticity of Demand

Agenda: September 26th, 2013

1) Checked off homework
2) Reviewed the 6 homework questions
3) Elasticity of Demand

Homework: None

Demand Shifts

Agenda: September 25th, 2013

1) Checked homework
2) split students into groups of three/ four
3) Each student was to answer their group mates questions
4) Review questions in class

Students worked in a group to answer everyones questions. Each group had to pick a good question from their group to ask the entire class. We reviewed the students questions for the rest of the day.

Homework:
1) Demand Questions - 6 questions that need to be graphed and answer any questions that go along with that questions. These 6 questions will be due tomorrow.

Have a good night.

Shifts in Demand

Agenda: September 24th, 2013

1) Reviewed graphs from yesterday's class
2) Shifts in Demand PP
3) Examples in class.

Today in class we discussed what happens when our demand graph shifts, what causes those shifts and how do we graph them.

Homework: For class tomorrow students need to create two situations, one where the shift is along the demand curve and one where the shift creates a new curve. Look at the Shifts in Demand PP if you need a refresher. Students can pick any product they would like, create a chart with the prices and quantity demanded, plot the points on a graph and come up with questions for the class. Tomorrow in class I will ask the class your two examples.  

Demand

Agenda: September 23rd, 2013

1) Passed back quizzes
2) Demand
3) Demand Worksheet
4) Demand Key Terms

Today in class we began by passing back the quizzes from last friday. We are on a new unit, Demand. Today in class we graphed the demand constant curve.

Homework: None
Extra Credit: Tomorrow in class, make your own individual demand curve. Create your own product & pricing. Plot the points on a graph. I will collect them in the beginning of class.

Extra Credit

As promised- After this quiz it looks like some of you guys could use some extra credit points. Tomorrow I will ask students to pass the extra credit in. On a piece of paper write down the score of the Patriots score. If students write it down and pass it forward that will be 2 points added to their quiz grade.

See everyone tomorrow! 

Free Enterprise- Safety Nets

Agenda: September 19th, 2013

1) Free Enterprise- Safety Nets

Today in class we finished the Free Enterprise system. Tomorrow we will be having a quiz on Chapter 3- Free Enterprise system! Tomorrow we will also be watching Roger & Me after the quiz.

Homework:
1) Finish Chapter 3 Review for tomorrow!
2) Quiz Tomorrow!

Free Enterprise- Public Goods

Agenda : September 18th, 2013

1) Chapter 3 Review
2) Checked both homework- Federal Agency / Pg 60 Questions
3) Free Enterprise-Day 3/ Public Goods / Notes

Today in class students were given time to start the homework due Friday (9/20)
 Their homework is The Chapter 3 Review quiz will be Friday covering chapter 3, Free Enterprise

Homework:
1) Chapter 3 Review Due Friday
2) Quiz Friday

Free Enterprise Day 2

Agenda: September 17th, 2013

1) Free Enterprise Day 2 ( Gives homework questions)
2) Class time to complete homework

Homework:
Due tomorrow
1) Federal agency questions (Look on blog from yesterday)
2) Chapter 3- Section 2 Questions page 60.

Free Enterprise in the US

Agenda: September 16th, 2013

1) US Free Enterprise / Notes

Homework:
Choose one of the the nine federal agencies and answer the following questions:
1)  Find a new article about the agency
2)  When was the agency created? Does it still exist today?
3)  What does the agency provide?
4)  Who receives the aid?
5)  What are the disadvantages? Who does this negatively affect?

Extra Credit

September 15th, 2013

I hope everyone is enjoying their weekends! I told a few students to check online to see if I posted the extra credit assignment. Number 7 seemed to give some students trouble. The answer for number 7 is Allocate. See you all tomorrow, start getting excited to learn about the Free Enterprise of the United States!! 

Economic Systems Quiz

Agenda: September 13th, 2013

1) Checked homework- Page 3 of chapter 2 summaries packet & Chapter 2 review packet.
2) Students asked any questions regarding the packets
3) Economic Systems Quiz

Homework: None! Grades will be updated tonight, check X2
Extra Credit word search is due Monday

Modern Markets/ Mixed Markets

Agenda: September 12th, 2013

1) Checked off HW/ What's Free about Free Enterprise? New York Times Article
2) Mixed Economies Powerpoint
3) Students were given the last ten minutes of class to work on homework packets.

Extra Credit: I posted an extra credit assignment last night but most of you did not check the blog and missed out on the opportunity. I am offering extra credit again tonight.
Tomorrow bring in examples of both positive and negative incentives that you have personally dealt with.

Homework:
Quiz Tomorrow on Market systems.
Chapter 2 Packet Review : Due tomorrow!
The last page of economic systems: Due tomorrow

Remind your parents open house tonight!!! I hope I see everyone tonight.

Command Economies

Agenda: September 11th, 2013

1) Check homework / watch CNN student news
2) Command Economy Powerpoint / Notes
3) Homework- Economic Systems: 2nd Page

Extra Credit: Tomorrow bring in an example of a positive and negative incentive. When I come around the class to check the homework, show me your examples of both incentives. 

Homework: Economic Systems- 2nd page
Chapter 2 Review packet due Friday

Free Markets

Agenda: 9/10/13

 

1) Checked Homework/ Reviewed the four different economic systems 

2) Free Market Powerpoint

3) Handed out homework

This week we are discussing the different types of economic markets. Tomorrow we will be discussing Centrally planned economies.

Homework! 

Chapter 2- Section 1 textbook worksheet- front page due tomorrow 9/11/13

Chapter 2 Review : Due Friday 9/13

Economic Systems

Agenda: September 9th 2013

1) Passed back/ Reviewed Quizzes
2) Economic Systems- Powerpoint / Notes
3) Economic Systems- GO - Homework

Today in class I passed back the quizzes from Friday. The average test scores ranged from 94-95 for both economic classes. We started notes on the different economic systems. At the end of class I assigned homework. To complete the homework students will need to look in their textbooks at home, pages 23-27 as well as the notes taken in class.

Homework: Economic Systems- G.O Due Tomorrow. 

Dont forget, Parents Night is this Thursday!! Remind your parents/ guardians!

Chapter 1 Quiz

September 6th, 2013

1) Check off the 2 homework assignments for today.
2) Reviewed the key concepts for the quiz
3) Quiz

I went around the room to check off two homework assignments 1) Chapter One Key Terms 2) What is Economics Worksheet. We reviewed the material on the quiz and students took their quizzes.

Announcement: Check your X2 accounts this weekend. All your grades will be posted at some point this weekend.
No Homework! Enjoy the beautiful weather!!

Production Possibilities Frontier Day 2

September 5th, 2013
Agenda:
1) Check homework/ Review
2) Passed out textbooks (meant to be left at home)
3) Production Possibilities Frontier Worksheet
4) PPF Homework Sheet

Today in class we went over examples of the Production Possibilities Frontier. We discussed the examples given for homework and then as a class worked on the PPF worksheet together. If you did not finished the PPF homework sheet that is due tomorrow as well as the Chapter 1 Key Terms sheet. We will have a quiz tomorrow- Be prepared!

Homework:
The PPF Homework Sheet
Chapter 1 Review Sheet
Quiz Tomorrow!

Production Possibilities Frontier

September 4th 2013
Todays Agenda:
1) Read section 1.3 in the first chapter of our textbook- Economics Principles in Action.
2) Chapter 1- What is Economics? 6 Questions
3)  Production Possibilities Curve: Video 1
     Production Possibilities Curve: Video 2
4) Production Possibilities Frontier- Powerpoint

Today in class we discussed a new concept, Production Possibilities Frontier. Students front loaded the information by reading pages 13-18 in the textbook. Students were handed a worksheet, What is Economics? This worksheet will be homework due tomorrow. We watched two video clips discussing  the purpose of the production possibilities frontier. To finish class I handed out a review sheet for our quiz on Friday (9/6)

Homework: 
To complete
What is Economics- Worksheet Due 9/5
Chapter 1 Review Sheet Due 9/6

Two Orders of Business:

• I received some emails today noting that I had yet to post on the blog and even though I am ecstatic that a student is using this wonderful online tool, the blog will be posted at the end of the day. On most days this blog will be posted around 3:30 but it could be as late as 5. 
• I am attempting to avoid copyright infringement by trying to find an online copy of our textbook. For the homework there are only 6 questions and we have discussed each topic, I feel confident that everyone can answer them without the pages. Stay tuned to the blog to see if the pages are up by tonight. If you need the information to complete the worksheet I would suggest searching online or in older postings for the notes. I still expect you to have a completed worksheet for tomorrow!

Opportunity Cost

Agenda: September 3rd 2013

1) Opportunity Cost: Powerpoint and Notes
2) Thinking at the Margin Clip

3) Opportunity Cost Worksheet- Completed in class

Today in class we reviewed the Factors of Production and started discussing Opportunity Cost. Students took notes while I lectured on Opportunity Cost and Thinking at the Margin. There will be a quiz on Friday (9/6) that covers all the material covered in Chapter 1 of Economics: Principles in Action. We will discuss more about the quiz tomorrow in class.  

Factors of Production

Agenda 8/29/13

1) Collected Homework
-syllabus
-student note information sheet
2) Factors of Production powerpoint
3) Factors of Production Worksheet
4) Index Card

Today in class I collected the homework and then we began by taking notes of the Factors of Production. In this powerpoint we also discussed, goods VS services and wants VS needs. Students then had a worksheet to complete in class that we discussed. At the end on the period student wrote all the vocabulary of Chapter 1: Section 1 on an index card in preparation for a quiz next week.

No homework- Enjoy the long weekend!

Scarcity VS Shortage

Agenda 8/28/13

Scarcity Video Clip 
Intro To Econ PowerPoint
Scarcity VS Shortage Powerpoint
Scarcity Worksheet

Today in Class I introduced the definition of Economics. We first watched a video clip that glazed over the terms we would be discussing later in class. After the short clip was finished I gave two short powerpoint presentations, which students followed along while taking notes. The first power point was an introduction and the second focused on the concept of scarcity VS shortages. We finished the class by completing a worksheet together.

Homework: Students must have both syllabus and student information sheet signed by parent/guardian.

Have a wonderful night!

First Day 8/27

Daily Agenda     8/27/13

1) Economics Syllabus

2) Index Card

3) Practice Quiz

4) Homework

Today we discussed the expectations of the class. Students were assigned two handouts for homework

Homework: Signed syllabus & Signed student information sheet. Both assignments will be due Thursday the 29th. 

Student Information Sheet

Class Schedule

Welcome Back! I look forward to the upcoming school year! This is my schedule.
A- Prep
B- US History room 161
C- US History room 161
D- Prep
E- Economics room 126
F- Study Hall room 123
G- US History room 126
H- Economics room 161