TODAY: Roses and Thorns,, Jeffery Tucker, (3rd Period)Teacher Text, Quick write,Continue, Labor Markets



Should a MAXIMUM wage be established? Explain your answer.

TODAY: Roses and Thorns,  Teacher Text, Continue Market Institutions, Quick write, Start Ch. 9 Labor Markets

Quick Write: Should the United States get rid of the Limited Liability Company legal status? Why?

TODAY: Roses and Thorns, Quick write, Continue Begin Market Institutions.

 Quick Write: How would corporate (and investor) decision making change if there was no "Limited liability?"

 Homework: Due next class period. Define and give an example of all the "Key Terms in chapter 9, pages 251,262, and 269. Answer questions 28, 29, 30, and 31 on pages 280 and 281.

TODAY:  Roses and Thorns, Quick write, iPencil, Begin Market Institutions.

Quick Write: What comes first, Supply or demand? Explain your answer.

TODAY:  Roses and Thorns, Vocab Poster Presentation, Test, Homework.


Homework: Due at the start of next class period.
     1. Define terms on page 247 Chapter 8 of Contemporary Economics.
     2. iPencil: Watch the video below. a. Summarize the importance of this video. Why does the author say "This is the key to understanding the world.""

TODAY:  Roses and Thorns, Test Prep

(Per 8 Seminar: Minimum Wage Laws)

DO NOW: be seated quietly 

- cell phone away or it goes to the office
- get out your notebook

VOCABULARY POSTER.

1. Decide who will fill the following roles in completing this project.

        a. Artist (Symbols)

        b. Lead Researcher (look to glossary, NB and other resources)

        c. Recorder (Writes on poster)

        d. Presenter (Presents and explains poster to class.)

2. Divide all the vocabulary for "Unit 2: The Market Economy" into 5 Categories.

       a. Each category must have a title.

       b. Each word can only be in one category.

       c. Each category must have a representative symbol.

3. You must make connections between three pairs of words that are from different categories. 

Draw a line from one word to another and write a brief description of the connection on the line

TODAY:  Roses and Thorns, Seating Chart, Quick Write, Seminar: Minimum Wage Laws, Quick Write 2: Cartoon Analysis. 
(Period 8: Finish Price Manipulation)

DO NOW: be seated quietly 

- cell phone away or it goes to the office
- get out your notebook

Quick Write: Should the minimum wage be raised, kept the same, or abolished?


Quick Write 2a: Write a caption for this cartoon.

Quick write 2b: Describe what the author is trying to say about the minimum wage in this cartoon. Do you agree?

Make-up Seminars, Portland Entrepreneur, and Jeff's Story & homework

Portland Entrepreneur Jeff's Story
Homework - Write a comment to this post responding to "Jeff" about his story. This comment should reflect what you have learned about the minimum wage. Due Friday, October 18th.

TODAY:  Roses and Thorns, Quick Write, Trade Game, "Market Exchange and Price Manipulation"

DO NOW: be seated quietly 

- cell phone away or it goes to the office
- get out your notebook

Quick Write: Briefly describe some ways that wealth can be created.

Homework: Read "Minimum Wage Laws", answer questions, and be ready for a seminar. 

(Due) 3rd Per, Thursday 10/17 

(Due) 5th, 7th, and 8th Friday 10/18

TODAY:  Roses and Thorns, Quick Write, Check Ch. 6 Homework, Finish "Supply", Begin Market Forces

DO NOW: be seated quietly 

- cell phone away or it goes to the office
- get out your notebook

Quick Write:

Turn to page 163 in "Contemporary Economics". Summarize (in a couple sentences) the sections on "Adam Smith's Invisible Hand" and "Market Exchange Is Voluntary". Add these to your vocab list.

TODAY:  Roses and Thorns,  Quick Write, Last Qiuz"Supply" Continued.

DO NOW: be seated quietly 

- cell phone away or it goes to the office
- get out your notebook

Quick Write:

Brainstorm a list of things that you think determine the price of a good or service.

Homework:  Chapter 6 (Due Wednesday,10/9 for 3rd period /     Thursday, 10/10 for 5th, 7th, and 8th) 

Define and describe an example of the following terms:                 Market Equilibrium, Surplus, Shortage, Transaction Cost,Disequilibrium, Price Floor, Price Ceiling, Consumer Surplus,Adam Smith's "Invisible Hand", Market Exchange           

Page 165: Complete all 6 questions

Page 182: Complete all 7 questions

TODAY:  Roses and Thorns, Pop Quiz. 

Quick Write, Serialized Questioning, The Last Word, Reflection, Grade Print-outs, More "Supply" if time

DO NOW: be seated quietly 

- cell phone away or it goes to the office
- get out your notebook

TODAY:  Roses and Thorns, Quick Activity,Change in Demand, Begin Supply, Homework.

DO NOW: be seated quietly 

- cell phone away or it goes to the office
- get out your notebook

•Turn to page 127 in the book and open your notebook to your chapter 4 homework. Work as a group to insure everyone at your table accurately completed #35. .

•In your group discuss what might make a good or service more inelastic. Examples Please. Be ready to share out.

Read "The Second Treatise of Government"

1. Highlight and take notes on the document focusing on the     question "What does it mean to own property?"

2. Be ready for seminar at the beginning of next class.