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DATE
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CLASS CALENDAR / INFORMATION
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Monday - July 25
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MORNING TOPIC: INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS
CLASS PRESENTATION: 10 KEY ELEMENTS OF ECONOMICS
READING: INTRODUCTION TO Freakonomics: The
Movie
AFTERNOON TOPIC: INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS
CLASS PRESENTATION: FREAKONOMICS: THE MOVIE
ASSIGNMENT / ASSESSMENT: DISCUSSION QUESTIONS ON FREAKONOMICS - DUE AT START OF CLASS ON TUESDAY |
| Tuesday - July 26
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TOPIC: PERSPECTIVES ON ECONOMICS
CLASS PRESENTATION:
1. ECONOMIC SYSTEMS
2. NAME THAT ECONOMIC SYSTEM
3. CAPITALISM - A Love Story
ASSIGNMENT / ASSESSMENT: CAPITALISM - A Love Story Study Questions - DUE AT START OF CLASS ON WEDNESDAY
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Wednesday - July 27
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TOPIC: Advertisers vs. Consumers
CLASS PRESENTATION:
1. Purpose
and Strategies of Advertising
2. REGULATION
OF ADVERTISING
ASSIGNMENT / ASSESSMENT: NO Assignment |
| Thursday - July 28
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TOPIC: Advertisers vs. Consumers
CLASS PRESENTATION:
1. Iconic Images - POSITIVE / NEGATIVE
2. The Science of Persuasion
3. Persuasive Techniques in Advertising
4. The Greatest Movie Ever Sold
ASSIGNMENT / ASSESSMENT: The
Greatest Movie Ever Sold Discussion
Questions |
| Friday - July 29
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TOPIC: Advertisers vs. Consumers
CLASS PRESENTATION: Secrets of the Superbrands - TECHNOLOGY
ASSIGNMENT / ASSESSMENT: The Marketing Mix
Webquest |
| Monday - August 1
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TOPIC: BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS - The Behemoth WAL-MART
CLASS PRESENTATION:
1. WORK ON YOUR PORTFOLIO
2. The
Wal-Mart Business Model
3. Wal-Mart - The High Cost of Low Prices
NOTES: Wal-Mart - The High Cost of Low Prices FACT
SHEET
ASSIGNMENT / ASSESSMENT: Wal-Mart - The High Cost of Low Prices STUDY
GUIDE
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Tuesday - August 2
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TOPIC: BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS
CLASS PRESENTATION:
1. Rags
to Riches - Can you open a new
business successfully?
2. BUSINESS
ORGANIZATIONS PPT
NOTES: BUSINESS
ORGANIZATIONS
ASSIGNMENT / ASSESSMENT: BUSINESS
ORGANIZATIONS WORKSHEET |
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Wednesday - August 3
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TOPIC: THE MARKETS AND FINANCIAL CRISIS
CLASS PRESENTATION:
1. Financial
Scams and Schemes
2. Bernie
Madoff as a Case Study
3. THE MADOFF AFFAIR [Billionaire Investor Now in Prison]
NOTES:
1. BACKGROUND
INFORMATION
2. Ponzi
Scheme Explained
ASSIGNMENT / ASSESSMENT: THE MADOFF AFFAIR DISCUSSION
QUESTIONS |
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Thursday - August 4
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TOPIC: INEQUALITY - THE GAP BETWEEN RICH AND POOR IN
AMERICA
CLASS PRESENTATION:
1. Viral
Video Shows the Extent of U.S. Wealth Inequality
2. The American Dream
3. Wealth
and Poverty in the United States
4. Inequality for All
NOTES:
1. GRAPHICS
PACKAGE from Inequality
for All
2. Robert Reich Blog Post - Why the Three Biggest
Economic Lessons Were Forgotten
ASSIGNMENT / ASSESSMENT: STUDY
GUIDE for Inequality for
All
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Friday - August 5
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TOPIC: ENERGY COSTS - Is
Natural Gas the Solution OR an Even Bigger Problem?
CLASS PRESENTATION: GASLAND
NOTES:
1. FRACKING
101
2. ADVANTAGES
& DISADVANTAGES OF NATURAL GAS
3. GASLAND
-
The Film in Context
4. NationMaster - EXCELLENT Resource to Compare Countries
ASSIGNMENT / ASSESSMENT: GASLAND
WORKSHEET |
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Monday - August 8
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TOPIC: CONSUMER SKILLS
READING:
1. The
7 Most Expensive Supercars in the World
2. The Cheapest New Cars
in the World
CLASS ACTIVITY:
1. CAR
BUYING - COMPARISON SHOPPING
2. CAR
BUYING - FINANCING / COSTS
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Tuesday - August 9
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TOPIC: THE MARKETS AND FINANCIAL CRISIS
CLASS PRESENTATION: TOO
BIG TO FAIL
ASSIGNMENT / ASSESSMENT - READ for tomorrow's class:
1. INTRODUCTION to INSIDE JOB
2. Film
SYNOPSIS
3. ECONOMIC
JARGON in INSIDE JOB
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Wednesday - August 10
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TOPIC: THE MARKETS AND FINANCIAL CRISIS
CLASS PRESENTATION: INSIDE JOB
ASSIGNMENT / ASSESSMENT: INSIDE JOB DISCUSSION
QUESTIONS
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Thursday - August 11
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TOPIC: THE MARKETS AND FINANCIAL CRISIS
CLASS PRESENTATION:
1. THE
ECONOMIC CRISIS OF 2008
2. THE BIG SHORT
NOTES: Your
Cheat Sheet for THE
BIG SHORT
ASSIGNMENT / ASSESSMENT: THE
BIG SHORT Discussion
Guide
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Friday - August 12
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TOPIC: THE FUTURE - Take #1
CLASS ACTIVITY:
1. What if your future were random?
[Bring a calculator to do the math!]
2. Spent - Could you survive, raise a child in a minimum wage job? (the situation for MANY Americans)
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Monday - August 15
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TOPIC: COST OF HEALTH CARE IN THE U.S.
READING:
1. WHY
AN MRI COSTS $1080 IN AMERICA AND $280 IN FRANCE
2. HIGH
COST of Medical Procedures in the U.S.
CLASS PRESENTATION:
1. Introduction
to the U.S. Health Care System
2. Sicko
ASSIGNMENT / ASSESSMENT:
1. SHOPPING
FOR HEALTH INSURANCE Worksheet
2. Sicko
Information Sheet / Discussion Questions |
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Tuesday - August 16
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TOPIC: 3rd (and last) showing in our Michael Moore
Film Festival
CLASS PRESENTATION: Where To Invade
Next
ASSIGNMENT / ASSESSMENT: Where
To Invade Next WRITING
ASSIGNMENT
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Wednesday - August 17
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TOPIC: THE FUTURE - Take #2 - Final Exam Project - PERSONAL CAREER /
FINANCIAL PLANNING
READING: BEST
AND WORST JOBS OF 2016 - Ranking 200 Jobs
PROJECT INFORMATION SHEET: PERSONAL
CAREER & FINANCIAL PLANNING PROJECT
- CAREER INTEREST SURVEY
- Career Choice + Training
- Life Right After
College BUDGET
SHEET / WORKSHEET
- Life 5 Years After School BUDGET
SHEET / WORKSHEET
- Life At 35 BUDGET
SHEET / WORKSHEET
- BE SURE TO READ THE DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY AND
COMPLETE ALL PARTS OF THE PROJECT
- DUE AT END OF
ECONOMICS EXAM PERIOD ON THURSDAY MORNING
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| Thursday - August 18
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ECONOMICS Semester Exam Project DUE
[YOU have SURVIVED the 8 WEEKS of TORTURE!!!!] |
