10/23 Economy & You

Whenever you need help, please ask for it.

Please write your homework in your assignment book.
Please review the goal and agenda for the day which is posted in the classroom.

Today in class you will 

• show that you have a sense of what the economy is and how it relates to your life.

Why?

• To develop your understanding of basic economic concepts.
• To begin seeing connections between yourself and other parts of the world.
• To describe how different economic systems try to answer the basic economic questions of what to produce, how to produce, and for whom to produce.

1.  Turn to someone at your group.  Gesture and mirror with that person the definition of economy:  Economy is the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. (If no one at your group is ready, turn to someone in a group next to your group.) 

2.  Repeat #1 five times.

3. Go to  Google Classroom to finish the Economy and You assignment.

4.  Complete the tasks on the back board.

5.  Share your Economy and You writing with a classmate.  Give feedback regarding the following by making comments in the Doc (select the area, CTRL ALT M):

• Does the writing clearly address the prompt?
• What is something you liked about it?
• Are strong examples used?
• Read it aloud.
• Did it seem to need punctuation?
• Are there parts that sound awkward?
• Was capitalization missing?
• Are there parts that are unclear?

6.  See Mr.d'E

10/22 Economy and You

Whenever you need help, please ask for it.

Please write your homework in your assignment book.
Please review the goal and agenda for the day which is posted in the classroom.

Today in class you will 

• show that you have a sense of what the economy is and how it relates to your life.

Why?

• To develop your understanding of basic economic concepts.
• To begin seeing connections between yourself and other parts of the world.
• To describe how different economic systems try to answer the basic economic questions of what to produce, how to produce, and for whom to produce.

1.  Turn to someone at your group.  Gesture and mirror with that person the definition of economy:  Economy is the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. (If no one at your group is ready, turn to someone in a group next to your group.) 

2.  Repeat #1 until Mr.d'E asks you to stop.

3.  What evidence is there of each term in your life?  You will brainstorm one term at a time, and we'll discuss after each term.

4.  Go to  Google Classroom and complete the Economy and You assignment.