11/6 Economy Sketchnotes; Economy from a map

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.  Draw it out:  Sketchnotes.  --> finish your sketchnote on economy (add color - pencils on bottom shelf under counter) 10 minutes

2.  Speak with Mr.d'E.  15 minutes  http://goo.gl/forms/CJ05PykrzP

3.  Use Geography Alive (shelf under Gee).  8 minutes

• Look at the map on pages 556-557.  
• Look carefully at both parts of the key.  
• Be prepared to discuss the following:  What connection is there between the information in that map and economy?  What else can you interpret from the map?

4.  Discussion 15 minutes

11/4.5 Being Bothered / Economy Connection

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.  Think & check with someone near you:  

1. What is production?
2. What is distribution?
3. What is consumption?
4. What are goods?
5. What are services?

2.  Examine your region slide presentation: What did you learn about your region that is connected to economy?  Share with someone near you.

3.  Look through your list (or on the back board) of what you are bothered by. How are those topics connected to economy?   Share with someone near you.

4.  Discussion

5.  Draw it out:  Sketchnotes.  --> economy

11/3 Election Day

• Perhaps you want to encourage your parents to vote today.
• You could even accompany them to see the process.

11/2 Maps on Monday

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 

• determine how you will show you have basic map skills.

Why?

• In order to drive your own learning.
• To develop your skills with geographic tools that you will use to analyze the world.

1.  Follow the assignment directions for Maps on Monday in Google Classroom.

• understand the task
• plan how you will show me
• execute your plan
• have Mr.d'E check your understanding
• go on to the next part and repeat the previous bullets

2.  I will offer review during class for the skills.