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Mr. Schumacher - Semester 1 Calendar 2010-2011 Economics

Course Objectives, to create:

• Spiritually - People of Faith

• Intellectually - Skilled Lifelong Learners

• Physically - Healthy Individuals

• Socially & Morally - Involved Citizens of the World

Week of August 30 – September 3: 1st Quarter Begins

Topic:

| |Class Plans |Homework |

|Day 1 |Introduce class policies/syllabus |Class Policies signed |

| |Introduce Myself |Rich Dad Poor Dad by September 20th! |

|Day 2 |Partner Interviews |Class Policies signed |

| |Goals |Goals due day 3 |

| |Introduce Myself |Newsgame (2 people) |

|Day 3 |Current Events |Class Policies signed due day 4 |

| |Set Goals |Newsgame (2 people) |

| |Discuss Need vs. Wants, opportunity cost, What is Free? |Read Chapter 1 |

| |$50 in store group work | |

|Day 4 |Newsgame |Newsgame (2 people) |

| |Goals Due |Read Chapter 1 |

| |Lecture Discuss 1.1 and 1.2 | |

Week of September 6 – September 10 (no school on Monday, September 6)

Topic:

| |Class Plans |Homework |

|Day 1 |Textbook Check |Newsgame (2 people) |

| |Lecture/Discuss Finish Chapter 1 |Begin Reading Chapter 2 |

| |Production Possibilities Worksheet. | |

| |Collect Goals | |

|Day 2 |Finish and go over production possibilities worksheet |Newsgame (2 people) |

| |Begin Discussion/Lecture Chapter 2 |Continue Reading Chapter 2 |

| |Economic Systems Worksheet | |

|Day 3 |Mr. Schumacher out sick |Newsgame (2 people) |

| | |Begin Reading Chapter 3 |

Week of September 13 – September 17

Topic:

| |Class Plans |Homework |

|Day 1 |Discussion/Lecture Chapter 2 on Economic Systems |Newsgame (2 people) |

| |Economic Systems Worksheet |Read Chapter 3 |

|Day 2 |Pass out Essay Question for unit 1 test |Newsgame (2 people) |

| |“More the Merrier Activity” |Finish Reading Chapter 3 |

|Day 3 |Lecture/Discuss Chapter 3: American Free Enterprise |Newsgame (2 people) |

|Day 4 |Review Chapters 1-3 |Newsgame (2 people) |

| |Pass out Economic Mysteries worksheet due Day 2 next week | |

Week of September 20 – September 24

Topic:

| |Class Plans |Homework |

|Day 1 |Review Essay Questions |Review For Test |

| |Review Chapters 1-3 | |

| |Any remaining Newsgame articles | |

|Day 2 |Test Chapters 1-3 |Newsgame (2 people) |

| | |Begin Reading Chapter 4 |

|Day 3 |-Rich Dad Poor Dad Book Check |Newsgame (2 people) |

| |-Lecture/Discussion Chapter 4 Demand Curves |Read Introduction to RDPD pgs 1-10 |

| |-Demand Curves Worksheet |Finish Reading Chapter 4 in Text |

|Day 4 |Discuss RDPD Introduction |Newsgame (2 people) |

| | |Read RDPD chapter 1 |

| | |Begin Reading Chapter 5 in Text |

Week of September 27 – October 1

Topic:

| |Class Plans |Homework |

|Day 1 |-Newsgame (2 people) |Start reading chapter 5 |

| |-Go over shifts in Demand (Chapter 4 PowerPoint)with Worksheet | |

| |-Discuss Chapter 1 RDPD | |

|Day 2 |-Newsgame (2 people) |Read chapter 5 in Text |

| |-Begin Chapter 5 Lecture “Supply” | |

|Day 3 |-Newsgame (2 people) |Read the first half of Chapter 2 in RDPD |

| |-Go over shifts in supply with worksheet. | |

| |-Go over Unit 1 Tests | |

|Day 4 |-Newsgame (2 people) |-Finish Reading Chapter 2 in RDPD |

| |-Finish going over supply shifts worksheet | |

| |-Discuss the first half of Chapter 2 in RDPD | |

Week of October 4 – October 8

Topic:

| |Class Plans |Homework |

|Day 1 |Newsgame (2 people) (whoever was supposed to go on Friday) |Begin Reading Chapter 3 in RDPD |

| |-Discuss Chapter 2 of RDPD |Begin Reading Chapter 6 in Text |

| |-Go over the shifts in supply worksheet | |

|Day 2 |Newsgame (2 people) |Finish Chapter 3 in RDPD |

| |-Changes in Supply and Demand worksheet | |

| |-Lecture Chapter 6 “Govt. and Disequilibrium | |

|Day 3 |Newsgame (2 people) |Review for Day 1 Test next week |

| |Discuss Chapter 3 in RDPD | |

|Day 4 |Newsgame (2 people) |Review for Day 1 Test next week |

| |Review Chapters 4-6 and in particular supply and demand curves.| |

Week of October 11 – October 15 (no school on Monday, October 11)

Topic:

| |Class Plans |Homework |

|Day 1 |Unit 2 Test | |

| |Scantron and essay portion | |

|Day 2 |Economic Mysteries #2 |Begin Reading chapter 7 in Text |

| |Finish Reading Chapter 3 in RDPD |Finish reading chapter 3 in RDPD |

Week of October 18 – October 22

Topic:

| |Class Plans |Homework |

|Day 1 |Newsgame (2 people) |Continue Reading chapter 7 in Text |

| |-Discuss chapter 3 of RDPD |Finish reading chapter 3 in RDPD |

| |-Economic Mysteries #2 | |

|Day 2 |Newsgame (2 people) |Finish Reading Chapter 7 |

| |Rich Dad Poor Dad Quiz on chapters 1-3 |Read chapter 4 in RDPD (only 10 pages) |

| |Begin Discussing Chapter 7 in Text | |

|Day 3 |Newsgame (2 people) |Begin Reading Chapter 8 in Text |

| |Chapter 7 worksheet | |

| |Discuss Chapter 4 in RDPD | |

|Day 4 |Newsgame (2 people) |Continue Reading Chapter 8 in Text |

| |Oligopoly game “Cartel Game |Read chapter 5 in RDPD (it’s only a few pages) |

Week of October 25 – October 29

Topic:

| |Class Plans |Homework |

|Day 1 |Newsgame (2 people) |Continue Reading Chapter 8 in Text |

| |Discuss Chapter 4 in RDPD |Read chapter 5 in RDPD (it’s only a few pages) |

| |Go over the unit 2 tests | |

|Day 2 |Newsgame (2 people) |Read chapter 9 in text |

| |Go over RDPD quiz | |

| |Discuss Chapter 5 in RDPD | |

| |Begin chapter 8 in text | |

|Day 3 |Newsgame (2 people) |Read chapter 9 in text |

| |Finish discussing chapter 8 | |

| |-Time in class to read chapter 6 in RDPD | |

|Day 4 |Newsgame (2 people) |Review |

| |Distribute Essay questions for Unit 3 Test | |

| |Chapter 9 (Trends and Collective Bargaining) | |

| |-article on real world trends. | |

Week of November 1 – November 5: 2nd Quarter Begins! (no school on Friday, November 5)

Topic:

| |Class Plans |Homework |

|Day 1 |Review for Test |Review |

|Day 2 |Unit 3 Exam | |

|Day 3 | | |

Week of November 8-12

Topic:

| |Class Plans |Homework |

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|Day 4 | | |

Week of November 15-19

Topic:

| |Class Plans |Homework |

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|Day 4 | | |

Week of November 22-23:

Top[ic:

| |Class Plans |Homework |

|Day 1 | | |

|Day 2 | | |

Week of November 24-28: HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

Week of November 29-December 3

Topic:

| |Class Plans |Homework |

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|Day 4 | | |

Week of December 6-10

Topic:

| |Class Plans |Homework |

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|Day 4 | | |

Week of December 13-17

Topic:

| |Class Plans |Homework |

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|Day 3 | | |

|Day 4 | | |

Week of December 18-January 2: CHRISTMAS BREAK!!!

Week of January 3-7

Topic:

| |Class Plans |Homework |

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|Day 3 | | |

|Day 4 | | |

Week of January 10-14

Topic:

| |Class Plans |Homework |

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|Day 4 | | |

Week of January 18-21 = Semester Exams ~ Good Luck!!!

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