Entrepreneurship
Innovation / Efficiency
Supply
Demand
The Challenges of Expansion

500 word argumentative paper.  Should America raise the federal minimum wage?

What are the 4 “Types of Unemployment” and illustrate these in any way that you want. You can use a flowchart, web chart or cause and effect chart. You can draw or write a description.

10 bullet points 

5 sentence summary

Complete in whatever format you want:
- Slide Deck
- Foldable


Include the Term, Image, Original Sentence, and Definition

Create an Instructional video in which you answer the following questions:


1. What is demand, the law of demand, and how do economists represent demand?
2. Why Do Price and Quantity Demanded Move in Opposite Directions?
3. When does the demand curve shift / what causes it to move?
4. What Factors Cause a Change in Quantity Demanded?
5. What is Elasticity of Demand and What determines Elasticity?


6. What is supply, the law of supply, and how do economists represent supply?
7. What Factors Cause Supply Curves to Shift?
8. How do Government Actions Affect Supply?


9. When is a market in Equilibrium, what is a surplus, what is a shortage?
10. What Causes Equilibrium Price to Change?
11. What Are Price Controls? Explain.


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Complete Exercise 1 Only

Create slides that define terms and answer the attached questions. (12 terms, 4 questions)

Include: Term, Definition, Sentence, Image (try not to always include graphs)

- Demand
- Supply
- Voluntary Exchange
- Law of Demand
- Quantity Demanded
- Substitution Effect
- Marginal Utility
- Diminishing Marginal Utility
- Demand Schedule
- Demand Curve
- Complementary Good
- Elasticity

Link your Article - Must reference AT LEAST one of the vocab terms:
Demand
Supply
Voluntary Exchange
Substitution Effect
Marginal Utility
Complementary Good
Elasticity
Equilibrium Price
Shortage
Surplus
Price Ceiling
Black Market
Price Floor

Write at least 3-4 sentences discussing why you chose the article and how it is important to society. Think about who this event impacts and how. Explain why it is significant or provide your opinion about the topic.

Read the Guns vs Butter Worksheet as a class.

Fill out the boxes in the Google Doc as you watch the Production Possibilities video.

Take notes while watching the video the first time through in class.

Write a summary of the episode using the following 5 words: economics, opportunity cost, incentives, micro economics and macro economics.

Situations 1-3: What do you do? What is the opportunity cost?

1. Research the economy of your assigned country using your textbook, internet research sites, and the
following website:

https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/


2. Complete the Country Information Chart for your county. You will use this information when creating
your poster. (Assignment #3)

3. Create a poster that represents this country's economy using the content from the chart in Step 2.
Be creative with the sources used for the poster by using:
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hand-drawn objects or images
graphics from magazines or graphics printed offline
other appropriate objects

4. Your poster should clearly state the name of your country and the type of economic system that this
country utilizes. The images and object used should represent the information on your Country
Information Chart and be directly associated with the economic type.

For the article you choose, follow the format below:

1. Article Title: Write the title at the top of your page.

2. Summary: Write a summary paragraph, in your own words, about the article. It needs to be at least FOUR SENTENCES LONG. You can’t copy verbatim from the article. Doing so will result in a grade of “0.” Only two quotes may be used in your summary.

3. Significance: Write at least 3 sentences discussing why you chose the article and how it is important to society. Think about who this event impacts and how. Explain why it is significant or provide your opinion about the topic.

4. Three Questions: You will need to write (2) relevant questions about the article (these are questions you would like answered or questions that you could ask students in the class.


5. Attach a copy of the article with your summary. (link).

https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/

Define your country's economic system in a paragraph (4-8 sentences). Include an Image that represents your country.

Choose a country using the following link:
https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/


List the Country and Government Type
GDP (Gross Domestic Product – the value of the goods and services produced)
Life Expectancy at Birth (both male and female)
Literacy Rate
Labor Force #
Labor Force by Occupation %
Unemployment Rate %
Poverty Rate %
Military Spending $
Agriculture – products
Industries (Significant)
Growth Rate %
Natural Resources (Significant)
Land Use (arable land) %
Imports
Exports $
Products

List and Define the 4 types of Economic Systems on 4 Slides
- Market, Command, Traditional, and Mixed
- Compare the Advantages and Disadvantages to each system
- Give an example of when/where we have seen this type of Economic System (current or historical)
- Include an image for each economic system (drawn or printed)

Read the attached article and answer:

Compare all 3 of the thinkers and the contributions they made to economic thought. In your opinion, which Economic Thinker had the greatest impact on Economics? Explain your answer in 1-2 paragraphs and cite evidence from the article.

Make a copy and answer the scenarios at the end.

Submit a photo of yourself completing a Civic Obligation or Requirement. To add your photo, upload it to your Google Drive and then attached the link as your Response.

Some examples of civic obligations are:
- Obey laws
- Pay taxes
- Serve on Juries
- Register for the draft

Some examples of civic responsibilities are:
- Vote
- Being informed on issues
- Volunteer
- Help less fortunate
- Join the military
- Recycle/help the planet
- Public service

Create a Google Website that contains information on the two main political parties in America. Also include the required information on your choice of interest group.

Video for Help - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PrvciTGpRI

Create a Brochure / Handout
- 1 Slide: Summarize the Steps to becoming a United States Citizen. Use at least 5 Images
- Remaining Slides: Create 3 Sample Citizenship Tests of 10 Questions from the PDF attached.

Turn in your Recordings here

Post the link to your video presentation.

https://www.screencastify.com/

Presentations must be a MINIMUM of 3 Minutes

Create a COMPREHENSIVE Presentation on 1 Amendment. You can use any Medium you want - Poster, Slides, Handouts, Prezi, etc.

https://giphy.com/

Present using - https://www.screencastify.com/

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Hint - Client 4's court case is TLO v New Jersey. It is not listed in the attached PPT

Read your assigned groups response and grade it using the attached rubric

Discuss with your group members and assign a grade.

Comment/Summarize Each Section

1,000 word minimum response answering the following questions:

- Summarize the article: Introduce the article. What are its main points?
- What is "Herd Immunity"? Where does the concept have its origins?
- Do you believe "Herd Immunity" should be practiced in the United States?
- Do mandatory quarantines threaten civil liberty and freedom?

Use evidence from the attached article to answer the Discussion Questions above.

Create the Graphic Organizer on a Blank Piece of Paper

Summarize each Article of the Constitution in a 2-4 sentence Comment.

Summarize the Preamble and the 7 Articles to the Constitution. Present the Articles in a Screencast recording of yourself. https://www.screencastify.com/

Links to help:
https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/constitution/what-does-it-say

https://www.usconstitution.net/constquick.html

Watch the video below and analyze the linked image to help you answer the Discussion Questions for this week.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bf3CwYCxXw

Using the attached current event instructions, research a current event and present it using Screencastify.

https://www.screencastify.com/

Complete in class throughout the Week.

Analyze the US Constitution to complete the google doc

Use the attached article to answer the questions

Complete the Constitutional Topics Matrix by referencing the attached slides or online sources.

Address any of the questions after Reading the Attached Article

Take the attached matching quiz. This is an open note/computer quiz, but you only get one attempt. Good luck!

Follow the attached instructions. Research the Enlightenment thinkers and create a slide presentation. You will record yourself presenting your presentation that is 5-10 minutes.

Record your Presentation using Screencastify. https://www.screencastify.com/

Every week you must complete a Discussion Post. An Initial Post is due by Thursday at 11:59pm. You must also respond to 2 of your classmates by Sunday at 11:59pm

- Your Initial post must be 1 to 2 paragraphs (minimum 150 words)
- Cite evidence from the article (quotes)
- Your comments must be 1 paragraph (minimum 100 words)