Week 5: I can explain why entrepreneurs get rich.

Tuesday:
Bellringer  UE changemakers video  POST-IT  Name a problem Evansville needs to fix.  17 min

Goal: Finish Module A

Task 1:  Element 1.8 People earn income while providing others with things they value.  

Discussion on videos: 2 x 5 min  plus 21 min
Why don't the most socially useful jobs command the highest salaries?
Why have gas prices gone up?  Why have they gone up in Indiana as of July 1?
Why aren't CPS or public school well-funded?

Exit Slip:  Module A: Assignment A  4 Deep questions  7 min

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Thursday: 
Bellringer: Finish the thought of Adam Smith, "Consumption is the main point.  Without consumption, production is........"   4 min

Task 1:  Module A: Quiz A  16 min

Task 2:  Creating Jobs is not enough.  Listen and mark text.  Element 1.9 on eBook.
Why do entrepreneurs become rich?  18 min

Task 3:  The History of a Pencil.  Listen and mark text.
is the pursuit of profit greed or something else?  11 min

Exit Slip:  Post Learning Discussion board on Module A  20 min

Week 4: I can explain the laws of supply and demand. I can narrate charts of supply and demand. I can discuss examples in the changes of supply and demand.

Welcome to Module A: Demand, Supply, and Dynamic Change.

This week's topics include:
Concepts and Topics: Demand and Supply; Changes in Demand versus Quantity Demanded; Changes in Supply versus Quantity Supplied; and Price Controls

Tue:  Field Trip or Enrichment Assignments
Practical Example of Gas Prices

Thurs:
Bellringer:  Video Clip with Discussion Questions: Helping Others vs Learning to Earn

Task 1:  Lecture on Supply and Demand. Note Taking Guide and Elements 7, 8, and 9
If Absent:  Read "Demand, Supply, and Adjustments to Dynamic Change Plus the Economics of Price Controls.

Task 2:  Video Clip: The Price System

Exit Slip:    CFA Unit 1

Week 3: I can explain why nations find it beneficial to trade. I can explain why transaction costs are a barrier to trade. I can explain the "invisible hand" of the market.

Wednesday, August 23, 2017  3rd period

Bellringer:  Review Slideshow with teacher 10 min  Module 01
Planned questions related to quiz

Task 1:  Quiz 01 and Discussion 01 Response (30 min)
Monitor and assist students in using resources.

Task 2: Intro to Module 2:  Video and Reading Strategy 20 min)
Gains from Trade  Whole class instruction (and individual follow along)

Exit Slip: Assignment 1 is a quick written response.  (5 min)

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Friday, August 25, 2017 3rd period

Bellringer:  How are prices set?  Who sets the price for a Polar Pop?  Who sets the price of a Hershey's chocolate bar?

Task 1:  Auction House Rules

1. The auction may end at any time.  
2. You may not combine money and share an item.  

DeBrief -- Was it fair?  How did the prices change given the item purchased?  Or the price bid?  How would change the rules of Auction?

Task 3:  Read pp 15-26 or follow along at Prometheann board.  

Exit Slip: Revise your bellringer to reflect your greater knowledge.