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SIX WEEKS CONTENT & STANDARDS SCHEDULE

 
Date:

8/07/06

 

Teacher:

June Seamons

Grading Period:

1st

 

Subject:

Economics

 

Period/

Week

Standards

Resources/Projects

Approximate

Test

Dates

Vocabulary

List

Week 1

 

Basic Problems in Economics

Trade offs

Economist

2LE3, 3LE1, 3LE3, 3LE4, 6LE1

Glencoe – Economics Today and Tomorrow

pgs.2-29

NBR – What is Economics?

Glencoe – Chapter 1 Mindjoggers

Glencoe – Daily Focus 1, 2

Lecture and Study Guides

Writing assignments

8/18/06

Economics

 Scarcity

 factors of production land, labor, 

goods, services

capital

productivity

entrepreneurship

technology

trade-off

opportunity cost

Week 2

Economic Systems

1LE1, 1LE2, 2LE3, 2LE4

Glencoe – Economics Today and Tomorrow

pgs. 30-49

NBR – Economic Systems & the American Economy

Glencoe – Chapter 2 Mindjoggers

Glencoe – Daily Focus 6, 7, 8

Lecture and Study Guides

Writing assignments

8/24/06

Economic system

Traditional system

Command system

Market system

Market

Circular flow

Mixed economy

Capitalism

Laissez-faire

Profit

competition

Week 3

 

The Role as a Consumer

2LE3, 6LE1, 6LE2

Glencoe – Economics Today and Tomorrow

pgs. 59-75

NBR – The Role as a Consumer

Glencoe - Chapter  3 Mindjoggers

Glencoe – Daily Focus 27, 28, 29

Lecture and Study Guides

Writing assignments

Comparison Shopping Activity

8/30/06

Consumer

Disposable income

Discretionary income Rational choice

Advertising

Warranty

Brand name

Generic brand

Consumerism

Ethical behavior

Date:

 

SIX WEEKS CONTENT & STANDARDS SCHEDULE

 

Teacher:

 

Grading Period:

 

 

Subject:

 

 

Period/

Week

Standards

Resources/Projects

Approximate

Test

Dates

Vocabulary

List

Week 4

 

Going into Debt

6LE1

Glencoe – Economics Today and Tomorrow

pgs.  82-99

NBR – Going into Debt

Glencoe - Chapter  4 Mindjoggers

Glencoe – Daily Focus 30, 31, 32

Lecture and Study Guides

Writing assignments

Credit card applications

9/7/06

9/11/06

Credit, principal

Interest

Installment debt

Durable goods

Mortgage

Commercial bank

Savings & loan

Savings bank

Credit union

Credit check & rating

Week 5

 

Saving and Investing

2LE 1

Glencoe – Economics Today and Tomorrow

pgs.  140-159

NBR – Saving and Investing

Glencoe - Chapter  6 Mindjoggers

Glencoe – Daily Focus 42, 43, 44

Lecture and Study Guides

Writing assignments

Video – Stock market

8/15/06

Saving

Passbook savings

Statement savings

Money market

Time deposit

Maturity

Certificates of deposit

Week 6

 

1LE1, 1LE2, 2LE2, 2LE3, 2LE4, 3LE1, 3LE3, 3LE4,  6LE1, 6LE2

Study Guides

Life

Six weeks exam

 

Week 6