Economics – 2/26/2016

I.  Bellwork

• Circle Map – What do you know about the minimum wage? – Minimum 4 facts

II.  SWD the ability to:

• P3.3 Produce clear and coherent 6+1 essay justifying a decision on whether to increase the minimum wage based upon discussion of the opposing views (bell work), videos, and the construction of double bubble map.
• CE 1.1.2 utilize a variety of pre-writing strategies to generate, focus, and organize ideas to construct a 6+1 essay

III. Double Bubble Discussion

A.  Persuasive Essay

B.  Prompt – Is the minimum wage good or bad for the economy?

C.  Criteria: Organization, Content, and Conventions–6 Point Content Area Writing Rubric

• Introduction
• Support
• Support
• Counter Argument
• Conclusion

D.  Grading

• Bubble Map               (3)
• Ideas/Content           (6)
• Organization             (6)
• Conventions              (6)

            Total                      21 summative

Economics W2016