I.  Bellwork: Describe at least two indicators (ways) you can determine if the economy is doing well or not. II.  Objective Discuss and explain why and how economic growth is measured using GDP Construct a thinking map describing and providing examples of the components of GDP. Distinguish between real and nominal GDP Determine the meaning […]

I.  Bellwork Paper with MLA Heading II.  Objectives Demonstrate and apply an understanding of the various aspects of fiscal policy (spending and taxation) and its impact on society. Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in different formats in order to address a question or solve a problem III. Federal Budget Simulation Activity  Break […]

I  Bellwork: Q&A SAT Reading II.  Objective: Examine the issues surrounding taxation, spending, and the budget crisis. Evaluate various explanations for actions or events and determine which explanation best accords with textual evidence Integrate information from diverse sources into a coherent understanding of an idea or event III. Thinking Maps Impact of the National Debt […]

I.  Bellwork: SAT Reading II.  Objective Distinguish between a surplus, a deficit, the national deficit, and national debt Examine the impact of deficits, surpluses, and the national debt on the private sector. Integrate information from diverse sources into an understanding of government spending, the deficit, debt, and its impact on the economy III.  Discussion & […]

I.  Bellwork SAT Reading Questions II.  Objective: Discuss, identify, and analyze the ways in which federal, state, and local governments spend revenue for public services and social welfare. Determine the central ideas or information and provide an accurate summary that makes clear the relationships among the key details and ideas. Integrate information from diverse sources […]

I.  Bellwork: SAT Annotation II.  Objective: Demonstrate understanding of written, spoken, or visual information by restating, paraphrasing, summarizing, critiquing, or composing a personal response. Analyze the ways in which governments generate revenue on consumption, income and wealth and use that revenue for public services and social welfare. Discuss, identify, and analyze the ways in which […]

I. Bellwork: SAT Reading II.  Objective: Given various scenarios distinguish between progressive, regressive, and proportional taxes Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources Analyze and discuss the merits of various methods in which governments generate revenue on consumption, income and wealth. III.  Notebook Work: A.  Thinking Maps Sin Tax – […]

I.  Bellwork: SAT READING QUESTIONS II.  Objective: Distinguish between the ways in which local, state, and federal governments generate revenue. Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text […]

I.  Bellwork: Q&A – SAT Reading Questions II.  Objective: Analyze and evaluate the methods in which the government generates revenue. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text Identify and classify taxes as progressive, regressive, and proportional according to the methods implemented to generate revenue. Integrate and evaluate multiple […]

I.  Bellwork:  SAT Passage – Annotation II.  Objective: Determine the central ideas or information; provide an accurate summary that makes clear the relationships among the key details and ideas. Examine, analyze, and discuss the fundamental principles associated with taxation. III. Discussion/Notes: A.  Review:  Taxes Video B.  The Economics of Taxation Pages 229-236 PPT file and […]