I.  Bellwork:   Q&A – Country X  Country Y Grapefruit 10/tons 15/tons Olives 40/tons 30/tons     Explain your answer and show/compare both mathematical relationships 1. Which country has the comparative advantage in producing grapefruit? 2. Which country has the comparative advantage in producing olives? II.  Objective: ·         Assess the impact of trade policies on domestic […]

  I.  Bellwork: Q&A List two states and a product each state has an advantage in producing. List two countries and a product each country has an advantage in producing. II. Objective: Examine how comparative advantages and globalization have led to increasing trade. Analyze the changing relationship between the American economy and the global economy. […]

I.  Bellwork: P. 400 Economic Analysis P. 402 Economic Analysis P. 403 Economic Analysis P. 405 Economic Analysis II. Objective Identify how the Federal Reserve uses monetary policy as a means to achieve macroeconomic goals III.  Review (Macro) Episode 32: Monetary Policy Figure 14.5 Charts in Motion IV.  Classwork Free Enterprise Activity 20 Page 407 […]

I.  Bellwork:  Q&A A.  Page 395 Economic Analysis B.  Page 396 Economic Analysis II. Objective: Identify duties of the Federal Reserve and how it uses monetary policy as a means to achieve macroeconomic goals III.  Discussion (Macro) Episode 30: Creating Money Reserve Requirement WS IV.  Classwork Page 399 Content Vocabulary (13) Page 407 2-8 Q&A […]

I.  Bellwork: Page 381 Analyzing the Issue 1-3 Q&A II. Objective Examine the history of modern day banking the creation of the Federal Reserve III.  Federal Reserve Video & Discussion Fiscal Policy and the Federal Reserve Board IV.  Classwork Pg 397  3, 5-7 Q&A Page 390 Vocabulary (14) V.  4th&5th  hour notebook Check-Today

I.  Bellwork: Q&A P. 371 Economic Analysis P. 374 Economic Analysis II.  Objective: Analyze different types of unemployment including frictional, structural, and cyclical. III. Notebook Work Labor Force Bubble Map IV.  Discussion Macroeconomic Goals Video – Types of Unemployment Unemployment Interactive V.  Classwork Q&A Page 375 Q&A 2-8 13-3 Free Enterprise Activity 19 Chapter 13 Reteaching […]

  Country Unemployment Rate % of Average Wage Received in Unemployment Benefits Length of Time Benefits Are Paid       U.S. 4.6% 48% 6 months Japan 4.2% 51% 1 year France 9.7% 58% 2 years Germany 10.4% 36% 5 years Source: The World Factbook, 2007. I.  Bellwork:  Q&A  (See chart above)  Which country had the highest unemployment […]

I.  Bellwork: Q&A 13-2 Economics- Critical Thinking Activity 19 II. Objective Analyze different types of unemployment including frictional, structural, and cyclical. III.  Discussion  13-3 Unemployment pgs.369-375  Unemployment Rates by State Unemployment Interactive IV.  Classwork Page 369 Content Vocabulary  (13) Page 375 Q&A 2-8 V.  Notebook Work: Page 369 Reading Strategy-Sources of Unemployment VI.  13-1 & […]

I.  Bellwork: Q&A Page 363 Economic Analysis Page 366 Economic Analysis II. Objective: Identify how inflation is measured, the causes of inflation, and its impact on the economy. III.  Classwork A. Economics U$A – Inflation:  Video & Questions What did Kennedy do to stimulate the economy in the early 1960’s? What was happening to demand […]

I.  Bellwork: Reading Check Q & A 355, 358, & 359 II. Objective Examine the stages of the business cycle and their causes as they relate to historical events. III. Turn in Your Projects IV.  Discussion Business Cycle V.  Classwork A.  Page 359 Q&A 2-7 B. Economics USA-Booms and Busts