Spring Break Current Event Assignment
Spring Break Current Event Assignment
Due: Monday 4/13/20
Turn in via Google Classroom upload
Overview
Over the past few weeks you have been introduced to several current event news stories that relate to how the current COVID-19 pandemic is affecting economics in the United States and other nations. Your task over break is to find two current event news stories and write one paragraph for each explaining how/why they relate to economics. Make sure to use at least one economic term we have learned for each story.
These stories do not have to be related to the virus if you need a break from virus stuff. They can be articles or videos. As long as they relate to the current world.
Step 1
Find two sources of current event information
Copy and paste the link to those sources into a Google Doc
Step 2
Write one paragraph for each that explains how/why they are important economically speaking.
Use at least one economic term we have used in class for each story and explain how that term applies to this story.
Some suggested sources include The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, CNBC, Yahoo Finance
You can find this assignment on the Google Classroom.
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Homework: Market Failures Slideshow
Due Monday, March 23rd by 11:59pm
You will create a slideshow using Google Slides to define all of the market failures we have learned about. Go into Google Slides to find the template. Change the title of your slideshow to have your name in it.
First, you must name all FIVE failures. Then you must define them. Last, give examples of these failures as they currently exist in the world. You can find this info in Chapter 7 of the textbook (https://www.dropbox.com/s/9bthf7ru7ynw56c/economics-principles-and-practices1.pdf).
You will also be judged on the style of your presentation.
The finished product should be submitted through Google Classroom by no later than 11:59pm on Monday, March 23rd. Submissions sent in past the deadline will have points deducted.
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Economic Systems Slideshow
Everybody is required to create a slideshow that defines the economic systems we see in the world today. This is due at the beginning of class on Monday, February 24th. The rubric is below if you want to download it.
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Project: Plan to Get Rich
The assessment for Chapter 3 is a project. You can complete it either as a written paper or as a slideshow. It’s due by 11:59pm on Sunday, September 29th. Download the rubric below and send your work to rauscha@dearbornschools.org
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Economics: Homework – Stock Market Conclusion
The end of the Stock Market Contest is in sight! For Monday, June 10th, you need to complete the Economics_ Stock Market Conclusion. This requires you to graph your stock picks over time and write observations about the prices. Remember, this assignment is worth 15 summative points– that’s about 1/3 of a test!
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Studio Homework: Questions for Reality Teaser
On Wednesday, we will shoot our reality show teaser. To execute it, we need good interview questions for our hosts. You must submit a question for the hosts, either or paper or by email (rauscha@dearbornschools.org) by the beginning of class on Wednesday. This can be any question that will prompt the hosts to describe what it takes to host the announcements.
Examples of similar videos can be found at these links:
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Advanced Video: Silent Movie Project
The Advanced Video Classes have been assigned to create a movie in which the characters express themselves without words. It is due by 11:59pm on Sunday, April 24th. For details of the assignment, see Video Rubric_ Silent Movie
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Advanced Video: Archetype Introductions
In our exploration of character, we 
focused on the archetypes proposed by Carl Jung. These are the character types that everyone in our society knows and has a gut reaction to. You can read about them here: Video_ Jungian Archetypes
We also discussed character introductions and how certain images and iconography helps announce these archetypes.
Your assignment (Rubric: Video Rubric_ Archetype Entrance) is to create a video that introduces one of these archetypes. You should use the iconography to make it clear what your archetype is.
Past projects were not completed on schedule. Therefore, meeting schedules is an important part of this assignment. Each phase has a specific deadline. Each school day you are late on each deadline would lose one point. These deadlines account for about 1/3 of the grade.
The groups were assigned and can be seen below.
Trickster: Jacob, Yara, Samer, Tristan
Explorer: Joze, MeiLing, Nader, Ali
Magician: Andre, Adonis, Will
Everyman: Matt, Joseph, Alex, Eman
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Advanced Movie Making: Keyword Project
Working with your group, you will create a scene based on the 
keyword “white.” This is a summative project, combining together previous concepts. The rubric is displayed at the right, but the due date has changed to 11:59pm on Sunday, October 14th, 2018.
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Advanced Movie Making Project: Blank Scene
The Advanced Filmmaking class is working in teams to create scenes from a blank screenplay. Every group has the same vague script to work with, but they can direct it however they want. The project is due by 11:59pm on Thursday, September 27th. The rubric is to the left. The script can be downloaded here: Blank Screenplay
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