Day 69 Agenda (Friday 05/06/16)

Mr. C's SMART Lunch Availability NEXT Week
Lunch	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
A	CLOSED	By Appointment	CLOSED	By Appointment	Open TUTORIAL
B	CLOSED	Open TUTORIAL	CLOSED	By Appointment	By Appointment
Motivation for the Week: "There is no truth. There is only perception." - Gustave Flaubert

Agenda
All Classes
1) Opportunity Costs & Trade-offs
A Graphical look at Opportunity Costs along with Activity 1 in the packet.

2) Costs of Production
A quick look at some of the other costs besides Opportunity Costs that go into business decisions: Fixed, Variable, Total, and Average Costs.

Homework
All Classes
Read & Note sections 18.1 & 19.1

Announcements
All Classes
QUIZ THURSDAY: UNIT 8 VOCABULARY

Day 68 Agenda (Thursday 05/05/16)

Mr. C's SMART Lunch Availability NEXT Week
Lunch	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
A	CLOSED	By Appointment	CLOSED	By Appointment	Open TUTORIAL
B	CLOSED	Open TUTORIAL	CLOSED	By Appointment	By Appointment
Motivation for the Week: "There is no truth. There is only perception." - Gustave Flaubert

Agenda
All Classes
1) Review
Kahoot!

2) TEST
(Unit 7) Personal Financial Literacy

Homework
All Classes
Read & Note Section 18.2 in the textbook

Day 64 Agenda (Friday 04/29/16)

Mr. C's SMART Lunch Availability NEXT Week
Lunch	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
A	CLOSED	By Appointment	CLOSED	By Appointment	Open TUTORIAL
B	CLOSED	Open TUTORIAL	CLOSED	By Appointment	By Appointment
Motivation for the Week: "There is no truth. There is only perception." - Gustave Flaubert

Agenda
All Classes
1) QUIZ
RETURN TO MOCHA / ECONOMIC SYSTEMS

2) Debt & Credit
Here is the warning about credit and accumulating debt. But isn't all bad news, everyone will accrue debt over their lifetime: car loan, mortgage, student loan, but irresponsible use of credit creates the problem. Responsible credit card use is a real thing! (Slides 14-23)


Homework
All Classes
Online, search 3 banks (one must be the State Employees Credit Union) to find the interests each offers on the following types of accounts:

• Checking
• Savings
• CD (certificate of deposit) 6, 12, 24, 36, 48, and 60 month terms

Day 63 Agenda (Thursday 04/28/16)

Mr. C's SMART Lunch Availability NEXT Week
Lunch	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
A	CLOSED	By Appointment	CLOSED	By Appointment	Open TUTORIAL
B	CLOSED	Open TUTORIAL	CLOSED	By Appointment	By Appointment
Motivation for the Week: "There is no truth. There is only perception." - Gustave Flaubert

Agenda
All Classes
1) Bell Ringer

2) Budgeting
After discussing fixed and variable costs, we worked on a simulation that required the students to create a budget using realistic numbers. The takeaway is to be mindful of the decisions one makes and how much actually goes into planning for a family or real-life responsibilities. (Slides 1-5)


Homework
All Classes
No new HW

Announcements
All Classes
QUIZ TOMORROW: RETURN TO MOCHA Know what each island traded, what economic system each employed, and the benefits and drawback of each economic system.

Day 61 Agenda (Tuesday 04/26/14)

Mr. C's SMART Lunch Availability NEXT Week
Lunch	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
A	CLOSED	By Appointment	CLOSED	By Appointment	Open TUTORIAL
B	CLOSED	Open TUTORIAL	CLOSED	By Appointment	By Appointment
Motivation for the Week: "There is no truth. There is only perception." - Gustave Flaubert

Agenda
All Classes
1) The Economic Way of Thinking
We reviewed some more economic basics focusing on the idea that Economics is all about choices - trade-offs and opportunity costs.

• Period 1 Slides 6-12
• Period 3 Slides 12-15
• Period 4 Slides 6-14

If there is a video in on the slide, we watched it in class. Click the link to view.


Homework
All Classes
Read "Why Some Jobs Pay More than Others" and answer the questions on separate paper. Attach the answer to the packet. And YES, restate the question and use complete sentences.

Day 59 Agenda (Friday 04/22/16)

Mr. C's SMART Lunch Availability NEXT Week
Lunch	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
A	CLOSED	By Appointment	CLOSED	By Appointment	Open TUTORIAL
B	CLOSED	Open TUTORIAL	CLOSED	By Appointment	By Appointment
Motivation for the Week: "There is no truth. There is only perception." - Gustave Flaubert

Agenda
All Classes
1) Bell Ringer

2) What Is Economics?
Brief introduction to Economics by carefully looking at a few basic concepts like Needs, Wants, Choices and Trade-Offs. (Slides 1-5)


3) Jury Process
Continue watching "12 Angry Men" observing your juror.

Homework
All Classes
In the packet, read "Mystery of Two Families" and answer the corresponding questions.

Day 58 Agenda (Thursday 04/21/16)

Mr. C's SMART Lunch Availability This Week
Lunch	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
A	CLOSED	By Appointment	CLOSED	CLOSED	Open TUTORIAL
B	CLOSED	Open TUTORIAL	CLOSED	CLOSED	By Appointment
Motivation for the Week: "Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow." ~ Albert Einstein

Agenda
All Classes
1) TEST
UNITS 5&6

2) Jury Process
We are continuing to watch the play "12 Angry Men" by Reginald Rose. Below is the trailer as well as the assignment to accompany the movie.

Homework
All Classes
Nothing for tonight. Beginning a new unit tomorrow: Personal Financial Literacy. This will begin our transition from Civics to Economics.