Economics Assignments
- Instructor
- Ms. Kimberly Young
- Term
- Spring 2018
- Department
- Social Studies
- Description
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Upcoming Assignments
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Past Assignments
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Here is the folder of resources that you might need to complete your final personal finance portfolio project! Send Ms. Young an email if you need any help. [email protected]
Here is the direct link to the budget spreadsheet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1E9n8C9kqvBcytBigMnnu1dpNltICFiXl/view?usp=sharing
You can do it!
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Docs Attached:
Evicted Prologue/Epilogue
Housing Solutions Articles
Fishbowl Overview
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Read the epilogue and complete the bottom half of the Evicted graphic organizer.
Completion is required for a homework stamp on Monday!
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If you would like to retake your supply and demand mid-term, you need to send Ms. Young an email stating this request by Friday, May 4. [email protected]
Thank you.
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For 1st and 6th periods only -
Homework: Reading for the big short
- Annotate the article
- Circle Words you don’t know
- Summarize in the margins (at least 6)
http://time.com/money/4142920/the-big-short-review-things-you-should-know-explainer/
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Binders due on Thursday!
Binder check sheet 1st and 6th periods: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZwePYhKi4TE9DkEJdOOERje5G0SNclfP/view?usp=sharing
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6th period only - News clip on housing in California: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-cT0gQQsiw
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2nd period's project: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HPAx_MGU3xJ_mh_L9mn1WgU1Pwl3NkdKQ1JeCQASwZc/edit?usp=sharing
Project due at the beginning of class on Monday. Printed out hard copy preferred. Shared Google doc accepted.
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2nd period only: AT&T Article - https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/20/technology/att-verizon-investigate-esim.html
1st/6th periods: Welfare anecdotes, Statistics, and overview lecture are all below. Also, think about how you would design a welfare system if you were crafting economic policy.
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Link to welfare 1st and 6th periods stories: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HIKi86RWuuYa8uniZVWmdnD4EX2NGJuL/view?usp=sharing
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Finish looking at the Poverty in the 1980s data. Come tomorrow ready to participate in another debate.
Supply-side economics PPT is also attached in case you missed class on Tuesday.
Economics Current Event due on FRIDAY. (6th period only)
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Taxes Videos
Read the directions on the corresponding worksheet. Select which videos you would like to watch and topics that you would like to learn more about.
Tax Plans and Cuts
How tax breaks help the rich (8:46)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1vE_LVBx4s
The new US tax law, explained with cereal (3:08)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48SbgzxKW-E
Health Care Expenditures
Watch The real reason American health care is so expensive (5:41) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNla9nyRMmQ
Medicaid, explained: why it's worse to be sick in some states than others (11:01)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOo_aw-xgHQ
Why eating healthy is so expensive in America
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOE5QDDKDlY
How drug companies make you buy more medicine than you need (6:46)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVTnwSAFNsQ
Military Expenditures
This jet fighter is a disaster, but Congress keeps buying it (7:12)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ba63OVl1MHw
Other Tax Related Topics
How wealth inequality is dangerous for America (2:35)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Xa9T2OMzmw
Basic income explained (2:17)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9xVWOfXW7U
Stop freaking out about the debt (1:35)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwKZVPYssOg
You may also watch up to 2 videos about taxes based on your own google searches. The goal of this activity is to become more knowledgeable about the areas of taxes that most interest you.
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Bring headphones with you to class for an activity that we will do on Monday!
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You must be ready to debate your side of the minimum wage issue on Wednesday. The articles from class are below. The article against raising the minimum wage is first and then the pro raising the minimum wage article is the second article in the same word document. (Make sure you read the article that supports your side!)
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Minimum Wage Political Cartoons: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1zsnxPtCpGTuz_gKBH8JcF7ew5JSWMhR9r1SNs-BxtJo/edit?usp=sharing
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Link to Living on the Minimum Wage: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1_S3y0LBK4XaPRAj0VbViZX6nkpPVQ-4jxj4aR-Dq5TQ/edit?usp=sharing
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Great job on your Supply and Demand Mid-terms. Tomorrow we have a binder check and shark tank to finish up!
Link to binder organization: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yY91DQkgZtnXgMcTVMhqtt19UfGU0eS--MxZaLe1oHc/edit?usp=sharing
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Study, study, study, study, study, study!! I believe in YOU!
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Don't forget the Inequality for All writing assignment is due tomorrow!
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After watching Inequality for All, complete ONE of the two paragraph assignments. Paragraphs are due on Wednesday (2/14/18) at the start of class. You can type the paragraph(s) or handwrite it.
If you have questions about either paragraph assignments, send Ms. Young an email: [email protected]
Also bring change (dimes, nickels, quarters) for class on Tuesday.
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20 Facts About U.S. Inequality that Everyone Should Know
Make sure that you have 5 graphs analyzed. We will check homework completion on Wednesday.
Instructions for graph analysis:
Look at 5 graphs and read the surrounding text
For each graph and answer the following questions:
- Write the graph’s title and a summary statement connected back to inequality in the U.S.
- What is going on in the graph?
- What makes you think that? (Use evidence from the graph to explain with evidence your previous statement)
- What thoughtful question do you have related to this specific graph?
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Signed syllabus due tomorrow
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Assertion Paragraph
Which economic system (capitalism or socialism) do you think is preferable? Use evidence from the National Wealth Distribution charts, Sicko film clips and/or Taxes in France lecture in your paragraph. (¾ to 1 page)
The paragraph must include:
Topic sentence, two pieces of evidence cited, analysis and a concluding sentence.
This paragraph is worth 50 pts.
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Finish your My Relationship with Money activity. You need it for a conversation that we will have on Monday.
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Work on CAP research organizer! Everything in step 1 and 2 is due tomorrow at the end of your class period. The Root Causes Tree graphic organizer is also due by the end of class.
Email Ms. Young if you have questions.
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Homework - Take a Snapshot
Take a quick photo of (or sketch) something that you see throughout your day of something that you imagine a beautiful alternative to or that you want to improve. It can be in any location - school, community, home, wherever! Be ready to present this to your group tomorrow.