Finals

WEIRD SCHEDULE 12/16-12/18

Final Exam!

Absent? Students will not be able to make up the final exam. Please come to class to take the exam!

Presentations!

Bellwork: Prepare to present your project folder

Objective: students will explain how education, career choices, and family obligations affect future income

Activity: Students will present their projects to three other students in class (please see the PowerPoint from 24 Nov for more details).
After the presentations, students will create a wordle in class.

Homework: Prepare for the final exam! Remember that you can use all of your notes for the final exam.

Final Exam Review: Economics systems, Property rights, Tragedy of the commons, Consumer sovereignty, Types of advertising, Factors of poverty, Purpose of taxes, Types of taxes, Three economic questions, Invisible hand, Scarcity, Laissez faire, Types of loans, Credit history, Financial aid, Savings vehicles (bonds, mutual funds, certificate of deposit, savings account, stocks)

Absent? Please turn in your completed folder for half-credit on or before Thursday at 12:00pm!

Budgeting Day 2/Catch Up Day

Bellwork: What is the most important thing you have learned from this project?

Objective: students will create a budget based on the information they find. students will finalize their projects and prepare for the presentations on Monday.

Activity: in the computer lab today (12 Dec)! Students will use the internet to fill out the ""budget worksheet" in their Personal Finance Folder (please see the PowerPoint from 24 Nov for more details). Students will catch up on any work they are behind on.

Homework: complete the "Budgeting log" tonight:
Please have a conversation with a parent/guardian/adult about the budget you created in class. Write a 100 word response here in which you detail the conversation. Share your  thoughts as well as the parent/guardian/adult’s thoughts on your budget. Has your mind changed about any of the numbers? Why/why not?

In addition, complete the reading questions that you were unable to finish in the folder on page 23.

Absent? Please complete the "Budget Worksheet" on your own time.

Budgeting

Block Day Dec 10/11

Bellwork: What is a budget?

Objective: students will create a budget based on the information they find.

Activity: in the computer lab today (10/11 Dec)! Students will use the internet to fill out the "Career Worksheet", "Automobile Worksheet", "Family Worksheet", and "House/Mortgage Worksheet" in their Personal Finance Folder (please see the PowerPoint from 24 Nov for more details).

Homework: complete the "Budgeting log" tonight:
Please have a conversation with a parent/guardian/adult about the budget you created in class. Write a 100 word response here in which you detail the conversation. Share your  thoughts as well as the parent/guardian/adult’s thoughts on your budget. Has your mind changed about any of the numbers? Why/why not?

Absent? Please complete the "Career Worksheet", "Automobile Worksheet", "Family Worksheet", and "House/Mortgage Worksheet" on your own time

Savings

Bellwork: Do you think you will be a millionaire by the time you are 65? Why? Why not?

Objective: students will explain the risk, return, and liquidity of short- and long- term savings and investment vehicles.

Activity: students will listen to a presentation on savings and fill out the "Savings Worksheet" in the portfolio. (please see the PowerPoint from 24 Nov for more details).

Homework: complete the "Savings log" tonight:

Please have a conversation with a parent/guardian/adult about the types of savings options available to you. Ask them if they own any stocks and how they feel about stock ownership. Write a 100 word response in which you detail the conversation and share your thoughts on savings as well as the parent/guardian/adult’s response to your ideas. Absent? Please complete the "Savings Worksheet" on your own time.

Paying for College

Bellwork: How will you afford college?

Objective: Students will identify the four major ways to pay for college: scholarships, grants, loans, and the military

Activity: students will listen to a presentation while filling out the "Paying for College" worksheet. (please see the PowerPoint from 24 Nov for more details).

Homework: None

Absent? Please complete the "Paying for College" worksheet on your own time. Please see the PowerPoint from 24 Nov for more details.

Debt

Bellwork: Is there such a thing as good debt?

Objective: students will explain the risks and benefits of different types of loans.

Activity: Students will complete the "debt worksheet" in their portfolio today by rotating around different stations with the information.

Homework: complete the "Credit Cards log" tonight:
Please have a conversation with a parent/guardian/adult about credit cards. Talk to them about the dangers and benefits of credit cards. Ask them their feelings on credit cards and how they see you using them in the future. Write a 100 word response here in which you detail the conversation and share your thoughts as well as the parent/guardian/adult’s response to your ideas
Absent? complete the "Debt Worksheet" on your own time. Please see the PowerPoint from Nov 24th.

Ivory Tower

Block Day 3/4 Dec

Substitute

Bellwork: Is College Worth the Money You Pay?

Objective: students will compare colleges and define what they have to offer.

Activity: Ivory Tower Video and Graphic Organizer

Homework: None

Absent? Write a 300 word essay in which you describe the failures and triumphs of the College education system in America. Explain why college tuition has increased so rapidly.

Personal Finance: Which College?

We will be working on this part of the project for two days 1/2 Dec

Bellwork: Where do you want to go to college? Why?

Objective: students will compare colleges and define what they have to offer.

Activity: first in the classroom and then in the computer lab today (1/2 Dec)! Students will use the internet to fill out the "College Worksheet" in their Personal Finance Folder (please see the PowerPoint from 24 Nov for more details).

Homework: complete the "College Education log" tonight:
Please interview a parent/guardian/adult about the colleges that you are interested in attending once you graduate. Talk especially about your plans on HOW you will pay for the education. Write a 100 word response here in which you detail the conversation and share your ideas about paying for college as well as the parent/guardian/adult’s response to your ideas.

Absent? Please complete the "College Worksheet" on your own time

Personal Finance: When I Grow Up

BLOCK DAY 25/26 NOV

Bellwork: What do you want to be when you grow up?

Objective: students will complete a test that will help guide them towards certain careers.

Activity: in the computer lab today! Students will go to www.yourfreecareertest.com and complete the test. They will then select three different careers to research. Fill out the "Career Worksheet" in their Personal Finance Folder. Students will also need to go to this website to complete the worksheet: http://money.usnews.com/careers/best-jobs/rankings/the-100-best-jobs  (please see the PowerPoint from 24 Nov for more details as well as the worksheet).

Homework: complete the "Job Prospects log" tonight:

Please have a conversation with a parent/guardian/adult about the jobs that you are interested in pursuing once you graduate. Write a 100 word response here in which you detail the conversation and share your interests as well as the parent/guardian/adult’s response to your choices.

Absent? Complete the "Career Worksheet" on your own time.

Personal Finance: Introduction

Bellwork: In your opinion, what is personal finance?
Objective: students will outline the major parts of their personal finance project
Activity: Review Personal Finance Project, begin readings if there is time
Homework: none.
Absent? Be sure to bring in a folder on Tuesday/Wednesday for the project.

Taxes Part 2 of 2

Bellwork: prepare for the quiz, get all your notes ready
Objective: QUIZ
Activity: Quiz and taxation packet (see Nov 20th post for PowerPoint)
Homework: finish taxation packet, if you did not finish in class. Due: Monday, November 24th at the beginning of class
Absent? Schedule a time to come and take the quiz. In addition, print out the taxation packet below and complete it on your own time.

Taxes Part 1 of 2

BLOCK DAY Nov 19/20

Bellwork: How does the government pay for goods and services it purchases and services it supplies?
Objective: understand why we pay taxes
Activity: taxes powerpoint and starburst activity
Homework: study for quiz on Friday, November 21st! Bring in a 3 prong pocket folder.
Absent? Review the powerpoint below and take notes.

Poverty Part 2 of 2

Bellwork: What factors do you think can lead to poverty?
Objective: Students will analyze what their school is providing for them to stay out of poverty.
Activity: Poverty PowerPoint and letter writing assignment (see Nov 17th post for PowerPoint)
Homework: Please bring in a three prong folder for a project that we will be doing!
Absent? Please write a 200 word letter to Dr. Romero explaining what Pueblo High School can do to improve the school and prevent students from entering poverty once they graduate.

Poverty Part 1 of 2

Bellwork: Who is responsible for poverty? Who is responsible for ending it?
Objective: students will define poverty in their own words
Activity: Poverty PowerPoint, worksheet, and golden ticket activity
Homework: Have a discussion with an adult about how they feel  about poverty. Write a 50 word response that details your opinion and the adult’s opinion on poverty.

• Have you learned anything that changed your mind about the poor?
• Do you agree with the adult’s opinions on poverty? Or are they different?
• Please be as detailed as possible in your response.

Due Tuesday beginning of class
Absent? Review the PowerPoint below and take notes.

Consumer Sovereignty Part 2 of 2

Bellwork: What is your favorite advertisement? Why? How do advertisements affect you?
Objective: describe the characteristics of consumer sovereignty
Activity: Advertising Mini-Project Presentations
Homework: None
Absent? Please write a 200 word paper detailing the effects of advertising on children.

Consumer Sovereignty Part 1 of 2

BLOCK DAY Nov 12/13

Bellwork: What makes you want to buy something? Style? Affordability? Usefulness? Popularity?

Objective: describe the characteristics of consumer sovereignty

Activity: Consumer Sovereignty/Advertising PowerPoint, taste test activity, beginning of advertising mini-project (see Nov 7th post for PowerPoint)

Homework: none!

AP Homework: Write a one page journal entry in which you detail the ways advertising has affected your life.

• Hand-written, single spaced
• Typed, double spaced
• Give specific examples!

DUE Monday, Nov 17th beginning of class

Absent? Take notes on Nov 7th PowerPoint
 

Veteran's Day

Holiday! Please enjoy your day off and thank a veteran.

Property Rights

Bellwork: Should the oceans be divided up between countries? Or stay as common areas, where no one has control? Why?
Objective: students will evaluate the implications of property rights.
Activity: Property Rights and the Tragedy of the Commons activity (fishing) (see Nov 7th post for powerpoint)
Homework: none
Absent? Take notes from Nov 7th PowerPoint

Is America Number One?

Bellwork: In your opinion, should the government regulate businesses? Why?
Objective: Students will compare and contrast different economic structures.
Activity: Watch "Is America Number One?" video and answer the questions on the worksheet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZpDjxIPpFc
Homework: None
Absent? Write a 100 word essay in which you discuss whether America is Number One economically.

Capitalism V Socialism Activity and Quiz

BLOCK DAY Nov 5/6
Bellwork:

In your opinion, what is the difference between communism and capitalism?
Objective: students will understand how a society decides who gets what goods and services
Activity: Economic Systems Quiz and Capitalism v Socialism activity (see Nov 3rd post for powerpoint)
Homework: None
Absent? Schedule a time to come in and take the quiz

Free Market Economy

Bellwork: What sort of problems do you think a country might encounter when it tries to change its economic system? Think-Pair-Share
Objective: Students will understand how a society decides who gets what goods and services.
Activity: Economic Systems Powerpoint (see Nov 3rd post for powerpoint)
Homework: Study for Quiz on Friday
Absent? Take notes on the PowerPoint from Nov 3rd

Economic Systems

Bellwork: create an identification card
Objective: Students will understand how a society decides who gets what goods and services.
Activity: Economic Systems PowerPoint
Homework: None
Absent? Take notes from the PowerPoint below