Last Updated 5/23/25
Abbreviations
DN - Do Now (opening board work)
HW - Homework
CI - Current Issues
Collected assignments (for points) are in bold.
Google Classroom Links
4th period - https://classroom.google.com/c/NzQ0NDQ2NDY5NjA1
5th period - https://classroom.google.com/c/NzQ0NDQ1MTA3MDgx
6th period - https://classroom.google.com/c/NzQ0NDQ1OTAxODc5
Agenda for week 18, May
Monday, May 19
Collect 4/14-5/16 Do Nows (18)
Check stock price and finish/collect chart
Ticket trade
Start Where Was It Made?
HW - completed Where Was It Made? due Thurs!
Tues/Wed, May 20/21
Thursday, May 22
Friday, May 23
Agenda for week 17, May
Monday, May 12
DN - What can/should government do to help the economy?
Check stock price
Tues/Wed, May 13/14
DN - What would Congress do with their 2 fiscal policy tools to reduce inflation?
C.I. discussions
Finish Fiscal/Monetary Policy notes
Thursday, May 15
DN - What would the Fed do with each of its 3 tools to boost economic growth?
Fiscal/Monetary Policy open note quiz on Classroom
HW - Study for Unit 3 Test Friday!
Friday, May 16
DN - Study for test! (write this for Do Now)
Unit 3 Test
Agenda for week 16, May
Monday, May 5
DN - What kind of things should we look at to see how the economy is doing?
Tues/Wed, May 6/7
DN - What are some weaknesses of using GDP to measure economic progress?
GDP open note quiz on Classroom
C.I. discussions
check
Thursday, May 8
DN - What are some things you've seen become more expensive over the last 4 or 5 years?
Friday, May 9
DN - What are the 4 causes of inflation? Briefly explain how they work.
Inflation open note quiz (Google Classroom)
Effects of Unexpected Inflation
check
Agenda for week 15, April/May
Monday, April 28
Senior Study Day
Tues/Wed, April 29/30
DN - What are some advantages of credit cards? What are some disadvantages?
Interest and Credit Cards open note quiz
C.I. discussions
Start Stock Terms notes
Thursday, May 1
Friday, May 2
DN - What's a stock index? What are the 3 main indexes in the U.S.?
Collect tariff article questions
Finish Stock Terms notes
Agenda for week 14, April
Monday, April 21
DN - What would happen to the price and quantity of cars sold if the price of steel increased? Graph it.
Check stock price
Finish/check Real Changes in Equilibrium
Tues/Wed, April 22/23
SBAC Testing
Thursday, April 24
DN - How is compound interest different from simple interest?
C.I. discussions
Friday, April 25
DN - How do credit cards work?
*open note quiz next Tues/Wed
Agenda for week 13, April
Monday, April 14
DN - Write down 5 brands/companies you're interestested in researching. (New Paper!)
Intro to stocks open note quiz (on Classroom)
Collect 3/10-4/11 Do Nows (16)
Tues/Wed, April 15/16
DN - What are the 2 keys to investing safely in stocks?
C.I. discussions
Continue stock research project
Wheat graph (and surplus/shortage intro)
HW - Completed stock research project due Thurs!
Thursday, April 17
DN - How do you find the amount of a surplus/shortage if something isn't at equilibrium?
Collect stock research
Finish equilibrium notes
Friday, April 18
Equilibrium Pricing open note quiz
Finish/check Gas worksheet
Agenda for week 12, April
Monday, April 7
DN - Give 3 real world examples of diminishing marginal returns.
Finish Marginal Analysis notes
*Unit 2 test on Thursday!
Tues/Wed, April 8/9
DN - Identify the curves on the screen.
Check Do Now
C.I. discussions
HW - Study for unit 2 test on Thursday!
Thursday, April 10
DN - Study for test! (write this in Do Nows)
Friday, April 11
DN - What are stocks? How do they work as an investment?
Intro to Stocks notes
HW - Bring charged laptop Mon!
Agenda for week 11, March
Monday, March 24
DN - What do you remember from Thursday's pitches?
Finish Ad pitches (presentations)
Review/vote on winner
Tues/Wed, March 25/26
DN - How do you think price affects how much people sell or produce?
C.I. discussions
Thursday, March 27
DN - With supply, what's the difference between cost and price?
Supply notes 1 open note quiz
Friday, March 28
DN - What are the main influences on supply elasticity?
Supply notes pt. 2 open note quiz
check
Start Marginal Analysis notes
Agenda for week 10, March
Monday, March 17
DN - How will your group relate to your target audience?
Ad Planning/slides
Tues/Wed, March 18/19
DN - Why did your group choose the media you're advertising on?
Ad Planning/slides
Ad pitches (presentations) start Thursday! All slides must be complete by Thurs!
Thursday, March 20
DN - In your group, who is going to do what for your ad pitches?
Start Ad pitches (presentations)
Friday, March 21
DN - What do you remember from Thursday's pitches?
Start Ad pitches (presentations)
Agenda for week 9, March
Monday, March 10
DN - What are some memorable ad campaigns? Why do you think they worked? (New Paper!)
Demand elasticity open note quiz
Collect 2/3-3/7 Do Nows (16)
Ad Project
Tues/Wed, March 11/12
DN - Write examples of 2 things with elastic demand, and 2 things with inelastic demand.
C.I. discussions
Thursday, March 13
DN - Draw a graph for something with elastic demand, and for something with inelastic demand.
Finish ad project instructions
sample campaign /budget
(don't copy the design! It's not very good)
Agencies (groups)
Planning (start with the target!)
Friday, March 14
DN - Who do you think would make a good target for reusable water bottles? Why?
Ad project planning
Q4 current issue discussion sign-ups
Agenda for week 8, March
Monday, March 3
DN - How do you think price affects how much people buy?
Tues/Wed, March 4/5
DN - What else affects how much people buy other than the price?
Demand notes 1 open note quiz (on Google Classroom)
C.I. discussions
Thursday, March 6
DN - How do you show a change in demand vs. a change in quantity demanded on a graph?
Friday, March 7
DN - Identify the curves on the screen.
Demand notes 2 open note quiz
Check Do Now
Finish/check demand worksheet 2
Agenda for week 7, February
Monday, February 24
DN - What are negative externalities? Why are they an issue in pure market economies?
*Unit 1 test on Friday 2/28
Tues/Wed, February 25/26
DN - Write 2 advantages and 2 disadvantages for each of the 3 systems.
C.I. discussions
Check systems adv./disadv.
Thursday, February 27
DN - Look at your review sheet and write down 3 things you'd like to go over before the test.
open review
HW - Study for Unit 1 test on Friday!
Friday, February 28
DN - Study for test!
Unit 1 test
Agenda for week 6, February
Monday, February 10
DN - How do natural prices act as both signals and incentives for consumers and producers?
Collect Smith/Marx reading questions
Economic Systems open note quiz (on Google Classroom)
Check Why Did Communism Fail? close read
Start Characteristics of Market Economies notes
Tues/Wed, February 11/12
DN - Why are there tolls for bridges but not for neighborhood streets?
C.I. Discussions
Continue Characteristics of Market Economies/Role of Government notes
Thursday, February 13
DN - Who benefits from polluting? Who bears the costs?
Finish Role of Government notes
"Public or Private?" practice discussion questions
Friday, February 14
DN - Why do governments usually have to provide public goods through tax money?
Char. of Mkt. Economy/Role of Govt. open note quiz (on Google Classroom)
check
Agenda for week 5, February
Monday, February 3
DN - What did Adam Smith mean by the "invisible hand"? (start a new Do Now paper!)
3 Questions/Economic Goals open note quiz (on Google Classroom)
Collect 1/9-1/31 Do Nows (12)
Karl Marx reading close read check
Tues/Wed, February 4/5
DN - What are commodities? How are they priced differently from other products? How can workers be a commodity?
C.I. discussions
Finish Karl Marx reading close read check
Thursday, February 6
DN - What was Marx's main criticism of capitalism?
Smith/Marx reading questions (in class)
HW - Smith/Marx reading questions due Monday!
Friday, February 7
DN - How are economic decisions made in command economies?
Finish economic systems notes
Why Did Communism Fail? close read
HW - Smith/Marx reading questions due Monday!
Agenda for week 4, January
Monday, January 27
DN - Write down 2 positive and 2 negative incentives used at school, along with the behaviors they are trying to influence. How effective are they?
Finish Incentive notes
Incentives reading close read
Tues/Wed, January 28/29
DN - What are 2 positive and 2 negative incentives used at home?
Incentives open note quiz (on Google Classroom)
C.I. discussions
Check Incentives reading close read
Thursday, January 30
DN - How do we decide what gets produced and consumed in the U.S.?
Friday, January 31
DN - What do you think is more important for an economy, growth or stability?
Start Smith/Marx reading
close read
Agenda for week 3, January
Monday, January 20
MLK Jr. Holiday
No School
Tues/Wed, January 21/22
DN - What are some of the trade-offs of going to college right after high school instead of working full time?
CI discussions
Finish Econ Basics notes
Start scarcity questions
Thursday, January 23
DN - What is the purpose of notetaking? How do you know if you're taking good notes?
Econ Basics open note quiz (on Google Classroom)
Finish/check scarcity questions
Start Opportunity Cost close read
Friday, January 24
DN - What motivates you to do the things you should do, and not to do the things you shouldn't?
Finish/check Start Opportunity Cost close read
Agenda for week 2, January
Monday, January 13
DN - How do you know what to believe online?
Collect completed Job Hunt
Collect signed class policies
Check sample CI article & write-up
C.I. discussion sign-ups
Start media literacy notes
Tues/Wed, January 14/15
DN - If you had a lot more time and/or money, what would you do with it?
Finish media literacy notes
check
Thursday, January 16
Out sick
Substitute
Friday, January 17
DN - What are 3 recent choices you've made? What would have been the alternative for each?
CI reminder./sources reminder
Agenda for week 1, January
Tuesday, January 7
Wednesday, January 8
Thursday, January 9
DN - What were 4 things that employers were looking for?
Do Now instructions
Finish Job Hunt in class
HW - Completed Job Hunt, signed class policies due Monday!
Get 3-ring binder (& paper)
Friday, January 10
DN - Write down 5 recent news stories. Where do you get your information about what's happening in the world around you?
Finish going over policies
Website tour
Current Issues
discussion demo
HW - Completed Job Hunt, signed class policies due Monday!