DAILY LESSONS AND ASSESSMENTS
LEARNING ASPIRATIONS: The focus of these lessons is content knowledge and critical thinking.
Aggregate Demand (Topics 3.1-3.2)
Short-Run Aggregate Supply and Long-Run Aggregate Supply (Topics 3.3-3.4)
Equilibrium in the Short-run and Long-run (Topics 3.5-3.7)
Fiscal Policy and Automatic Stabilizers (Topics 3.8-3.9)
RTI Day
INQUIRY
LEARNING ASPIRATIONS: The focus of these assessments is cultural competence, content knowledge, critical thinking, and creativity. The extension is specially designed for students interested in emphasizing growth in cultural competence.
INSTRUCTIONS: Go to Schoology and open the "Macro Unit 3 Inquiry Folder." Follow the instructions there about how to participate in today's discussion.
INQUIRY QUESTION: Immigration affects every country's potential output.
SHOULD DEVELOPED COUNTRIES LIKE THE UNITED STATES HAVE STRICT IMMIGRATION POLICIES IN ORDER TO BLOCK IMMIGRANTS FROM POORER COUNTRIES?
INQUIRY TEXTS
Listen: How Immigration is Changing the US Economy (NPR)
EXTENSION (OPTIONAL)
If you found this unit interesting, you might watch this Ted Talk by Adam Davidson and the articles linked below it.
And read this article by Jude Wanniski: Taxes and a Two Santa Claus Theory
You may read this critique of Wanniski as well, if you are interested.