DAILY LESSONS AND ASSESSMENTS
LEARNING ASPIRATIONS: The focus of these lessons is content knowledge and critical thinking.
Costs of Production (Short-run) (Topics 3.1 and 3.2)
Perfect Competition in the Short-run (Topics 3.4-3.7)
Long-run Costs and Perfect Competition in the Long-run (Topics 3.3-3.7)
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 "Micro Unit 3 Inquiry Folder." Follow the instructions there about how to participate in today's discussion.
INQUIRY QUESTION: BUSINESSES IN HIGHLY COMPETITIVE PRODUCT MARKETS TEND TO HIRE UNSKILLED AND LOW PAID WORKERS. DO THE BENEFITS OF LOW PAID IMMIGRANTS TO THESE BUSINESSES OUTWEIGH THE COSTS TO THEIR NATIVE EMPLOYEES?
INQUIRY TEXTS
YES: Immigration and We Wanted Workers (George Borjas on EconTalk)
NO: There's No Evidence that Immigrants Hurt any American Workers (Michael Clemens in Vox)
EXTENSION
If you found the ideas in this unit interesting, extend your learning using the resources below.