Curriculum

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Curriculum

Unit 7: Economic Instability            Competency 3

12.3, 13.1, 13.2, 13.3

Pace yourself accordingly. Look through the Minimum Pacing Guide. 

It is recommended that you watch all of the videos

Use your class time wisely!

Read/watch:  

1. PowerPoint: Unemployment, Inflation, Poverty, business cycles

MINIMUM WAGE:

1. State Minimum Wage Map 2021 - informational

Videos                                                                                              

Choose 1 video and ( it is recommended that you watch all of the videos) write three sentences on the video.                                 (Formative 1) _______ 

•      Time: A History of the Minimum Wage                                               

•      ACDC Econ: Misconception of the Minimum Wage                      

•      PBS: What quality of life can a minimum wage workers afford 

•      CNN: This is life on $7.50 an hour 

 ECONOMIC INEQUALITY:

Videos:

Must watch:

Netflix Explained: Racial Wealth Gap

Watch the video and then write 5 sentences summarizing the video.                           (Formative 2 ) _____

Netflix Explained: Why Women Are Paid Less

Watch the video and then write 5 sentences summarizing the video.                           (Formative 3 ) _____

Watch in class:

•     We The Economy Episode 21 : The Value of Work 

•     We The Economy Episode 22: This won’t hurt a bit                   

•     Crash Course Economics: Income and Wealth Inequality  

INFLATION:

1. Types of Inflation - Chart informational

Videos:

Must watch video #2 with separate formative assignment

    2. Izzit: Too Much Money  (with formative assignment )       (Formative 4) _______ ______                                                                                                                                                                           

Watch in Class:

•     Crash Course Economics: Inflation & Bubbles                             

•     Econ in the Movies: Back to the Future

•     Crash Course Economics #13 Recession, Hyperinflation, and Stagflation

Worksheets:

     5. Inflation  worksheet                                            

                                                                                                                   (Formative 5 ) ______

POVERTY:

We will be watching Frontline: Poor Kids together in class

Videos

Choose 1 video (recommended that you watch all videos) and write 3 sentences on the video :                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        (Formative 6) _______

1. Hotel Walmart

2. The Working Poor

3. CBS News: Hard Times Generation

UNEMPLOYMENT:

1. Types of Unemployment - Chart informational

Worksheets:

     2. Types of Unemployment                                                                                                                 (Formative 7 ) _______

SUMMATIVE:    

Economic Instability Summative, three parts, (can be done in pairs - choose your partner wisely): common assessment.

Formatives  8____   Self Editing Sheet;