Economics Homework Calendar

Week 1 Monday Jan 5 - Friday Jan 9

• TOPIC: Course Introduction. Textbooks. Expectations. 

• DISTRIBUTED IN CLASS: Course Syllabus, Textbook, Course Reader, Reflection. 

• HOMEWORK: Parents & students sign syllabus. Return Wednesday.

NOTE: A copy of the course syllabus (including signature page) is available on this website under the "Course Documents" tab.

• HOMEWORK: Read Economic Way of Thinking (EWT ) chapter 1 (Quiz next week Wednesday) 

• Read and annotate CR "What is Economics" by Sowell. Reflection is due Friday.

• FRIDAY SEMINAR: WHAT IS ECONOMICS? SOWELL (Reflections due)

Week 2 Monday Jan 12 - 16

• Unit 1 Quiz 1 is Wednesday Jan 14

• Read and annotate  CR "I Pencil." Seminar and Reflections due Friday Jan 16.

• "I, Pencil" Socratic Seminar Friday: Reflections due

• Read chapter 2 in EWT (before next week - Quiz Wednesday Jan 28)

• During our week off - if you want to get ahead, please read and annotate Smith/Ricardo.Montaigne readings in course reader (pages 24-41). This is optional 

Week 3 Monday Jan 26 - Friday Jan 30

• Unit 1 Quiz 2 is Thursday

• Read and annotate Smith, Ricardo, Montaigne in CR - pages 24 - 41. Complete Reflections

• Complete reading chapter 2 before quiz on Thursday

• Socratic Seminar Friday: Reflections due

Week 4 Monday Feb 2 - Friday Feb 6

• Unit 1 Quiz 3 is FRIDAY

• Read chapter 3 prior to quiz on Friday

• Read and annotate Smith/Bastiat for Seminar on THURSDAY

• Socratic Seminar (Reflections due) THURSDAY

• Friday is a half -day 

Week 5 Monday Feb 9 - Friday Feb 13

• Monday - complete unit 1 part 3 / quiz make-ups

• Tuesday - Unit Review Day

• Wednesday: UNIT 1 TEST (Chapters 1-3 in EWT). Distribute Reflections. 

• Friday: Socratic Seminar Smith / Menger. Reflections Due. 

Week 6 Tuesday Feb17 - Friday Feb 20

• Monday is Presidents' Day Holiday

• Distributed in Class: Supply Worksheet

• Friday: Quiz 2.1

Week 7 Monday Feb 23 - Friday Feb 27

• Please read and annotate Poirot "Property Rights and Human Rights" before Thursday. (CR page 88)

• Thursday: Timed writing (essay) during class

• Friday: In-class assignment (Hazlitt)

Week 7 Monday March 2 - Friday March 6

• Thursday: Unit 2 Quiz 2 (chapters 4-6)

• Friday: Socratic Seminar Lee "Liberty and Individual Responsibility" and " Freedom and Failure."  Reflections due.

Week 8 Monday March 9 - Friday March 13

• Wednesday Unit 2 Test (chapters 4-6)

• Thursday: Reflections distributed for Friday*

• Friday: Socratic Seminar Friedman "The relation between Political Freedom and Economic Freedom." Reflections due.*

  •  Reflections for the Friedman article are optional and supplemental. You may complete for extra credit if desired. 

• Spring Break!