Week 0-1 Thursday July 31 -Friday August 8
TOPIC: Course Introduction. Textbooks. Expectations.
DISTRIBUTED IN CLASS: Course Syllabus.
HOMEWORK: Parents & students sign syllabus. Return on Friday.
NOTE: A copy of the course syllabus (including signature page) is available on this website under the "Course Documents" tab.
Friday Aug 1
TOPIC: Social Cooperation. Reflection 1 distributed.
HOMEWORK: Read Economic Way of Thinking (EWT ) chapter 1 pages 1-11
Monday Aug 4 - Friday Aug 8
HOMEWORK: Complete reading EWT chapter 1 (QUIZ 1 IS THURSDAY!)
Read and annotate CR "What is Economics" by Sowell. Reflection is due Friday.
SEMINAR: WHAT IS ECONOMICS? SOWELL (REFLECTIONS DUE)
Monday Aug 11 - Friday Aug 15
Read EWT chapter 2
Read and annotate "I Pencil" in CR. Reflections due Friday / Socratic Seminar Friday.
Monday Aug 18 - Friday Aug 22
Unit 1 Quiz 2 is TUESDAY (Absolute and Comparative Advantage)
Complete chapter 2 reading before Tuesday's quiz
Read and annotate Smith, Ricardo, Montaigne in CR - pages 24 - 41
Socratic Seminar Friday: Reflections due
Monday Aug 25 - Friday Aug 29
Unit 1 Quiz 3 is Thursday Aug 28
Complete reading chapter 3 before quiz on Thursday
Complete Reading "Smith 2 & Bastiat" in CR - pages 42-61.
Socratic Seminar Friday: Reflections due
Tuesday September 2 - Friday September 5
UNIT TEST THURSDAY
HOMEWORK is to prepare for the test.
Monday September 8 - Friday September 12
Complete chapter 4 reading before quiz on Thursday
Unit 2 Quiz 1 (chapter 4) on Thursday September 11
Read and annotate Smith / Menger in CR - pages 62-74
Socratic Seminar Friday: Reflections due.
Monday September 15 - Friday September 19
Complete chapter 5 reading
Read and annotate Marx "Estranged Labour"
Socratic Seminar Friday: Reflections due