Economics Agenda: October 11th-15th

Monday

• Ms. Kraft is out sick
• Finish pie charts from Friday
• Work on GRQs for ch.5 - due Wednesday

Tuesday

• Unit 2, Journal 3
•  •As you are watching TV one day, you notice that your favorite celebrity has just endorsed a particular pair of sneakers.  What do you expect will happen to the demand for those sneakers, given this trendy celebrity’s endorsement?
• Demand Shifts ppt
• HW= finish GRQs ch. 5

Wednesday

• Turn in Ch. 5 GRQs to inbox
• Unit 2, Journal 4
• "Thousands of US homeowners say drywall is making them ill." What happens to the demand curve for plaster? Explain it in words and then using a graph.
• Practice with Demand Shifters
• Go over answers to GRQs Ch 4
• Begin Supply Shifters ppt
• HW= GRQs Ch 6

Thursday

• Unit 2, Journal 5
• You are a producer of children's toys.  The price of the paint you use to make the toys just increased significantly.  Are you willing and able to produce more or less of the toys?  Why?  Explain how this owuld change your supply schedule and curve.
• Finish Supply Shifters ppt
• HW= Chapter 6 GRQs Due Monday

Friday

• Practice with Supply Shifters
• Discuss Shifters
• Extra Practice in Groups
• HW= Chapter 6 GRQs Due Monday