Economics Agenda: November 15-19

Monday

•  Unit 3, Journal 2
• Which kind of unemployment is featured in each of the following examples?
• a construction worker is laid off in November, but expects he'll find employment again come March
• a recent college grad still hasn't found her first job
• all first and second year teachers are laid off due to cuts in state funding
• a target team member wants to work 40 hours but can only get 25 at work
• a typist looses his job and goes back to school to learn word processing
• Discuss solutions for unemployment with partners
• Debrief Job Jungle from Friday - when does human capital NOT mean guaranteed success
• Poverty guesses
• HW - Poverty questions after reading stats

Tuesday

• Unit 3, Journal 3
•  Make connections between the stats you read last night and your family budget projects
• Read poverty myths together
• 30 Days - Poverty
• find examples of the film disproving myths
• HW= Ch.13-2 notes or GRQs (due wed)

Wednesday

• Finish Film
• Discussion:  What should the government do to stop poverty?
• Introduce the theme "how much should the government get involved in the economy?

Thursday

• Unit 3, Journal 5
•  Analyze a political cartoon
• Political Cartoons Gallery Walk
• HW= examples of the role of government in the economy (chart)

Friday

• Jigsaw the 8 roles of government - illustrate one of your examples from last night
• Human Spectrum - what role should the government play in the economy?
• Game: Connecting government actions to the constitution - what right does the government have to interfere in the economy?
• HW - extra credit - find each of the 8 roles in the constitution - due monday