Welcome to Mobleyland!!

Important Upcoming Deadlines and Events:

1.  Study sessions for the EOCT will be held after school on Tuesday and Thursday in room 118 and before school on Thursday and Friday of this week.

2.  The End of Course Test will be given next week May 6th through the 9th.  Honors students will take the test in one day while regular level students will take the test over two days.  Once the EOCT begins there will be no further review sessions for it.

3.  Projects:  Honors  -  The Budget Project is due by the end of this week (May 3rd)

Regular  -  The Personal Finance Project is due on the first day of the EOCT (May 6th or 7th)

4.  The EOCT study guide is due on the 2nd day of the EOCT  (May 8th or 9th)

5.  After the EOCT we will continue working on preparing for the Final Assessment Test (International Trade Test) that will be given as the last test for the course.

6.  EOCT Review Tools:

USA TEST PREP  -  EOCT Section

http://www.usatestprep.com/Home

Georgia Economics EOCT Study Guide

http://archives.gadoe.org/DMGetDocument.aspx/GaEOCT%20Econ%20Study%20Guide_REV%20Sept2009.pdf?p=6CC6799F8C1371F6EA08089F9A7A265D1773106EC8AF97E185F47DC5B47AD348&Type=D

Monday:  (A-Day)

Learning activities:

 1.  Students will learn about the effects of government interference on Supply & Demand  through the use of Price Floors and Ceilings.

 2.  Supply & Demand Curves Practice Quiz

 3.  Market Structures Project Questions and Discussions and time to work

Homework:  Begin work on the Market Structures Project.  Study for next weeks Unit 2 Test.  Come in for extra help in order to take the Unit 1 Make Up Exam.  (Exam to be given before and after school on Thursday Feb. 28th and Tuesday March 5th)

ISS/OSS/Sick Work:  Read Chapter 6 sections 1-2 and complete the section assessment questions at the end of each section.

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Tuesday:  (B-Day)

Learning activities:

 1.  Students will learn about the effects of government interference on Supply & Demand  through the use of Price Floors and Ceilings.

 2.  Supply & Demand Curves Practice Quiz

 3.  Market Structures Project Questions and Discussions and time to work

Homework:  Begin work on the Market Structures Project.  Study for next weeks Unit 2 Test.  Come in for extra help in order to take the Unit 1 Make Up Exam.  (Exam to be given before and after school on Thursday Feb. 28th and Tuesday March 5th)

ISS/OSS/Sick Work:  Read Chapter 6 sections 1-2 and complete the section assessment questions at the end of each section.

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Wednesday:  (A-Day)

Learning activities:

 1.  Students will work on the Business Types Activity sheet.

 2.  We will discuss the Pros & Cons of the three major business models and give historic examples of the keys to success and failure in each type.

 3.  Lab time  (If available)  Find out about the history of a major company and describe which business type it falls into and figure out and make an educated guess on its type of market structure.

Homework:  Continue working on the homework listed from the last A day.

ISS/OSS/Sick Work:  Read Chapter 8 sections 1-2 and complete the section assessment questions at the end of each section.

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Thursday:  (B-Day)

Learning activities:

 1.  The students will watch the ESPN special called “Broke.”  Then they will relate the problems experienced by these professional athletes to the forces of supply & demand.

Homework:  Continue working on the homework listed above for the last B-Day.

ISS/OSS/Sick Work:  Read Chapter 8 and complete the section assessment questions for sections 3-4.

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Friday:  (A-Day)

Learning activities:

 1.  The students will watch the ESPN special called “Broke.”  Then they will relate the problems experienced by these professional athletes to the forces of supply & demand.

Homework:  Continue working on the homework listed above for the last B-Day.

ISS/OSS/Sick Work:  Read Chapter 8 and complete the section assessment questions for sections 3-4.

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Monday:

Learning activities:

 1.  The Great Schism Act Out Lecture/Decline in the power of the Roman Catholic Church

 2.  Crusade Research Activity

 3.  Start of the Renaissance Lecture

Homework:  Read Chapter 14 sections 1 and 2 for homework.

ISS/OSS/Sick Work:  Read chapter 14 sections 1-2 and complete the section assessment questions at the end of each section.

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Tuesday:

1.  Roots of the Renaissance activity and Diplomatic Service Story  -  Avoiding war activity

 2.  Renaissance lecture

 3.  Self-Help Books/  Machiavelli activity and reading.

 4.  Analyzing examples of Renaissance Art and Artists

Homework:  Read Chapter 17 section1

ISS/OSS/Sick Work:  Read Chapter 17 sections 1-2 and complete the section assessment questions at the end of each section in the chapter.

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Wednesday:

Learning activities:

 1.  Gutenberg and the Printing Press

  2.  Protestant Reformation lecture and poster activity

 Homework:  Read chapter 17 sections 2-3

ISS/OSS/Sick Work:  Read chapter 17 sections 3-4 and complete the section assessment questions at the end of each section.

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Thursday:

1.  Students will watch the movie Martin Luther and learn about causes and effects of the Protestant Reformation.

Homework:  Read Chapter 17 sections 3 and 4

ISS/OSS/Sick Work:  Read Chapter 17 and complete the chapter assessment on pages 502-503.

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Friday:

Learning activities:

1.  Finish watching the movie -  Martin Luther

 2.  Protestant Reformation lecture continued

 3.  Protestant Reformation Poster Activity Continued   (Compare & Contrast)

 Homework:  Study for the Unit 3 Test

ISS/OSS/Sick Work:  Read Chapter 14 and complete the chapter assessment on the last two pages of the chapter.

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Monday:

Opening Warm-Up:  Assignment of Unit Vocabulary and key terms.  Turn in Africa Mini-Project

Learning activities:

1.  Review of Unit 2 Test

2.  Feudalism lecture and act out.

3.  Charlemagne and the Viking

4.  Watch the video Castle  -  styles of combat

ISS/OSS/Sick Work:  Read Chapter 13 sections 1-2 and complete the section assessment questions at the end of each section.

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Tuesday:

1.  The students will work on the Power of the Roman Catholic Church Pyramid

 2.  Discussion on church powers and roles in Middle Age Europe

 3.  Start Video:  Cathedral

Homework:  PBL Activity on Papal Power  (Class Presentation Tomorrow!!!)

ISS/OSS/Sick Work:  Read Chapter 13 sections 3-4 and complete the section assessment questions at the end of each section.

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Wednesday:

1.  Finish watching the video Cathedral and further discuss the influences of the Roman Catholic Church on Middle Age society.

 2.  Papal Problem Based Learning Activity Presentations.

ISS/OSS/Sick Work:  Read Chapter 14 sections 1-2 and complete the section assessment questions at the end of each section.

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Thursday:

1.  The Great Schism Act Out Lecture/Decline in the power of the Roman Catholic Church

 2.  The students will read about and complete the Crusades Chart

 3.  Review for the Unit 3a Quiz on the Middle Ages.  -  THE QUIZ will be given on MONDAY!!!

 Homework:  Study for the Mid-Unit Quiz on Monday.

ISS/OSS/Sick Work:  Read Chapter 14 sections 3-4 and complete the section assessment questions at the end of each section.

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Tuesday:  (A-Day)

1.  We will work with the determinants of Supply and shifting Supply Curves vs. a change in Quantity Supplied

 2.  The students will be introduced to the final graph with Supply & Demand together.

ISS/OSS/Sick Work:  Read chapter 6 sections 1-2 and complete the section assessment questions at the end of each section.

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Wednesday:  (B-Day)

1.  We will work with the determinants of Supply and shifting Supply Curves vs. a change in Quantity Supplied

 2.  The students will be introduced to the final graph with Supply & Demand together.

ISS/OSS/Sick Work:  Read chapter 6 sections 1-2 and complete the section assessment questions at the end of each section.

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Thursday:  (A-Day)

1.  Continued Practice with Equilibrium and Disequalibrium.

2.  Notes on Price Floors and Ceilings

Homework:  Study for the Unit 2 Test

ISS/OSS/Sick Work:  Read Chapter 6 sections 3-4 and complete the section assessment questions at the end of each section.

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Friday:  (B-Day)

1.  Continued Practice with Equilibrium and Disequalibrium.

2.  Notes on Price Floors and Ceilings

Homework:  Study for the Unit 2 Test

ISS/OSS/Sick Work:  Read Chapter 6 sections 3-4 and complete the section assessment questions at the end of each section.

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Monday:  (A-Day)

1. Demand Mid-Point Quiz

 2.  Supply notes continued.

3.  Working with Supply Curves

4.  Inelastic vs. Elastic Supply

Homework:  Work on the vocabulary assignment for Unit 2

ISS/OSS/Sick Work:  Read Chapter 5 sections 1-2 and complete the section assessment questions at the end of each section.

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Tuesday:  (B-Day)

1. Demand Mid-Point Quiz

 2.  Supply notes continued.

3.  Working with Supply Curves

4.  Inelastic vs. Elastic Supply

Homework:  Work on the vocabulary assignment for Unit 2

ISS/OSS/Sick Work:  Read Chapter 5 sections 1-2 and complete the section assessment questions at the end of each section.

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Wednesday:  (A – Day)

 1.  Diminishing Marginal Returns Activity

3.  Supply Notes Continued

Homework:  Work on Unit 2 vocabulary

ISS/OSS/Sick Work:  Read Chapter 5 sections 3-4 and complete the section assessment questions at the end of each section.

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Thursday:  (B – Day)

1.  Diminishing Marginal Returns Activity

3.  Supply Notes Continued

Homework:  Work on Unit 2 vocabulary

ISS/OSS/Sick Work:  Read Chapter 5 sections 3-4 and complete the section assessment questions at the end of each section.

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Friday:    NO SCHOOL

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Monday:

1.  Students will watch the video Inside Islam to learn about the Islamic Golden Age and the religion itself.

 Homework:  Study for the Almost There Quiz            Read Chapter 7 sections 1-2

ISS/OSS/Sick Work:  Read Chapter 11 sections 1-4 and complete the section assessment questions at the end of each section.

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Tuesday:

1.  Almost There Quiz

 2.  Results of the Almost There Quiz

 3.  Africa Packet Activity

 Homework:  Continue working on the Africa Packet

ISS/OSS/Sick Work:  Read Chapter 7 sections 1-2 and complete the section assessment questions at the end of each section.

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Wednesday:

1.  Mongol Empire Video

 2.  Review game for  Unit 2 Test

 Homework:  Study for the Unit 2 Test

ISS/OSS/Sick Work:  Read Chapter 7, 10, and 11 and complete the chapter review questions at the end of each chapter.

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Thursday:

Unit 2 Test  -   Byzantine, Russian, and Mongol Empires

ISS/OSS/Sick Work:  Read Chapter 12 sections 1-2 and complete the section assessment questions at the end of each section.

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Friday:

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Monday:  No School

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Tuesday:

1.  Godzilla attacks the Roman Republic Group Activity  -  Presentations and class discussion

 2.  Return Athens vs. Sparta charts

 3.  Watch part of Roman War Machine/Story of the Punic Wars

Homework:  Work on the Alexander The Great Story Board Mini-Project.  Due Friday

ISS/OSS/Sick Work:  Read Chapter 6 sections 1-2 and complete the section assessment questions at the end of each section.

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Wednesday:

1.  Finish watching Roman War Machine

2.  Trial of Julius Caesar   -  Group research and preparation phase

 3.  Trial opening statements

Homework:  Continue working on the Alexander the Great Project  (Due Friday)

ISS/OSS/Sick Work:  Read Chapter 6 section 3 and complete the section assessment questions at the end of the section.

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Thursday:

1.  Trial of Julius Caesar -  arguments, closing statements, and results.

 2.  Julius Caesar -  Trial debrief.

 3.  Begin lecture on the Roman Empire

 Homework:  Finish the Alexander the Great Project  -  Due tomorrow!!

ISS/OSS/Sick Work:  Read Chapter 6 section4 and complete the section assessment questions at the end of the section.

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Friday:

1.  Lecture on the Roman government during the time of the Empire

 2.  How Big Was The Roman Empire Activity

3.  Assignment of Christianity and Fall of the Roman Empire guided reading worksheets

Homework:  Finish the above assigned worksheets.  Study for the Almost There Test Quiz on Monday

ISS/OSS/Sick Work:  Read Chapter 6 section 5 and complete the section assessment questions at the end of the section.

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Monday:    NO SCHOOL

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Tuesday:  (A-Day)

1.  We will review all Unit 1 material by playing a review game and doing question and answer sessions.

 2.  Goals of the U.S. Economy  —-  Group Activity

 3.  The Circular Flow of the Market Economy will be diagramed

 4.  Economic Goals/Economic Growth and PPF Curves

Homework:  Study for the Almost There Quiz for Unit 1

ISS/OSS/Sick Work:  Read Chapter 2 and complete the chapter review at the end of the chapter.

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Wednesday:  (B-Day)

1.  We will take the Unit 1 Almost There Quiz.

 2.  Go over Almost There Quiz

 3.  Discuss Labor Unions

 Homework:  Complete the Unit 1 vocabulary assignment and study for next weeks unit 1 test.

ISS/OSS/Sick Work:  Read Chapter 1 and complete the chapter review at the end of the chapter.

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Thursday:  (A-Day)

1.  We will take the Unit 1 Almost There Quiz.

 2.  Go over Almost There Quiz

 3.  Discuss Labor Unions

 Homework:  Complete the Unit 1 vocabulary assignment and study for next weeks unit 1 test.

ISS/OSS/Sick Work:  Read Chapter 1 and complete the chapter review at the end of the chapter.

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Friday:  (B-Day)

1.  We will review all Unit 1 material by playing a review game and doing question and answer sessions.

 2.  Labor Unions Activity

Homework:   Complete the Unit 1 vocabulary assignment and study for the Unit 1 test for next week.

ISS/OSS/Sick Work:  Read Chapter 3 and complete the section assessment questions at the end of sections 1-2

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Monday the 28th:  (A-Day)

1.  We will review all Unit 1 material by playing a review game and doing question and answer sessions.

 2.  Labor Unions Activity

Homework:   Complete the Unit 1 vocabulary assignment and study for the Unit 1 test for Wednesday.

ISS/OSS/Sick Work:  Read Chapter 3 and complete the section assessment questions at the end of sections 1-2

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Monday:  (B-Day)

1.  Go over the Production Possibility Curves WS

 2.  Lecture notes on specialization, voluntary exchange, and the Basic Economic Questions/Systems.

 3.  Prep for food activity on Economic Systems

Homework:  Unit 1 Vocabulary assignment

ISS/OSS/Sick Work:  Read Chapter 1 and complete the section assessment questions for each section of the chapter.

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Tuesday:  (A-Day)

1.  Go over the Production Possibility Curves WS

 2.  Lecture notes on specialization, voluntary exchange, and the Basic Economic Questions/Systems.

 3.  Prep for food activity on Economic Systems

Homework:  Unit 1 Vocabulary assignment

ISS/OSS/Sick Work:  Read Chapter 1 and complete the section assessment questions for each section of the chapter.

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Wedneday:  (B-Day)

1.   Economic Systems Game and lecture Wrap Up

 2.  Goals of the U.S. Economy  —-  Group Activity

 3.  The Circular Flow of the Market Economy will be diagramed

 4.  Economic Goals/Economic Growth and PPF Curves

Homework:  Continue working on the Unit 1 Vocabulary

ISS/OSS/Sick Work:  Read Chapter 2 sections 1-2 and complete the section assessment questions at the end of each section.

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Thursday:  (A-Day)

1.   Economic Systems Game and lecture Wrap Up

 2.  Goals of the U.S. Economy  —-  Group Activity

 3.  The Circular Flow of the Market Economy will be diagramed

 4.  Economic Goals/Economic Growth and PPF Curves

Homework:  Continue working on the Unit 1 Vocabulary

ISS/OSS/Sick Work:  Read Chapter 2 sections 1-2 and complete the section assessment questions at the end of each section.

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Friday:

Unit Wrap up and Review Day

Homework:  Finish vocabulary and study for the Unit 1 Test on Tuesday of next week.

ISS/OSS/Sick Work:  Read Chapter 2 sections 3-4 and complete the section assessment questions at the end of each section.  If you want a general review of all test materials then you should complete the Chapter Reviews at the end of both Chapter 1 and Chapter 2.

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