FALL 2017 - Economics (Period 2) (West Ranch High School) //www.westranchhighschool.com/apps/classes/823341/assignments/ Class Name: FALL 2017 - Economics (Period 2) Instructor(s): Kate Povletich en-us SchoolSitePro <![CDATA[Due: 12/14/2017]]> //www.westranchhighschool.com/homeworkItem4843200 //www.westranchhighschool.com/apps/classes/823341/assignments/ Here is the answer key for the Final Exam Review. Remember that this only covers half of the exam. The rest will cover Personal Finances and for that section there are practice questions available in Juno.
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  • Taxes (Due Today or you can turn it on next Thursday since this content will be on the final)
    • All links are in Google Classroom
    • FINAL EXAM
    • 75 Multiple Choice Questions
      • 30-40 Personal Finance Questions (these will come from the practice questions in Juno)
      • 30-40 Economics Questions (use the review packet provided; it is recommended that you complete this on your own before checking the KEY in order to improve your performance on the test)
    • 5 Free Response Questions (5 points each)
      • One of these questions will come from the country comparison that you did in the Measuring Economic Performance packet (last page)
      • 2 of these questions will be related to personal finances
      • 2 of the remaining questions will be related to our economics topics
    • 10 extra credit multiple choice questions
    Extra Credit Stock Projects are due when you come in for the Final.

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  • Measuring Economic Performance (Due Today)
  • Taxes Packet (Due on Friday)
    • All links are in Google Classroom

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  • Money and Banking
  • Video Notes: "How Money is Made" National Geographic Documentary
  • Unemployment Map Activity
    • This activity is found in the "Measuring Economic Performance" packet. Students used data from October 2017 to compare unemployment rates across the country to the national unemployment rate of 4.1%.
    • An extra credit opportunity will be provided on Monday related to stocks. If you would like to start it early, stop by and pick it up on Friday.

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  • Money and Banking
  • Video Notes: "How Money is Made" National Geographic Documentary
  • Work time to complete "Managing Credit" packet.
    • HW: Managing Credit and Market Characteristics Packets are due on Thursday.

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  • Market Characteristics
    • Students used the posters that were created on Monday to complete the chart in their packets. I've included the key below in case you were absent or want to check your results.
  • Managing Credit
    • Students used the links in Google Classroom to work on the activity packet in class. This will be due on Thursday, November 30.

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  • Grade printouts were distributed and I explained that no more late work will be accepted. We will have a couple of quizzes, some classwork and the final that will still impact the grades.
  • Market Characteristics
    • See PPT below to get the class notes for the packet
    • Groups then completed an activity where they created a graphic equation for a specific market. We will use these posters on Wednesday to complete the rest of the packet.

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  • Budget Challenge Final Assessment
  • Invest in Your Future (due Monday at the beginning of class)
    • Google Classroom assignment
    • Students had the rest of the class period after the Budget Challenge Assessment to work on this culminating assignment for our work on the opportunity cost of college.
    • This assignment will not be accepted late. Whatever you have done at the beginning class on Monday is the grade you will receive.

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  • Finish Business Firms in Santa Clarita Group Project
    • Students that were absent last Thursday had an alternative assignment shared with them that they need to complete on their own.
  • Last day to work on Budget Challenge
    • 3 assessments/surveys to complete by Wednesday at 6:00 PM
    • All bills paid in full except credit card and loans.
    • Credit card balance should be no more than $500.
    • Cash Flow Spreadsheet complete and accurate to match your bank balance
    • The practice questions for Thursday's Budget Challenge test are available in Juno.
  • Invest in Your Future
    • This final culminating project on the opportunity cost of going to college should be completed in Google Classroom.
    • It is due on Monday 11/20.

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    Students spent the class period working on a group project that asked them to find examples of the business firms we have researched here in Santa Clarita. Groups will have 30 minutes to finish this project on Tuesday. If you were absent, I have shared the alternative assignment listed below to your school email address. You will need to complete the research on your own since your group did most of the work for the project without you here.

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  • Turned in Paying for College activity
    • Since I accidentally posted the wrong assignment for the vocabulary on Google Classroom, students completed that activity during class today.
  • Quiz (Business Organizations and Market Structures)
  • Make-up quizzes from Budget Challenge
  • Update Budget Challenge - simulation ends next week
    • Week 9 Quiz
    • Pay bills
    • Update Cashflow Spreadsheet
  • Paying for College: Vocabulary (due by the end of the period in Google Classroom)

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  • Business Organizations and Market Structures - Use the following websites and your own research to complete your notes. There will be an open-note quiz on Tuesday on this content.
  • Budget Challenge Update
    • Week 9 Quiz
    • Pay Bills
    • Update Cashflow Spreadsheet
  • Paying for College Basics - due on Tuesday
    • Make sure you also complete the two assignments in Google Classroom that go with this activity.
    • There is an extra credit opportunity as well that was handed out in class or is posted below.

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