Economics - Period 2 (SPRING 2018) (West Ranch High School) //www.westranchhighschool.com/apps/classes/863986/assignments/ Class Name: Economics - Period 2 (SPRING 2018) Instructor(s): Kate Povletich en-us SchoolSitePro <![CDATA[Due: 05/18/2018]]> //www.westranchhighschool.com/homeworkItem4978788 //www.westranchhighschool.com/apps/classes/863986/assignments/
  • Monetary Policy (see PPT below)
  • "Chair the Fed" Monetary Policy Simulation - complete the handout in your packet as your do the simulation
  • Kahoot Review
  • Practice Questions in Juno
    • HW: Complete the practice question in Juno and study the review packet to prepare for Tuesday's Final Exam
    • 80-100 multiple choice questions covering personal finance and economic concepts
    • 5 free response questions asking you to apply what you have learned

    ]]>     Fri, 18 May 2018 08:50:53 PDT     <![CDATA[Due: 05/16/2018]]> //www.westranchhighschool.com/homeworkItem4978406 //www.westranchhighschool.com/apps/classes/863986/assignments/ Students had the entire class period to complete the rest of the Managing Credit packet and Google Classroom activities. We will finish up Fiscal and Monetary Policy on Friday. All links for the packet are posted in Google Classroom.
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  • Managing Credit (Part 2) - students had the first 40 minutes of class to complete Part 2 of this packet; we will finish Part 3 and turn it in on Wednesday; all links are in Google Classroom
  • Fiscal Policy (see PPT below)
    1. SIMULATION: The Fiscal Ship - https://fiscalship.org/
    • Final Exam is next Tuesday 5/22. Extra Credit it due next Tuesday 5/22.

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  • I went over the two extra credit opportunities that are due on May 22. I will have copies of them for students on Monday.
  • Finished the Taxes and Spending packet (see PPT below)
  • QUIZ - open note; packet was turned in after the quiz
  • Managing Credit work time
    • Due at the beginning of class on Monday.

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  • Taxes and Spending (see PPT below for the notes)
    • We finished the section on Taxes during class. We will finish up with Spending on Thursday and take a short open-note quiz.
  • Managing Credit
    • Get started on Part 1 - links are posted in Google Classroom
    • Final Exam - Tuesday, May 22
    Extra Credit Opportunities - choose one of the two posted in Google Classroom

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  • Measuring Economic Performance - see PPT below for the notes.
  • Types of Credit (Part 2: Intro to Credit Cards)
    • All links and activities are posted in Google Classroom
    • Turned in at the end of class.
  • QUIZ
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  • Budget Challenge FINAL EXAM (if you were absent, please make arrangements to take it outside of regular class time)
  • Measuring Economic Performance - see PPT below for the notes.
  • Types of Credit (Part 2: Intro to Credit Cards)
    • All links and activities are posted in Google Classroom
    • This will be due at the end of class on Friday.
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    Quiz on Friday (end of the period) covering Measuring Economic Performance and Types of Credit (Parts 1 & 2)

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  • Measuring Economic Performance (Sections 3 & 4) - see PPT below for the notes.
  • Types of Credit (Part 2: Intro to Credit Cards)
    • All links and activities are posted in Google Classroom
    • This will be due at the beginning of class on Friday.
    • Final exam for Budget Challenge is Wednesday 5/2 (the test will come from the practice questions that are available for practice in Juno)
     
    Quiz on Friday covering Measuring Economic Performance and Types of Credit (Parts 1 & 2)

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  • Budget Challenge
    • Students had the first 40 minutes of class to wrap up whatever they needed to finish for Budget Challenge since the simulation is now over.
    • The Cash Flow Spreadsheet was submitted in Google Classroom.
  • Measuring Economic Performance (Sections 1 & 2) - see PPT below for the notes.
    • Students had time in class to complete the Practice sections after we finished each set of class notes.
    • Final exam for Budget Challenge is next Wednesday 5/2

    ]]>     Mon, 30 Apr 2018 09:06:49 PDT     <![CDATA[Due: 04/24/2018]]> //www.westranchhighschool.com/homeworkItem4959579 //www.westranchhighschool.com/apps/classes/863986/assignments/ Students had the class period to complete their Types of Credit (Part 1) packet along with the Google Classroom assignments. They are due by the beginning of class on Thursday.
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  • Finished Video Notes: How Money is Made (we watched the first 20 minutes)
  • QUIZ - Money and Banking; students turned in their packet before the quiz
  • Budget Challenge - take the quiz for this week, pay your credit card bill, and update your cashflow spreadsheet; you get paid this week
  • Personal Finance: Types of Credit
    • Students used the links in Google Classroom to work through the Student Activity packet. They will finish this and turn it in by the end of class next Tuesday.

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  • Class Notes - Money and Banking (see PPT below)
  • PRACTICE - students had the rest of the period to complete the practice section of their packet.
    • QUIZ on Friday; the packet will be turned in after we finish watching the video during class

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  • Prom Court Nomination
  • Money and Banking (see the PPT below)
  • Use the "TCI Reading" posted below to complete the charts in your notes packet. Stop when you get to the Federal Reserve System. We will start there on Wednesday.
  • Budget Challenge - take the quiz for this week, pay your credit card bill, and update your cashflow spreadsheet; you get paid this week
  • Video Notes: How Money is Made (we watched the first 20 minutes)

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  • Quiz 7 (Government and the Economy) - if you were absent, please make arrangements to come in outside of class to make this up
  • Paying for College - The packet and the two Google Classroom assignments were due by the end of the period. If you were absent today, these need to be turned in by Monday.
  • Clean-Up Day - Today was the last day students had an opportunity to re-take any Budget Challenge quizzes for higher scores or to turn in any missing assignments. If you were absent, you have until Monday to take advantage of these same opportunities. From this point forward, I will no longer be accepting any missing assignments and all work needs to be turned in ON TIME.
    • All students were given an updated grade report at the beginning of the period so they knew what they needed to complete.

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  • Class Notes and Group Activity
    • See PPT below for the notes
    • Placards below are for the group activity at the end of the packet
    • Quiz on Thursday; packet will be turned in after the quiz
  • Budget Challenge Update
    • Week 8 Quiz (needs to be taken by Wednesday at 6:00 PM)
    • Update Cash Flow Spreadsheet
      • There have been a lot of changes to your bank account in the past week. Your spreadsheet needs to accurately match your bank account. This will be worth 100 points when the simulation is over.
    • Bill to Pay
      • Rent (make sure you include the late fee)
      • Auto Loan (this will end up with a late fee as well which you will need to pay later)
      • Student Loan (due on 4/13)
  • Paying for College Packet
    • This will be turned in by the end of class on Thursday. You will have "part" of the class period to work on it but if you are behind you may need to work on it outside of class.
    • Make sure you complete the extra activities in Google Classroom that go with it.

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