Wednesday, December 14

Learning Goal:  Students will learn how  the market and changing situations affect supply   

Strategy: note-taking, foldables 

TE Page:  : (Glencoe) “Civics Today” Chapter 21, pages 568-586 

Assignment: create a foldable (teacher-modelled) illustrating the factors that affect supply

*need clear paper, lined paper, scissors and glue!

Tuesday, December 13

Learning Goal: Students will learn to recognize factors affecting demand  

Strategy:

note-taking/summarization;

compare/contrast,

authenticity video 

TE Page:  Glencoe) “Civics Today” Chapter 21, pages 573-578 

Assignment: no HW

Monday, December 12

Learning Goal: Students will learn how supply and demand interact to determine price and quantities bought and sold 

Strategy: note-taking & summarization,

Authenticity video 

TE page: : (Glencoe) “Civics Today” pages 568-572

Assignment: Read Chapter 21, Sec 1, and answer #1 and #2 on “Analyzing Charts and Graphs” on page 571.

Friday, December 9

Learning Goal: Students will learn how  credit can be a powerful financial tool   

Strategy: note-taking, summarizing 

*authenticity videos*

TE Page:  Civics Today, Chapter 20, Sec 2, pages 273-274

Thursday, December 8

Learning Goal:

Students will learn about different types of investments using online information  

Strategy: note-taking, compare/contrast 

*authenticity videos* - CDs and stock market 

TE Page: Glencoe “Civics Today” Chapter 20, Section 2

Wednesday, December 7

Learning Goal: Pearl Harbor Day 

Students will learn about the attack on Pearl Harbor and why it remains significant. 

Authenticity video: “Pearl Harbor” 

Pearl Harbor Memorial website

Tuesday, December 6

Learning Goal: Students will learn how to create a budget using sample scenarios Strategy: *authenticity* - students will decide how dollars are to be spent given sample incomes and costs TE Page:  Glencoe) “Civics Today” Chapter 20, Section 2 Assignment: Students will complete charts and answer 1-4 on page 551

Monday, December 5

Learning Goal: Students will learn how to write checks and keep a checkbook, and how to create a budget. 

Strategy: *authenticity* - students will write checks and create a ledger to track their account balance. 

Budget videos 

TE page: : (Glencoe) “Civics Today” Chapter 19

Friday, December 2

Learning Goal: Students will learn about managing their money, types of bank accounts, investments, etc. 

Strategy: note-taking and summarizing 

Authenticity: savings and checking accounts, credit and debit cards 

TE Page: (Glencoe) “Civics Today” page 538-540

Assignment: no hw

Thursday, December 1

(continued from Wednesday)

Students will learn to consider career paths based on economic opportunity. 

Strategy: powerpoint – what do they make?  

Define “trade offs” and opportunity cost” 

Compare/contrast careers and incomes

Wednesday, November 30

Students will learn to consider career paths based on economic opportunity. 

Strategy: powerpoint – what do they make?  

Define “trade offs” and opportunity cost” 

Compare/contrast careers and incomes

Tuesday, November 29

Students will learn how to buy a house, and the decisions involved in selecting a place to live. 

“scarcity”- define 

Strategy: property analysis (compare/contrast)

Smartboard exercise w/realtor.com 

TE Page:  Glencoe) “Civics Today” pages 498-502

Monday, November 28

Students will learn how to make choices in a world where resources are limited. 

Strategy: note-taking and summarizing

(powerpoint, authenticity video, and T-chart) 

TE Page: : (Glencoe) “Civics Today” pages 498-502

Tuesday, November 22

Students will explore how the internet has changed the way people communicate, gather information, and participate in government 

Strategy: Graphic organizers – students will create web graphic organizers  to illustrate the changes brought about by the internet 

TE Page:  (Glencoe) “Civics Today” Chapter 17, Sec 2

Monday, November 21

Students will learn about the history of laws 

Strategy: note-taking w/ prepared outline 

Authenticity video – “What We Believe” 

TE Page:  (Glencoe) “Civics Today” Chapter 15, Sec 1