ASSIGNMENT FOR DECEMBER 15TH

Good class this afternoon.  I hope that it was beneficial for a review time.  Use the terms that were on the board and make some good study notes for yourself.  IF you get those concepts under your belt you will do fine on your final.  The final will be weighted.  IT will count a third of your grade, your paper will be a third, and homework will be a third. 

Here are the items that were on the board (minus the definitions) just in case you left one off or didn't get them all ;0)

business
clad coins
fine silver
base metal
tokens
precious metal
coin
double-digit inflation
Law of economics
TANSTAAFL
Tax
taxing
counterfeiting
clipping
denarius
reeded
mint
debasing
Gresham's Law
circulation
law of supply and demand
inflation
supply of moneymoney
characteristics of good money
hallmark
thaler
money warehouse
bank
banknote
Federal Reserve Note
Silver Certificate
legal tender law
legal tender statement
wages
wage/price spiral
wage/price controls (Roman farmers - what did they do)
black market and examples
runaway inflation
depression
recession
business cycle
deflation
demand for money or money demand
velocity
bezant (from Byzantine Empire)

Happy Studying!!!!!

Love, Ms. Debi

ASSIGNMENT FOR DECEMBER 8

Ok, so I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving. I know we did.  Now back to Economics.

Be sure to pay attention to the details of the mechanics of your papers using the MLA format. 
Be sure to remember the other criteria for your papers:

• double spaced
• 12 point font
• Times New Roman font
• 5 pages
• 5 sources - at least two books, only three from the internet.
• As current a source that you can find.
• pages numbered - you can do this in MS Word
• NO cover page
• look at your example paper for other details.
• strong topic sentences for paragraphs
• check your outlines as you write your papers and stick to it and you will do well.

IF you have any other questions, please call or email me.

For next week look over your book and write down questions that need further discussion.
We will make a study guide for the final and review on the 8th and on the 15th. 
The final will be a take home test with guidelines that will be given to you on the 15th.  IT will be due on Sunday, Dec 19th and you can bring it to me at church. 

Have a great week.

ASSIGNMENT FOR NOVEMBER 24

Just a reminder that your research paper rough draft is due this Wednesday, November 24.  You just have to email it to me!!  My email is cdsgant@embarqmail.com in case you can't find it!

 Then for next week go back over text information and questions you want clarified.  We will have two weeks to review and study for the final which will be a take home exam and to be returned to me.  Have a good Thanksgiving break.

ASSIGNMENT FOR NOV 17

So sorry that I forgot to blog your assignment last week, but I remembered tonight so here goes!!

• Look over the book especially chapters 14 and 15 and bring any questions that you have next week so that we can work through any misinformation, etc.
• Continue and finish up the research for your papers.  Keep good track of your references so that they can be cited correctly in your finished work.  Refer to the info you were given this evening on MLA citation examples. 
• Remember also that your paper should be at least 5 pages in length, but not longer than 10 (that does NOT include your Works Cited page!).  Times New Roman font 12, double spaced.  Please refer to this website so that you know how to format the first page of your paper: http://libguides.hcc.hawaii.edu/content.php?pid=128174&sid=1099858   You will see several links and you need to find the one that says sample paper. Make sure that is under the MLA tab at the upper left hand corner of the pages. 
• Check the Federal Debt clock once or twice this week and keep track of the latest amount.  Write it down and bring in so that we can compare with before.

That is basically your assignment. 

Your revised syllabus is as follows:
Nov 17. Finish with Chapter 14 and 15.      Review rest of book.    Work on Rough Draft.

Nov 24  No class for Thanksgiving break, but your rough draft is due today.  Email it to me by the 24th so that I will have time to get it back to you before Dec 1 with comments. 
My email is cdsgant@embarqmail.com.

Dec 1 Rough Drafts returned; begin final revision.  We will begin to review for the final  exam and so if you still have questions let me know. 

Dec 8 - I completely left this week off when writing on the board, so we have an extra evening.  We will work on a study guide for the test. Finish up your research papers this week. If you have any last minute questions and you want me to look at it before you finish it and after you make revisions then just email it to me again. 

Dec 15 - This is the last class for economics.  Bring in the Final draft of your Research paper. We will tie up any loose ends, and review one last time for the test.  Your final exam will be a take home test. I may or may not let you use your notes.  (If you have good study notes between tonight the 10th and the 15th I may let you use them for the test, but that will be determined on the 15th.)  You can study as much as you want, but it will be due on Sunday, Dec 19th. Bring it to me at church.

If you or your parents have any questions about any of this have them email me or call.  You have my number.  Have a good week.

Love, Mrs. Debi

ASSIGNMENT FOR NOV 3

We had a good class again this evening.  I hope that you are getting as much from this as I am.  Here are you assignments for the week.

• Keep on researching for your paper.  Take time to go to the public library and ask the reference librarian for help.  That is what she is there for. 
• Remember notes are very brief sentence fragments not more than 3-5 words.  They are NOT complete sentences.  Only put your direct quotes in complete sentences on your note cards.
• Some of you need to redo the paragraph on the Boom and Bust Cycle and explain what it is.
• Read Chapters 12 and 13 - pp. 82-93. 
• Google Federal Debt clock or go to http://www.usdebtclock.org/.
• Make a chart and keep track of the amount of Federal Dept for four days in a row. Put the dates and the amount.  It is probably a good idea to do it the same time every day, but you might want to check it several times in one day as well to see how it changes. 
• Look at your Economic Time Table.  Make another chart with the Federal Debt in 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, and 1835. What conclusions can you draw from this information?

Hope you all have a good week.

ASSIGNMENTS DUE FOR OCTOBER 27

Hey, we had a great class tonight didn't we??? God is so good.  I wasn't feeling prepared enough and I prayed that He would show me what you needed and then everyone started asking questions about your papers and we were off.  I hope the outlines were helpful to you as you continue researching your topics. 

I want you to spend as much time as you can working on your papers this week doing research so you homework assignment isn't very heavy:

• Read in the book pages 75-81.  It is basically two very short chapters and Beyond the Basics.
• Do Research for your papers.
• Turn in your notecards next Wednesday.  Try to take as many notes as you can this week. Remember to be sure to put the author's name and page number on the card from where the information came from and be sure that you get all of the bibliographic information for each reference that you use. You can put all of that information on a notecard as well, with one notecard for each reference.
• Be sure to look at the MLA information that you were given earlier so that you know what information you need in case you can't remember.

Just because you are turning in your notecards to be checked does not mean that you can't continue doing research the following week.  Keep taking your notes on cards and putting a topic on each card also so you will know to what subject it pertains. 

I know that I am behind on grading your weekly work.  I don't know that I will have it next week or not, but I will have it definitely the following week.  Thanks for your patience.

If you have any questions call me or email.  See you on Sunday.

ASSIGNMENT FOR OCTOBER 20TH

Sorry, I forgot to update this blog with your assignment.  Hope you have time to get it finished. It really wasn't very much.

• Read Beyond the Basics and Getting Rich Quick - pages 67-74.
• List an example of America's Boon or Bust Cycle.  Explain the reason for your choice in 3 or 4 sentences. 
• I hope that you did go ahead and get started on doing research for your paper.  Don't put it off, just do it a little at a time. 

See you all tomorrow (Wednesday)

ASSIGNMENT FOR OCTOBER 13

We had a good class this afternoon.  You all are doing well.  Don't worry about that one quiz.  I will probably drop the lowest grade anyway.  Be sure if you are absent that you contact someone for the class notes.  We did not have any handouts today so you don't have to worry about that.  Your assignment is as follows:

• Begin work on your research paper.  Your notes are due on October 27.  So get busy!!!
• Read Chapter 8: Fast Money.  Know definitions.
• As you read look for the answers to these questions:

1. Why would people want to trade away their money quickly?
2. What is the term for the speed at which money changes hands?
3. What are the three stages of inflation?
4. Do inflations have to follow the 1,2,3 stages in the order discussed above?  Explain.  List examples from history to support your answer.
5. What keeps velocity under control?

Did any of you listen to CNN or Fox news last week??? Something major happened in the economy on September 30th.  Do you know what it was??? I meant to talk to you about it tonight to see if any of you know, but I forgot. If you can send me an email with the answer I will bring you a prize!!!!  Remember my email is cdsgant@embarqmail.com.

See you all next week and study hard.

ASSIGNMENT FOR OCTOBER 6TH

Hey, class.  Sorry this is so late getting posted.  But here are your assignments for Wednesday:

• Have your final topic chosen for your research paper and tell me what it is.
• Read Chapter 7 and know the definitions.  See the glossary on a few of them as they are not actually defined in the reading.
• Question from your reading:  What is the business cycle and what causes it?  Write a short paragraph summarizing this.  Only ONE paragraph.
• Refer to your economic timetable.  List the years in which depressions, recessions and inflations occured. List the years and then put out from it what occurred (depression, recession and/or inflation).
• Do you notice anything of interest about these years?

If you miss a class, remember it is your responsiblity to call me and get the handouts or class notes from one of the other students.

Did any of you listen to CNN or Fox news this week??? Something major happened in the economy on September 30th.  Do you know what it was???

See you on Wednesday.

ASSIGNMENT FOR SEPT 29TH

Class was enjoyable this evening.  Thanks so much for all of your participation.  It makes for a lively discussion.  You have several things to do this week so don't leave it until the last minute.  Do a little each day and you won't have so much to do next Tuesday or Wednesday morning. 

Here are your assignments:

• Read the article by Lawrence Reed in your handouts that you were given this evening.
• Find a modern article dated 2000 or later either online or in a modern encyclopedia.
• Cite your article - author, title, publisher, date, page number, etc.
• Make a comparison chart to compare and contrast the history of the 1878 Bland- Allison Act as described by Reed and the author of the modern article or encyclopedia.
• Google MLA citation generator; choose article or encyclopedia and enter the information about your source.  Cut and paste and be sure to include it on your chart.
• Choose 1 or 2 topics for your research paper and begin doing some research just to see how much info you can find on your topics. 
• Have your final choice made by October 6th.  I said last week that you should have your final choice made by next week, but I will give you one more week. 
• Look up silver buillon.  What is it????  Google it and find out.
• Finish reading the article "Inflation in One Page."  Underline the important points in  #'s 4,5,and 6.

If you have any questions, call me at 812-0171 or email me at cdsgant@embarqmail.com.

POSSIBLE TOPICS FOR ECONOMICS PAPER

The following is a list of possible topics for your research papers.  If you find another topic that you would like to do that is related to Economics just let me know and we can talk about it.  I did say originally that all of your sources needed to be current within the last 5-10 years.  However, some of these topics may require some sources older than that, but you should still have sources as current as you can possibly find. Begin looking on the internet and seeing what information you can find on topics that are of interest to you.  You should have your topic chosen by September 29th which would be class after next. 

1878 Bland-Allison Act

Austrian School of Economic theory

Monetarist school of Economic theory

Compare Keynesian school of Economic theory with Austrian and Monetarist

Alan Greenspan

Federal Reserve System

Federal Reserve Notes

Gold standard

Friedrich A. Hayek

James M. Buchanan

Milton Friedman

Gresham’s Law

Who is Gresham  and what is Gresham's law?

Federal Debt

Socialism

Capitalism

Compare socialism and capitalism

Stock Market Crash of 1929

Wage /price Spiral

Welfare system

Swiss Economy

William Simon

Common law vs. Civil Law – how it relates to economy

New Deal/ FDR

Free Market

2008 Financial Crisis

Silver Certificates

Ancient Roman Economy

Consumer Price Index

Government subsidies

Inflation

Recession

How to buy gold or other precious metals

Choose a country from the list of Nations and Legal systems in the back of the book  (pages 109-121) and compare their economy with the US

There are also web addresses on pages 139-40 and 142 - 143.

ASSIGNMENT FOR SEPT 22

First thing I want to tell you that it is such a pleasure to teach all of you.  Please give your parents a huge hug and THANK THEM PROFUSELY FOR NOT PUTTING YOU IN PUBLIC SCHOOL!!!!


Now about your assignment: 

• Look at the list of possible topics for your papers and choose one that sounds interesting to you
• See the blog post titled "Possible Topics for Economics Paper."
• Read Chapter 5: Revolutions, Elections, and Printing Presses
• Read this and look for the answer to these questions:

1. What are reasons for inflating in a dictatorship?
2. What are reasons for inflating in a democracy?
3. How do modern politicians inflate?

Be sure to know definitions of all boldfaced words.  Who knows you may have another quiz!!!!  Be prepared for information from this chapter or any previous chapter. 

I will grade your paragraphs and quizzes and return them to you next week.  I did look over your quizzes and I don't think that you all did very well.  I really wasn't trying to stump you all.  I thought that all of those questions were pretty obvious in the text.  But this was only the first quiz so you will have the opportunity to bring up that grade.  As you read the next chapter look for obvious things in the text like lists, etc.  and of course the boldfaced words.

Also remember that you can get a grade on your binder.  I said that you could use a binder or a three pronged folder to keep you materials in and that I would be checking these some evening for a grade.  This isn't hard, just keep everything that I hand out to you in order and your notes in order by the dates of the classes.  So right now you should have notes from Sept 1st, 8th, and 15th and the article that we discussed tonight "Economics for Boys and Girls"  between the 8th and 15th notes.  Your notes should have all of the definitions from the boldfaced words in the book and any other notes that you took in class.  If you have missed any class notes, it is up to you to get those from one of your friends (or relatives!).

See you all next week.  Study hard. 
Ms. Debi

ASSIGNMENTS DUE SEPT 15TH

I apologize for not getting this up sooner.  I will try to do better next time.  Here is your assignment that will be due this coming Wednesday: 

• Re-read article "Economics for Boys and Girls"
• Look for these concepts in the article and mark them:  law of supply and demand, specialization of labor, wealth, economy, money, taxes, production, work, consume/produce.
• Read Chapter 4 carefully.
• Know the definitions in bold face
• Write a paragraph summarizing last weeks discussion.  Be sure that you use the following terms in your paragraph: coins, money, tokens, values, precious metals, base metals.  You may use the notes that you took in class to help you write your paragraph. 

Look forward to seeing you again on Wednesday.  Mrs. Gant

September 1

Welcome to Economics class. Hope that today was a good day for you. I enjoyed teaching you and I think we are all going to learn a lot about the economy these next few weeks. Remember this class is only for this semester. After Christmas we will begin the Government class.
Be sure to check the blog each week for assignments even though I will give them to you in class. Other information may be here that you will need as well so check the blog through out each week in case I add other information.

Be sure to get the notes if you weren't in class today from a friend. The assignment for next week is the following:

• Read the article given you: Economics for Girls and Boys.
• Identify the concepts in this article that we discussed in class: law of supply and demand, wealth, money, taxes, work, production.
• Read Chapters 1-3 in book
• look for as many coins as you can find this week with the date of 1965 or earlier and bring to class next week
• also bring any quarter, dime, nickel, and penny with dates after 1965

You have my email address if you need to write and ask a question or you can call me.