Monday Content Comp Lab-Economics activity Check stock portfolio Notebook check Research: economic indicators Read-Industrial Revolution Procedures In comp lab: notebook check check stock portfolio Handout with Economic research details Objectives The students will: 1). Check notebooks for grade to end 9 weeks. 2). Check stock portfolio on line to see how stock market game is doing 3). begin research using economic indicators as defined in handout, to begin to prepare powerpoint on economics. Materials: notebooks, check list, stock portfolios, economic research handouts. Read: Industrial revolution. Complete readings as stated above. Remember to write a journal entry .

Tuesday Content Cont. research from Monday. Set up PowerPoint using Wizard Objectives The students will: 1). set up PowerPoint , using Wizard. 2). prepare slides , as noted in handout. 3). continue research using economic indicators as defined in handout, to begin to prepare powerpoint on economics. Procedures: Use Wizard, General, Generic to set up powerpoint. Prepare slides as per handout. Continue research. Materials: comp lab, handout. Read pages:Industrial Revolution Homework: work on Economic indicators research. Remember to write a journal entry

Wednesday Content Continue with research and powerpoint- from Monday. With any extra time, work on Bonus. Objectives The students will: (same as Monday) Procedures: Continue same as Monday. With any extra time, or as homework, work on Bonus. Materials: same as Monday. Read pages:NA Homework: read Industrial Revolution. Remember to write a journal entry

Thursday CONTENT Finish video Complete Powerpoints. Any finishing touches must be done now. Objectives The students will: 1). continue from Monday. Procedures: Cont from Monday. Materials: same as Monday, may include headphones, microphone. Read pages:Industrial Revolution. Homework: read above. Remember to write a journal entry

Friday Content CURRENT EVENTS Discuss current events for the past week in class. All students should participate, by introducing an event, or contributing to one already presented for discussion. Events may involve international, national, state, local, or school news. Events should be "current"..ie. have happened recently. Objectives The students will: 1.) introduce a current event for discusion. 2). ask, or answer a question, or add to a recent event. 3). read articles of their chosing silently in class from the newspaper. )4. if time permits, write a brief summary of a current event which appeared in this weeks' newspaper. Procedures Discuss events from the past week which students volunteer. Then hand out newspapers and do SSR. 3 minutes before the class ends, fold papers neatly, pick up and stack at back of room. Materials Tribune Review Read pages:NA Homework:NA Remember to write a journal entry

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Tests All tests will be given on dates assigned by the administration. Tests are usually scantron type tests. That is, Multiple Choice, True/False, Matching, and/or Short Answer. All "make up" tests are essay type. Make up day is, in class on Friday, unless other arrangements are made. All tests MUST be made up NO LATER than 2 weeks prior to the end of the grading period.

Notebooks Notebooks are required for this class and must be brought to class every day. A grade is given each 9 weeks for the notebook. Be sure yours is up-to-date and all work is in it. Notebook checks are unannounced, so be sure you have yours with you EACH day for class. No locker visits are permitted to go get it.

Homework LATE HOMEWORK IS NOT ACCEPTED. If you are legally absent from school, for each day of school that you miss, you will have that same number of days to make up homework. For example, if you are absent from school for 3 days, homework must be turned in NO LATER than 3 days AFTER the due date. All homework MUST have a heading: your first name and your last name, the name of the class, and period, and the date. This is the heading: YOUR NAME: First AND Last WI-(your class period) Date Failure to use the complete heading, as indicated here, will result in loss of points.