Thurs/Fri, October 28-29

Economics
1. 7-Minute Reading: How Much Was That Doggie in the Window? (handout)
2. Inflation: PPT and handout
3. Inflation Word Problems
4. Poverty/Development (handout)
5. Food, Inc: 15 more minutes of the Award-winning documentary

AP World
1. TEST on Chapter 9
2. In-Class Essay: Compare and Contast the Byzantine Empire and early Russian state.

Tues/Wed, October 26-27

Economics:
1. Review GDP (PPT)
2. 7-Minute Reading: The 2 Jobs Reports
--> How does the author account for the tension/differences of the two jobs reports?
--> Why are Americans so economically gloomy (always focusing on the bad stuff)?
3. Into Unemployment: PPT and handout
4. Election Preview: Prop 19 and voter registration (handout)
5. Food, Inc: the 1st 15 minutes of the Oscar-nominated documentary

AP World:
1. Continue Chapter 9 PPT
2. PERSIAN Charts for Byzantium and Russia
3. Compare/Contrast Essay Organization: getting ready for the in-class essay on Thurs/Fri

Monday, October 25

Economics
1. PPT Notes on GDP
2. 7-Minute Reading: Bhutan's Gross National Happiness
--> Answer this questions:
How do France and Bhutan calculate economic growth differently than the US?

AP World
1. Chapter 8 Quiz and corrections
2. PPT Notes on Chapter 9

Thurs & Fri, October 21-22

AP World:
1. Finish PPT
2. Review GR8
3. Document Analysis: page 180
4. Map exercise (handout)

Economics:
1. TEST
2. GDP and Inflation (handout)
3. Read Soda Tax article and answer these questions:

-Which groups are in favor of the soda tax and which groups are not?
-List 2 strengths and 2 weaknesses of the soda tax.
-Opinion: what do YOU think? Explain. (3-4 sentences)

4. 60 Minutes Video: Walking Away from your Mortgage--> take notes on it!

Tues/Wed, October 19-20

AP World
1. Test Corrections
2. Chapter 8 PPT Notes
3. Mali versus Songhay (PERSIAN Charts)

Economics
1. Finish Review Sheet
2. Business Project Presentations

--> Period 3: Read Soda Tax article and answer these questions:

1. Which groups are in favor of the soda tax and which groups are not?
2. List 2 strengths and 2 weaknesses of the soda tax.
3. Opinion: what do YOU think? Explain. (3-4 sentences)

Monday, October 18

Economics
1. 7-Minute: Dying for a Text (According to the article, why do so many drivers continue to text even though it is very dangerous AND against the law? What is the solution?)
2. Microeconomics Review Sheet (handout)--TEST on Friday!!!
--> Check School Loop for Extra Credit!!!!!


AP World1. Turn-in Guided Readings
2. Chapter 7 TEST!!!!!

Thurs and Fri, October 14-15

Periods 0,3,4,5: Econ
1. Turn-in and Discuss Better World Shopper Assignment
2. 7-Minute Reading: Credit Cards, Businesses, Consumers and the Government
--> Describe the relationship between these 4 groups based on the reading
3. Review Quiz (just for fun!): 3 Types of Businesses
4. 10-Minute Video Clip: The Wall Street Speed Traders
5. Work on Business Projects

Periods 1 & 2: AP World
1. Finish PPT Notes (Chapter 7)
2. Soapstone (the DBQ strategy)--PPT notes
3. Practice with DBQ

Tues & Wed, October 12-13

Periods 0,3,4,5
1. 7-Minute Reading: TV Prices Falling
A. What 2 factors boosted demand for HDTVs?
B. What does it mean that the US TV industry is a "mature market?"
C. Why is demand still low in the US for 3D TVs?
D. Why is LED the best bargain for HDTVs (even though it costs so much more)?
2. Chapter 8: List 7 key things about Sole Proprietorship, Partnership and Corporation (what did you learn?)
3. Work with your business partners!

Periods 1 & 2
1. Intro to Bias (Capo football example)
2. Bias on TV (Maddow versus Hannity)
3. Bias in the 13th century Islamic world: Ibn Khaldun
4. PPT notes on Chapter 7: The decline of the Abbasid Empire

Monday, October 11

Periods 0,3,4,5
1. 7-Minute Reading: Price War, No Deals Barred
--> What tactics does Wal-Mart use to destroy the competition?
--> Define: Economies of Scale
2. Notes on Costs
3. Micro Business Project!!! (handout)--due next Tues/Wed

Periods 1 & 2
1. TEST--turn in GR
2. Compare/Contrast Essay Worksheet--due Tues/Wed

TGIF, October 8

Period 0
1. Video: The Story of Bottles (what shimmered? Was there anything abrasive, life-changing, etc?)
2. Political Cartoon Sampling
3. Read Chapter 5, Section 2 and answer #1-7 (p.114)
4. Chapter 7 Review (#1-12 on p.178)

Period 1: AP World
1. PPT on Chapter 6
2. Review for Chapter 6 QUIZ

Periods 3 & 5: Econ
1. 7-Minute Reading: Sunk Cost Fallacy
A. Define sunk costs
B. Give at least two examples of how you assessed sunk costs in your own life.
2. Notes on 4 Market Structures (white board)
3. Political Cartoon Sampling and Interpretation
--> What does the above cartoon mean? Explain it.
--> Go to Mark Fiore's site and watch two of his animated cartoons. Describe them.
4. Video: The Story of Bottles (what shimmered? What was abrasive, life-changing, etc?)

Thursday, Oct 7

Period 0
1. 7-Minute Reading: Sunk Cost Fallacy
A. Define sunk costs
B. Give at least two examples of how you assessed sunk costs in your own life.
2. Review Sheet on 4 Market Structures
3. Political Cartoon Sampling and Interpretation
--> What does the above cartoon mean? Explain it.
--> Go to Mark Fiore's site and watch two of his animated cartoons. Describe them.

Period 2
1. 2 Articles on Sunni-Shiite Split (handouts)
2. Answer questions (discussion)
3. Compare/Contrast Essay Worksheet
4. Review for Test

Period 4
1. 7-Minute Reading: Sunk Cost Fallacy
A. Define sunk costs
B. Give at least two examples of how you assessed sunk costs in your own life.
2. Video: The Story of Bottles
3. Political Cartoon Sampling
4. Read Chapter 5, Section 2 and answer #1-7 (p.114)
5. Chapter 7 Review (#1-12 on p.178)

Wednesday, October 6

Period 1--AP World:
1. Read CSM and NY Times articles (questions)
2. Essay time (handout)
3. PERSIAN Charts: Umayyad & Abbasid (due Friday)

Period 0,3,5--Economics:
1. 7-Minute Reading: The Big Supermarket Squeeze
2. Questions at the end of Chapter 7 (textbook)
3. Follow-up worksheet (handout)

Tuesday, October 5

Period 2--AP World
1. Islam PPT and analysis questions (test delayed until Monday) ;)
2. PERSIAN Charts: Umayyad & Abbasid (due Thursday)

Period 4--Economics
--> 7-minute reading: The Big Supermarket Squeeze
1. Notes on 4 Markets (on white board)
2. Review Worksheet (handout)

Monday, October 4

Is it really October ALREADY?

Economics:
--> Chapter 7 Packet (handout)

AP World:--> Chapter 6 Guided Reading (download and print)