Avonda Hendricks

This is our transitional week - the week we conclude Economics and begin American Government.

Please remember that Economics and Government are two seperate courses, both requiring passing grades for graduation. It is essential that you do your very best on the Economics End-of-Course-Test on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. It will count as your Final Exam in Economics, and it will count as 15% of your Final Average in the course. As we've discussed in class over and over, a 15% Final can raise or lower your Final Average by as much as 5-6 points. If you have an "A" at the moment, and you want to hold on to it, you must do well on the EOCT. Likewise, if you have a grade that is lower than you might wish, and you want to keep it from slipping even lower, you must also do well on the EOCT.

Remember that everything you need to be well prepared for the EOCT is available to you free-of-charge online. The Georgia Dept. of Education has supplied one of the best, most thorough study guides I've ever seen for the EOCT in Economics. These are the very folks who prepared the exam itself, so it would be very foolish not to make full use of the study the material they've provided, don't you agree?

Find it here: http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/ci_testing.aspx?PageReq=CI_TESTING_EOCT&SubPageReq=GUIDES

In class this week...
Mon. 10/20 - We'll spend the first half of the period finishing our discussion of international trade and development and the second half looking at a sample Econ. EOCT.
Tues. 10/21 - Wed. 10/22 - Econ. EOCT (Final Exam)
Thurs. 10/23 - Intro. to American Govt. (HOMEWORK: Review classnotes)
Fri. 10/24 - Sun. 10/26 - Intro. to American Govt. (HOMEWORK: Review classnotes; Study textbook Chp. 1)

GOOD LUCK ON THE EOCT!
Remember to be on time. It'll take 15-20 mins. just to load the exam and no one can begin until everyone is ready.
Also, please, PLEASE remember to follow my instructions step-by-step. Do NOT attempt to move ahead until instructed to do so. MANY problems can be avoided that way. I speak from past experience, believe me!

SEE YOU TOMORROW!

Posted by Avonda Hendricks at 05:21 PM | Permalink

Last week of Economics! EOCT (counted as your Final in Econ.) next Tuesday and Wednesday., Oct.21st and Oct. 22nd.!

THIS WEEK:
Mon., 10/13 - TEST on Monetary and Fiscal Policy
Tues., 10/14 - Discussion of organized labor and its influence
Wed., 10/15 -
Thurs., 10/16 - Discussion of International Trade
Fri., 10/17 - (same)

On Tues., Thurs., and Fri., part of each class will be given over to sample EOCT questions from the released past test, and a review of the Ga. DOE online Econ. EOCT Study Guide (link elsewhere on this blog).

This weeks GPS # SSEIN1 and SSEIN2.

Posted by Avonda Hendricks at 09:15 AM | Permalink

What a week!

In Economics this week, we'll finish up our textbook work from Friday, then move on to consider the two main approaches that government uses to affect the economy - Monetary and Fiscal Policy.

HOMEWORK
Mon. Review Chps.12 and 13
Tues. Review classnotes (material taken from Chp.16)
Wed. Review classnotes (material from Chps. 14-15)
Thurs. Review all material from this week
Fri. TEST on everything we've covered this week (mainly from Chps. 12-16)

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On Mon. and Tues. of this week, in Economics, we'll conclude our look at the different types of business organizations with student presentations (from Chp. 8)

On Wed., we'll turn to basic market structures: perfect competition, monopolistic competition, oligopoly, and monopoly (from Chp.7)

Thurs.-Fri., we'll be discussing the various ways of measuring economic performance (from Chps. 12 and 13)

HOMEWORK - Review classnotes / Study textbook chps. as indicated above

Remember to access the EOCT tests that have been previously source. Try following the link to see if you can access the previously test. If you have question, just let us knowl

(REFER Ga. GPS Economics Standards SSEM14 and SSEMA1)

I am attaching some study notes you might find useful in studying types of business organizations.

Continue reading "Week of 9/29/08" »

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This week in Economics we will focus on market structures (chp.7) and types of businesses (chp.8).

We will be presenting the bulk of the information on market structures, but, on Thurs. and Fri., working in assigned groups, students will teach each other about various types of businesses: sole proprietorships, partnerships, corporations, mergers, and multinationals.

HOMEWORK
Mon. Study Chp.7, Sects.1-2, review classnotes
Tues. Study Chp.7, Sects.3-4, review classnotes
Wed. Study Chp.8, Sects.1-2, review classnotes
Thurs. Study Chp.8, Sects.3-4, review classnotes
Fri. - Sun. Review chps.7-8 plus classnotes for QUIZ on Mon. 9/29

This week's classes will satisfy the requirements of Ga. GPS standard:
SSEM14 : The student will explain the organization and role of business and analyze the four types of market structures in the U.S. economy.
a. Compare and contrast three forms of business organization—sole proprietorship,
partnership, and corporation.
b. Explain the role of profit as an incentive for entrepreneurs.
c. Identify the basic characteristics of monopoly, oligopoly, monopolistic competition,
and pure competition.

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This week in Economics, we'll finish up our discussion of Supply and Demand by learning how these two forces determine the prices and the quantities of goods we encounter in the marketplace. From this point, we'll move on to look at the various types of market structures and business organizations.

HOMEWORK
Mon. - Study Chp. 6, Sects. 1-2; Review classnotes
Tues. - Study Chp.6, Sect.3 and Chp. 7, Sect.1; Review classnotes
Wed. - Study Chp.7, Sects.2-3; Review classnotes
Thurs. - Study Chp.7, Sect.4; Review classnotes
Fri. - Sun. Study Chps. 6 - 7 for TEST on Mon.,9/22/08

Refer to the link in the right margin to access Mr. Lynn's BLOG.

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In Economics this week, we'll be discussing SUPPLY (Chp.5) and the interaction of supply and demand (Chp.6).

Mon. - QUIZ (Chp.4) / if time, begin discussion Chp.5
- HOMEWORK: Study Chp. 5, Sects. 1 and 2
Tues - SUPPLY discussion
- HOMEWORK: Study Chp.5, Sects. 3 and 4
Wed. - Supply / Demand interaction discussion
- HOMEWORK: Study Chp.6, Sects. 1 and 2
Thurs - Supply / Demand interaction discussion
- HOMEWORK: Study Chp.6, Sects. 3 and 4
Fri. - REVIEW assignment, Chps. 5 and 6
- HOMEWORK : Study Chps.5 and 6 + notes for QUIZ on Mon. 9/15

(Ga. Professional Standards for Economics SSEMI 1, 2, and 3)

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Be sure to refer to Mr. Lynn's BLOG. In addition, please use the attached link to access the companion website for your textbook. You can read brief summaries and take quizzes to help you prepare for major tests. First, click on the link below. You then need to click on a particular chapter. At that point, you will click on PROGRESS MONITORING ONLINE. You can take practice quizzes covering individual sections or a practice test covering an entire chapter. I encourage you to access this site frequently as many of the questions may be used in chapter/unit tests.

http://www.phschool.com/webcodes10/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.gotoWebCode&wcprefix=mnk&wcsuffix=1000

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On Monday of this week, we will have our first major written test, covering chps.1 and 2 in the textbook. This first test will be open note. The student may use whatever classnotes they may have, as well as anything they've noted from the textbook. This does mean a little studying isn't still in order, however! You will at least need to be familiar enough with your notes to recognize where in your notes particular information might be found!

HOMEWORK Mon. night - Study Chp.3, Section 1

On Tuesday, we'll be discussing the benefits of our free enterprise system in the United States (Chp.3, Section 1). We'll cover the basic principles of free enterprise, as well as the basic roles of the consumer and the government in the free enterprise system. (Refer: Ga. Econ. standards 4 and 5) We will also see part 1 of a short video on the role of the entrepreneur in our economy.

HOMEWORK Tues. night - Study Chp.3, Section 2

Wednesday we'll cover how our government acts to promote growth and stability in our economy. (Refer: Ga. Econ. standard 5). We will also see part 2 of our brief video on entrepreneurship.

HOMEWORK Wed. night - Study Chp.3, Section 3
- If you can, watch the roll call vote of the states tonight at the Democratic National
Convention

On Thursday, we'll discuss public goods and positive and negative externalities (Refer: Ga. Econ. standard 5). We will also see a brief video presentationj on the importance of August 28th in our recent history, leading up to Senator Obama's acceptance speech tonight (BY THE WAY, IN CASE YOU'RE WONDERING, WE WILL FOLLOW EVENTS AT THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION NEXT WEEK EQUALLY CLOSELY!)

HOMEWORK Thurs. night - Study Chp.3, Section 4
- If you can, watch Barack Obama's acceptance speech tonight at the
Democratic Convention

Friday we'll fnish up chp.3 with a look at the "safety net" our economic system provides for those who are needy (Refer: Ga. Econ. standard 5)..
We will also watch and discuss excerpts of Barack Obama's acceptance speech at the Democratic Convention. On the Republican side, Senator John McCain is set to announce his running mate on this date. If we know who it is by classtime, we'll try to fit that in, too! If not, we'll discuss it on Monday.

HOMEWORK Fri.-Mon. 8/29-9/1 (a three-day holiday weekend!) Study carefully ALL of Chp. 4, Sections 1, 2, and 3.

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Our UNIT 1 TEST (Chps.1,2,and 3, plus all classnotes) will be on MONDAY, AUGUST 25TH. Don't miss it!

HOMEWORK THIS WEEK -
Mon. Study Chp.2, Sects. 3-4, and review all classnotes.
Tues. Study Chp.3, Sects. 1-2, and review all clasnotes.
Wed. Study, Chp.3, Sects. 3-4, and review all classnotes.
Thurs - Sun. Review Chps.1,2, and 3 in your textbook, plus all classnotes, for our UNIT 1 TEST on MON. 8/25

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Remember that your EOCT is scheduled for March 10th and March 11th. If you are scheduled to take your test with me, we will meet in room 304. Also, remember that 4th period students will report to A lunch and then report to room 304 for testing. Please check Mr. Lynn's BLOG for additional information.

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The Economics EOCT will be the week of March 10th-14th.

Georgia Performance Standards for Economics (the test is written from these)

http://public.doe.k12.ga.us/DMGetDocument.aspx/Economics%20updated%208-27-2007.pdf?p=6CC6799F8C1371F6BA7284DC76E2B114ED073CFD7AF655795B1EE88453EA3A9F&Type=D

Content Description Guide (gives a more detailed breakdown of the GPS)

http://public.doe.k12.ga.us/DMGetDocument.aspx/EOCT%20Economics%20Content%20Descriptions%20GPS.pdf?p=6CC6799F8C1371F6DFC2B5E0D0499E6B3E2BA120E0D18C8901597075164494C2&Type=D

Study Guide (provides notes for review and practice questions)

http://public.doe.k12.ga.us/DMGetDocument.aspx/Final%202007%20Economics%20Study%20Guide_REV113007.pdf?p=6CC6799F8C1371F6F703EB6A7F907057D98CB587E229050BD085B16187C8EE72&Type=D

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In Economics, this week, we are winding things up, headed toward the EOCT next week. Topics we'll be dealing with in class will include measuring the performance of the economy, the government's role in the economy, and international trade.

The only homework this week is to study your textbook, every single chapter, and your classnotes for that EOCT. It will be administered next Monday and Tuesday and it will count as the Final Exam in Economics. Next Wednesday we'll begin our look at U.S. Government.

Don't forget to utilize the previously released EOCT that is posted on my BLOG.

Posted by Avonda Hendricks at 12:45 PM | Permalink

MONDAY (1/7)
Teacher Workday/student sleep day

TUESDAY (1/8)
Go over syllabus/expectations/procedures for the class
Economics pre-test
HW-take syllabus home to be signed, return tomorrow

Wednesday (1/9)
Introduction -- What is Economics?
Homework -- Read Sections 1 & 2 in Chapter 1

Thursday (1/10)
Wall Street Journal Article
Notes covering Chapter 1-- Sections 1 & 2
Complete handout for homework if you didn't finish in class.
Read Chapter 1 -- Section 3 tonight.
Review ALL notes.

Friday (1/11)
Notes covering Chapter 1 -- Section 3.

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EOCT Review Materials
The Economics EOCT will be the week of March 10th-14th.

Georgia Performance Standards for Economics (the test is written from these)

http://public.doe.k12.ga.us/DMGetDocument.aspx/Economics%20updated%208-27-2007.pdf?p=6CC6799F8C1371F6BA7284DC76E2B114ED073CFD7AF655795B1EE88453EA3A9F&Type=D

Content Description Guide (gives a more detailed breakdown of the GPS)

http://public.doe.k12.ga.us/DMGetDocument.aspx/EOCT%20Economics%20Content%20Descriptions%20GPS.pdf?p=6CC6799F8C1371F6DFC2B5E0D0499E6B3E2BA120E0D18C8901597075164494C2&Type=D

Study Guide (provides notes for review and practice questions)

http://public.doe.k12.ga.us/DMGetDocument.aspx/Final%202007%20Economics%20Study%20Guide_REV113007.pdf?p=6CC6799F8C1371F6F703EB6A7F907057D98CB587E229050BD085B16187C8EE72&Type=D

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