Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Monday / Tuesday 17 / 18 February

Complete, well-edited copies of Future (Financial) History
are due NEXT Class.

Mr. Zartler checked students complete rough drafts today. Then students shared their current drafts and recieved postive feedback, as well as feedback on whether or not their work met the following criteria.

Introduction: Explains who you are; where you are from; goals; dreams.

Story is Organized either

Subject by Subject: accommodations; earnings; leisure; relationships; opportunity costs; other

Date by Date: 2, 5, 10,  30, 50

Vocabulary six words used in a way that shows knowledge of their economics definitions (wants; income; investment; credit; interest debt)

Conclusion  What part(s) of living this story might be most difficult for you, and why? What might you do in order to make your plans more likely?

The class discussed the differences between buying a new car (via a loan) and leasing a new car.



This lesson was used to discuss opportunity cost.

Then the class viewed and took notes on the following two mini lectures.

Increasing Opportunity Cost (this was viewed previously by some)

Allocative Efficiency and Marginal Benefit

Economic Growth Through Investment (3rd has not yet viewed)

Some students had time to work on the drafts; others did not due to a drill.

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