Monday, December 9th

Agenda:

1. Pass back Stock Projects
2. Trashball Final Exam Review

Homework:

1. Bring Textbooks to return to Library

Thursday, December 5th

Agenda:

1. Economic Development CH 18.1 1-6 and 18.2 1-5
2. Economic Development Issues Poster

Homework:

1. Stock Project Due Tomorrow...No Excuses Accepted

Wednesday, December 4th

Agenda:

1. Final Day in Computer Lab for Stock Project

Homework:

1. Stock Project Due Friday (12-6)...no excuses
2. Extra Credit Early Turn-In Tomorrow

Tuesday, December 3rd

Agenda:

1. Notebook Check 3
2. Computer Lab for Stock Project

Homework:

1. Stock Project Due Friday

Monday, December 2nd

Agenda:

1. Computer Lab for Stock Project

Homework:

1. Notebook Check #3 Tomorrow (Assignments 21-26)

Tuesday, November 27th

Agenda:

1. Computer Lab for Stock Project

Homework:

1. Express thankfulness to someone :)

Monday, November 26th

Agenda:

1. Introduction to Excel (How to graph)
2. Computer Lab for Stock Project

Friday, November 22nd

Agenda:

1. Finish Stock Calculations
2. Begin work on either:
1. Business Letter
2. Business Articles
3. Creative Additions to Project

Thursday, November 21st

Agenda:

1. Stock Project Calculation Instructions
2. Calculation Work

Wednesday, November 20th

Agenda:

1. Finish The Pursuit of Happyness
2. Debrief film for meaning and connection to economic curriculum

Homework:

1. Bring Stock Market Tracking Sheet Tomorrow

Monday, November 18th

Agenda:

1. Update Stock Tracking Sheet for final time

Thursday, November 14th

Agenda:

1. Unemployment and Inflation Quiz
2. Poverty in the USA Questions (A#26)

Wednesday, November 13th

Agenda:

1. Business Project Final Results
2. finish Inflation .ppt
3. Inflation Around the World Articles and Questions (A#25)

Homework:

1. Unemployment and Inflation Quiz (Chapter 13.1 and 13.2) Tomorrow

Friday, November 8th

Agenda:

1. Guest Speaker: Greg Chabrier

Homework:

1. Thank a veteran (neighbor, relative, or stranger)!

Thursday, November 7th

Agenda:

1. Unemployment 4 Door Lookbook (A#23)

Wednesday, November 6th

Agenda:

1. Stamp HW (A#21, 22)
2. Unemployment and Inflation .ppt 

Tuesday, November 5th

Agenda:

1. Finish Business Project Presentations (A#21)

Homework:

1. Chapter 13.1 1-4; 13.2 1-3, 6 (A#22)

Monday, November 4th

Agenda:

1. Update Stocks
2. Business Project Presentation w/ Investor Funding Rubric (A#21)

Friday, November 1st

Agenda:

1. Business Project Presentations
1. Investor Funding Rubric (A#21)

Thursday, October 31st

Agenda:

1. Last day in CPU lab for Business Project

Homework:

1. Business Project Presentations begin tomorrow
1. email your presentation to anesper@righetti.us
2. Include your partners names and period #

Wednesday, October 30th

Agenda:

1. Notebook Check
2. Computer Lab for Business Project

Homework:

1. Project Due Friday (must be turned in via email...no excuses)

Tuesday, October 29th

Agenda:

1. Computer Lab for Business Project

Homework:

1. Notebook Check #2 Tomorrow

Monday, October 28th

Agenda:

1. Update Stock Tracking
2. Computer Lab for Business Project

Homework:

1. Notebook Check Wednesday

Friday, October 25th

Agenda:

1. Business Idea Project - Goals of the Day:
1. Get idea approved
2. Complete rough draft of slides

Homework:

1. Finish rough draft of your slides

Thursday, October 24th

Agenda:

1. Business Idea Project - Daily Goals:
1. Get idea approved by Mr. Nesper
2. Begin work on rough draft

Wednesday, October 23rd

Agenda:

1. Directions for Business Idea Project
1. Presentation Template
2. Group Formation and Brainstorming

Homework:

1. Begin idea brainstorming by analyzing potential problems and solutions in your daily lives

Monday, October 22nd

Agenda:

1. Chapter 8 and 11 Test
2. Updates Stock Tracking Sheet

Friday, October 18th

Agenda:

1. Discuss Corporations
2. finish Other Business Types Matrix (A#20)

Homework:

1. Chapter 8 and 11 Test Monday

Thursday, October 17

Agenda:

1. Stamp (A#16-19)
2. Discuss Venn-Diagram (A#18)
3. Other Business Types Matrix (A#20)

Wednesday, October 17th

Agenda:

1. Sole Proprietorship v. Partnerships (A#18)

Homework:

1. CH 8.1 1-3; CH 8.2 2,3; CH 8.3 1-3,6,7 and CH 8.4 1,2  (A#19)

Tuesday, October 15th

Agenda:

1. Stamp (A#16)
2. Ch 11.2 Bonds - Cornel Notes
1. In Chapter 11 Section 2, convert all green headings into questions and answer each question with two bullets of notes

Monday, October 14th

Agenda:

1. Update Stock Tracking Sheet
2. Film: Your Life, Your Money (A#16)

Friday, October 11th

Agenda:

1. Film: Your Life, Your Money (A#16)

Thursday, October 10th

Agenda:

1. Ch 11.1 Investment .ppt

Wednesday, October 9th

Agenda:

1. finish Stock Portfolio Investment

Tuesday, October 8th

Agenda:

1. Newspaper Stock Section Introduction
2. Stock Market Project initial investing
1. Stock Market Tracking Sheet

Monday, October 7th

Agenda:

1. Last day to make up Supply and Demand Quiz is tomorrow
2. Stock Market Project Directions
1. Stock Market Project Description
2. Stock Project Grade Sheet

Homework:

1. Talk to family members, neighbors, friends for any stock advice. We start investing tomorrow!

Thursday, October 3rd

Agenda:

1. Stamp HW (A# 13 and 14)
2. Ch 11.3 The Stock Market .ppt

Wednesday, October 2nd

Agenda:

1. Supply and Demand Shifter Pop Quiz

Homework:

1. Chapter 11.1 1-4 and Ch 11.3 1-4 (A#14)

Tuesday, October 1st

Agenda:

1. Supply and Demand Shifter Poster Presentations
1. Notes on Presentations (A#12)

Monday, September 30th

Agenda:

1. Last Day to do Test Corrections
2. Supply and Demand Shifter Posters
1. Complete rough draft and get approval from Mr. Nesper

Homework:

1. Finish Posters
2. Presentations Tomorrow

Friday, September 27th

Agenda:

1. Discuss Changes/Shifts in Supply and Demand
2. Supply and Demand Shifter Poster (project description on last slide of this presentation)

Homework:

1. Bring in any extra poster materials

Thursday, September 26th

Agenda:

1. Stamp HW (A#11 and 12)
2. Supply and Demand .ppt

Wednesday, September 25th

Agenda:

1. Exam Corrections Explanation
2. Film: The Meth Epidemic
1. Questions from film (A#11)

Homework:

1. Ch 4.1 1-3; Ch 4.2 1-3; Ch 5.1 1, 2, 4; and Ch 5.3 1-4 (A#12)

Tuesday, September 24th

Agenda:

1. Unit 1 Exam
2. Intro to Supply and Demand
3. Film: The Meth Epidemic (click for video link)
1. Questions based on film (A#11)

Monday, September 23rd

Agenda:

1. Stamp HW (A#10)
2. finish Chapter 3 Free Enterprise .ppt notes

Homework:

1. STUDY! Unit 1 (Chapters 1 - 3) Exam tomorrow

Friday, September 20th

Agenda:

1. Film: The Forbidden Country - North Korea

Homework:

1. Chapter 3.3 1-4 and 3.4 1-4 (A#10)
2. Unit 1 (Ch 1-3) Test Tuesday

Wednesday, September 18th

Agenda:

1. Turn in Notebooks
2. Free Enterprise Propaganda Poster Assignment
1. Free Enterprise Characteristics Info Sheet

Homework:

1. Unit 1 (Chapters 1 through 3) Exam Tuesday
2. Propaganda Posters due at end of period tomorrow

Monday, September 16th

Agenda:

1. Stamp HW (A# 8, 9)
2. Ch 3.1 Free Enterprise .ppt

Homework:

1. Notebook Check Wednesday

Friday, September 13th

Agenda:

1. Film: America Revealed: The Food Machine (click on link to watch)
1. As (A#8) in your notebook write down 15 facts about the food industry in the USA.

Homework:

1. Ch 3.1 3.4 and 3.2 1-4 (A#9)

Thursday, September 12th

Agenda:

1. Stamp HW (A#7)
2. Quickwrite: Who is in charge of feeding America?
3. Ch 2.2-2.4 Free Markets, Centrally Planned Economies and Mixed Economies .ppt

Wednesday, September 11th

Agenda:

1. Finish Three Economic Questions Notes
2. News clips: Is America #1? and China's Ghost Cities

Homework:

1. Ch 2.3 1, 2, 4 and Ch 2.4 1, 3, 4 (A#7)

Tuesday, September 10th

Agenda:

1. Stamp HW (A#6)
2. Chapter 2.1 The Three Economic Questions .ppt

Monday, September 9th

Agenda:

1. Connecting Cooper's Point Project to the Real World of Economics
1. Dubai World Islands
2. China's Ghost Cities

Homework

1. Chatper 2.1 1-5 and Ch 2.2 1, 2, 5-8 (A#6)

Thursday, Sept. 5th

Agenda:

1. 5 Minute Prep Time
2. Cooper's Point Presentations

Wednesday, September 4th

Agenda:

1. Last Cooper's Point Project work day in class

Homework

1. Project and Presentations due Tomorrow
2. Be sure your project is 100% complete before coming to class. There will be no additional time provided to assemble your final draft.

Tuesday, September 3rd

Agenda:

1. Cooper's Point Work Day
1. Daily Goal: Finish rough draft and have it checked by Mr. Nesper

Homework:

1. Project Presentation Thursday
2. Bring in all materials for last class workday

Friday, August 30th

Agenda:

1. Cooper's Point Project Workday
2. Goals for the Day:
1. Brainstorm ideas for development features
2. Begin research for revenue and cost of above features
3. Sketch out draft of the development layout

Thursday, August 29th

Agenda:

1. Introduction and Directions to Cooper's Point Project
2. Form groups and begin project brainstorming

Homework:

1. Begin Civic Research

Wednesday, August 28th

Agenda:

1. Seven Principles of Economic Thought (A#5)

Homework:

1. Send your parents to Back to School Night...tonight!

Tuesday, August 27th

Agenda:

1. Finish Ch 1.2 Opportunity Cost .ppt
2. Seven Principles of Economic Thought (A#5)

Monday, August 26th

Agenda:

1. Quickwrite
2. CH 1.2 Opportunity Cost .ppt

Homework:

1. Quiz on Thursday

Friday, August 23rd

Agenda:

1. Economic Eutopia Island

Thursday, August 22nd

Agenda:

1. Quick Review of Yesterday's Notes
2. Game: Economics is Everywhere 

Homework:

1. None

Wednesday, August 21st

Agenda:

1. Quickwrite: Is it possible for everyone to have everything they want?
2. Chapter 1.1 Scarcity and the Factors of Production .ppt

Tuesday, August 20th

Agenda:

1. School Responsibilities Assembly

Monday, August 19th

Agenda:

1. Stamp Homework (A#3)
2. Economics Current Event Write-Up (A#4)

Homework:

1. None

Friday, August 16th

Agenda:

1. Economics Textbook Scavenger Hunt (A#2)
2. Finish setting up Econ Notebook

Homework:

1. Chapter 1.1 ?s 2-4, 6 and CH 1.2 ?s 1-4 (A#3)

Thursday, August 15th

Agenda:

1. Stamp (A#1)
2. Set Up Economics Notebook (click on the text to see the structure)

Homework:

1. None

Wednesday, August 14th

Agenda:

1. Quirky Class Rules
2. Pick Up Textbooks From Library
3. Letter of Introduction to Mr. Nesper

Homework:

1. Signed Syllabus
2. Signed Film Permission Slip
3. Notebook (at least p. 100 and large enough for 8.5x11 paper to fit inside)

Tuesday, August 13th

Welcome to Righetti's CP US Economics website. Here you will find all you need to keep yourself apprised of what's happening in class and what events may be coming up. Check this site regularily for lecture notes, homework assignments and various other links. It is your responsibility to be aware of our course agenda, even when you are absent from class. Don't hesitate to ask when you are confused about anything.

Agenda:

1. Seating Chart
2. Welcome Back
3. Intro to Mr. Nesper
4. Syllabus
1. Notebook (must be at least 100 pgs and fit a "11 x "8.5 piece of paper without any edges hanging out)
2. Film Permission Slip
3. Website
4. Bathroom Passes

Homework:

1. Notebook (correct size) and Signatures (Syllabus and Film Permission Slip) due Thursday (A#1)