P5 Government and Econ-San Lorenzo High Assignments
- Instructors
- Term
- 2020-2021
- Department
- Social Science
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Upcoming Assignments
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Past Assignments
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Turn in Slideshow for Senior Project Final
This is where you turn in your slideshow for your final!!!!!
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In Class: Frontline Video Questions
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Electoral College Dice Game
1. Make sure you go over the "Electoral College Simulation" Slideshow. That has all of the rules
2. As you play the game fill out the handout. The handout also has a picture of the map with all the amounts of electors for each state
3. remember if you don't have dice, you can use your computer to roll dice.
Have fun!
2. As you play the game fill out the handout. The handout also has a picture of the map with all the amounts of electors for each state
3. remember if you don't have dice, you can use your computer to roll dice.
Have fun!
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5/27-5/28 Do Now How many electoral college votes does a candidate need to become president? How are electors chosen for the electoral college?
Please answer all questions in complete sentences
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5/25-5/26 Do Now How was your weekend? What do you know about the electoral college
Please answer all questions in complete sentences
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Extra Credit: Crash Course and Political Campaigns
Please watch the crash course video. We have covered this before. This is for you to review and relearn. Please answer the questions and turn them in.
This work is OPTIONAL not MANDATORY.
This work is OPTIONAL not MANDATORY.
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Extra Credit: Crash Course: Political Ideology
Please watch the crash course video. We have covered this before. This is for you to review and relearn. Please answer the questions and turn them in.
This work is OPTIONAL not MANDATORY.
This work is OPTIONAL not MANDATORY.
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Extra Credit: Crash Course Federalism
Please watch the crash course video. We have covered this before. This is for you to review and relearn. Please answer the questions and turn them in.
This work is OPTIONAL not MANDATORY.
This work is OPTIONAL not MANDATORY.
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Extra Credit: Crash Course and Political Parties
Please watch the crash course video. We have covered this before. This is for you to review and relearn. Please answer the questions and turn them in.
This work is OPTIONAL not MANDATORY.
This work is OPTIONAL not MANDATORY.
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Based on the video What do you think of Tim Scott (R) for having this speech about racism in America? What does this video tell you about the Republican party? Do you think Tim Scott is being treated as a "token" black person?
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Turn in Letter or Email to Representative
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5/18-5/19 Do Now As you watch the video posted down below answer the following questions: Do you think the GOP (Republican Party) can be saved from the damage of Trump? What do you think of Liz Cheney saying that she would rather have "truth" then be liked?
Please answer all questions in complete sentences
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Gerrymandering Worksheet
Use the Kami tools to read and complete this assignment. Use the Hand In Assignment button to submit to your teacher.
Click on the link to the news website page to answer page 4
Click on the link to the news website page to answer page 4
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5/13-5/14 Do Now Look up the defintion for gerrymandering. Put it in your own words. Why do you think Congressmen would use this as a tactic to win elections?
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Interview Questions
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Conducting an Interview Worksheet
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5/10 Do Now California Governor Newsom has just released a statement stating that low income and middle class families will receive $600 dollars which is being called the "Golden State Stimulus". Do you think this will help struggling Californians right now? Why or Why not? (use what you know about the economy)
Please answer all questions in complete sentences
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Turn in Survey Here
Please turn in the survey here. Make sure all your group names are on it
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5/6-5/7 Do Now How has the project been so far? Have you thought about who to interview for your topic? IF not, brainstorm some ideas of who to interview
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5/4-5/5 Do Now May is Asian Heritage Month. There have been a lot of Asian hate crimes in California and nationwide. Hate crimes are a separate law in California and add additional sentences to the person accused. Do you think Hate Crimes should be a separate law or part of assaults' laws?
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Civic Action #1 Part A - Write Up
This will be done mostly in class. Please make a copy of this so you can edit it. You can also work on this during On Campus Learning
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4/29-4/30 Do Now What is a survey? What is the purpose of the survey? How do you think you are going to use the survey in your senior project
Please answer all questions in complete sentences for full credit.
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Edpuzzle - Crash Course: Congressional Committees
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4/26-4/28 Do Now How are you feeling about the hybrid schedule? Who are your representatives for the House in 2021? Who are your representatives for the Senate in 2021? (use google)
Please answer ALL questions in COMPLETE sentences for full credit
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Research Worksheet/Organizer
Instructions are in google doc
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Edpuzzle - Shaping Public Opinion
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4/19-4/20 Do Now How was your weekend? What are the two houses of Congress? Do you who the speaker of the house is? Leader of the senate? (Look up)
Please answer in complete sentneces
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4/15 - 4/16 Do Now What is public opinion in politics? Why do you think public opinion is important to politicians and government officials
Please answer all questions in complete sentences for full credit
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4/12-4/13 Do Now How was your spring break? What is are two differences between Republican and Democrats? What does it take for a politician to do a campaign for a presidential election?
Please answer all questions in complete sentences for full credit
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Party Platforms: Political Debates
When they ask what candidates use the candidates from presidential election 2020.
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IN Class: Campaign Ad Handout
We will go over this as a class and it is due at the end of class
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3/31 Do Now How do campaign ads convince you to vote for someone? When a politician looks, dresses and speaks a certain way will that sway your vote?
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RETAKES - Unit 2 Quiz #1
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3/29-3/30 Do Now How was your weekend? List and explain 3 items from the Republican Party Platform
Please answer all questions in complete sentences for full credit
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3/25-3/26 Do Now What does the Republican party believe in when it comes to social, economics and culture issues? What does the Democrat party believe in when it comes to social, economics and culture issues?
Please answer all questions in complete sentences for full credit.
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3/24 Do Now Do you work or get an allowance? What is a monthly budget? Why should you budget your money every month?
Please answer all questions in complete sentences for full credit
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How to Budget Worksheet
We will do this in class
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13th Documentary Video Questions
Please fill this out as your watch
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3/22-3/23 Do Now How is life for you this week? Based on what you have learned what do you think now of the "war on drugs" and "war on crime"?
Please answer all questions in complete sentences
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Unit 1 and Unit 2 Quiz: Constitution, Amendments, and Political Parties
Please make sure you answer all questions and don't forget to push submit.
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3/18-3/19 Do Now Based on what you have learned so far from the 13th documentary, why it is important to understand your amendments? When you are done with your Do Now, fill out the Senior Project Google Form to pick teams, thank you!
Please answer all question in complete sentences for full credit.
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3/15-3/16 Do Now How was your weekend? What does the 13 amendment mean when it says "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime"?
Please answer all questions in complete sentences for full credit
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Political Parties: One Big Party Worksheet
Use the Kami tools to read and complete this assignment. Use the Hand In Assignment button to submit to your teacher.
Put in the class code when signing in: Vinson3079
Put in the class code when signing in: Vinson3079
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3/11-3/12 Do Now Explain what the purpose of a minor party is. Is it a waste to vote for minor parties? Name one minor party and explain what kind of minor party are they.
Please answer all questions in complete sentences.
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3/8-3/9 Do Now How was your weekend? What is a political party? What are two things both democrats and republicans believe in?
Please answer all questions in complete sentences for full credit
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Make an Amendment Poster Assigment
Each student will choose two amendments.
2. Read your amendments
3. Discuss its importance.
4. Create a short poster outlining what your amendment is and how the US could be different without it.
5. ORRRR you can disagree with your amendments and do a “Amend this Amendment poster”
6. Your poster MUST include
7. AT LEAST one full paragraph of text
Illustrations
I have attached canva.com so you can use that to make posters. You can do it on paper and upload it. Or do it on a google doc, google slideshow or whatever medium you choose.
2. Read your amendments
3. Discuss its importance.
4. Create a short poster outlining what your amendment is and how the US could be different without it.
5. ORRRR you can disagree with your amendments and do a “Amend this Amendment poster”
6. Your poster MUST include
7. AT LEAST one full paragraph of text
Illustrations
I have attached canva.com so you can use that to make posters. You can do it on paper and upload it. Or do it on a google doc, google slideshow or whatever medium you choose.
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3/4-3/5 Do Now What do you think are the point of political parties? What political party would you join and why?
Please answer all questions in complete sentences
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Edpuzzle - GameStop Retail Investor Revolution
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3/1-3/2 Do Now How was your weekend? What is an amendment you find interesting and why? What is federalism?
Please answer all questions for full credit!
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Stock Market Guided Notes Worksheet
As I go along the lecture fill in this worksheet
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2/24 Do Now What is Gamestop and What is reddit? Did you hear about the Stock Market drama in January of 2021? What do you know about it ?
Please answer all questions in complete sentences to get full credit
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Learning your Amendments
Use the website to look up each amendment and fill out the graphic organizer. You will have the whole week to do this. You can edit the pdf or you can answer on a google doc. Or you can answer on normal paper, take a picture and upload it.
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Retake Unit 1 Quiz #1
Please study before you retake this.
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2/22-2/23 Do Now Based on your "Learning the Amendments" assignment last week, what was the most memorable amendment to you and why?
Please answer the Do Now in complete sentences
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2/18-2/19 Do Now The US does not have a national religion. How is this an example of limited government? What is the purpose of the 27th Amendment (google it and put it in your words)?
Please answer all questions in complete sentences to get full credit. Make sure to put Google's words in your own
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In Class Assignment: Federalism and Covid 19
We will be finishing this in class.
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2/16-2/17 Do Now How was your 3 day weekend? Do you feel less stressed or relaxed? Do US states have the same sovereignty under the US Constitution that they had under the Articles of Confederation?
Please answer all questions in complete sentences for full credit
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Letter to Federalists/Anti-Federalists
Instructions are in Padlet
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2/11-2/12 Do Now Summarize what you have learned so far in Unit 1. Think about Origins of Government, Forms of Governments and Creating the Constitution.
Please answer do now in complete sentences
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Unit 1 Quiz - Origins of Government, Forms of Government and the Constitution
Please read each question carefully and select one answer.
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2/9-2/10 Do Now How was your weekend? How has the workload been in this class? Anything we have covered in Government that you need more time on?
Please answer all questions and in complete sentences for full credit
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Make Your Own Declaration of independence
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Crash Course the Constitution
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2/3 -2/4 Do Now What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence? What were the Intolerable Acts to the American Colonists?
Please answer all questions in complete sentences
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Forms of Government Padlet
Here are the instructions for your homework
1) Choose any country (can't be America)
2) do research on their government
3) explain their government
4) post pictures of their government (ie. their prime minister, parliament etc)
1) Choose any country (can't be America)
2) do research on their government
3) explain their government
4) post pictures of their government (ie. their prime minister, parliament etc)
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2/01/2021-2/02 Do Now How was your weekend? What is the difference between a democracy and a republic?
Please write your answers in complete sentences and answer all questions. You don't know the answer? Check your notes.
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Declaration of Independence Excepts
We will do this as a class
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1/28-1/29 Do Now How has your week been so far? What is a country? What is a state? What is a city state?
Please answer ALL questions in complete sentences
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Intro to Government Worksheet
Use the Kami tools to read and complete this assignment. Use the Hand In Assignment button to submit to your teacher.
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How was your weekend? Based on what you've learned so far what is government? Is your answer different from Thursday?
Please answer all questions in complete sentences
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Peaceful Transition of Power
We will do the reading and information together as a class. The worksheet is homework.
Please use dochub to edit the pdf
Please use dochub to edit the pdf
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Explain the principle "peaceful transition of power". What is government?
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How are you today? How is your stress? Did you watch the Inaugration of President Joe Biden? Does the new President give you some hope?
Please answer ALL QUESTIONS for full credit
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Economics Final
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Stock Market: Time to Buy and Sell Stocks
We will be working on this for a week and doing it partly in class. Please make sure you are following along.
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Unit 3 Review Kahoot
You can play this kahoot to help you review for the final.
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Semester Final Study Guide
You wanna pass the class? Read the instructions and you will be well on your way
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Create Money and Currency Activity
Please read the instructions and have fun with the assignment
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Edpuzzle - Types of Business Organizations: Crash Course Business Entrepreneurship #5
Please watch the video and answer the questions as they come up in the video.
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Horizontal/Vertical Integration Assignment (Homework)
1) choose a company that you like
2) figure out what vertical integration would look like by figuring out what that company would buy to help cut cost to production and supply
3) figure out what horizontal integration would look like by imagining what companies (think of competition) they would buy out
The attached slideshow is just an example.
2) figure out what vertical integration would look like by figuring out what that company would buy to help cut cost to production and supply
3) figure out what horizontal integration would look like by imagining what companies (think of competition) they would buy out
The attached slideshow is just an example.
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Retake for Unit 2 Quiz
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Perfect Competition Poster
1)find examples of businesses competing with other businesses
2)it can be in the US or other countries
3)Please find pictures of logos, or graphs showing competition
4)have a summary about how the businesses try to compete with each other
5)write a reflection on what aspects of perfect competition they use
2)it can be in the US or other countries
3)Please find pictures of logos, or graphs showing competition
4)have a summary about how the businesses try to compete with each other
5)write a reflection on what aspects of perfect competition they use
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Unit 2 Quiz on American Market (Supply and Demand)
Please read each question carefully. There is one answer for each multiple choice. Good luck
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Unit 2 Quizlet
PLEASE study this. Do the flashcards and the test.
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Extra Credit Typing game
You have to turn in a screen shot or picture of you having typed at least 40 words per minute and got an 80% on accuracy.
DO NOT USE YOUR TWO FINGERS.
Learning how to type will make your life easier. Trust me.
DO NOT USE YOUR TWO FINGERS.
Learning how to type will make your life easier. Trust me.
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Minimum Wage Article and Questions
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2nd Presidential Debate Worksheet with Video
This second presidential debate is now an extra credit assignment. Watch the whole debate and fill out the worksheet
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Coffee Shop Game
Please READ THE INSTRUCTIONS in the slideshow. We will go over this as a class as well. The Link I just added uses flash so make sure you unblock flash on your chromebook. click on the red paint brush in the url button
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Supply Shift Worksheet (HOMEWORK)
Open up the pdf and answer the following questions. Yes, you do have to do the graphs make sure you either edit the pdf with doc hub or use a google doc. Or you can draw the graphs on a piece of paper and upload the pictures to this assignment.
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Supply Curve and Shift Video Questions
Please answer all questions in complete sentences
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In Class Supply Shifts
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Demand Shifts Worksheet
The Worksheet is a PDF. You can't edit. So please put your answers in the google doc provided. Also, when you need to graph, please draw the graph on a piece of paper, upload it into the google doc and then turn it in.
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Understanding Paychecks and Pay Stub Worksheets
We are doing this as a class.
If you are absence email me about this.
If you are absence email me about this.
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Demand Schedules and Curves Worksheet
In class assignment 10/27
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Demand Curve Video with Questions
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Retake Unit 1 Quiz #2
If you failed Quiz #2 please retake it here
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Ad Poster
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Economic Inequality in America
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Quiz #2 - Economic Systems and Basics - Unit 1
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Newsela and Padlet Assignment on Economic Systems
1. Read the newsela article
2. Go to padlet
3. Answer the questions on padlet about the article
4. Create a post ON THE SAME PADLET and teach us something about the "tigers" of the Southwest or any country with a capitalist or socialist or traditional economy.
2. Go to padlet
3. Answer the questions on padlet about the article
4. Create a post ON THE SAME PADLET and teach us something about the "tigers" of the Southwest or any country with a capitalist or socialist or traditional economy.
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Debate Questions Worksheet
Please watch the debate
Answer the questions
Answer the questions
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Economic Systems Video and Questions
Make a copy of the crash course questions and you will be able to edit it
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PSA for Credit Card Worksheet
Instructions are in assignment!
Good Luck
Good Luck
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Collapse Documentary Video Questions
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Retake for Unit 1 Quiz
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BrainPop video on Plagarism
The class code is spirit7725
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Economic Systems Mural Activity
Create a Mural that has 4 sections for each economic system. You can do this on paper and upload it to classroom, you can do it on slides, google doc. Whichever you choose
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Unit 1 Quiz
Instructions are in the quiz
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Decision Grids/Opportunity Cost
Hey Everyone!
Here is your assignment for today
Please do it. It is due Friday before class
Don't forget to do the quizlet
Here is your assignment for today
Please do it. It is due Friday before class
Don't forget to do the quizlet
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