Vocabulary- Economics

why is Father's Day Important?

Use the Web sites provided and respond in essay form.

Writing Prompt:

Why do we celebrate Father's Day ?

Father's Day

What is a father

Importance

Trivia

Respect your elders

Include a paragraph on 1)Who are fathers(big brothers,papa, uncles,ect),2) what are fathers good for?

When done games at "Importance"

how do I use the web site provided and select 5 stocks to research provided questions?

1-Access Class Blog

2-Student will use Web site to respond to questions, use WORD to set up and then paste to comments.

Bloomberg

Current Stock Value

52 week high

52 week low

Use Google Search to find where the corporate headquarters (MAIN OFFICES) are at.

EXAMPLE:

Coca-Cola Co

Current value $52.64

52 week high(12.14.09) $59.45

52 week low(12.14.09) $47.19

Corporate Atlanta Georgia

When Complete additional research sites

GOOGLE

CNN

Sports

ETonline

compare and contrast the BP oil spill with the Exxon Valdez?

1-Access Class BLOG

2-student will use Web sites to respond in essay (3 paragraphs) with minimum 5 items per paragraph

3) Bp oil spill -- Similarities ( what the 2 have in common)-- Exxon Valdiz oil spill

Deep Horizon

BP Today

Exxon Valdez

Alaska

Use a word document to set up notes for VINN diagram and write essay- to post to Class BLOG comment.

How about telling me about music and movies of World War One?

In Comments tell, and list the WEB sites of music and movies that my grandmother would have listened to or watched during WWI.

who won elections in your county?

Access Class BLOG

student will use Web sites

1) check local newspaper/TV stations forBallot issues and what candidates won

Local News

State News

Local Election Results

2)Pick a minimum of 3 candidates and if they won or lost.

3) What does the offices do that your selected candidates wants to to do serve the public for?

4)In paragraph form tell which job you would like, and why, and what qualifications you posess that would make you successful?

Post comment to teacher blog

how do I research the May 11.2010 election ballot for my home county?

Use the following site(download) to find out who is up for office at home, and if you might know them

Sample Ballots

Then use your Media library to research responses to the following:

1) check for any other Ballot issues and what are their implications for at least one?

2)Pick a minimum of 5 candidates and research and list 2 qualifications?

3) What does the offices do that your selected candidates wants to serve the public for?

4)In paragraph form tell which job you would like, and why, and what qualifications you posess that would make you successful?