very specific in your
answers.
Physiocrat vs. Mercantilist
Write a contrast essay in which you address all of the ways
the two thoughts of philosophy are different. Paper should be a minimum of
500 words.
Kingdom of Mocha
Write a
five paragraph essay. First paragraph should be an introduction and
last paragraph a conclusion. The inner three paragraphs should discuss the
three types of economies
that were viewed in the video. Each paragraph should give characteristics of
the economic system.
Trademarks
In studying the different types of
market structures, the
students will display legal monopolies: Trademarks. The students will be
paired and as a partnership they will make a poster displaying 40 common
trademarks. They will draw, label and color each trademark.
Discrimination
The students will watch a video showing discrimination and
write a short essay on discrimination in the workplace. As a wrap-up
activity the students will participate in a educational food lab featuring
Ben and Jerry's ice cream.
The relationship between Ben
and Jerry's ice cream and discrimination must be established.
Entrepreneurs
Students will view a video on Entrepreneurs and write an
essay that outlines the lives of 8 prominent entrepreneurs:
Thomas Edison, King
Gillette, Charles Darrow,
Famous Amos (Wally Amos)
,Margaret Rudkin,
Robert Pittman, and
Wilson Greatbatch.
Advertisements
Students will create a billboard advertisement on coffee,
write and perform an advertisement on any item within the classroom.
Students will take one item and do five different
advertisements on the same item showing the different techniques of
advertising: rational, testimonial, slogan, bandwagon, and popularity.
Market Structures
Students will use the concept of differentiation within the
monopolistic structure and make an item from coat hangers. Each item must be
creative, unique and original. It will be presented to the class in the form
of a television advertisement.
Review Concepts
Students will use a poster to demonstrate economic concepts
from the text. Concepts that will be utilized will be: market structure,
trade, unions, laws, mass production techniques, discrimination. Other
topics may also be selected. All posters will be displayed and label with
the correct standard.
