The Final

You may view your final here.

The Rubrics:
Econ Video/Music Video

Outsourcing

May 24 Class Activities

Please complete a Current Events write up.  What this means:
1.  Find articles of interest to you that relate to each of the following categories:  State-wide, National, World
(this means you should have three articles about separate topics).
2.  Write a summary (this should be about a paragraph) and a reflection/analysis (this should also be about a paragraph... or more if you have good insightful stuff!).  Make sure you connect the event to its category.
3.  Make sure you provide a link to the article.
4.  Email it to me.

Next, take a look at this TED Talk:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhhgI4tSMwc&feature=youtu.be

Have a great weekend!

Monopoly Podcasts

Today, you will view the podcasts on Monopoly, however, this time they were done by a guy named Sal Khan.

You do not HAVE to view the first one, "Perfect Competition," but he does refer to it in the Monopoly podcasts so it might be helpful (his videos are one big lecture broken into smaller videos so it's sort of a continuation) and/or good review.

You DO have to view the following videos:

• Monopoly Basics
• Monopolist Optimizing Price (part 1)- Total Revenue.
• Monopolist Optimizing Price (part 2)- Marginal Revenue
• Monopolist Optimizing Price (part 3)- Dead Weight Loss.avi  

Another video that may be helpful, but is not required:

• Review of Revenue and Cost Graphs for a Monopoly

All links can be found here. 

When you are finished, please work in small groups on the problems section at the end of chapter 10 of your textbook.

Please let me know if you have any questions!
 

Current Events

Here's article 1: 

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/08/18128048-jury-finds-jodi-arias-guilty-of-first-degree-murder?lite

Article 2 is currently pending; stay tuned.


Here's the article mentioned, "The Bill of Rights was Written for...."

Perfect Competition Podcasts

Video 1, begin at 7:00

Video 2, view whole

Current Events

Article 1

Article 2

Cost and Production

Please view this podcast for next class.  You can expect a quiz on this podcast and the two previous ones on Friday.  If you are at all confused, please bring your questions to class.  If you hope to figure it out on your own, you may refer to chapter 8 and 9 in your textbook.  You may stop this podcast at 7:00; perfect competition will not be part of this unit.


Cost and Production from Christina Roy on Vimeo.

Current Events

Please read the following articles for Thursday's class:

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/4/prweb10629377.htm

http://firstread.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/04/11/17705626-gun-bill-clears-key-senate-hurdle-with-bipartisan-support?lite 

Podcasts

Please view the podcasts for Tuesday.

Production and Cost Theory powerpoint notes can be found here.

Production Theory Podcast 1 can be viewed here.
Production Theory Podcast 2 can be viewed here.


(Sorry, due to many interruptions, it had to be 2 podcasts of about 7 minutes each).  I hope you laugh a little at my goofiness.

Current Events

Please read the following articles before Thursday's class so as to participate fully in discussion.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2013/03/15/people-agree-the-sequester-is-bad-they-dont-agree-on-how-to-fix-it/

 

http://www.npr.org/2013/03/25/174966070/as-qualified-men-dwindle-military-looks-for-a-few-good-women

http://news.yahoo.com/experts-nkorea-training-teams-cyber-warriors-050713868.html

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/03/26/supreme-court-to-hear-arguments-in-gay-marriage-cases-that-could-have/

 

Homework

As you work on your "Wedding" Project in class, please complete these activities to learn about the concepts of consumer surplus (textbook page 119), construction of an individual demand curve (page 114), and to review utility (page 105).

We will review these concepts on Monday, so please make sure they are completed by then!  (Please note these are not set up to type in; they do need to be printed to be completed)

Activity 9
Activity 11

MP 1 Project

Your "wedding" project can be found here.

Econ HW

For Monday's class, please respond to the following.  Remember, this task is for me to ensure that YOU understand the information.  I recognize you CAN find the information on the internet, and TRUST that you will not do so so that I know that you know what you're talking about.

"Write a memo explaining why the market sets prices efficiently and that price ceilings create shortages."

You may use graphs, but your response should be predominately in words.

HSPA Schedule

Here's your schedule for next week:

HSPA afternoons – March 5, 6 and 7, 2013

Tuesday, March 5 – A day

12:00 – 12:40    3/4 class

12:43 – 1:23      1/2 class

1:27 – 2:07        7/8 class

2:10 – 2:50        9/10 class

Wednesday, March 6 – B day

12:00 – 12:40    3/4 class

12:43 – 1:23      1/2 class

1:27 – 2:07        7/8 class

2:10 – 2:50        9/10 class

Thursday, March 7 – A day

12:00 – 12:40    3/4 class

12:43 – 1:23      1/2 class

1:27 – 2:07        7/8 class

2:10 – 2:50        9/10 class