Mrs. Smith's Social Studies Site

Homework: Write a paragraph describing a trade-off you regret.

Mon/Tues
Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Trade Edition
Start I.O.U.S.A.

Wed/Thurs
Standard 8 Quiz
Finish I.O.U.S.A.

Fri
Review Semester Vocab

Mon/Tues
Trade Notes
Listen to All Things Considered clip
Start Frontline: Is Wal-Mart Good for America?

Wed/Thurs
Discuss outsourcing
Exchange rates activity
Finish Frontline

Fri
Current Events
Review Trade

Mon/Tues
Financial Football Module 2
Financial Football Module 3
Review budgets
Personal Finance Brochures

Wed/Thurs
Standard 6 Quiz (open notes)
Financial Football Game

Mon/Tues
Collect resumes
Ducktales Inflation clip
Read/Thinking Web in groups
Inflation notes
Venn Diagram- Compare and contrast inflation and deflation

Wed/Thurs
Unemployment activity
Standard 5 Quiz

Friday
Standard 6 Intro Activity

Great Depression Questions due Wed/Thurs of this week
Resumes due Monday/Tuesday of next week

Midterm Wed/Thurs

Mon/Tues
National Budget Simulation
Standard 4 Assessment
Half-time Vocab Activity
Homework: News article for Friday
Honors: Respond in online forum

Wed/Thurs
Health Care Activity

Friday
Students' names will be drawn to present articles

Mon/Tues
Standard 3 Quiz
Start Standard 4 Notes

Wed/Thurs/Fri
Continue Standard 4 Notes
School Voucher Discussion (Paragraph due next class)
How to: W-4 Form

Fri 20 min. classes- Current Events