Week of Feb. 24-28

2/24- (25/14 No class)
Learning Target:  understand economic indicators
Florida Standards:  Determining the meaning of words and models.
Warm-up:  review of Rostow

1. Activity: 

• From Barron's, bullet one/two word summary of each  Rostow stage.
• Illustrate stages on wall.
• Replicate on handout.

2. Promethean Board review of GDP, GNP, etc.

3.  BEEP segment: Macroeconomics
Homework:
In Rubenstein, review sections that pertain to what we've talked about in class.
Review BEEP notes.  Be ready for eco. test coming next week. 

2/26/14
Learning Target:  understand various economic sectors
Florida Standards: 

• Use technology to find and link information.
• Draw evidence from multiple texts to support ideas.

Sectors of the economy
Promethean Board:  Demonstrate sectors of economy and provide examples
Activity:  sort various jobs within each sector.
Homework:  Review "Global Eco. Patterns"
Research this on reliable Internet site:  Why will periphery countries suffer more during rapid climate change?  Find two different points of view on this topic and evaluate them in terms of evidence. Be ready to present on Friday.



2/27/14
Learning Target:  to understand how to support an evidence based argument
Florida Standard:  to demonstrate ability to construct academic argument
Finish Macroeconomics BEEP video.
Complete notes
Complete vocab exercise
Take quiz
Homework:  Review "Location Principles".  Work on climate change and economy papers.



2/28/14
Learning Target:  to analyze an argument
Florida Standards:  Compare and contrast treatment of the same topic.
Present different points of view. Volunteer presentations of climate change and periphery countries.

Activity 1:  Students will present investigation of climate change effect on periphery countries.
Activity 2:  Finish Macroeconomics, vocab., notes, and quiz.