Friday, October 18, 2013

UPDATED WITH CHANGES - We started our ECONOMIC'S unit!

October 21 - November 1
Monday
October 21
Look You Are Wearing Economics!
Students will research where items they own are made and learn why.
Activities:
Go over Citizenship Test
CNN News
Map / Activity
Homework:
No homework
(HOMEWORK: Finish Worksheet from class)
Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday
October 22, 23 & 24Why Societies Have Economies
Goods and Resources
Activities:CNN News
*Go over "Look you are Wearing Economics"
worksheet from Monday
*Power Point
with Handout
(Power Point has been updated with new video clips added)
Homework:
Find a news article about Nike and their labor practices. Print and bring to class by Friday.
Friday & Monday
October 25
Cost of Cheap Clothes
Activities:
CNN News
Students shared their articles found online.
Students watched brief clip from NBC
"Cost of Cheap Clothes"
Homework:
Who made YOUR clothes? Pick a pair of shoes, pants and shirt from your closet. For each item, include the following: Name of the company, the country where they were made and then include information (from online researching) about the factory conditions.
Due November 1

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