Economics: Purchase Log

100 points

1. Track all your purchases from Tuesday February 1 - Sunday, 5.
2. Keep all your receipts ( YOU MUST HAVE YOUR RECEIPTS) with your purchase log.

Psychology: Activity number 2, Heroes

Activity 2

30 Points

Name 10 of your heroes, real or fictional.  Pick five and answer the following:

a)  Do these heroes have any effect on moral development?

b) In what way? Explain how or why?

TEST: Basic Economic Principles: January 18

Review Study Guide
Short Answer
115 Points

Economics

Study Guide

Terms to Know

1. microeconomics
2. macroeconomics
3. capital good
4. want versus need
5. scarcity
6. Four Basic Factors of Production
1. land
2. labor
3. capital
4. entreprenurship
7. specialization
8. division of labor
9. opportunity cost
10. opportunity benefit
11. absolute advantage
12. comparative advantage
13. Three basic questions due to scarcity
14. value
15. paradox of value
16. utility
17. wealth
18. production possibilities curve
19. efficiency
20. incentive

Blood Diamond Essay - 100 Points

Essay/Summary:   Due Tuesday 1-1/2 pages

After viewing the video, “Blood Diamond”, write a summary/explanation of the video using the following economic terms;

-         Land                                      

-         Labor                                                                 

-         Capital                                                                

-         Entrepreneurship                                     

-         paradox of value

    - wants                               

    - opportunity cost

     - needs 

     - wealth

     - scarcity

     - utility

     - limited resources

     - comparative advantage

Your essay should be logical and clear enough so that the reader understands the context of the movie based on the economic terms above. Give examples and background information (contextualize) for each term. Use your notes and our discussions in class to help you.

Government: Final Tuesday, December 14

Study:

Use your two packets, "When you become 18", and the notes handed out in class on Local and State Government. Your final with be based on these documents.

Government: Where do you fit in?

Due Friday, December 10

Government

Assignment: Where Do You Fit In? - you need the Pew Category description from Mr. Paule!

Due: Friday, Dec. 10

90 points

Instructions

Pick a well-known fictional television or movie character and assign one of the “Pew Category” labels to the character. Explain in a page or more, why your character fits the category using as many of the descriptors as possible.  Cartoon characters are fine.

Rubric

Category	30 points	24 points	20 points	0 points
Content	Describes character in depth at least 7 different ways in relation to the Pew Category	Describes character fairly well at least 7 different ways in relation to the Pew Category	Describes character somewhat least 4-7 different ways in relation to the Pew Category	Does not describe character adequately in relation to the Pew Category
Format	Essay is at least a one and a half typewritten page	Essay is at least one typewritten page	Essay is at least ¾ typewritten page.	Fails to complete essay
Grammar and Style	Typed 12pt. font with no grammatical errors.	Typed 12pt. font with a few grammatical errors.	Typed 12pt. font with multiple errors.	Not typed!

Total points _______________

Psychology: Does Motivation Change as one gets older?

Psychology

Motivation and Age: Due Monday, Dec. 13th 

35 points

Does it (motivation) change as one gets older?

Instructions:

1.  Make a list of several motivations (7) you have for coming to school.

2.  Ask four teachers or administrators the same question.

     ( 5 motivations)

3.  When both lists are completed, compare and contrast the two.

       

a)    Is one more self-centered than the other?

b)    Is one more materialistic than the other?

c)    Write a half-page analysis of your observations.