Semester+2,+2012

[|Officials Say $25 Billion Foreclosure Deal Will Help Heal Market] LATIMES (Feb 9, 2012)
 * [[image:01-10-07-©-james-steidl2.jpg]] || ==Bull Pen==

[|Counterfeiters copy cheaper brands] LATIMES (Feb 9, 2012) The ailing economy gives rise to knockoffs of labels found at Target instead of Macy's.

[|Eastern ports in a Panama scramble] STATELINE (Feb 2, 2012)

[|A Goodwill deal: Pay by the pound] PPH (Feb 18, 2012)

[|Produce Supplier Going Out Of Business] PPH (Feb 18, 2012)

[|Yarmouth Council Weighs Public Works Bond] FORECASTER (Feb 9, 2012)

[|Bonds Backed by Mortgages Regain Allure] NYTIMES (Feb 18, 2012)

[|Casinos in Mass] NYTIMES (Feb 25, 2012) ||

[|The Purpose Of Spectacular Wealth] NYTIMES May, 2015 [|Apple's Taxes] || IOUSA/Freakenomics 32 Innovations that will change your tomorrow NYTIMES (June 1, 2012) Why We Fight Create an assignment for next year's class. How can they get to the heart of the message? Spend 45 minutes on it. || Who Killed The Electric Car? Create a BLOG post that answers the question- **Who Killed the Electric Car**? Bottom line- Who do you think is MOST responsible for killing the electric car? Explain. Here is another resource:[| Who Killed The Electric Car?] || Last Day of Classes For Seniors [|Legacy of Steve Jobs] FORTUNE (6:10 min) [|Steve Job's Commencement Speech]- Stanford University 2005 (15:05) "Love What you do." Go and Make a Blog Post- 1. Legacy Of Steve Jobs 2. What was Steve Job's message to you in his graduation speech? Part 3: Investment Vocabulary || [|Asset Allocation] [|Make Pie Chart] Asset Allocation and how to create a well-balanced portfolio. As a class we will examine stock indexes and different theories on how to create a well-balanced portfolio. [|What is a Mutual Fund?] WSJ Complete Part 1: Trade Log of investments and start Part 2: Asset Allocation in your Investment Portfolio. || Balance your portfolio and document your decisions in your **//Investment Notebook//**. Please refer to content covered in class about how to balance your portfolio and how to select different classes of stocks and/or investments. Be sure to look-up and write definitions for any terms you do not understand so we can develop our investment vocabulary. For instance- what is the difference between a bond and a stock? What is market capitalization? || What is Stock? [|Facebook's IPO Raises Regulatory Concerns] NYTIMES (May 22, 2012)
 * [|Class Blog] || [|Healthcare Crisis]
 * WED, JUNE 13 || == FINAL EXAM 12:00 == ||
 * MON, JUNE 11 || **IN CLASS:**
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 * THR, JUNE 7 || **IN CLASS:**
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 * TUE, JUNE 5 || **IN CLASS:**
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 * FRI, JUNE 1 || **IN CLASS:**
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 * WED, MAY 30 || **IN CLASS:**
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 * || == MEMORIAL DAY == ||
 * FRI, MAY 25 || **IN CLASS:**
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 * WED, MAY 23 || **IN CLASS:**

Today we start our Stock Market Simulation.You will start with $1 million. The purpose of your portfolio is to create a well-balanced and thoughtful portfolio that will meet your own personal investment objective. Your **//Investment Notebook//** is due Friday, June 1st at start of class. Join our Group .
 * //YHS Econ Semester 2 2013//**.

[] [|New York Times] [|Wall Street Journal] Invest All $1 million Dollars into the Stock Market. "Do not put all of your eggs in one basket." Try to put your investments into a variety of different companies from different sectors of the economy. Do research and think about why you want to invest money into a company. || Lynn Hynes Art Bell || Finalize Project **Visit to Class By Business Consultants** Greg Leonard Art Bell Start Key Note Start Website/Social Media plan Refine Financial Plan for your business Start Financial Plan for your Business Complete Survey Today you should start constructing your survey. This survey will help determine the direction of your business. Continue working on all phase of project. 1. Make sure each Section has a proper title 2. Be sure to write your name on the section you are working on. 3. You can write using bullets but make sure you start to CATEGORIZE and SORT information [Hint] It is a great idea to write Questions to focus your thinking. 1 hour of work on Project by next class documented in Google Docs || Start work on all phase of project. 1. Make sure each Section has a proper title 2. Be sure to write your name on the section you are working on. 3. You can write using bullets but make sure you start to CATEGORIZE and SORT information [Hint] It is a great idea to write Questions to focus your thinking. 1 hour of work on Project by next class documented in Google Docs || Groups convene to create a Macro project outline and Macro time-line for the project. Please share the document with me. Title- ProjectName.econ Individual students identify a project to complete and a time-line with benchmarks to make to complete the project. Please share the document with me. Title- Lastname.Project.econ || Write a Blog Post: //**Does Europe Hate Us?**// What is the Thesis of The Story? What are 3 most interesting facts presented by Thomas Friedman? What is the point of view of Thomas Friedman? Do you agree or disagree? Why?
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 * MON, MAY 21 || **YEP PROJECT PRESENTATIONS**
 * THR, MAY 17 || **IN CLASS:**
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 * TUE, MAY 15 || **IN CLASS:**
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 * FRI, MAY 11 || **IN CLASS:**
 * Mr. Pearl away- Museum Of Fine Arts Boston. **
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 * WED, MAY 9 || **IN CLASS:**
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 * MON, MAY 7 || **IN CLASS:**
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 * THR, MAY 3 || **IN CLASS:**
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 * TUE, May 1 || **IN CLASS:**
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 * FRI, APR 27 || **IN CLASS:**
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 * WED, APR 25 || **In Class:**
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 * MON, APR 23 || **IN CLASS:**

Brainstorm a business Plan for YEP Introduce YEP

How to Write A Business Plan.

Come up with 3 ideas for a business and start Mission Statement, Goals, and elevator speech. || Guest Speaker: Mark Primeau- Clam Festival Director. Hand in Written and Present Proposals for Clam Festival Food Court. Review Macro-look at the Clam Festival Write a Blog Post on: //**Clam Festival**// 1. List and describe 5 important and interesting things you learned about the Clam Festival. Why did you find them interesting? How did they make you look at the Clam Festival or life differently? || Present Proposals for Clam Festival Food Court (rough draft) [|Everything Is Amazing & Nobody's Happy] [|Giving Away a Fortune- Bill Gates]
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 * || == APRIL VACATION == ||
 * WED, APR 11 || **IN CLASS:**
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 * MON, APR 9 || **IN CLASS:**

Write a Blog Post on: //**Giving Away A Fortune:**// 1. Bill and Melinda Gates' vision. 2. What kind of people do they seem to you? 3. Why have they selected to give the way they have? Hand in final proposal for Clam Festival Food Court. || Guest Speaker: Mark Primeau- Clam Festival Director. What is the current model the clam festival uses? What do you think could be a better model? Why? || Finish //Sicko// [|Healthcare Crisis] none || [|Healthcare Crisis] [|Sicko] by Michael Moore
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 * THR, APR 5 || **IN CLASS:**
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 * TUE, APR 3 || **IN CLASS:**
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 * FRI, MAR 30 || **IN CLASS:**

Blog post using this assignment. || [|Health Insurance Exchange] Robert Wood Johnson Foundation(1:05) [|New Rules For Health Insurance Exchanges] Global Medical News (2:36) [|Health Insurance Exchanges 101 CSM] (March 20, 2010) [|Mississippi Builds Insurance Exchange Even as it Fights Health Law] NPR (March 15, 2012) (3:53) [|Why Doctors Struggle to Make Ends Meet] WSJ (March 15, 2012) Create a cartoon using //Comic Life// that explains how insurance exchanges work. Make sure you include at least 5 pieces of content. Print in color prior to next class. Please turn in Dollar Store project by Friday. 1. Problem the Healthcare Exchanges are trying to solve. 2. Solution offered by Healthcare Exchanges 3. Pros of Healthcare Exchanges 4. Cons of Healthcare Exchanges || Seminar- //Naked Economics//- Chapter 1- //The Power of Markets- Who feeds Paris?// Juniors are Away on CEP Read //Naked Economics//- Chapter 1- //The Power of Markets- Who feeds Paris?// Be prepared for a graded discussion next class. || [|Parking in San Francisco]NYTIMES March 15, 2012 [|SF Parking] (2:50) [|Dollar Store Economy] NYTIMES (AUG 18, 2011) Please type your answers to the questions. Please complete the Dollar Store project by Monday. || [|The Card Game] FRONTLINE Lecture- Supply //Bad Food. Tax it, and Subsidize Vegetables.// (Op-Ed. NYTIMES. July 23, 2011) []
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 * WED, MAR 28 || **IN CLASS:**
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 * MON, MAR 26 || **IN CLASS:**
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 * THR, MAR 22 || **IN CLASS:**
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 * TUE, MAR 20 || **IN CLASS:**
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 * || === LONG WEEKEND === ||
 * THR, MAR 15 || **IN CLASS:**
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 * TUE, MAR 13 || **IN CLASS:**

Go to the class Blog and construct a new post with the title: **//Bad Food. Tax it, and Subsidize Vegetables.//** Using the article and the interactive graphs- write well thought-out answers to the following two questions: 1. What is the fundamental economic reasoning behind the author's argument? (use economic terms from chapter 1 & 2) 2. What is the most compelling data the author uses? 3. What do you think about the author's idea? 4. Can you think of any unintended consequences? 5. Please find a political cartoon that relates to this issue. || Lecture- Demand [|Should We Legalize Trade of Ivory to Save Animals?]DISCOVERYNEWS (March 2, 2012)
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 * FRI, MAR 9 || **IN CLASS:**

[|Current Inflation Rate] [|US Department of Labor Inflation Calculator] [|What is Inflation?]INVESTOPEDIA (1:09min)

[|Barry Shwartz- The Paradox of Choice] TEDTALKS (19:41) Go to your Blog and compose a post with the title "The Paradox of Choice." Answer the following questions:

1. Describe Barry Shwartz's Thesis Statement (you can also list a few of his best maxims) 2. Provide 3 of the strongest or most tantalizing examples he uses to support his main point 3. Do you agree with him? Do you disagree with something he said? Why?

Read the rest of Chapter 2- Supply & Interaction of Supply and Demand (p.48-66) and take notes using the reading guide below. || Test- Chapter 1 Read Chapter 2- Demand (pg. 41-48) and take notes using the reading guide below. || //Podcast- Reading, Rockets, and 'Rithmetic//- from [|Freakonomics Radio] Review For Test Study for Test || MAR 1 || **NO CLASS- SNOW DAY!** || //Facebook's IPO// [|Investopedia- IPO] [|Explain it to me IPO] CNN Feb 2, 2012 [|Face Book's Stock Offer] NYTIMES (FEB 1, 2012) [|From Netscape to Facebook] NYTIMES Graphic [|Face Book's IPO]Herald Sun (FEB 3, 2012) [|Facebook Files for IPO] NPR (Feb 1, 2012) [|How Does Facebook Generate Ad Revenue?] NPR (Feb 1, 2012) [|Times Topics- Facebook] NYTIMES
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 * WED, MAR 7 || **IN CLASS:**
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 * MON, MAR 5 || **IN CLASS:**
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 * TUE, FEB 28 || **IN CLASS:**

Loose-end research from //Naked Economics//**-** Chapter 2: Incentives Matter. Post your research on the Blog with the Title: //Naked Economics: Incentives Matter//**.** Research a loose-end from our discussion during the seminar- hunt it down and "kill" it. Please provide specific evidence. Provide links to your resources and include a relevant image, graph, cartoon. Remember- this is formal writing so please write using proper grammar. Target- 150+ words. || Seminar: //Naked Economics//- Chapter 2 None || [|Cuts, Tax Hikes & Politics] AP (Feb 14, 2012) [|Impact in Maine: Heating Aid Loses, BIW Gains] PPH (Feb 16, 2012)
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 * || === FEBRUARY VACATION === ||
 * FRI, FEB 17 || **IN CLASS:**
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 * WED, FEB 15 || **IN CLASS:**

[|Obama's Budget Proposal] NYTIMES (Feb 13, 2012)

Read //Naked Economics//- Chapter 2: //Incentives Matter// (Due Friday for an in-class Socratic Seminar) || Lecture: CH1- Part 2 [|Where Does the Money Go?] US Department of Labor (April 2009)
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 * MON, FEB 13 || **IN CLASS:**

//**Opportunity Costs- College**// //T[|ough Times For Graduates]// - Newsweek (May 29, 2011) [|For Graduates, A Shrinking Payoff]- NYTIMES (Aug 31, 2011)

//**Public Education**// [|Districts win, lose pieces of aid pie] - PPH (Feb 6, 2012) [|Education Gap Grows] NYTIMES (Feb 9, 2012)

Go to the class Blog and construct a new post with the title: **//What about College?//** Using all of the resources we have examined in class and the website [|What will College Run You]? (CNN, 2010) write well thought-out answers to the following questions: 1. Explain the challenges being faced by college graduates. Use statistics and examples (cite your work) 2. Look up the costs of 3 different colleges you are considering attending. 3. Consider the degree you are going to pursue and the job you would like to get someday. How much will you make the first year? How much do you expect to make on average in the next 10 years? 4. Using the concept of opportunity cost, describe which college makes the most economic sense and why. If you do not plan on attending college- look up the potential income for the job you plan to get. How much do you expect to make on average in the next 10 years? - Using the concept of opportunity cost, describe how your decision makes economic sense and why. || Scarcity-[| Gold Rush & Mr Pearl's Hermes Scarf] - Newsweek (April 17, 2011) Review Text 3-12
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 * THR, FEB 9 || **IN CLASS:**

//**Maine Care**// [|Maine Parties at odds over funding]DHHS PPH (Feb 8, 2012) [|Deal to reduce shortfall brings priase, attacks] PPH (Feb 9, 2012) [|Lepage Threatens Budget Veto MPBN] MPBN (Feb 6, 2012)

Read Text 12-24 and please try to understand the following economic concepts. Construct an example for each (please do not use the same example as the text book.) || Lecture- Economic Way of Thinking [|Yarmouth School Budget] [|Town to vote on new garage, athletic field] -PPH (Sept 19, 201) [|Population Reference Bureau]
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 * TUE, FEB 7 || **IN CLASS:**

Students Think-Pair-Share their economic topics. Students keep a log of economic issues and key vocabulary terms.

Students post an editorial cartoon on their Blog that had to do with an issue discussed in class. Write a brief summary of the economic issue and the point of view of the author. Find a cartoon with the opposite point of view or a different angle on the same issue and do the same. Here is a website to try-[| http://www.cagle.com/] || Please hand-out Economics Text Books. Write your names in the front covers of the text books in case they get lost. Please complete the assignment below. Please be thoughtful with your examples.
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 * FRI, FEB 3 || **IN CLASS:**

Read Text 3-12 none. (make sure you have completed your two blog posts **//Hard Times Generation//** and **//Spent//** by end of class Friday. I am going to assess them over the weekend) || Go into this simulation[| http://playspent.org/] and "accept the challenge" and "find a job." Please spend 30 minutes carefully going through the simulation. Please make decisions that you think you would make if this was real. Please pay attention while you go through this simulation and write down 10 things you learned about the struggles facing a working poor family in America. When you are done with the simulation:
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 * WED, FEB 1 || **IN CLASS:**

Go to your Blog and compose a post with the title "Spent." Answer the following questions:

1. What are 10 key insights you gained from this experience? 2. What was the most difficult decision you had to make? Why? 3. How did the simulation make you feel? Please explain.

Please remember that Blog posts are formal writing. Please edit your work and provide accurate and specific information as well as proper spelling and grammar. Please cite your work and provide insightful graphs, images, and/or cartoons. All images must have citations and captions.

Please go to the internet and locate a story with pertinent data that supplements the story you selected last class. Be sure to book mark the article in case I ask you to share it with me next class. Using the two stories (and more if you desire) type notes on the following. 1. Summarize the issue and describe the underlying economic issue 2. Identify the different constituencies involved and describe as best you can their agenda/point of view 3. Identify and summarize two "loose ends" that you examined as part of your analysis 4. Economic Vocabulary- please define any economic vocabulary terms you used or learned when completing your analysis || Here is the Syllabus:
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 * MON,JAN 30 || **IN CLASS:**

//**Florida Primary**// [|Florida Primary & Economy] NYTIMES (Jan 30, 2012) Watch the following short video and think about the thesis of the production. What are the three most compelling facts in the video? Identify the connection to our study of economics. [|Hard Times Generation- Homeless Children]

Jig-Saw Economic Readings: Students will read about a recent economic story. 1. Summarize the issue 2. Identify the major constituencies involved 3. Describe how it gives us insight into our "economic way of thinking" 4. look-up a few "loose ends" or questions you have from the reading.
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//**Current Events**// [|Cut The Defense Budget NYTIMES] (Jan 26, 2012) [|Super Pac For Gingrich to get $5 million Infusion] NYTIMES (Jan 23, 2012) [|Romney Tax Return] NYTIMES (Jan 24, 2012)[| & The Candidates Tax Returns] NYTIMES (Jan 24, 2012) [|Rates to stay Near Zero Fed Says]NYTIMES (Jan 25, 2012) [|Cruise Industry Weighs Effect of Ship Accident] NYTIMES (Jan 17, 2012) [|State of the State- Lepage] PPH (Jan 25, 2012) [|Hostess Bankruptcy] HUFFINGTON (Jan 11, 2012) &[| WSJ] [|Con Artist & Google] WSJ (Jan 25, 2012) [|Target to Partner with Specialty Shops] SYRACUSE.COM (Jan 12, 2012) & [|USA Today] [|Human Costs on i-pads in China] NYTIMEs (Jan 25, 2012) [|Keen- Shoe Company Practices In-Sourcing For the Sole NPR] (Jan 27, 2012) & [|Oregon Live.com]

State Of The Union Address [|President Obama's State of The Union Address]NYTIMES Jan 25, 2012 [|President Obama's State of the Union Address] [|Choice Words]NYTIMES Jan 25, 2012 ||