National Events: REpublican and Democratic Conventions!

go to the Republican and Democratic Party websites.
List the current Democratic and Republican candidates for president; and vice presidential candidate. Who is your choice for president? List 3 specific reasons. What is a National Convention for political parties? When is the Republican and Democratic Conventions? Where will it be? What will they do there?

Finish for HW if you were not in class.....Create Advertising Slogans:

STEP 4. Internet Activity. Using the Internet, you will need to do the following tasks. a) List three slogans that Coca Cola used in 1934. and two from other years.
HINT: Try going to Guy Gagnon's Coca Cola Web Page at http://www.synapse.net/~ggagnon/welcome.html
b) List five of the top 10 Volkswagen advertising slogans. HINT: go to: Think Slogans.com
HW: STEP 5. NOW Create Some Slogans of Your Own. Select three of the following products. Give a name to the product. Then create an appropriate slogan for each one.
Candy bar
Shampoo
Jeans
Chewing Gum
Automobile
Athletic Shoes
YOUR CHOICE! Another product!

Movie Review for Economics....You chose one...if you change, send me an email for approval

Welcome: Partners: CHoose a film, View the film at PBS, Netflix or Top Documentary or Youtube; 
1. Take Notes for a Film Review
2. Focus on 5 important understandings about the economy or the company, present 2-3 ideas
3. What are the problems/causes; including government intervention or regulation/ or not!
4. mistakes/complications/bad decisions Connect all understandings to their relationship to the consumer
5. Each student will Write their own film review. 100 points

IOUSA:  the 12 trillion dollar debt
In Debt We Trust Eduardo
Capitalism:  A Love Story Sheila, Suze, Ruben
One Per Cent
The Corporation
Plunder:  The Crime of Our Time
PBS Frontline:  Inside the Meltdown Miguel
PBS Frontline:  The Warning
Maxed Out = Credit Card crisis
The Secret History of the Credit Card
Overdose:  The NExt Financial Crisis
Is Walmart Good for America? Christian,
Blue Gold: World Water Wars (bottled water)
CSNBS: Inside MacDonalds; Tracey, Natali,
Inside Target Edgardo
Inside American Airlines
Inside Nike kenneth, Cassie, Luis, Jose
Inside Google Yvette, Sam
Inside UFC Daniel, Sarkis, Khachik, Damien
Inside Cruise Inc.
Zeitgeist Jason

THE INVISIBLE HAND IS FOLLOWING YOU!! Beware!

HW: Create a ‘pictoword’ for 5 concepts: Scarcity, Value, utility, wealth, Opportunity-cost, escalating expectations, goods, services, entrepreneurship, capital, factors of production, labor.

Read Profiles in Economics... Explain the ‘Invisible Hand’ and laissez-faire;
answer 1,2

Read 19-21 Explain Trade offs, opportunity cost
Complete questions on Figure 1.5 and Economic Choices cartoon on 21

Your Power Point and Essay are Due Friday. I will forward instructions to the substitute.

You will deliver ALL essays on Friday. However, if I am not here, we will have
the presentations on Monday, Feb 14th.

Be well, do a good job! Be proud of what you are doing!
SHow what you know! I will look forward to seeing your presentations and
essays. Dr. Steinberg