Tuesday, July 21, 2020, Economics: Day 22

First hour of google meet 
Into 5 minutes: Standards, Objectives, Agenda, and Attendance
Objectives: SWBAT

• describe the federal budget.
• analyze fiscal policy.
• present on the federal reserve.
• analyze the stock market.

Stock Market Project 25 minutes: Students have time buy/trade stock.
Debating Current Issues 15 minutes: Tax Credit p. 412-413 #1-4
Research 20 minutes:  Federal and State Spending

1. Find State and Federal Spending for the past ten years. 
2. Please note what areas each spends on Mandatory and Discretionary Spending
3. What areas did you see change the most? What reasons might contribute to this change?
4. Anything surprise you about the charts?

Lecture 20 minutes:  Ch. 16 The Federal Reserve and Monetary Policy
Independent Work

Poem 25 minutes:  Fiscal Policy in American History p. 400-401

1. Based of of these three sections- World War II, The Kennedy Administration, Supply-Side Policies in the 1980s- create, write, and perform a song or poem 

Presentations 30 minutes:  Student create and present topics (Description and significance)

• Regulating the Banking System
• Regulating the Money Supply
• Money Creation 
• Reserve Requirements 
• Discount Rate
• Open Market Operations 
• How Monetary Policy Works 
• The Problem of Timing 
• Policy Lags 

Assessment 25 minutes: Ch. 18.1 #1-5

Second hour google meet 

Sharing 15 minutes: Presentations 

Study Guide 25 minutes:  Students have time to review study guide
Test 30 minutes: MidTerm #2
Closing 5 minutes:  Review Objectives