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Guam High School

Grade 10-12
Course Name: Economics
Course Code: SSN401
Course Length: 18 weeks
Standards: http://www.dodea.edu/Curriculum/socialStudies/loader.cm!
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)eacher Name: Mr. Ian Haight
Contact *normation: School Fax 344!3!4
Email: ian.haight"#ac.$o$ea.e$%
School #hone 344!411
Location: &oom F104'Mr. Haight
"a+or Concepts/Content: (his 1') cre$it co%rse #ro*i$es a +roa$ *iew o, the social science o,
economics. It +%il$s on realworl$ economic a##lications to create a +asic %n$erstan$ing o,
economic conce#ts an$ o%r economic s-stem. It incl%$es a range o, +oth macro an$
microeconomic conce#ts with an em#hasis on the .merican Free Enter#rise S-stem. (his co%rse
relates economic #rinci#les thro%gh realworl$ sit%ations st%$ents are ,amiliar with. .ll content
is #ro*i$e$ in online ,ormat/ no text+ook is re0%ire$.
"a+or *nstructional ,cti-ities: St%$ents will +e intro$%ce$ to the +asics o, economic
#rinci#les1 an$ the- will learn the im#ortance o, %n$erstan$ing $i,,erent economic s-stems. (he-
will also in*estigate how to think like an economist. St%$ents will ex#lore $i,,erent economic
s-stems1 incl%$ing the .merican Free Enter#rise S-stem1 an$ the- will anal-2e an$ inter#ret $ata
to %n$erstan$ the laws o, s%##l- an$ $eman$. St%$ents will also +e #resente$ with economic
a##lications in to$a-3s worl$. From economics in the worl$ o, +%siness1 mone-1 +anking1 an$
,inance1 st%$ents will see how economics is a##lie$ +oth $omesticall- an$ glo+all-. St%$ents will
also st%$- how the go*ernment is in*ol*e$ in esta+lishing economic sta+ilit- in the .merican
Free Enter#rise S-stem as well as the how the 4.S. econom- has a glo+al im#act.
"a+or .-aluati-e )echni/ues: E*al%ation will +e com#rise$ o, assessments ,or'o, learning in
content stan$ar$s knowle$ge1 case st%$ies1 research1 an$ #ro5ects.
.ssential 01+ecti-es: 4#on com#letion o, the Economics co%rse o, st%$-1 st%$ents sho%l$ +e
a+le to:
Ex#lain the +asic conce#ts o, economics.
6om#are an$ contrast ,o%r economic s-stems.
.nal-2e #rinci#les o, the .merican Free Enter#rise S-stem.
E*al%ate how s%##l- an$ $eman$ work together to set #rices in the market.
7escri+e economic ,actors in*ol*e$ in +%siness an$ la+or.
.##l- conce#ts o, cons%mer economics.
Ex#lain wa-s to meas%re economic #er,ormance.
7isc%ss com#onents o, the 4.S. econom-.
E*al%ate the glo+al im#act o, the 4.S. econom-.
&esearch an$ com#ile $ata on economic conce#ts %sing realworl$ exam#les.
6om#ose e*al%ations o, c%rrent economic e*ents.
"aterials: 3 ring +in$er with section $e$icate$ to the Economics 6lass
6om#osition +ook ,or rea$ing logs
) Fol$ers with #ockets ,or classroom #a#ers
8ens 9all work t%rne$ in m%st +e $one in 1lac2 ink or t-#e$.:
6om#%ter rights o+taine$ an$ retaine$
Grading 3olic$ 45o5., Grading Scale6:
;0100<.
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!0!;<6
>0>;<7
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.ll work not accom#lishe$ will +e gra$e$ as AFB.
,reas o ,ssessment:
7 8uarterl$ ,ssessments 170 points 49: each; appro<imatel$6
=ee2l$ ,ssignments
% >eading Log 9'0 points 420-9: points each6
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)0),L: :00 points
C%arterl- .ssessments are generall- s#lit into ) assessments ,or the 0%arter worth. (hese
assessments can incl%$e essa-s1 research #a#ers1 class #resentations1 an$ research #ro5ects.
.reas o, assessment will #ro*i$e o##ort%nities ,or st%$ents to $emonstrate the- ha*e learne$ the
7D7E. o+5ecti*es 9see a+o*e:.
Homewor2: Homework will not +e +%s- work in this class. Homework allows the st%$ent to
rein,orce the o+5ecti*es +eing ta%ght in the classroom an$ to #re#are ,or the next $a-3s lesson. It
also allows the st%$ent the o##ort%nit- to look o*er notes ,rom the $a- th%s ens%ring that ke-
#oints are not o*erlooke$. Homework also allows the #arent'g%ar$ian',amil- insight as to what is
going on in the classroom. Homework lets the teacher know i, the st%$ent %n$erstan$s the
o+5ecti*e an$ to what $egree o, %n$erstan$ing. St%$ents who work $iligentl- in class ma-
com#lete all their homework in class1 an$ so ma- not ha*e homework.
L,). =0>@ 30L*CA
Eork not t%rne$ in +- the assigne$ $ea$line will +e gra$e$ as AMSFB 9Missing: in Fra$es#ee$.
Eork that is #ast $ea$line1 %nexc%se$ ,or lateness1 an$ t%rne$ in $%ring the last week o, the
0%arter will recei*e at most a >0G. .ll work not t%rne$ in +- the en$ o, the 0%arter will +e
con*erte$ to an AF.B Make%# work is assigne$ in accor$ance with the St%$ent Han$+ook.
)utoring/.<tra Help: St%$ents are a$*ise$ to %se their seminar #erio$ wisel-. (%toring is
o,,ere$ +- *ario%s teachers an$ st%$ent gro%#s as anno%nce$ in the $ail- +%lletin. In$i*i$%al
nee$s sho%l$ +e a$$resse$ $%ring seminar on a sche$%le$ +asis.
,cademic Honest$: Hiolations o, the school3s aca$emic honest- #olic- ma- res%lt in a A0B ,or
the assignment in 0%estion1 or re,erral to the o,,ice ,or a$ministrati*e action.

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