Read chapter 1, section 1 in your textbook; answer section 1 review questions (in ink or typed)

Read article about the Super Bowl advertising and complete the chart on the back. (As you read this article, imagine that you are a business owner trying to decide whether or not to pay the big bucks required to put an ad on the Super Bowl. Underline five things that you would need to keep in mind as you make your decision. Be prepared to discuss why you think this information will be important.

Business Survival and Growth: Read the article called "Business Survival and Growth" and imagine that you are someone who is starting a new business. Using the information in the article, write a letter to your new employees outlining your plan for creating a successful business. You may use the terms in bold, but try to put your explanations to your employees in your own words.

Watch at least 30 minutes of the State of the Union Address tonight. It starts at 9:00 and will be on every major TV station. If you cannot see any of it, read the newspaper or check a reputable news internet site for information so that you are prepared to discuss it in class. Write down at least five things that the president discussed that will have economic repercussions for the United States and/or its citizens.

Write a proposal to your team, suggesting at least one stock your team should buy. In your proposal, explain which stock you should buy and why. Include your comparison to other stocks in the same industry.

Super Bowl Assignment -- rank 10 Super Bowl commercials from 0-5. Zero means it is a terrible ad that will not help the company at all; 5 means it is a great ad that will definitely help the company. In your notes, explain why you ranked each ad the way you did.

In the Stock Market Game, what did your team do in the past week? Why did you make the choices you made? Explain each buy or sell order. If you did not buy or sell stock, explain why you decided to do nothing. This is an individual assignment, not a team assignment.

Stock Market Unit Test. See Review Sheet onscreen | download it in Word.

Read chapter 1, section 2 in your textbook; answer section 2 review questions (in ink or typed)

In the Stock Market Game, what did your team do in the past week? Why did you make the choices you made? Explain each buy or sell order. If you did not buy or sell stock, explain why you decided to do nothing. This is an individual assignment, not a team assignment.

Your task is to prepare a recommendation for the mayor. Your recommendation should:

• State which areas of the budget should be cut
• Describe the trade-offs involved
• Identify the opportunity cost of your recommendation
• Summarize the likely future consequences of your recommendation

Read chapter 1, section 3 in your textbook; answer section 3 review questions (in ink or typed)

In the Stock Market Game, what did your team do in the past week? Why did you make the choices you made? Explain each buy or sell order. If you did not buy or sell stock, explain why you decided to do nothing. This is an individual assignment, not a team assignment.

Read chapter 2, section 1 in your textbook; answer questions 2-5 (in ink or typed)

Vocabulary quiz on all Chapter 1 vocabulary words/terms

Read chapter 2, section 2 in your textbook; answer questions 1-5 (in ink or typed)

Read chapter 2, section 3 in your textbook; answer questions 1-5 (in ink or typed)

In the Stock Market Game, what did your team do in the past week? Why did you make the choices you made? Explain each buy or sell order. If you did not buy or sell stock, explain why you decided to do nothing. This is an individual assignment, not a team assignment.

Read all of chapter 4, then answer all questions on page 100, which is the chapter review. Answer the questions about the graphs and then the three section reviews. (in ink or typed)

Read all of chapter 5, then answer questions on page 124, which is the chapter review. Do not do the vocabulary matching, but answer the questions in the three section reviews. (in ink or typed)

Demand Activity due in class Friday. Your plan must include:

1. Description of the product and how much it costs to produce (make it up).
2. Description of at least one competitor's product (don't make this up - make it a real company, so you have someone strong to compete with).
3. Written plan that includes changes in at least three of the categories designed to increase demand. Explain how each of your changes will increase demand.
4. Note: you may not lower your price so far that you do not make a profit. Be reasonable.
5. At least one advertisement - it can be print, TV, radio, or internet. If it is visual, you must draw it out. If it is a TV or radio ad, write a script. (Remember, most TV and radio ads are 30 seconds long, so don't get too carried away with a 5-minute skit.)

In the Stock Market Game, what did your team do in the past week? Why did you make the choices you made? Explain each buy or sell order. If you did not buy or sell stock, explain why you decided to do nothing. This is an individual assignment, not a team assignment.

Unit Test on Basic Economic Concepts. See Review Sheet onscreen | download it in Word.

In the Stock Market Game, what did your team do in the past week? Why did you make the choices you made? Explain each buy or sell order. If you did not buy or sell stock, explain why you decided to do nothing. This is an individual assignment, not a team assignment.

Read chapter 3, section 1, and answer questions 2-5 in the section 1 review (in ink or typed).

Interview a small business owner. Assignment onscreen | Word document.

Stock Market Game culminating activity -- Download the project assignment in Word | onscreen.

Re-contact interviewee and ask more questions!  Hand in the original interview as well as the additional information.

Read information about how the Fed regulates banks and complete outline. Download outline format in Word | see it onscreen.

Top Ten List. Download assignment in Word | see it onscreen.

Small business unit test Download the review sheet in Word | see it onscreen.