ECONOMICS
ON LINE
Students’ are required to complete .5 credits of economics
classes. There are several ways that a
student can satisfy this requirement at Career
Tech High School. Students can take two classes using Glencoe Economics
Principles & Practices. Also students can take a class on Plato for
one quarter credit. This packet details
the two quarter credits available through Glencoe’s economics text.
Students must complete any
two of the following three classes:
Economics
on Plato plus two short writing assignments per teacher................................... .25 credits
Economics
(Glencoe) Chapters 1-10 (pages 1 – 281)...................................................... .25
credits
Economics
(Glencoe) Chapters 11-20 (pages 285 – 565)................................................ .25 credits
- Students will read and respond to Glencoe’s
Economics. Students will complete
all Section Assessments and Chapter
Assessment parts “ Identifying Key
Terms”, “ Reviewing the Facts” and “Applying Economic Concepts”..
- You must use complete sentences, unless the question
calls for you to simply fill in the blanks.
- Sections 2 and 3 of the chapter’s “Reviewing the
Facts” require a solid paragraph of approximately five sentences, filled
with supporting details. Do not
skimp!
Work
for the class should be emailed weekly.
- Student work that will earn an A or B grade is
characterized by the following: accurate and correct; detailed; answers
questions completely and thoroughly; uses complete sentences.
- Student
work will be assessed using the state Reading Scoring Guide and the State
Writing Scoring Guides. These scoring
guides are the ones that are used to score the reading and writing samples
for the CIM. All assignments must
be completed in order to earn credit for the course. All assignments must be completed to the
satisfaction of the teacher in order to be accepted for grading (i.e.
Expect to be involved in editing for proper grammar, mechanics, format,
spelling, adequate length, appropriate content, etc.).
Grades can be found within the
assignment sheet
If you have any questions do not hesitate to
contact me either at school or via e-mail