CE.E.3.3.1-3.2


 * ===**Essential Standard(s)- Clarifying Objectives**===

===‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍**Learning Target/Task Analysis**===
 * Analyze the role of government and economic institutions in developing and implementing economic stabilization policies in the U.S.**
 * CE.E.3.1** Summarize basic macroeconomic indicators and how they vary over the course of a business cycle (e.g., gross domestic product, unemployment, consumer price index, etc.).
 * CE.E.3.2** Explain how fiscal policy and the monetary policy influence overall levels of employment, interest rates, production, price level and economic growth (e.g., business cycle, standard of living, recession, depression, Consumer Price Index, etc.).
 * CE.E.3.3 ** Analyze organizations in terms of their roles and functions in the United States economy (e.g., banks, labor unions, federal reserve, nonprofit organizations and cooperatives, Wall Street, etc.). || ===‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍**Anchor Standard/Mathematical Practice(s)**=== ||
 * ===‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍**Information Technology Standard**=== || ===‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍**Revised Bloom's Level of thinking**=== ||

‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍**I can...**

 * I can summarize basic macroeconomics indicators and how they vary over the course of a business cycle. (CE.E.3.1)
 * I can explain how fiscal policy and monetary policy influence overall levels of employment, interest rates, production, price level, and economic growth. (CE.E.3.2)
 * I can analyze organizations in terms of their roles and functions in the U.S. economy. (CE.E.3.3)

===‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍**Essential Vocabulary**===

===‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍**Sample Assessments**=== ===‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍**Differentiation**===
 * Simulate the purchase of stock using the Stock Market Game. Follow your purchases for one semester.
 * Follow the performance of one of the major stock exchanges for several weeks. Chart its performance, and make inferences about any changes in price. Summarize findings in writing.
 * Locate recent and past articles and or political cartoons on labor unions. Describe tactics used to persuade or dissuade workers from joining unions. Create a visual display of the articles, and cartoons.
 * Using graphic organizers, depict the advantages and disadvantages of the different types of business.
 * Research the types and impact of labor unions in North Carolina. Share results with class.

‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍**Intervention:**

 * Compare and contrast services offered by different types of banks in a double bubble map.

‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍**Enrichment:**

 * Power Point presentation as a final grade for Personal Budget Project

===‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍**Instructional Resources**=== >
 * GDP/Fiscal Policy Monopoly []
 * International Trade []
 * Monetary Policy []
 * Business Cycle []
 * Stock Market Rap YouTube video []
 * NC Civics Consortium []
 * Econ Class []
 * Federal Reserve []
 * Stock Market Simulation []
 * Current Events in Economics []
 * Library of Economics and Liberty []
 * Dave Ramsey Budget Spreadsheet []
 * North American Securities Administration Association []
 * Investor Education Resources - []
 * FBI-Common Fraud Schemes - [|www.fbi.gov/scams-safety/**fraud**]
 * Internet Crime Complaint Center - []
 * Limited Resources (NCEE) []
 * It All Adds Up []
 * Interactive Economic Site
 * Decision-Making Model
 * []
 * // The Production, Distribution, and //
 * // Consumption of Goods and Services //, The
 * Economic Series:
 * []
 * What Are Incentives?
 * []
 * Inventive Incentive
 * []
 * The Opportunity Cost of a Lifetime
 * []
 * Weighing Options: Build vs. Buy: A
 * Fresh Look & Other 'Gotchas' []
 * Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith []
 * Henry Ford Museum web site []
 * []
 * US Chamber of Commerce []
 * []
 * []
 * Capitalism []
 * The “Invisible Hand Theory” [|http://pass.maths].
 * Economic Resources for K-12 Teachers [|http://ecedweb.unomaha.edu/teach.htm#govbud]
 * Adam Smith and The Invisible Hand []
 * Free Enterprise []
 * U.S. Patent and Trademark Office []
 * U.S. Patent and Trademark Office []
 * // Chickenomics // video
 * Economic Resources for K-12 Teachers [|http://ecedweb.unomaha.edu/teach.htm#govbud]
 * The Law of Supply and Demand []
 * Economic Resources for K-12 Teachers [|http://ecedweb.unomaha.edu/teach.htm#govbud]
 * Supply and Demand []
 * The Principle of Diminishing Returns []
 * Equilibrium price []
 * Economic Resources for K-12 Teachers [|http://ecedweb.unomaha.edu/teach.htm#govbud]
 * Supply-Side Economics []
 * Trickle-Down Effect []
 * North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) []
 * What is a Monopoly []
 * AT&T Monopoly Breakup []
 * New York Stock Exchange []
 * The Stock Market Game []
 * Sole Proprietorship []
 * Small Business Administration []
 * Nasdaq Stock Exchange []
 * Social Security []
 * U.S. Department of Labor []
 * Center on Budget and Policy Priorities []
 * The Federal Reserve []
 * The N. C. Insurance Commission []
 * Gross Domestic Product (GDP) []
 * The Crash of 1929 []
 * Black Monday []
 * The Stock Market Game []
 * Sinclair Lewis, //The Jungle// http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/SINCLAIR/toc.html
 * Meltdown at Three Mile Island []
 * U.S. Environmental Protection Agency []
 * Exxon Valdez Oil Spill []
 * Clean Water Act []
 * U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission []
 * Federal Aviation Administration []
 * U.S. Census []
 * Normal Trade Relations []
 * World Trade Organization []
 * European Union (EU) []
 * Amy Harmon, “261 Lawsuits Filed on Internet Music Sharing,” The New York Times []
 * Patriot Act []
 * Homeland Security []
 * The Five Levels of Homeland Security []
 * North Carolina and the Economy []
 * The Federal Reserve []
 * The Inflation Calculator []
 * US State and Local Taxes []
 * US Environmental Protection Agency [|http://www.epa.gov]
 * The Arab Oil Embargo of 1973-74 []
 * 1973 Oil Embargo []
 * Lesson on Economics [] ,

===‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍**Notes and Additional Information**===