Friday, 11/15• Please graph the following headline:

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Don’t forget to ask the questions!

• What is the market you are graphing?

• Does it deal with supply or demand?

• Does supply/demand increase or decrease?

• Does the supply/demand curve shift to the right or left?

Demand increases for 9th Grade Exams – especially for those who did not study well!

P2

Q2

D2

When you finish your test you can . . .

• Work the triangle graphic organizer for the reading “Life In 1900” and

• Work on your Industrial Acrostic Poem(paper available w/ Mrs. Parker)

• Remember that both are due on Monday, 11/18!

• You should not be disrupting those still testing!!!

Thurs. 11/14

• Please graph the following headline:

Studies Find that 75% of All Single Men Have Bad Breath.

• Start with the basic graph. Check your notes for how it starts!

New Technology Allows for the

Growth of Pineapples in

Cooler Climates

Best Buy to open at midnight on the Friday after Thanksgiving.

Big sale on computers!

Pictionary ReviewUsing the vocabulary provided

draw images for your team mates related to the terms

used on the unit test.

Closer – 11/14

How do technological innovations affect the

production, distribution, and

consumption of goods in a market economy?

Wednesday, 11/13

• Please graph the following headline:

Chesapeake Bay Crabbers reportblue crab harvesting in record

numbers!•Start with both supply and

demand curves. You will show a shift in only one. Check your

notes for how it starts!

Acrostic Poetry for UnitChoose one of the words below

Industrialism Innovations

Robber Baron Captain of Industry

Philanthropist Entrepreneur

Monopolies Business Cycleand write it vertically on a blank sheet of paper.

Write a sentence for each letter that relates to this Unit - Be creative! It is worth 20

product points.

Due: Monday, 11/18 at the start of class

(otherwise it is LATE!)

Closer – Wed., 11/13

“The promise of his $20 allowance was enough incentive to get Bob to take out the

trash.”

Please write the following questions in your notebook and answer:

What is an “incentive”?What incentives are there for

people to create new inventions?

Tuesday, 11/12

Think back to Halloween!

• What was the price of Halloween candy on November 1st, compared to the afternoon of October 31st?

• What is the need for Halloween candy on November 1st, comparedto the afternoon of October 31st?

Friday, 11/08Friday, 11/08Periods 1 and 4 onlyPeriods 1 and 4 only

If money were not an issue, what would If money were not an issue, what would be the first car you would buy? Why?be the first car you would buy? Why?

Also, please hand-in your charts/graphs Also, please hand-in your charts/graphs and vocabulary in the bin.and vocabulary in the bin.

Closer – 11/07Periods 1 and 4 only

1. What are some specific job-related problems that Charlie encounters?

2. How do the business leaders try to increase production and make more money? Give examples.

Thursday, 11/07

• Look over your notes in preparation for the quiz!

• This includes the questions from the 13.2 and 13.3 Charts/Graphs!

Thursday, 11/07

Do you see a young woman or an old lady?

Andrew CarnegieSteel

John D. RockefellerOil

CloserThurs. 11/07

How are these two gentlemen the same?How are these two gentlemen different?

Wed. 11/06• Look back to Mon., 11/04 warm-up

about the invention you felt had the greatest impact on society.

• Today’s question: Would your answer be different today? Explain why or why not!

“Old-timer – keeping up with the boys. Many structural workers are above middle-age.” Lewis Hine

CloserWed. 11/06

Finish this sentence:

The MOST IMPORTANT thing about Inventions and

Innovations is _______, because __________.

Tuesday, 11/05

• How might access to a washing machine improve society?

Closer – Tues., 11/05

• What new technologies have made your teenage life different from the teenage life of the adults you know? Do you think they might be important to note in future Social Studies classes?

Mon. 11/04• Which of the

following inventions do you feel has had the greatest impact on society? Why?

• Telephone• Barb Wire

• Refrigerator• Light Bulb

• Phonograph• Camera

• Electric Sewing Machine

Clerestory Windows

Closer - Monday, 11/04

• Complete the crossword puzzle on the back of your green student learning map.

Previous Semester’s Slides

Pull from these to modify for the current semester

Thursday, 11/15

• Please pick-up a reading and a highlighter (if you need to borrow one).

• Answer the following questions in a sentence BEFORE you begin to read:

What do you want?What do you need?