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ALL ISS SECTIONS - Using your post card planning sheet, create the final product, a professional looking post card, on the 8×5 index card handed out in class.  Make sure that the name of your place doesn’t appear on the front or back of your post card. You may use images you find in magazines or online if you don’t feel confident in your ability to draw images.  Make the post card look as professional as possible!   DUE MONDAY 11/23 – we will be using the post cards in class on Monday, so it is imperitive that you have this done on time.  You will be turning in your planning sheet as well as the final product.

ISS Phase 3 – The absolute location practice sheet will be for extra credit.  It is due on Monday 11/23 as well.

Create two mental maps – one large scale and one small scale.  These are “mental” maps, which means you should be doing them from memory.  Do not use any visual aids.

• Large scale map – draw a map of a location you are familiar with using as much detail of the surroundings as possible. Include important landmarks and labels.
• Small scale map – draw a map of the world using major lines of latitude and longitude. Include major landmasses, bodies of water, and landforms.  You may also include country names & major cities

Be sure to title your maps. Use a key or legend to explain symbols on your map. Include a compass rose. Use color where appropriate.

ISS Sections C, G, H – due 11/19

ISS Sections B & D – due 11/20

Please cover your text book by Monday 11/16

Reading assignment: Geography Skills Handbook (pages 1-15)

There will be a vocab quiz on the words located on pages 14 & 15 next Friday (11/20)

Phase 5 – read by Friday 11/13

Phase 3 Section D – Read the handout on price elasticity and complete the activity one on the back.  Decide if the product is elastic or inelastic and explain why.

Phase 5 Sections C, G, H – “The Market for Milk”  Decision making activity

• Read the history of price controls on milk in the US 
• You are a US Representative and you have to decide whether to vote on a bill to eliminate the price support program for milk. 
• Read over the testimony provided by your constituents.
• Explain why you would vote for or against the bill.  Your explanation should be in paragraph form.  You may type or hand write your answer.  You should be persuasive and include why the alternative is not a good option as well as why what you picked is the best option.

Complete part A in the shifting Supply and Demand Packet.

3B – due Tuesday 10/27

3D – due Thursday 10/29

Complete the worksheet titled “Changes in the Demand & Suppy of Gasoline.”  Use the graph on the back for numbers 1-6.  Number 7 is located on the bottom.  Remember only suppy or demand will be affected by each headline, not both.  Which ever one is not affected, don’t circle either arrow. 

Due Dates:

• ISS C, G, B – due Monday 10/26
• ISS H & D – due Tuesday 10/27

ISS C,G, H -

1. complete the 7 Key Principles handout.  You may complete this on a seperate shhet of paper since the is not much room to write. 
2. complete the shifting Suppy and Demand practice packet

ISS D – complete the circular flow questions handed out in class.  Download & print Supply & Demand notes

Read and complete the handout on scarcity: Choices for a wedding budget

ISS 3B- due Tuesday 10/20

ISS 3 D – 10/21

ISS sections C, G, H – read over the economics basics powerpoint (see below) and complete the worksheet on scarcity and budgeting 

• Section C – due Monday 10/ 19
• Sections G & H – due Tuesday 10/20

ISS section H – complete the pretest ”It’s All in the Price”  – due Tuesday 10/20

ISS sections B & D – study for economic ideologies quiz on Monday

In class we discussed the consequences of being an uninformed voter.  Based on our class conversations, please respond to the following prompt:

Why should citizens in a democratic society keep themselves informed?  Use an example (not used in class) to illustrate your answer.  You may respond on the paper handed out in class or on your own seperate sheet.

Sections 3B, 5C, & 5G – due Tuesday 10/6

Sections 5H & 3D – due Wednesday 10/7