Unit |
5: The Nation's Economy |
Title |
Current Event |
Objective |
Students will be kept up to date of current economic events. |
Resources |
Pre recorded news cast from either CNN, Fox News, CNBC, ABC, NBC, or any other relevant newscast. A variety of news programs will be shown to give the students a broad range of experiences. |
Activity |
Students will watch a newscast from the previous day. They will write down the headlines which relate to economics and give a brief explanation of the story. Students will have time to ask about current events they don't understand and debate the merits of their points of view on these stories. |
Evaluation |
Students will turn in their completed sheet of events with descriptions. Their participation in the debate will also be evaluated. |
TEKS |
Ongoing CE Unit: 6C, 14C, 21A, 21C, 21D, 22C, 22E
Also refer to Texas HB 492
from 2005
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Bloom's
Taxonomy |
Creating -- can the student create new product or point of view?
ex: assemble, construct, create, design, develop, formulate, write
>>>>Evaluating -- can the student justify a stand or decision?
ex: appraise, argue, defend, judge, select, support, value, evaluate
Analyzing -- can the student distinguish between the different parts?
ex: appraise, compare, contrast, criticize, differentiate, discriminate, distinguish, examine, experiment, question, test
Applying -- can the student use the information in a new way?
ex: choose, demonstrate, dramatize, employ, illustrate, interpret, operate, schedule, sketch, solve, use, write
Understanding -- can the student explain ideas or concepts?
ex:classify, describe, discuss, explain, identify, locate, recognize, report, select, translate, paraphrase
Remembering -- can the student recall or remember the information?
ex: define, duplicate, list, memorize, recall, repeat, reproduce state |
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