Economics 8th- Minimum Wage Assignment

This area is for students in 8th period Honors Economics. If you are in 2nd or 4th period, please use the posting for your assigned period!

As we study price floors in class, there is no better example of this topic than the minimum wage. While all economists agree that minimum wage is a price floor, they differ in their opinion on the merits of the wage. I have a feeling that many of you will as well...

Before posting on the blog, you are to read the following editorial from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that features a debate between a proponent and opponent of a minimum wage increase.

Does raising the minimum wage help the economy?

Part ONE--due Wednesday
After reading the article, students should write a BRIEF response (using info from the article) with their own feelings on the minimum wage. Is it poor economic policy, or is it needed to ensure that poorer Americans receive a just wage? I understand that you may fall somewhere in the middle of this debate, but please try to favor one view over the other.

At the end of your response, you MUST write a question that you would like to ask a person who is in favor of the opposite view.

Part Two--due Thursday
Then, in a SEPARATE comment, you will then answer one of the questions that was asked to people with your point of view. (When answering, please state whose question you are responding to).

Due Date (AGAIN): Your Initial Views and Question due Wednesday; Your response to another classmate due Thursday

Economics 4th- Minimum Wage Assignment

This area is for students in 4th period Honors Economics. If you are in 2nd or 8th period, please use the posting for your assigned period!

As we study price floors in class, there is no better example of this topic than the minimum wage. While all economists agree that minimum wage is a price floor, they differ in their opinion on the merits of the wage. I have a feeling that many of you will as well...

Before posting on the blog, you are to read the following editorial from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that features a debate between a proponent and opponent of a minimum wage increase.

Does raising the minimum wage help the economy?

Part ONE--due Wednesday
After reading the article, students should write a BRIEF response (using info from the article) with their own feelings on the minimum wage. Is it poor economic policy, or is it needed to ensure that poorer Americans receive a just wage? I understand that you may fall somewhere in the middle of this debate, but please try to favor one view over the other.

At the end of your response, you MUST write a question that you would like to ask a person who is in favor of the opposite view.

Part Two--due Thursday
Then, in a SEPARATE comment, you will then answer one of the questions that was asked to people with your point of view. (When answering, please state whose question you are responding to).

Due Date (AGAIN): Your Initial Views and Question due Wednesday; Your response to another classmate due Thursday

Economics 2nd- Minimum Wage Assignment

This area is for students in 2nd period Honors Economics. If you are in 4th or 8th period, please use the posting for your assigned period!

As we study price floors in class, there is no better example of this topic than the minimum wage. While all economists agree that minimum wage is a price floor, they differ in their opinion on the merits of the wage. I have a feeling that many of you will as well...

Before posting on the blog, you are to read the following editorial from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that features a debate between a proponent and opponent of a minimum wage increase.

Does raising the minimum wage help the economy?

Part ONE--due Wednesday
After reading the article, students should write a BRIEF response (using info from the article) with their own feelings on the minimum wage. Is it poor economic policy, or is it needed to ensure that poorer Americans receive a just wage? I understand that you may fall somewhere in the middle of this debate, but please try to favor one view over the other.

At the end of your response, you MUST write a question that you would like to ask a person who is in favor of the opposite view.

Part Two--due Thursday
Then, in a SEPARATE comment, you will then answer one of the questions that was asked to people with your point of view. (When answering, please state whose question you are responding to).

Due Date (AGAIN): Your Initial Views and Question due Wednesday; Your response to another classmate due Thursday

World History--Exploration of the Eastern World

During this week in class, we have studied the explorers of the Eastern (non-Americas world). The major pioneers that we focused on were:

• Prince Henry the Navigator
  
• Bartolomeu Dias
• Vasco da Gama
• Christopher Columbus
• Ferdinand Magellan
• Zheng He

Remembering these men, Mr. Dees would like you to answer the following TWO questions by posting a comment on this blog page.

BUT FIRST, CHOOSE AN EXPLORER. YOU ARE NOW HIM. WRITE AS IF YOU ARE THAT PERSON!!!!

1. In a 1st-person paragraph, state why you were the greatest explorer of the era.
(EXAMPLE: I, Vasco da Gama, was the greatest explorer this world has ever seen. Without my discovery of....)

2. Then, in 2-3 sentences, call out who you think was the weakest explorer of this time.
(EXAMPLE: Sailing around the world, Magellan, please! If you had not known about my earlier discovery...)

In #2, feel free to be creative and funny while attacking the other explorers. However, good taste must be shown as stated on the rules of the blog!!

You will be graded on: Completion of the assignment, usage of facts when making your case as the best explorer and in attacking your opponent, posting without spelling or grammatical errors.

POSTS ARE DUE BY 9th PERIOD ON THURSDAY!!