Wednesday, June 8th, 2022

Circle: What will you remember form Mock Economy.

Mock Economy Debrief

Learning Target: I can apply what happened in the Mock Economy to my life and the real economy and people's behavior.

We will use the questions below to debrief what happened. They will be on the test:

1. I can explain what makes a good and bad employee. 
2. I can explain how people make money off of other people’s labor. (Surplus value of labor)
3. I can explain what makes a good and bad boss.
4. I can explain how a few bad decisions can lead to disaster.
5. I can explain how a few good decisions can lead to success.
6. I can explain how poverty is painful.
7. I can explain why poor people break stuff and don’t fix it.
8. I can explain how the environment you are in shapes the decisions you make.
9. I can explain how competition increases productivity.
10. I can explain how poverty dulls ambition.
11. I can explain how hard it is to get out of poverty if you’ve been in it for a while.
12. I can explain how whatever situation you are in can become comfortable.
13. I can explain how fear of losing what you have can increase motivation.
14. I can explain how the power of the situation can dictate my behavior.

In the Future:

Friday, June 10th Gattaca & Star Testing

Tuesday, June 15th: The Allegory of the Cave/Matrix Test

Learning Target: I can summarize the Allegory of the Cave and explain how it pertains to my life and connect it to Montana, 1948 and The Matrix.

Given the grid, fill in the required squares.

Tuesday, June 15th: Mock Economy Test

Tuesday, June 15th: Mock Economy Auction

Wednesday, June 16th: Reading Assessment -- The Sweetheart the Song Tra Bong

Friday, June 18th: Final Exam & Finish Sweetheart Assessment