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=Welcome to Honors Economics!= ==For anyone that is interested: Atlas Shrugged, the movie-Part 1, is now opening in Pittsburgh, PA. I know that some of you have been talking about the possibility of attending; if you are interested, I would suggest organizing a small group amongst yourselves and seeing if there is a group discount. Then, you could make arrangements for carpooling with your parents. Have fun!==

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=*IMPORTANT *=


 * What you need to know: You will earn an A in this class if you choose to do so. You are permitted to redo any assignment, provided that you put forth effort to complete it to the best of your ability the first time. That said, I am a thorough grader, which means that if you earn a C on an assignment, I will tell you what needs corrected to make it better. You make the mistakes; you learn from them; you make the changes, and your grade improves.**


 * Lesson #1: The real world doesn't work like this, but it should. Just because the world does it wrong doesn't mean you should. If you know the right way, do it.**

=**Schedules are below by** __Semester__ **first and then by** Quarter**; Make sure you are looking at the right schedule!**=

**Getting Started**

 * **You will be reading Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. Pick up a copy from my office. The reading schedule is posted below.**
 * **You will be required to keep up with the reading schedule and participate in discussions both in class and online.**
 * **Click here to go to Spark Notes Character List**
 * **Check the weekly assignments often. Click on the corresponding page on the left. I will post updates as necessary.**
 * **You will be required to read and review/respond to an article from The Economist or another source each week connecting the ideas from the novel with current economic issues. There will be a total of 7-12 reviews that are required to be posted.**
 * **You will be required to post your reviews (The Economist/Article ones only) here on the discussion pages. There will be one discussion for each review, which will be labeled accordingly.**
 * **You will be required to thoughtfully comment on at least one other student's review each week.**
 * **The reviews need only be as long as necessary to express a well constructed point.**
 * **You can expect several additional assignments to be given throughout the course as appropriate. (Extrapolation Glog; Economics Packet...etc)**
 * **There will be 3 quizzes during the semester: one on each part of Atlas Shrugged.**
 * **There will be one project that you will work on throughout the semester.**
 * **Your final will be an essay. Click on the link at the left or below for more information.**

**Links**

 * **Mtsd Edline**
 * **The Economist**
 * **Ayn Rand Essay**
 * **Glogster**

PA STANDARDS: __Economics__
 * 6.1 Economic Systems **
 * 6.2 Markets and Functions of Governments **
 * 6.3 Scarcity and Choice **
 * 6.4 Economic Interdependence **
 * 6.5 Work and Earnings**

__Civics and Government__
 * 5.1 Principles and Documents of Government **
 * 5.2 Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship **
 * 5.3 How Government Works **
 * 5.4 How International Relationships Function **

RWSL:1.1.11;1.3.11 ST:3.6.11 || January 19-21 || Syllabus; Edline; Wikispace Intro to Econ; Vocab ***Assignment #3**: Personal Budget Assigned (Due in May) ***Assignement #4**: EU's and EQ's (Due end of May) || RWSL:1.3.11 ST:3.6.11 || January 24-28 || Intro to Atlas Shrugged: Character List and Plot Overview; Atlas Shrugged Part One: Read 3-26 Chapter 1 || RWSL:1.3.11 ST:3.6.11 H:8.1;8.3;8.4.11 || Jan. 31- Feb. 4 || Read 27-88 Chapters 2-4 **Assignment #1**:Wall Street Journal Article Review and Create Extrapolation Glog || RWSL:1.3.11 ST:3.6.11 || Feb. 7-11 || Read 89-161 Chapters 5-6 Glog Due and Part One: See wikipage for instructions || RWSL:1.3.11;1.5.11 ST:3.6.11H:8.1;8.3;8.4.11 || Feb. 14-18 || Read 162-252 Chapters 7-8 **Article Review #1**: Bloomberg Businessweek: See wikipage for instructions || RWSL:1.3.11;1.5.11 ST:3.6.11H:8.1;8.3;8.4.11 || Feb. 21-25 || Read 253-336 Chapters 9-10 **Quiz on Part One**: See wikipage for instructions || ST:3.6.11 E:6.2;6.3;6.4 || Feb. 28-Mar. 4 || Atlas Shrugged Part Two: Read 339-460 Chapters 1-3 **Article Review #2**: See wikipage for instructions || ST:3.6.11 E:6.2;6.3;6.4 || Mar. 7-11 || Read 461-566 Chapters 4-6 || ST:3.6.11 E:6.2;6.3;6.4 || Mar. 14-18 || Read 567-632 Chapters 7-8 **Article Review #3**: See wikipage for instructions || ST:3.6.11 E:6.2;6.3;6.4 || Mar. 21-25 || Read 633-700 Chapters 9-10 || ST:3.6.11 E:6.2;6.3;6.4 || Mar. 28-April 1 || ** Quiz on Part Two: ** See wikipage for instructions --- Atlas Shrugged Part Three: **Article Review #4:** See wikipage for instructions || ST:3.6.11 E:6.2;6.3;6.4 || April 4-8 || Read 701-815 Chapters 1-2 || ST:3.6.11 E:6.2;6.3;6.4 || April 11-15 || Read 816-908 Chapters 3-4 **Article Review #5**:See wikipage for instructions || ST:3.6.11 E:6.2;6.3;6.4 || April 25-29 || Read 909-999 Chapters 5-6 || ST:3.6.11 E:6.2;6.3;6.4 || May 2-6 || Read 1000-1125 Chapters 7-8 **Article Review #6**:See wikipage for instructions || ST:3.6.11 E:6.2;6.3;6.4 || May 9-13 || Read 1126-1168 Chapters 9-10 **Article Review #7**:See wikipage for instructions || ST:3.6.11 || May 16-20 || ** Quiz on Part Three: ** See wikipage for instructions Continue working on EU's and EQ's || RWSL:1.3.11 H:8.1;8.3;8.4.11 || May 23-27 || Budget Due Work on Final EU's and EQ's Connections Project || H:8.1;8.3;8.4.11 E:6.2;6.3;6.4 || May 30-June 3 || Final EU and EQ Connections Project Due Ayn Rand Essay Draft Due || H:8.1;8.3;8.4.11 E:6.2;6.3;6.4 || June 6-7 || Last Days ||
 * =Semester Schedule For Students taking Economics during Semester 2 (For Quarter Schedules--see me)= ||
 * ** 3rd Quarter **
 * Assignments: ** || **PA Standards** || ** Weekly Schedule ** || ** Lessons ** ||
 * **Part One:** ||  ||   ||   ||
 * * Syllabus
 * Log onto Wikispace
 * Read Econ Packet || E:6.1;6.2
 * * Read Character List
 * Read Plot Overview
 * Start Part One || E:6.3;6.4
 * * )Reading Atlas
 * Read Wall Street Article
 * Start Extrapolation Glog || CG:5.1; E:6.2
 * * Glog Due
 * Continue Reading Atlas
 * Assignment #2: Econ and Part One Connections || E:6.2
 * Assignment #2**: Economic Packet Connections
 * * Read Atlas
 * Article Review #1 || E:6.1;6.2;6.3;6.4
 * * Read Atlas
 * Quiz on Part One || E:6.3
 * **Part Two** ||  ||   ||   ||
 * * Start Part Two of Atlas
 * Article Review #2 || RWSL:1.3.11;1.5.11
 * * Read Atlas
 * || RWSL:1.3.11;1.5.11
 * * Read Atlas
 * Article Review #3 || RWSL:1.3.11;1.5.11
 * * Read Atlas || RWSL:1.3.11;1.5.11
 * = Part Three: Assignments = || = Standards = || = Dates = || = Lessons = ||
 * * Quiz on Part Two
 * Start Part Three of Atlas
 * Article Review #4 || RWSL:1.3.11;1.5.11
 * * Work on EU and EQ Project || RWSL:1.3.11;1.5.11
 * * Read Atlas
 * Article Review #5 || RWSL:1.3.11;1.5.11
 * ||  || April 18-22 || OFF ||
 * * Read Atlas
 * Work on EU and EQ Project || RWSL:1.3.11;1.5.11
 * * Read Atlas
 * Article Review #6 || RWSL:1.3.11;1.5.11
 * * Finish reading Atlas Shrugged
 * Article Review #7 || RWSL:1.3.11;1.5.11
 * * Quiz on Part Three of Atlas
 * Work on EU and EQ Project || RWSL:1.3.11;1.5.11
 * * Budget Due
 * Work on EU and EQ Project || E:6.5.11
 * * Final Ayn Rand Essay Due
 * Final EU and EQ Project Due || RWSL:1.4.11;1.5.11
 * * Revisions as necessary || RWSL:1.4.11;1.5.11