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Have a good break everyone!

Monday, December 12

Good morning!

You have nine days till break! Ice skating on Friday! Plan on this costing you $5 each.

For now, go to your Edmodo and do your vocabulary assignment.

Thursday, December 8

In your vocab blogs, complete the following assignment -

Blog Title: Quarter 2, Week 7 Critical Reading Passage

Do the benefits of importing Chinese goods outweigh the consequences?

First, fill in the blanks with the appropriate word and/or its word form. Your vocab words to use for this are: export, import, and function.


China’s economy has grown very quickly over the last 30 years due to the number of
1) __________ they send to countries like the United States. It is almost impossible to name a product that Americans use that is not 2) __________from China – toys, clothes, electronics, and furniture. The Chinese government has spent more than $568 billion on improving transportation in China in order to increase the Chinese economy. One recent development has been the introduction of a bullet train that runs between two major Chinese cities.
Its 3) __________ is not just to transport passengers, but to help increase China’s economy by helping to transport goods between cities faster.In 2009, China became the world’s largest
4) __________ of goods to the rest of the world. It is expected that China’s economy will become the world’s largest by 2027, beating out the United States. It is difficult for the United States to compete with China. We 5) __________ four items from China for every one
6) __________ that we send there. This means fewer jobs for U.S. workers and more jobs for Chinese workers. The benefit that Americans receive from the high number of Chinese imports is that it allows U.S. stores to offer lower priced goods. However, many Americans feel that the U.S. government’s 7) __________ is to decrease this trade deficit if the U.S. wants to remain the largest economy in the world.

Then, answer the questions in a five-sentence paragraph.
What do you think the U.S. should do to encourage China to import more goods from the United States? How could the U.S. encourage Americans to buy more American-made goods if the prices are higher?

Friday, December 2

Friday, Friday, Friday! Friday, Friday, Friday! Friday, Friday, Friday! Friday, Friday, Friday!

Your vocabulary (T-Chart & Paragraph Practice) is on Edmodo.

Thursday, December 1

...And it's December already!!!! Just think - it's only 3 1/2 weeks till break!

As you come in, here is your warm up assignments...

1) Vocabulary -
Blog Title: Q2, Week 6 Critical Reading Passage

Assignment:
STEP 1: Read the following critical readig passage.

Should there be more restrictions on credit card use?“Credit" is a contract between a consumer and the bank, a credit card company, or another lender. Credit cards are different from ATM or debit cards which make withdrawals directly from people’s checking accounts. In today's credit-dependent society, credit card use is viewed as normal. The average household credit debt is about $10,000. It is clear that many people use credit cards irresponsibly. When credit card companies issue credit to consumers, they do so based on their credit score, not the amount of credit a consumer can necessarily afford to pay back based on their income. When consumers run into trouble financially, high interest rates and aggressive late fees make it very difficult for them to pay off their credit card debt. The impact of this is that it hurts the economy.Credit card abuse is when people who do not have the income to support their credit card purchases, excessively and irresponsibly use them to finance what they buy and to pay their bills. Credit cards are widely used in the United States economy amounting to billions of dollars in credit card debt.

STEP 2 - Answer the following questions in a 5-sentence paragraph.
- When people abuse their credit cards they can seek help from consumer credit counselors, debt management companies, or they may need to file for bankruptcy.
- What would you do if someone gave you a credit card with a $20,000 limit?
- What would you do if the credit card company asked for all of their money back and 10% interest on what you had spent?
- What are some of the consequences of bankruptcy?

2) PLATO
If you are in Algebra -
Go to: Geometry and Measurement
Assignment: Solving Ratio, Proportion and Percent Story Problems

If you are in Geometry -
Go to: Geometry Basics, Points, Lines, Planes, and Angles
Assignment: Supplementary and Complementary Angles