Harrison High School: Lesson Plans Week-At-A-Glance
WEEK:
8
Monday
Essential Question:
What is fiscal policy?
Standard:
SSEMA3
Students will explain how the government
uses fiscal policy to promote price
stability, full employment, and economic
growth.
GOAL:
Tuesday
Essential Question:
What are the monetary
policy tools used by
the Federal Reserve?
Standard:
SSEMA2
Wednesday
Essential Question:
What is money
creation?
Students will explain the role and
functions of the Federal Reserve
Students will explain the role and
functions of the Federal Reserve
Standard:
SSEMA2
SSEPF 3
Students will explain how changes in the
monetary and fiscal policy can have an
impact on an individual’s spending and
saving choices.
Thursday
Essential Question:
What are the six
characteristics of
money?
Standard:
SSEPF1
Friday
Essential Question:
What is absolute vs
comparative advantage?
Students will apply rational decision
making to personal spending and
savings choices.
Students will explain why individuals,
businesses, and governments trade
goods and services.
SSEPF2
SSEIN2
Students will explain that banks and
other financial institutions are
businesses that channel funds from
savers to investors.
Student will explain why countries
sometimes erect trade barriers and
sometimes advocate free trade.
Standard:
SSEIN1
SSEIN3
Students will explain how changes in
exchange rates can have an impact on
the purchasing power of the United
States.
Objectives:
Objectives:
Objectives:
Objectives:
Objectives:
Students will be able to:
Students will be able to:
-Explain how the government uses
fiscal policy as a tool for achieving its
economic goals.
-Analyze Keynesian economic policy
-Summarize problems created by the
national debt.
Students will be able to:
. -Explain how the Federal Reserve
uses three basic tools to
implement monetary policy.
-Understand why some policies are
favored over others.
-Understand how monetary policy
works.
-Describe two distinct approaches
to monetary policy.
Students will be able to:
Describe the process of money
creation.
Discuss how the Federal Reserve
serves the federal government.
Understand why some monetary
policy tools are favored over
others.
Students will be able to
-Describe the 3 uses of money.
-Understand the sources of
money’s value.
Describe development in banking
during the 20th century
-Explain the function of financial
institutions.
-Identify different types of financial
institutions.
Students will be able to
-Explain the concepts of comparative
and absolute advantage in trade.
-Define Various types of trade barriers
-Calculate currency exchange rates
Activities:
Activities:
Activities:
Activities:
Activities:
PowerPoint/discussion
Compare/Contrast Economic theories
Worksheet on Federal Reserve
UNIT I Test
Personal Finance Handbook
Activity
PowerPoint
Case Study: Banking, Monetary
Policy, and the Great Depression
HW- Chapter 15 Study
Guide
Test International Economics
Video on Federal Reserve
HW- Chapter 16 Study Guide
HW- Study guide Ch 10
Unit I test on WED
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