Macroeconomics Tie it together
Allow all students to use all notes, graphs, etc. to put together an
essay. The idea is to connect all standards and strands of
macroeconomics together to demonstrate an understanding of how the
big picture is related. The main topics covered should be GDP, Output
expenditure model, levels of spending, unemployment, inflation,
Stagflation, aggregate demand and the business cycle. Your task is to
try and take our main topics of Macroeconomics and tie them together
to form this such as:
1) Essay
2) Map
3) Board game
4) Story
Requirement
Displays little to no
understanding of
the topic
Displays little
understanding
Displays some
understanding of
the topics but not
mastery
Most of the
questions or
aspects of the
project are
correct
Most of the topics
are connected
well, but a few
could be better or
are not connected
Validity
Little to zero
understanding of
the topics is
displayed
Connections
Topics are not
connected
Very few aspects of
the project
represent any
understanding of
the topic
A few of the topics
are connected, but
barely
Challenge
The students did not
challenge
themselves in a
making this project
The student made
some effort to show
their understanding
The student
challenged
themselves to
make a relevant
project with
Creativity
The student showed
no creativity
The student came
up with a project
The project is
unique and shows
creativity linking
the subject matter
to a
game/puzzle/etc
Readability
The essay is impossible to
follow or read
The essay makes little
since, but is readable
The essay is relatively
easy to read with few
questions for
directions
Excellent
Displays Mastery
of all aspects of
connections
All questions and
information is
Valid and correct
All topics are
connected and
show mastery of
how they are
related to each
other
The student
succeeded and in
their challenge to
create what they
were trying to
create. It could
be used as a real
revue game in the
future
The project
shows abundance
of creative
methods for
linking the
subject matter to
the topics
The essay is easy to
read and all topics are
viewed and easily
connected