Vocabulary for Economics Unit

The following list contains terms that we discussed in some depth: 

corporation

cooperative

multinational/transnational corporation (MNC/TNC)

free trade

fair trade

international trade

World Trade Organization (WTO)

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)

globalization

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

(If you didn't get the definitions down, investopedia.com has good definitions for these terms.)

Other terms that we discussed in less depth: 

market

macroeconomics

microeconomics

supply 

demand 

shareholders

(These definitions can be found in your economics section of your binder.)

Thesis Revision Suggestions

Click here for a link to Google Document.

I'm sorry it took so long to get this up.  It's been a day of technical difficulties.  

Homework for Week 1

Sorry for the delay in posting! 

Tuesday's homework:  Reading #4 and Focus Questions

Wednesday & Thursday's:  Finish Custer thesis paragraph (Custer: Hero or not?)

Thesis Paragraph due Friday! 

Remember - if you need any help with writing your paragraph, please ask me.  I teach English as well!

Monday's homework

Today's homework is to read through the article on Hawaiian resistance.  Note where the author refers to primary and secondary sources.  Be prepared to discuss tomorrow!    

Making sense of evidence!

I want you to visit a website called History Matters, which gives some great examples of historians making sense of evidence.   You can actually listen to the historians talking about how they are interpreting primary sources (newspapers, songs, diaries, etc.).   

Click here to go to History Matters.

Week 1- Historiography

This week, we will be exploring historiography (interpreting and writing about history).  We will: 

• think about how history is constructed.  
  
• learn about primary and secondary sources, credibility of evidence, and the ways historians interpret evidence.   
  
• learn how to write a thesis. 

In order to do this, we will: 

• think, read, write and discuss.
• "become" historians.
  
• watch a film. 
• go on a field trip to Plantation Village (Friday).

Welcome!

Welcome to Introduction to Social Studies!   I am looking forward to getting to know you through your hard work and contributions to the class.  I will be using this blog for important information and assignments, so check it regularly.