Communicate 4.2.1 Feedback Quest

To complete this Quest:

Choose three standards for area of study, create an assignment, and method for assessing students work, utilizing one of the mediums discussed. Ensure the tool demonstrates an instructor’s employment of effective feedback.

Make the assignment and method for assessing student work available in a post in your blog.

Georgia Performance Standards

SSEF1:  The student will explain why limited productive resources and unlimited wants result in scarcity, opportunity costs and trade offs for individuals, businesses and governments.

Course:  Economics

Students will view film clip located here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKOaVe4SMiQ

As students watch clip, they will address the following questions:

1.  What items did Chuck utilize to create fire?

2.  What items would have been useful to him if available?

3.  Consider another method for making fire.  What would you have done?

Grading Rubric:

                                              Outstanding        

Economic Terminology          Answers indicate a thorough knowledge of the economic                                                  concept of scarcity

                                              Acceptable     

                                                Answers indicate an understanding of the economic                                                        concept of scarcity yet some lapses in understanding

                                               Emerging

                                                 Would suggest that you review the definition of                                                        scarcity and watch the clip once again.  Resubmit your work.

       

SSEF4:  The student will compare and contrast different economic systems, and explain how they answer the three basic economic questions of what to produce, how to produce and for whom to produce.

Following a powerpoint presentation on Basic Economics, students will be presented with the following activity.

Using your knowledge of the Basic Economic Questions, decide which Market System is utilized by the following groups.  Beside each example in the space provided, mark T if it is a Traditional Economic System, C if it is a Command Economy, or M if it is a Market Economy.

_____ China            ______North Korea     _____Canada     _____Inuit 

Answers: (5 points each)

__C___ China            ___C___North Korea     __M___Canada     ___T__Inuit 

SSEMI2:  The student will explain how the Law of Demand, the Law of Supply, prices and profits work to determine production and distribution in a market economy.

Following a powerpoint presentation on Supply and Demand along with various activities, a formative assessment will be the following RAFT.

Role=Consumer

Audience=Business Owner

Format=Complaint Letter

Task=Write a complaint letter to your favorite company describing your anger at their most recent price hike and your strategy to deal with the price hike.

Rubric

Proper Format

      Complaint letter utilized               YES                           NO

Terminology

     Evidence            Substantial      Adequate     Emerging