Introduction to Business—Third MP

Tom Benton
Davison High School
Davison, Michigan

Unit

#4 Business Cycle

Your Name:

Objectives:

Understand phrases of business cycle

Know benefits of a growing economy

Possible points for this unit: 4days = 84 points

C Level: no more than 64 points

	Bell Ringer promptly finished (1 pt each) T W TH F
	Listen to lecture & take notes each day (5 pt each 20 21 22 23
	Develop a PowerPoint poster that explains the 4 business cycles(10 points)
	Go to www.introbus.glencoe.com, click on Intro to Business 2003 edition, student section, career info, and complete “Learning Style Inventory” Print results and share with teacher. (10 points)
	Make 5 Vocabulary cards: for “business cycle”, and the 4 stages, teacher will ask you to define three terms (10 points)
	Compile a list of 10 economic indicators that would show that an economy is improving(10 points)
	Interview a parent and ask them how they would handle a serious turn-down (recession) in the economy (10 points)
	Professional Conduct: -5 -3 -1	10

B Level: no more than 10 points

	Complete “Writing Skills 1 & 2, page 19 in workbook (10 points)
	Research and report the economic cycles that a foreign country has had in the last 10 years. (10 points.)
	Read and summarize a current periodical report on business conditions, attach a copy of the article. Summarize key points to teacher (10 points)

A Level: no more than 10 points

	Develop a 5 slide PowerPoint presentation on the business cycles (10 points)
	How confident are consumers? Find the current results of the University of Michigan’s survey of consumer confidence. Type a 1-page report. (10 points)

This sheet must be complete by end of class on Friday, Feb 23.