1. ECONOMICS: September 5
Warm-up: Learning Target In order to understand why producers and consumers must make choices, I will analyze the concepts of tradeoffs and opportunity costs. I will know I have it when I can illustrate the concept on a production possibilities diagram. Conclude “Our Choices and Theirs!” (HO from Friday) --Production Possibilities Curve; decision-making grid --read pp. 30 and With which side of the debate about fracking and the water resources it uses do you agree? Why? fracking videos, maps, and stats: Video 1; Video 2 Closure: How do you think that fracking impacts the production possibilities model that we discussed earlier (if at all)? Assignment: --read Ch. 1, Lesson 3

2. Chapter 1, Lesson 2
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What do you see? What do you think about that? What does it make you wonder? I see I think I wonder
Going forward 100% of lessons at Madison should include a learning goal that addresses the why, what, and how.
Why are we learning this?  In order to… What will I do?  I will…
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Student learners should know what the goal is every day. 
Remember, a learning goal should be more than something just written down on the board.
Learning Target In order to understand why producers and consumers must make choices, I will analyze the concepts of tradeoffs and opportunity costs. I will know I have it when I can illustrate the concept on a production possibilities diagram.