On the sixth Friday your in-print annual reports are due. On the sixth Friday, any extra credit reports you choose to do will be collected. (Extra credit at 25% point value). No late reports will be accepted after that Friday. Of course if a snow day occurs that Friday Due date will be moved to the following Monday. Reports can be turned in anytime during that week before but Friday is the absolute deadline. Anything not turned in by Friday will be counted late. The Evaluation Form for Stock Reports is the same as all essays and a detailed grading sheet is linked to from the econweek page http://my.execpc.com/~drg/essay.htm. Stock Recommendation Reports are longer than two full pages each with a one page reference page containing not less than 4 references (3 must be in-print).

STP Week 1 ends Sep. 25 
STP Week 2 ends Oct.  3 
STP Week 3 ends Oct. 10 
STP Week 4 ends Oct. 17 Stock Tracking Ends 
Collect Stock Tracking Sheet(s) on Oct. 21 
STP Week 5      Oct. 24 1st Friday nothing due. 
STP Week 6      Oct. 31     No School 
STP Week 7      Nov.  7     No School 
STP Week 8      Nov. 14 2nd Friday nothing due 
STP Week 9      Nov. 21 3rd Friday 1st Stock Recommendation Due. 
STP Week 10     Nov. 28     No School 
STP Week 11     Dec. 05 4th Friday 2nd Stock Recommendation Due 
STP Week 12     Dec. 12 5th Friday 3rd Stock Recommendation Due 
STP Week 13     Dec. 19 6th Friday 4th Stock Recommendation Due 
                        6th Friday All Extra Reports & Annual Reports Due 

Tentative plans for the week of September 29-October 3, 2003 Week 5 - Coin & Currency Project Week 5 Stock Tracking Week 2
09/29 — Monday	Currency Spending Project Lecture & Discussion Chapter 3
09/30 — Tuesday	Lecture & Discussion Chapter 3 Review Chapter 3
10/01 — Wednesday	Test on Chapter 3 Collect Stock Tracking Sheets Assign Read Chapter 4 & Numbered Vocabulary List
10/02— Thursday	One Day left to Currency Spending Project Stock Tracking / SMS Nightly Business Report & Other Links and Review on Chapters 1-3
10/03 — Friday	Collect Currency Spending Project Sheets Current Event Friday Review Chapter 1-3

Tentative plans for the week of October 6-10, 2003 Week 6 - Stock Tracking Week 3 — SMS Week 1
10/06 — Monday	SMS Reports Due on Board Unit 1 Exam SMS Week 1
10/07 — Tuesday	Lecture & Discussion Chapter 4 SMS
10/08 — Wednesday	Currency Spending Projects Part II. :Lecture on Chapter 4 Midterm Progress Reports Due
10/09— Thursday	SMS Computer Lab All Students report to Computer Lab 100
10/10 — Friday	Current Event Friday SMS

Due on Monday, October 13th. An Essay longer than two pages on the Currency Spending Project. Double spaced, 1" margins. What the project was, what you did, what you learned, could have learned, what others did and what others learned from the project. The Title "Currency Spending Project" will be 1" from the top of the sheet followed by a double space, the student name (both lines will be centered) followed by a double space and then the body of the essay. All essays will be graded using the Essay Grading standard.

Tentative plans for the week of October 13-17, 2003 Week 7 - Stock Traking Week 4 — SMS Week 2
10/13 — Monday	SMS Reports Due on Board Collect Currency Spending Project Essay Lecture & Discussion Chapter 4
10/14 — Tuesday	SMS Test Chapter 4 Assign Chapter 5 & Numbered Vocabulary
10/15 — Wednesday	Lecture & Discussion Chapter 5 - Supply
10/16— Thursday	Currency Spending Project Lecture & Discussion Chapter 5
10/17 — Friday	Current Event Friday Lecture & Discussion Chapter 5 Last Day of Stock Tracking Project

Tentative plans for the week of October 20-24, 2003 Week 8 - SMS Week 3
10/20 — Monday	SMS Reports Due on Board Final Currency Spending Project Lecture & Discussion Chapter 5
10/21 — Tuesday	Collect Stock Tracking Project Sheets Lecture or test on Chapter 5 Assign Chapter 6
10/22 — Wednesday	Test Chapter 5 Assign Chapter 6 Assign Numbered Vocabulary Collect Currency Spending Extra Credit
10/23— Thursday	SMS Computer Lab All Students report to Computer Lab 100 Collect Currency Spending Extra Credit
10/24 — Friday	Current Event Friday SMS Last Current Event Friday For Qtr 1 Collect Currency Spending Extra Credit

Tentative plans for the week of October 27-31, 2003 Week 9 - SMS Week 4
10/27 — Monday	Collection of Current Event Vocabulary Lists SMS Reports Due on Board Lecture & Discussion Chapter 6 Last Day for Currency Essays for Extra Credit
10/28 — Tuesday	Lecture & Discussion Chapter 6
10/29 — Wednesday	Lecture & Discussion Chapter 6
10/30 — Thursday	No School
10/31 — Friday	No School

Tentative plans for the week of November 3-7, 2003 Week 10 - SMS Week 5
11/03 — Monday	SMS Reports Due on Board Test on Chapter 6 assign chapter 7 Reading & numbered Vocabulary
11/04 — Tuesday	Lecture & Discussion Chapter 7
11/05 — Wednesday	Lecture & Discussion Chapter 7
11/06 — Thursday	SMS Computer Lab All Students report to Computer Lab 100 Last Day of Qtr 1
11/07 — Friday	No School for Students Teacher Work Day Qtr 1

Tentative plans for the week of November 10-14, 2003 Week 11 - SMS Week 6
11/10 — Monday	SMS Reports Due on Board Lecture & Discussion Chapter 7
11/11 — Tuesday	Test Chapter 7
11/12 — Wednesday	Parent/ Teacher Conferences 4:30-8:00 PM Review Chapters 4-7
11/13— Thursday	Parent/ Teacher Conferences 4:30-8:00 PM Assign Chapter 8 & Numbered Vocabulary Unit 2 Exam
11/14 — Friday	Current Event Friday   :Lectute Chapter 8

11/21 — Friday Stock Recommendation #1 Deadline
 
12/05 — Friday Second Stock Recommendation Deadline 

12/13 — Friday Third Stock Recommendation Deadline

12/19 — Friday Fourth Stock Recommendation Deadline
               Extra Credit Stock Reports Due
               In-Print Annual Reports Due 

Tentative plans for the week of November 17-21, 2003 Week 12 - SMS Week 7
11/17 — Monday	SMS Reports Due on Board Lectute Chapter 8
11/18 — Tuesday	Lecture & Discussion Chapter 8
11/19 — Wednesday	Lecture & Discussion Chapter 8
11/20— Thursday	Test Chapter 8 Assign Chapter 9 & Numbered Vocabulary
11/21 — Friday	Stock Recommendation #1 Due Current Event Friday   Lecture & Discussion Chapter 9

Tentative plans for the week of November 24-28, 2003 Week 13 - SMS Week 8
11/24 — Monday	SMS Reports Due on Board Lecture & Discussion Chapter 9
11/25 — Tuesday	Last Day for SMS Essay Contest     Entries for Extra Credit. Lecture & Discussion Chapter 9
11/26 — Wednesday	No School Comp Day for Conferences
11/27 — Thursday	Thanksgiving No School
11/28 — Friday	No School Thanksgiving Holiday

Tentative plans for the week of December 1-5, 2003 Week 14 - SMS Week 9
12/01 — Monday	SMS Reports Due on Board Lecture & Discussion Chapter 9
12/02 — Tuesday	Test Chapter 9 Assign Chapter 10 & Numbered Vocabulary
12/03 — Wednesday	Lecturer Chapter 10
12/04 — Thursday	Lecture & Discussion Chapter 10
12/05 — Friday	Current Event Friday Second Stock Recommendation Deadline Lecture & Discussion Chapter 10

Tentative plans for the week of December 8-15, 2003 Week 15 - SMS Week 10
12/08 — Monday	SMS Reports Due on Board Test Chapter 10 Assign Chapter 11 for Friday, Read & Numbered Vocabulary
12/09 — Tuesday	Computer Lab Room 100 Students bring all material with them.
12/10 — Wednesday	Unit Exam Unit 3 A (Chapters 8-10) Mid Term Progress Reports Due
12/11 — Thursday	Computer Last Room 100
12/12 — Friday	Current Event Friday Third Stock Recommendation Due Lecture & Discussion Chapter 11

Tentative plans for the week of December 15-19, 2003 Week 16 -
12/15 — Monday	SMS Reports Due on Board Lecture & Discussion Chapter 11
12/16 — Tuesday	Lecture & Discussion Chapter 11
12/17 — Wednesday	Check off of Annual Reports Lecture & Discussion Chapter 11
12/18— Thursday	Check off of Annual Reports  Test Chapter 11 Assign Chapter 12, Reading & Numbered Vocabulary for Monday
12/19 — Friday	Current Event Friday   Lecture & Discussion Chapter 12 Fourth Stock Recommendation Due Extra Credit Stock Reports Due In-Print Annual Reports Due

Tentative plans for the week of December 22-26, 2003 Week 17 -
12/22 — Monday	Lecture & Discussion Chapter 12
12/23 — Tuesday	Lecture & Discussion Chapter 12
12/24 — Wednesday	No School Christmas Eve
12/25 — Thursday	No School Christmas Day
12/26 — Friday	No School   Christmas Break

Tentative plans for the week of December 29-January 2, 2004
12/29 — Monday	No School
12/30 — Tuesday	No School
12/31 — Wednesday	No School New Years Eve
01/01— Thursday	NO School New Year's Day
01/02 — Friday	No School

Tentative plans for the week of January 05-09, 2004 Week 18 -
01/05 — Monday	Lecture & Discussion Chapter 12
01/06 — Tuesday	Test Chapter 12
01/07 — Wednesday	:Lecture & Discussion Chapter 13
01/08 — Thursday	Lecture & Discussion Chapter 13
01/09 — Friday	Current Event Friday Lecture & Discussion Chapter 13

Tentative plans for the week of January 12-16, 2004 Week 19 -
01/12 — Monday	Lecture & Discussion Chapter 13
01/13 — Tuesday	Test Chapter 13 Assign Chapter 13 Reading & Numbered Vocabulary
01/14 — Wednesday	:Review Unit & Lecture on Various Economic Topics
01/15 — Thursday	Unit 3B Exam (Chapters 11-13)
01/16 — Friday	Last Current Event Friday   Lecture & Discussion Chapter 13

Tentative plans for the week of January 19-23, 2004 Week 20 -
01/19 — Monday	Review Economics and Various Economic Topics
01/20 — Tuesday	Semester Exams
01/21 — Wednesday	Semester Exams
01/22— Thursday	Semester Exams
01/23 — Friday	No School For Students Teacher Work Day Semester 1

For those wishing the extra credit opportunity you must present your entry with a stamped addressed envelope to me not later than Wednesday. Rules for the entry are posted at:   http://www.uwsp.edu/business/economicswisconsin/students/essay.htm
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Tentative Plans for upcoming week:

11/25 — Monday	Finish lecture on Chapter 8 & review Questions
11/26 — Tuesday	Test on Chapter 8, Assign Chapter 9 & numbered Vocabulary
11/27 — Wednesday	Computer Room 100 Last Day to turen in SMS Essay for Extra Credit Essay and Stamped addressed Envelope Required Stock market Simulation & continue Research for your 4 Research Reports. White Paper Reports, 1" margins, Double spaced Reports are due not later than Dec 6, 13, 20 and Jan 3. Research Reports are 4 pages plus a bibliography page. Three in print references are required. These are minimums..
11/28 — Thursday	Thanksgiving We all have a lot of be thankful for Save a turkey — Eat Beef!
11/29 — Friday	No School - Opportunity Cost Unit Test on Chapter 8-10 on December 18th No School - No Current Events Friday this week — Opportunity Cost

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Last Extra Credit assignment is to prepare a Retirement Plan for yourself. One copy will be turned in January not later than the last day of classes. No late extra credits will be accepted. Paper will be graded on completeness and thoroughness of your plan. Your paper needs to be written so that someone who knows nothing about retirement Planning will be able to understand everything about retirement needs and what you will do to achieve that goal. They will also need to know what your retirement goal is. The only guide lines are that it is a white paper report (1" margins, double spaced). Title is Retirement Plan on the first line and your name on the second line. Grading and points are will be determined by the instructor.

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In this Weeks Stock Market Simulation Standings 14 Teams from Brookfield have been disqualified because of the 3 stock rule.

The following Brookfield Teams are no longer eligible.

Wisconsin SMS Account Ranking
For class: WI-0001
As of: November 22, 2002 

  6 WI601236 Dr. Donald Gradeless  Brookfield East H.S.   177906.84  * 
132 WI601643 Mrs. Georjean Zil     Elmbrook Center        112356.76  *  
150 WI601068 Mr. Marc Stanke       Brookfield Central HS  110711.72  * 
165 WI601382 Ms. Sharon Esqueda    Brookfield Central H S 109536.39  *  
190 WI601374 Ms. Sharon Esqueda    Brookfield Central H S 108113.72  * 
200 WI601258 Dr. Donald Gradeless  Brookfield East H.S.   107547.46  * 
224 WI601248 Dr. Donald Gradeless  Brookfield East H.S.   106166.30  *  
260 WI601082 Mr. Marc Stanke       Brookfield Central HS  104520.60  * 
275 WI601243 Dr. Donald Gradeless  Brookfield East H.S.   103830.21  * 
359 WI601069 Mr. Marc Stanke       Brookfield Central HS  100996.61  * 
416 WI601079 Mr. Marc Stanke       Brookfield Central HS  100017.34  * 
439 WI601081 Mr. Marc Stanke       Brookfield Central HS   97377.39  * 
445 WI601092 Mr. Marc Stanke       Brookfield Central HS   95197.77  * 
465 WI601246 Dr. Donald Gradeless  Brookfield East H.S.    81483.24  * 

Plans for the Week of December 2-6

12/02 — Monday	Weekly SMS Reports Teacher Rating Survey Lecture & Discussion Chapter 9 Collect Stock Report #1
12/03 — Tuesday	Lecture & Discussion Chapter 9 Collect Stock Report #1
12/04 — Wednesday	Lecture & Discussion Chapter 9 Collect Stock Report #1
12/05 — Thursday	T.B.A. Collect Stock Report #1
12/06 — Friday	Current Event Friday Finval Lecture & Questions Chapter 9 Final collection of Report #1

For those thinking of working on a retirement plan may consider looking at the following sources:
http://www.ssa.gov
http://www.invescoretirement.com/pp_public/education/whysave.html
http://www.wife.org/money_retirement.htm
http://www.forbes.com/home/free_forbes/2002/1209/154.html
http://money.cnn.com/retirement/features/lessons
http://www.kobliner.com
http://money.cnn.com/2002/09/13/services/money_library/planning_shop_planner/index.htm
http://www.selectaretirementplan.org/retire.htm
http://money.cnn.com/2002/02/22/retirement/q_fivethings_retirement
http://www.dol.gov/pwba/savingmatters.html
http://www.retirement-4-u.com
http://www.quicken.com/retirement/planner
http://www.taxfables.com/Columns/List_Retirement.html
http://www.asec.org/toolshm.htm
http://www.taxfables.com/index.html
http://www.asec.org/tools/terms.htm
http://www.calcbuilder.com/cgi-bin/calcs/RET2.cgi/Kiplinger?Question=SaveEnough
Very good article (You Can't Eat Your House): http://www.sorted.org.nz/yourhome.php

Tentative plans for the week of December 9-13
12/09 — Monday	Weekly SMS Reports Test Chapter 9 Assignment Chapter 10 & Numbered Vocabulary Collect Stock Report #2
12/10 — Tuesday	Lecture & Discussion Chapter 10 Collect Stock Report #2
12/11 — Wednesday	Lecture & Discussion Chapter 10 Collect Stock Report #2
12/12 — Thursday	Lecture on Chapter 10 . Collect Stock Report #2
12/12 — Friday	Current Event Friday Final collection of Report #2  Review Chapter 10

Tentative plans for the week of December 16-20
12/16 — Monday	Final Weekly SMS Reports Test Chapter 10 Assignment Chapter 11 & Numbered Vocabulary Collect Stock Report #3
12/17 — Tuesday	Collect Stock Report #3 Collect SMS Account Summary & Detail Review for Sub Unit Test Chapters 8-10
12/18 — Wednesday	Sub Unit Test on Chapters 8-10 Collect Stock Report #3
12/19 — Thursday	Lecture on Chapter 11 Assign Outline Chapter 11 . Collect Stock Report #3
12/20 — Friday	Current Event Friday Final collection of Report #3 Lecture on Chapter 11 Collect Report #4 for Extra Credit

Tentative plans for the week of January 2-3
12/02 — Thursday	Lecture on Chapter 11 . Collect Stock Report #4 Check off Annual Reports
1/03 — Friday	Current Event Friday Lecture & Discussion Chapter 11 Final collection of Report #4 Check off Annual Reports Report 5 & 6 collection Assign Annual Report Extra Credit Project

Tentative plans for the week of January 6-10
01/06 — Monday	Lecture & Discussion Chapter 11
01/07 — Tuesday	Lecture & Discussion Chapter 11 Assign Chapter 12 & Numbered Vocabulary
01/08 — Wednesday	Lecture & Discussion Chapter 12 Extra Credit Federal Reserve Currency Opportunity
01/09 — Thursday	Check off of Annual Reports Check for Extra Credit Opportunity Lecture & Discussion Chapter 12
01/10 — Friday	Current Event Friday Video on the Federal Reserve Final Annual Report Checkoff Reports 5 & 6 Deadline Final Annual Report Extra Credit Collection

Tentative plans for the week of January 13-17
01/13 — Monday	Lecture & Discussion Chapter 12 / 13 Assign Chapter 13
01/14 — Tuesday	Lecture & Discussion Chapter 13
01/15 — Wednesday	Lecture Chapter 13
01/16 — Thursday	Lecture on Chapters 11-13
01/17 — Friday	Current Event Friday Test on Chapters 11-13

Tentative plans for the week of January 20-24
01/20 — Monday	Review Basics of Economics
01/21 — Tuesday	Final Exam for First & Third Hour Econ
01/22 — Wednesday	Final Exam for Fourth Hour Econ Exam for Human Relations 6th hour
01/23 — Thursday	Final Exam for Eighth Hour Econ
01/24 — Friday	No School - teacher Workday

Tentative plans for the week of February 3-7 Week 2
02/03 — Monday	Lecture & Discussion Chapter 1
02/04 — Tuesday	Advise to begin looking for stocks to track Advise of Stock Market Simulation Lecture & Discussion Chapter 1
02/05 — Wednesday	Possible Collection of Numbered Vocabulary List     Test of Chapter 1 Assignment Chapter 2 for Friday Advise to begin looking for stocks to track
02/06 — Thursday	Selecting Teams for SMS  Take Grades on class materials.
02/07 — Friday	Current Event Friday Pick SMS Teams Lecture & Discussion Chapter 13

Tentative plans for the week of February 10-14 Week 3
02/10 — Monday	Advise to begin looking for stocks to track Stock Market Simulation - SMS Week 1 of SMS Begins Lecture & Discussion Chapter 13
02/11 — Tuesday	Lecture & Discussion Chapter 13
02/12 — Wednesday	SMS Work Day in Room 100 Computer Lab Room-100 Assign Chapter 2 Assign Numbered Vocabulary Chapter 2
01/13 — Thursday	Lecture & Discussion Chapter 2
02/14 — Friday	Current Event Friday SMS Groups

Tentative plans for the week of February 17-21 Week 4 —
02/17 — Monday	SMS Week 1 Summaries Lecture & Discussion Chapter 2
02/18 — Tuesday	Lecture & Discussion Chapter 2
02/19 — Wednesday	SMS Computer Lab Room 100
02/20 — Thursday	Test Chapter 2 Assign Chapter 3 Assign Numbered Vocabulary Dr. G at Wisconsin Bar in Madison Mr. Knoedler will be teaching.
02/21 — Friday	Current Event Friday Study and SMS Group Work Dr. G at Wisconsin Bar in Madison. Mr. Knoedler will be teaching.

Tentative plans for the week of February 24-28 — Week 5 —
02/24 — Monday	SMS Week 2 Summaries Alumni Achievement Awards Assembly
02/25 — Tuesday	Alumni Achievement Awards Assembly
02/26 — Wednesday	Lecture Review
02/27— Thursday	Test — Chapter 3 Assign Chaper 4 for Tuesday
03/28 — Friday	SMS Week 3-Must have 3 positions. Must be 80% Invested in market Current Event Friday Review for Unit One Test

Tentative plans for the week of March 3-7 — Week 6-
03/03 — Monday	SMS Week 3 Summaries Unit 1 Exam Assign Chapter 4 Numbered Vocabulary
03/04 — Tuesday	Lecture & Discussion Chapter 4
03/05 — Wednesday	SMS Computer Lab Room 100
03/06— Thursday	Lecture & Discussion Chapter 4
03/07 — Friday	Current Event Friday Lecture & Discussion Chapter 4 Senior Ball

Tentative plans for the week of March 10-14 — Week 7-
03/10 — Monday	SMS Week 4 Summaries Test Chapter 4 Assign Chapter 5 & Numbered Vocabulary
03/11 — Tuesday	Lecture & Discussion Chapter 5
03/12 — Wednesday	SMS Computer Lab Room 100
03/13— Thursday	Lecture & Discussion Chapter 5
03/14 — Friday	Current Event Friday Lecture & Discussion Chapter 5

Tentative plans for the week of March 17-21 — Week 8-
03/17 — Monday	SMS Week 5 Summaries Likely — Test Chapter 5 Assign Chapter 6 & Numbered Vocabulary
03/18 — Tuesday	Lecture & Discussion Chapter 6
03/19 — Wednesday	Lecture & Discussion Chapter 6
03/20— Thursday	Lecture & Discussion Chapter 6
03/21 — Friday	Lecture Chapter 6 Current Event Friday

Bow Tie Friday

Hour 1: Tore, Cam & Kim

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Hour 2: Ryan & Alexis

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Hour 4 — Amy & Andy

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Hour 6 — C.J. & Tore

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Hour 8 — Nicole, Stepanie, Rob & Laura

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