PELHAM HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER

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Current State of the U.S. Economy- Sources and Assignment

 Sources

General Sources:

An Outline of the U.S. Economy-U.S.Info.State.Gov

U.S. Department of Commerce- Bureau of Economic Analysis

Use http://search.epnet.com/login.asp       

Use http://www.dol.gov/ for any research

Use http://www.ssa.gov/ for Social Security

Use http://www.socialsecurity.org/ for Social Security

Use http://www.bls.gov/cps/home.htm for unemployment

Use http://www.nytimes.com or http://www.foxnews.com for current events (like minimum wage)

Use http://www.economist.com/index.html

Overview of the U.S. Economy-CIA Factbook

At a glance-U.S. Depart.  of Labor

Business Economics

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Project (100pts.)

You will be writing a SIX paragraph essay that answers the following question: What is the current state of the U.S. economy?

• Your paper must be MLA format.
• You must include a works cited.
• You must parenthetically cite any words that are not your own.
• Do not use: I think, I believe . . . No I's, you's, or our's!

Your paper will structured like this:

I created a quick guide to get you rolling on this assignment:

These are the goals of the U.S. economy.  Choose THREE to write about:

______ Economic Freedom

______ Economic Efficiency

______ Economic Equity

______ Economic Security

______ Full Employment

______ Price Stability

______ Economic Growth

Now right a paragraph arguing if the U.S. is doing a good job fulfilling its goal or not.

Paragraph #2: ___________________________________

Paragraph #3: ___________________________________

Paragraph #4: ___________________________________

Now for paragraph #5 Choose one feature of capitalism (pgs. 46-48 and in your notes!) and write a paragraph arguing that the feature is affecting the economy positively or negatively. 

Paragraph #1:  THESIS: Your opening sentence (Fill in the blanks with your topics for paragraphs 2-5):

Through an examination of ____________________________________, _________________________________, __________________________________, and _________________________________ the United States economy is currently in poor/fair/great shape. 

Spend 3-4 sentences explaining the things you wrote in the blanks.

Paragraph #6: Restate your thesis.  Then predict what you think will be the future of the U.S. economy. 

Sources:

You may use a teacher, parent, or any other adult as a source.

Elizabeth Strauss, Media Generalist
Pelham High School Library Media Center
bstrauss@pelhamsd.org