Ben and I were due to review his assignment that was given to him and have him present. He said he could not find it.

Ben and I discussed key topics from the school year. We relearned supply and demand charts, what a commodity is and reviewed how prices change across the country.

Ben and I discussed what he learned during Economics so far this year. Then, I introduced Ben to the McGraw Hill Economics book. I directed him to look through the table of contents and to find a few units that interest him. He chose Resources for Global Trade and Personal Financial Literacy. We read through the introduction and essential questions for Resources for Global Trade. I asked Ben to read. He really struggled with the first few words, so I offered to read. First, we focused on how trade benefits all interested parties. We discussed how trade benefits the importers and the exporters. Next, we explored a map of the World Trade Organization. I pointed out the Gross Domestic Product and the GDP per capita for each. We discussed what might happen to the GTO over the next 10 years. After that, we discussed why nations trade and the American dependence on trade. We explored the chart which included raw materials, who sources them, and what they are used for.

Ben continued to work and build off his progress completing his semester assessment and review.

Ben was granted additional time to work on assignment and address any lingering questions before submission after holiday.

Ben was allowed to continue working on Unit 1-3 assessment and tasked with addressing three questions over the course of class.

Ben was given his quarter assessment and review and in coordination with Ben’s mom I shared four essay questions Ben was asked to answer in paragraph format. I asked him questions related to each unit we’ve covered so far and he used all his notes and resources to answer the questions. He and I worked on it together at times.

Ben was given his quarter review and in coordination with Ben’s mom I shared the review for prep for his assessment. He and I worked on it together at times.

Understanding Demand*
1. **Definition of Demand**: Introduction to the concept of demand as the quantity of a good or service consumers are willing and able to purchase at various prices.
2. **Law of Demand**: Explanation of the inverse relationship between price and quantity demanded (as price increases, demand decreases, and vice versa).
3. **Determinants of Demand**:
- Income levels
- Consumer preferences
- Prices of related goods (substitutes and complements)
- Expectations about future prices
- Number of buyers in the market
4. **Demand Curve**:
- How to graph a demand curve.
- Movement along the curve (caused by price changes) vs. shifts in the curve (caused by changes in determinants).


1. **Definition of Supply**: Introduction to supply as the quantity of a good or service producers are willing and able to offer at various prices.
2. **Law of Supply**: Explanation of the direct relationship between price and quantity supplied (as price increases, supply increases, and vice versa).
3. **Determinants of Supply**:
- Production costs
- Technology advancements
- Prices of related goods in production
- Expectations about future prices
- Number of sellers in the market etc
4. **Supply Curve**:
- How to graph a supply curve.
- Movement along the curve (caused by price changes) vs. shifts in the curve (caused by changes in determinants).

Understanding Demand*
1. **Definition of Demand**: Introduction to the concept of demand as the quantity of a good or service consumers are willing and able to purchase at various prices.
2. **Law of Demand**: Explanation of the inverse relationship between price and quantity demanded (as price increases, demand decreases, and vice versa).
3. **Determinants of Demand**:
- Income levels
- Consumer preferences
- Prices of related goods (substitutes and complements)
- Expectations about future prices
- Number of buyers in the market
4. **Demand Curve**:
- How to graph a demand curve.
- Movement along the curve (caused by price changes) vs. shifts in the curve (caused by changes in determinants).


1. **Definition of Supply**: Introduction to supply as the quantity of a good or service producers are willing and able to offer at various prices.
2. **Law of Supply**: Explanation of the direct relationship between price and quantity supplied (as price increases, supply increases, and vice versa).
3. **Determinants of Supply**:
- Production costs
- Technology advancements
- Prices of related goods in production
- Expectations about future prices
- Number of sellers in the market etc
4. **Supply Curve**:
- How to graph a supply curve.
- Movement along the curve (caused by price changes) vs. shifts in the curve (caused by changes in determinants).