Dr. Fontaine

Economics Honors

Projects

Holy Names High School • 4660 Harbord Drive, Oakland, CA  94618

 

 Voice Mail: 510-450-1110 ext. 240            E-Mail: mfontaine@hnhsoakland.org

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SENIOR RESEARCH PROJECT
Connect to Library's Senior research project page

Overview of Assignments & Topic Report.  Given to class on 1/24. Topic Report Due 2/4

Citing Online Sources for Topic Report.  Instructions:  Scroll down to the "1. World Wide Web" section, located just about half-way down this link.  It will give the proper citation format for most if not all of the kinds of online sources you might use.

-->For print (non-online) sources, use the format set out in your Elements of Language,

   pp. 272-4.

Annotated Bibliography       DUE:  Monday, March 3

     The Assignment    Class PowerPoint Notes      Sample of an Annotated Bibliography

Viewpoints & Analysis of Law
       Power Point notes on finding viewpoints
       Database of Interest Groups (Political Advocacy Groups. Note that this database seems to have either moved from Cal State Chico or has been taken over by a university in Vancouver.)
       Check out other sites on the "Internet Resources" page in this (my) website.

How to compose Endnotes in MSWord

PowerPoint Endnote Info from 4/1

Sample Endnote Use

Sample Note Card

 

*****Draft and Final Paper Checklist & Rubric *****  Draft due 4/7; Final paper due 5/12

    Revising the Rough Draft
 

STOCK PROJECT      

Weekly updates    Halfway report = 4/4; Final report = 5/1-2

Overview of project and weekly update sheets

Calculating $ Gain / Loss for the week:
     current week's Total minus previous week's Total = the Gain or Loss for this week
Calculating % Gain / Loss for the week:
     Current week's Gain or Loss divided by previous week's Total multiplied by 100
     The percentage gain or loss will probably be 5% or less (unless you had a huge gain)

Extra Credit:  Create two charts in Excel for your total portfolio and top performing stock

            Download instructions for Excel here  

 

SUPPLY & DEMAND POSTER ACTIVITY

Poster Assignment

PowerPoint review of PRINTE & WAGNITE & 2 graph templates