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Economics Prompts
NOTE: Number your prompts in the order you will ask them and add
post-its to your text!
DURING Reading Activity:
Literacy Prompts
Economics Prompts
2. Close your eyes and visualize this picture of the 3. Uncle Jed told her that he was saving
barbershop in your head? Can you picture it?
up for his barbershop. What would he
What writers craft does the author use to allow
have to do to save his money for this?
you to create a picture in your head?
(Put his income in the bank over a long
Economics Prompts
9. What do you think a theme of this story could 8. What does this story show us about saving
be? Why would the author write this? (Never give money versus spending it right away? (Saving up
Assessment: Pass out the paper with the writing prompt and collect when
most students have finished (make arrangements for those who need more
time).
Some groups have situation of living in the Great Depression. They earn
$300, what would they do with it? Why?
Some groups have situation of living now as a kid, they earn $300 prize.
What would they do with it? Why?
Follow up- What is an advantage of saving your money? What is an
advantage of spending it now?
In a second activity, they discover that when they decide to save for a future goal, they
are giving up the opportunity to buy something now. What they give up is their
opportunity costthe thing they wanted second most
Think about a time that you worked hard to earn money. Maybe you were
saving for a special trip or a new possession. Or perhaps you can recall a
time you worked hard to accomplish something difficult. Remember how
you worked to succeed. What did you have to give up in order to save
your money and/or reach your goal? How did you feel while working and
saving?
Now turn and share your story with the person sitting next to
you.