Scarcity: Factors of Production and Allocation Methods

Fundamentals of Economics Module Scarcity: Factors of Production and Allocation Methods

Quick Write • Write your first reaction to the task prompt. • Add some notes of things you know about this issue.

Task How did the United States deal with the Soviet Union during the presidencies of John F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon, and Ronald Reagan? After reading primary and secondary source documents write an essay that compares the foreign policy approaches of each president in dealing with the Soviet Union and argues which foreign policy approach best dealt with the Soviet Union . Be sure to support your position with evidence from the texts.

Task Analysis List 2 -3 key words for each part • How did the United States deal with the Soviet Union during the presidencies of John F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon, and Ronald Reagan? • After reading primary and secondary source documents • write an essay that compares the foreign policy approaches of each president in dealing with the Soviet Union • and argues which foreign policy approach best dealt with the Soviet Union . • Be sure to support your position with evidence from the texts.

Task Analysis • Pair with another student and use your key words to create a Top 5 List of things you need to do to complete the task • Be prepared to contribute to a class Top 5 List

Rubric Analysis • List 2 - 3 key components from each aspect of the rubric • Pair with another student and use your key words to create a Top 5 list of things you need to do to satisfy the conditions of the rubric • Be prepared to contribute to a class Top 5 list

Brainstorm What are some ways to figure out an author’s intent?

JFK’s Inaugural Address • Create a list of words and phrases essential to the text. Add definitions • According to JFK, what is one action the U.S. should take in dealing with its Cold War rivals? • What is the author trying to accomplish? Which parts of the text show you that? • What competing arguments have you encountered or can you think of? • What examples can you note that relate to the task prompt?

Flag Plot Cuban Missile Crisis • Create a list of words and phrases essential to the text. Add definitions • Based on this map, state one action ordered by JFK during the Cuban Missile Crisis. • What is the author trying to accomplish? Which parts of the text show you that? • What competing arguments have you encountered or can you think of? • What examples can you note that relate to the task prompt?

JFK & Khrushchev • Create a list of words and phrases essential to the text. Add definitions • Based on this document, what is one reason the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. needed to address the issue of nuclear war? • What is the author trying to accomplish? Which parts of the text show you that? • What competing arguments have you encountered or can you think of? • What examples can you note that relate to the task prompt?

JFK Commencement Address • Create a list of words and phrases essential to the text. Add definitions • Based on this document, what is one reason the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. needed to address the issue of nuclear war? • What is the author trying to accomplish? Which parts of the text show you that? • What competing arguments have you encountered or can you think of? • What examples can you note that relate to the task prompt?

Nixon: An Oral History of His Presidency • Create a list of words and phrases essential to the text. Add definitions • According to Winston Lord, what are two ways the new U.S. policy toward China improved US-Soviet relations? • What is the author trying to accomplish? Which parts of the text show you that? • What competing arguments have you encountered or can you think of? • What examples can you note that relate to the task prompt?

What Nixon Brings Home from Moscow • Create a list of words and phrases essential to the text. Add definitions • According to this document, why was the Moscow summit important to US-Soviet relations? • What is the author trying to accomplish? Which parts of the text show you that? • What competing arguments have you encountered or can you think of? • What examples can you note that relate to the task prompt?

Nixon Press Conference • Create a list of words and phrases essential to the text. Add definitions • According to President Richard Nixon, what is one reason the U.S. should continue its negotiations with the Soviet Union? • What is the author trying to accomplish? Which parts of the text show you that? • What competing arguments have you encountered or can you think of? • What examples can you note that relate to the task prompt?

The Global Rivals • Create a list of words and phrases essential to the text. Add definitions • According to Bailer and Mandelbaum, what was one action taken by the Reagan administration that demonstrated an anti-Soviet foreign policy? • What is the author trying to accomplish? Which parts of the text show you that? • What competing arguments have you encountered or can you think of? • What examples can you note that relate to the task prompt?

Reagan’s Brandenburg Gate Speech • Create a list of words and phrases essential to the text. Add definitions • According to President Ronald Reagan, what is one action taken by the Soviet Union that indicates it may be reforming its policies? • According to Reagan, what is one action that General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev should take to advance the cause of freedom and peace? • What is the author trying to accomplish? Which parts of the text show you that? • What competing arguments have you encountered or can you think of? • What examples can you note that relate to the task prompt?

A President Who Listened • Create a list of words and phrases essential to the text. Add definitions • According to Mikhail Gorbachev, how did Reagan’s attitude toward the Soviet Union change during his second term? • What is the author trying to accomplish? Which parts of the text show you that? • What competing arguments have you encountered or can you think of? • What examples can you note that relate to the task prompt?

Academic Integrity • Plagiarism • the practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own. • When using another person’s ideas as evidence or in creating your text, you must give that person credit • Academic penalties for plagiarism • Use your “Avoiding Plagiarism” sheet to generate a list of the Top 5 things you need to focus on to ensure that you avoid plagiarism • Pair with another student to compare your lists • Be prepared to contribute to a list for the whole class

Brainstorm What makes a source credible?

Note Taking

Brainstorm What makes a document worthy of study?

Text Selection • Use a T-chart to list the pros and cons of using each document in your essay • Choose 5 – 7 documents for your essay based on your pro/con lists

Quick Write Write about what you know now that you've read about the Cold War foreign policies of Kennedy, Nixon, and Reagan.

Controlling Idea • What are the characteristics of a strong opening paragraph? • Write your thesis statement • Answers to question in the prompt and states your position • List 3 – 4 key points you want to make in your essay • Convert you thesis statement and key points into your opening paragraph • Refer to the Task Prompt and the Rubric

Outline • Use the Frame to outline your essay • Record your thesis statement • Provide details and evidence for each of your key points • The order of your body paragraphs must correspond with the order of your key points in your opening paragraph • Always lead with your strongest argument! • Record a conclusion statement • You will convert this into a full paragraph later

Rough Draft • Continually refer to the Task Prompt and the Rubric throughout the writing process

Editing • Exchange rough drafts with your partner • Provide your partner with feedback on their rough draft based on: • Task prompt • Rubric • Refer to the class lists that we created

Final Draft • Begin writing the final draft of your essay based on the feedback that you received • Check the task prompt periodically throughout the writing process to ensure that you maintain your focus. • Refer to the rubric throughout the writing process to ensure that you meet all of the requirements.

Scarcity: Factors of Production and Allocation Methods