Economics: A Bluestocking Guide (Based on Whatever Happened to Penny Candy)
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000238
ISBN
9780942617658
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Bluestocking
Guides
are designed to reinforce and enhance a student’s understanding of the subject
presented in the primer. The subject for this guide is economics. The primer is
Whatever Happened to Penny Candy? Due to the wide range of age and
ability levels of individuals, it is suggested that students complete the
exercises in this study guide that are most age-appropriate or
ability-appropriate for them. This study guide includes:
Comprehension questions and answers
Application questions
Articles that expand on the concepts
presented in Whatever Happened to Penny Candy?
An economic timetable
A final exam
Also included are research and essay
assignments as well as discussion questions. Additional resource
recommendations are included.
The answers to the Study guide chapter
questions and exam are located in the back of the guide.
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pgs, pb. ~Amber
Publisher's Description of Economics: A Bluestocking Guide (Based on Whatever Happened to Penny Candy)
A Bluestocking Guide: Economics contains additional articles, written at varying reading levels, that expand on the concepts presented in the primer as well as an economic timetable that can be used to fill in the economic history that is usually missing from history books, historical fiction, historical movies, documentaries, etc.
Also includes suggested activities, articles that expand on the concepts presented in Whatever Happened to Penny Candy?, and a list of recommended movies and documentaries that contain good economic history, and a list of websites with good economic content.
