| 1 | Review of summer assignment. Developing presentation rubrics. Reviewing previous students' work. |
| 2 | Vocabulary Test. Presentation delivery skills: Structure Topic Choice:Financial Economics(see Textbook) |
| 3 | Computer room Group research/preparing handouts, PPT. |
| 4 | Group presentations: Defining an Issue: Financial Economics (Focus on delivery skills) |
| 5 | Vocabulary Test. People skills: creating ambience. Using Excel/Survey Monkey to create visuals. Topic Choice: Financial Economics (see Textbook) |
| 6 | Computer room Group research/ preparing handouts, PPT, Surveys, source information |
| 7 | Group presentations: Using visuals, researching opinions to support your argument. (Focus on visuals) |
| 8 | Vocabulary Test. People skills: praising colleagues. Workshop: How to read an article, summarize and develop an opinion. Focus: Teamwork, using Repetition, Pause, Emphasis, Q&A, Voicework.Topic Choice: Environmental Economics |
| 9 | Computer room Group research/preparing handouts, PPT., surveys, source information. |
| 10 | Environmental Economics Group Presentation: Presenting an article and developing important ideas further. (Focus on original ideas) |
| 11 | Final Vocabulary Test. Persuasive Presentations: Worst Case Scenario. Focus on humor. Free topic choice. |
| 12 | Computer room Group research/ preparing handouts, PPT, Surveys, source information. |
| 13 | Group Presentation: Economic Advisory Panel to a World Leader (Focus on persuasive skills) |
