FOR YOUR INITIAL POST: Google “economics in the news.” (Click on the “news” navigator to get just news articles.) Choose a recent new article. (Recent: within the were preceding your post.) Choose any article on any economic topic.
include a link to the article.
Quote one positive statement in the article verbatim. State why you think it is a positive statement.
Quote one normative statement in the article verbatim. State why you think it is a normative statement.
(NOTE: THE 200 Word requirement is not required for THIS discussion only.)
FOR YOUR REPLY TO A CLASSMATE: Choose one statement, either the positive or the normative statement of one classmate, and state why you disagree, What would be a correct answer, based on their article. (Yes, you must look at their article.) MAKE SURE YOU DO REPLY TO A CLASSMATE THAT HAS NOT BE RESPONDED TO!
GUIDELINES::
Completely answer all parts of the question in AT LEAST 200 words.
Reply to at least one classmate with a response of at least 100 words – No credit will be given for agreement or liking the response without some additional commentary that shows understanding of the concept and adds something new or different to your classmate’s post.
No credit will be given if your initial post is blank. Do not click submit until you have completed your post. If you do not understand the question, ask for clarification in the Class Café.
No credit will be given if you do not respond to a classmate. It will be considered incomplete and will result in a zero.
Do not upload a document as your response. Cut and paste any response you create in an outside document. Make sure your first submittal is not blank.
