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Name Date ClassCooperative Learning Activity 3 (continued)2. Individual Work Do research to learn as much as possible about thetopic or person you have chosen. Make a sketch depicting the topicor person. Remember that exaggeration of features and the use ofsymbols are often used in cartoon strips.3. Group Work Share your sketch with your group. Give one anothersuggestions for improving the sketches. Determine an appropriatetitle for your cartoon strip, and add dialogue to the individualsketches, if needed.CHAPTER 34. Additional Group Work Together, plan the overall layout of your cartoonstrip. If possible, sketches should be placed in the order oftheir occurrence at the Constitutional Convention. Use color anddesign to make your cartoon strip attractive.5. Group Sharing Hang your cartoon strip on the classroom bulletinboard. Invite your classmates and teacher to view the cartoon stripand offer feedback. As a class, discuss how the events of theConstitutional Convention shaped our lives today.★ GROUP PROCESS QUESTIONS• What is the most important thing you learned about theConstitutional Convention from doing this activity?• Which part of the activity did you enjoy the most?• What was the biggest problem you had in doing this activity?• How did you solve this problem?• Was it easy to agree on the sketches to include in your cartoonstrip?• How was it helpful to work with others?QuickCHECK1. Was the goal of the assignment clear at all times?2. Did you have problems working well together? If so, how did yousolve them?3. Were you satisfied with your work on the cartoon strip? Why orwhy not?Copyright © by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.40
Name Date ClassEconomics Activity 3Economic Checks and BalancesAmerica’s founders foresaw the need to balance power among parts ofgovernment. To keep any one part from becoming too powerful, they setup a system of checks and balances. Our economy has a built-in systemof checks and balances as well. It is called competition. In business, competitionis the rivalry among companies for consumer dollars. Companiestry to gain a large market share. A company’s market share is its portionof all sales made of a type of product for a certain time period.Because of competition, you can choose among similar productsoffered by different companies. To win your dollars, companies try tooffer better features, higher quality, or lower prices than their competitors.The ultimate winner is you, the consumer. As a result of competition,you have a wide variety of products at reasonable prices fromwhich to choose.CHAPTER 3Copyright © by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.DIRECTIONS: The graph below shows the market shares of the top sellersof athletic shoes in a recent year. For example, of all athletic shoes soldthat year, 15 percent were Adidas shoes. Study the graph and answerthe following questions on a separate sheet of paper.1. How does competition benefit you as aconsumer?2. Explain the meaning of this statement:New Balance: 9%Reebok has an 11% share of the athleticshoe market.3. According to the chart, what percentageof the market for athletic shoes isReebok: 11%shared by all other companies? (Hint:The whole market 100%.)4. Assume that consumers purchased $14billion worth of athletic shoes that year.Adidas: 15%How many dollars did they spend onNike shoes?5. CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITY As a class,select a product with many features,such as a computer, portable radio, orbicycle. Then divide into small groups.Each group represents a competingcompany offering the same basic product. Your goal is to add featuresto your product to attract the most consumers. With your group,brainstorm features you would include. Think about things like colorchoices, handy functions, convenient sizes, and fun shapes. Don’t letyour competitors hear what you are planning! Have someone takenotes for your group. Then present your group’s features to the class.Record each group’s features on the board. As a class, vote on theproduct you would buy. Which company won the most consumers?Market Share for Athletic ShoesNike: 39%Other: ?41
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