Summer+Assignment+TWO

__Assignment Two (50 points)__ : Read summer reading book & submit responses via form found on classroom wiki (below on this page) (http://pm-apecon.wikispaces.com/Summer+Assignment+TWO)

DUE:  If Assignment #2 is submitted by:
 * //October 1st (up to 105%) //
 * //10pm on last day of Thanksgiving Break (up to 100%) //
 * //10pm on last day of Christmas Break (up to 90%) //
 * //10pm on last day before the start of spring semester (up to 80%) //
 * //Once class starts, 5% will be deducted each day. //
 * //Summer assignments will not be accepted more than 10 days into the semester. //


 * Obtain and read a copy of the following book: [This book is available online or at any retail bookstore. You may use either the 2003 or 2010 Edition of the book]

Assigned Summer Reading Book: __Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science__ – by Charles Wheelan (2003) – 2003 Edition (Original): [ISBN# 0393324869] - [|Amazon Link]

<span style="background-color: #ffe599; color: #000000; font-family: Arial Narrow; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2010 Edition (Updated): [ISBN # 0393337642] - <span style="background-color: #ffe599; color: #000099; font-family: Arial Narrow; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Amazon Link]

<span style="background-color: #f4cccc; color: #6c0606; display: block; font-family: Arial Narrow; font-size: 25px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">***IMPORTANT --** This is an INDIVIDUAL assignment. Using resources other than Mr. Wheelan’s book, including sharing any part of your responses with another student is considered cheating, and will result in an automatic 0/50 for all people involved. Your responses must be entirely your own work.All responses, from this year and past years, are submitted by Mr. Meier to **Turnitin.com****, so be sure that you do not share or receive answers from anyone.


 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial Narrow; font-size: 13.3333px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Note: This is a different summer reading book than last year’s assignment.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial Narrow; font-size: 13.3333px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Note: if you use the 2010 Edition, they added an extra chapter (ch. 11 was not in earlier edition). Therefore questions 11.1 and 12.1 would refer to the new ch. 12 & 13).
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial Narrow; font-size: 13.3333px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Below on this page is a link to the GoogleDoc form with 21 questions. You will need to type up a 1-paragraph response to each question.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial Narrow; font-size: 13.3333px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">If you are not logged into GoogleDocs, it will prompt you to login below before it will let you see the questions.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial Narrow; font-size: 13.3333px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Your responses will be graded relative to what other students submit/have submitted in past years. As such, each question will be graded separately, and not all responses will receive an A or B.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial Narrow; font-size: 13.3333px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Your paragraph responses must **(1) clearly demonstrate that you read the chapter, and (2) shows that you gave the question some original thought/insight** **.**
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial Narrow; font-size: 13.3333px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial Narrow; font-size: 13.3333px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Once done, go to the Classroom Wiki, click on the link: “ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial Narrow; font-size: 13.3333px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Assignment Two - Book Review__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial Narrow; font-size: 13.3333px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">” -- This will take you to a GoogleDoc form where you will copy and paste each response to submit them.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial Narrow; font-size: 13.3333px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial Narrow; font-size: 13.3333px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I //__strongly__// recommend that you type your responses in a format that you can **<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial Narrow; font-size: 13.3333px; vertical-align: baseline;">__save often__ **<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial Narrow; font-size: 13.3333px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">. Do not trust GoogleDocs to keep your responses as you type all of the responses as you think of them, in case something goes wrong with your internet connection or web browser. Avoid the risk of losing all your hard work. Keep a saved copy until you receive confirmation that your answers were submitted correctly.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial Narrow; font-size: 13.3333px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">If you have any questions or problems regarding this assignment, contact Mr. Meier as soon as possible (chris.meier@pennmanor.net)

= LINK FOR SUMMER ASSIGNMENT #2 GOOGLEDOC =