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R-E-S-P-E-C-T Poems Introduction: Challenge the students to use the poem pattern presented in RESPECT: Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul to create poems based on the meanings of economic concepts. Poem Pattern • First Line- Hyphenated vocabulary Word • Second & Third Line- Couplet with lines ending with the long “e” sound EXAMPLE FROM BOOK EXAMPLE FOR ACTIVITY Exchanging goods and services without money Is a method of trade that works for me.

Create Your Own “Groovy” Poem Example: O-P-P-O-R-T-U-N-I-T-Y C-O-S-T When a decision is made, we soon see What the next best choice given up will be Suggested Economic Concepts & Terms Capital Resource Choice Consumer Credit Decision Demand Earn Entrepreneur Goods Human Resource Money Natural Resource Opportunity Cost Producer Saving Scarcity Services Specialization Supply Wage Wants Some Words with “ee” endings Agree Be Carefree Degree Disagree Fee Free Gee Glee Guarantee ID Key Me Money Ph.D. See Shopping spree Three Tree VIP We