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<h2>“The four most expensive words in the English Language are, this time it’s different.” </h2>
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Individual Work : 
<ol><li>Read and Margin Note Excerpt from “Why Wall Street Always Blows It”</li></ol> 
 
Bubbles: (Each group should research a bubble) 
<ol><li>Tulipmania – 1630’s</li><li>The South Sea Bubble – 1711</li><li>The Roaring Twenties Stock Bubble</li><li>Japan’s Bubble Economy – 1985</li><li>The Dot-Com Bubble – 1990’s </li></ol> 
Questions to research 
<ol><li>When the Bubble began and ended?</li><li>What was the cause of the Bubble and what broke the Bubble?</li><li>What was life like during the Bubble? Be very specific and find specifics examples. Provide some economic indicators to show how great the economy was.</li><li>What happened after the Bubble? Be very specific and find specifics examples. Provide some economic indicators to show how great the economy was.</li><li>What role did credit play in the beginning of the Bubble?</li><li>What role did the government play before and after the crisis?</li><li>In your opinion, why was it said that this event/bubble was different?</li><li>What was done after the bubble burst? What did they do to ensure this would not happen again? </li></ol> 
 
Rubric 
<ul><li>Collaborative effort where several participants have contributed. Each person brings their strengths and contributes things that they are good at to the project.</li><li>Visual appeal Graphics are used and add to the message. Graphics are not distracting and used to further explain a topic.</li><li>Organization</li><li>Hyperlinks to sources. An effective wiki hyperlinks sources and gives reader additional information about the topic.</li><li>Depth and understanding. The content should be written by the student and should show a good depthh of understanding and knowledge.</li></ul>