The Sneetches

LINK TO SNEETCHES TEXT

Please answer in full sentences, or write out the question.

1. Who were the ‘consumers’? Who was the ‘producer’?
2. What was/were the ‘goods & services’ being offered?
3. What was the cost of the product?
4. Discuss the ‘distribution’ of the product.
5. Discuss the ‘supply and demand’ of the product.
6. What is/are the ‘capital resources’ in this story?
7. Capitalism or Socialism? Which one is it? How do you know? What is the evidence?
8. What next? According to the story, what has happened financially to the Sneetches at the end of the story? What effect might this have on the Sneetches and their community?
9. Using the text in your answer, how did McBean influence the Sneetches to end up spending all their money?
10. Is what McBean did ‘ethical’?
11. Would you describe McBean as a businessman, entrepreneur or swindler? Explain your answer.
12. How can you relate the events in The Sneetches to the real world?

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Dashing Doggies - School Journal L4, Nov 2016
(Either write out the question or answer in full sentences)

Word definitions.

• Debt
• Consultant
• Profit
• Start-up finance
• Interest (money related)

In 50 words exactly, write a summary of this play.

Questions.

1. On pg 11, Consultant Two says ‘any interest?’.  What is the double meaning behind this?
2. Explain the difference between a ‘good debt’ and a ‘bad debt’.
3. What was the advice the kids got to make their dog walking business profitable? What other advice would you give to make it go even better?

Have you ever had an idea and run a small business to make some money? What was it? How did it go?

If not, what could you do to make a little bit of money around you community?

The Half-Crown - School Journal, Pt 4 No. 3 2010
(Either write out the question or answer in full sentences)

1. Using the text and pictures as proof, when do think this story might have set? 
2. What does the young girl mean when she says ‘I trudged on’.
3. What does the word scolded mean?
4. Why was the young girls head still swirling when she got home?
5. What do you think ‘Starlight Hotel’ means?
6. In what other ways could the young girl have helped Jack?
7. What are the values this story is trying to teach you? Is there a biblical link you can make?

Let’s pretend you found $100 and were allowed to keep it. Make a list of 10 things you would or could do with the money. Try and think of other things that aren't just purchases (eg. experiences, gifts, included other's, etc.)

Online activities to do...

Listening activities

Vocabulary (and more!) activities

10 word spelling test 

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Grammar gorillas game