1. Bonus Questions
Since March 2nd, five package bombs have exploded in what hip US city?
Andrew McCabe was fired two days before his planned pension-cashing retirement from what government agency?
We all briefly learned what a Chesapeake Bay retriever is, thanks to the first-ever NCAA tournament win by what 16-seed team?
After the poisoning of a double agent, there’s all kinds of diplomat-expulsion going on between Russia and what European power?
An ill-placed domestic violence joke annoyed Rhianna and her fans, leading to an estimated $800 million loss for what social-media app?

2. Rock > Scissors Paper > Rock Scissors > Paper
Rock, Paper, Scissors!
Rock > Scissors
Paper > Rock
Scissors > Paper

3. Rock, Paper, Scissors! DO NOT EAT YOUR CANDY.
You will play R/P/S with the person across from you, whoever wins gets one piece of candy from the loser.
After each round, we will rotate so that you will compete against a different person each round.
Once you are out of candy, you must sit down at your desk.

4. Debrief Do you think this game was fair? Why or why not?
Losers: What can you do to make the game more fair?
Is there anything that Mrs. Pool could do to make the game more fair? Should she do this?

5. First off:
What does the candy represent?
What did I represent?

6. First off: What does the candy represent? What did I represent?
Money! Wealth!
What did I represent?
The government!

7. Three economic forms: CAPITALISM V. SOCIALISM V. COMMUNISM
THE REAL WORLD
THE GAME
CAPITALISM
Private ownership of industry
Freedom of competition
Results in unequal economic classes
CAPITALISM
Y’all started with random amounts of starburst
You played rock, paper, scissors
Some students succeeded; most lost
CLASS STRUGGLE  the working class will rebel against the upper class
CLASS STRUGGLE  those without candy were jealous, and to make it fair, I divided the candy

8. Three economic forms: CAPITALISM V. SOCIALISM V. COMMUNISM
THE REAL WORLD
THE GAME
SOCIALISM
Government ownership of certain industries
Goal = economic equality
Aims for a classless society
A society without a big wealth gap
SOCIALISM
I collected your Starburst
I redistributed tokens evenly
Everyone has the same amount

9. Three economic forms: CAPITALISM V. SOCIALISM V. COMMUNISM
THE REAL WORLD
THE GAME
COMMUNISM
In a perfect world, everyone shared all of the Starburst completely evenly
Government has almost all control over everything
COMMUNISM
Goal of classless society achieved
No government needed…
In theory…

10. Debrief questions:

11. What are the differences between capitalism and socialism?

12. What are the differences between socialism and communism?

13. Why do you think socialism/ communism are often associated with revolution?

14. Do you think people would be happier under socialism/ communism instead of capitalism? Why or why not?

15. NOW, IN THE US: In the late 1800s and early 1900s, what people were for socialism in the united states?

16. NOW, IN THE US: why would people be open to socialist policies after the Great Depression?

17. Exit ticket: Respond to the two following quotes
Tony Benn said: “Socialism is the flame of anger against injustice and the flame of hope that you can build a better world.” Do you agree?
Winston Churchill said: “Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy. Its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.” What is he saying and do you agree?