Here is an idea for a starter activity for a new economics group. I have selected twelve front page headlines from the news during July and August - each of which has been chosen for their current relevance and as a prompt for discussion. Students are asked to identify the missing word(s) and see how many of the dozen headlines they get right. As a follow up activity, I will ask them to do some background research and choose three headlines and write a 200 word summary explaining an economic issue associated with each.

 The headline quiz exercise can be downloaded below as a pdf file - one page has the headlines with the gaps and a second page has the right answers for teachers!

Download the Economics Headline Quiz Activity

Economics_Headline_Quiz_Summer_2013.pdf