Tune in to the news, read the paper or do some Internet research to gather insights into the current American economy, then complete the following prompts:

1. Share information and statistics you find including inflation numbers, unemployment, deficit, etc.
2. Give your opinion on the state of the American economy
3. State how you feel our federal government is responding
4. Are we moving in a positive or negative direction?
5. State your summary and information
6. You MUST use a reference to back up your opinion.
7. Put a working hyperlink to go to the example