It’s March 30. 
Today is “Pencil Day.” Are you more of a mechanical or wooden pencil user?  When did you make that important life choice?

Trivial Fact of the Day:   A typical pencil can draw a line 35 miles long or write about 45,000 words.

Interesting Quote of the Day:  “The average pencil is seven inches long, with just a half-inch eraser -- in case you thought optimism was dead.”  --Robert Brault (American writer)

Vocabulary Word of the Day:  sanguine (adjective) – as a noun, this word means blood-red color, but as an adjective, it means cheerfully optimistic.  Who do you know who is an example of the adjective version of the word sanguine?

Wonderful Wednesday!!!

Today we are going to begin with vocabulary, so make sure you have your notebook. What does the phrase supply, demand, and scarcity mean? At the end of class you will be an expert.