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Week: 08/25/14 -08/29/14
Unit 1: Basic Economic Concepts Homework 1. Readings: Chap 1 pp. 3-19 & Chap 2 pp. 21-48 2. Economic Current Event due on 09/02/14 **Know the Production Possibility Curve and how to graph it**
Week: 09/08/14 - 09/12/14 1. Chapter 1-2 Exam on Basic Economic Concepts on Friday the 12th. 2. Homework: Circular Flow Model Example. Due- 09/10/14
Week: 09/22/14 - 09/26/14 1. Homework: Econ Current Event due on the 24th 2. Complete Questions About Efficiency practice activity handout and ckeck out videos in Econclass.com due on the 24th 3. Complete the following Problems and Applications from chapter 4 4. Quiz: Chapter 4 on the 24th.
Week: 10/06/14 - 10/10/14 1. Supply, Demand and Gov Policies 2. Consumer, Producers and the Efficiency of Markets/Costs of Taxation 3. Homework: Complete questions Chap 7 Questions of for review #1-6 and Problems for APPs #1-6 due Tuesday October 14th 4. Homework: Econ Current Event due Tuesday October 14th
Week: 10/20/14 - 10/24/14 1. Homework: Ch 15 Ques Activity 1 handout due on 10/22/14 2. Review Chapter 16 Monopolistic Competition 3. Homework: Monopoly Question Activity handout due on 10/24/14 and Chap 16 Questions for Review 1-7/ Problems and Apps 1-6 due on 10/24/14 3. Chapter 16 Monopolistic Competition 4. Chp 15-16 Assessment 10/24/14 5. Homework: Review Chapter 21 and check out the PPT in All Things AP tab on the class website. Be sure to watch the Econclass.com video on the topic of "Theory of Consumer Choice" We will be talking about this on the 28th of October. 6. Unit 2 Exam will be on November the 4th after completion of Ch 21: Theory of Consumer Choice.
Week: 11/10/14 - 11/14/14 1. Unit 3 Theory of the Firm Chapter 13 The Cost of Production 2. Review the PPT for Chap 13 in all things AP and be sure to take good notes. 3. Review Unit 2 assessment.
Week: 11/24/14 - 11/28/14 1. Unit 4 Perfect Competition (Firms in Competitive Markets). 2. Homework: Read Ch 14 and complete Questions for Review 1-8 Problems and Apps 1-5 due on 12/01/14. 3. Review the PPT for Chap 14 in all things AP and be sure to take good notes.
Week: 12/08/14 - 12/12/14 1. Unit 4 Perfect Competition (Firms in Competitive Markets). 2. Review the PPT for Chap 14 in all things AP and review chapter 9 of 5 steps to a 5. 3. Quiz: Chapter 14 and Chapter 9 of 5 steps to a 5 on 12/09/14. 4. Unit 4 Perfect Competition Exam on 12/15/14.
Week: 01/12/15 - 01/16/15 1. Semester review of topics covered in Mankiw and 5 Steps to a 5. Check your syllabi!!! 2. Semester exam on Friday January 16th.
Week: 02/02/15 - 02/06/15 1. Unit 6 Factor Markets. 2. Factor Markets Assessment 1 on Thursday 02/05/15 2. Review the PPT for Chap 19 in all things AP and review Chapter 10 of 5 steps to a 5. 3. Homework: Complete Ch 19 Questions for Review 1-5 and Problems and Apps 1-5. Due 02/09/15
Week: 02/16/15 - 02/20/15 1. Unit 6 Factors of Production 2. FRQ Handout Peer Review/ Class discuss 02/18/15 3. Review the PPT for Chap 20 in all things AP and review Chapter 10 of 5 steps to a 5. 4. Factors of Production Assessment 2 covering chapters 18-20 and chapter 10 of 5 Steps to a 5. 5. Homework: Unit 7 Readings- Begin reading Chapters 10-12 in preparation for next week and review the Power Points for these chapters in the ALL Things AP tab for the class website.
Week: 03/02/15 - 03/06/15
1. Unit 7:The Role of Government 2. Review PPT for Chapters 10-12 for class discussion and questions. 3. Complete Chapter 11 Questions for Review 1-4 and Prob & Apps 1-5 for submission due on Friday March 6th. 4. Complete FRQ 4 due March 10th. 5. Complete Chapter 12 Questions for Review 1-8 and Prob & Apps 1-6 for submission due on March 10th.
Week: 03/16/15 - 03/20/15 1. FRQ 6 due Friday March 20th **Cancelled 2. Microeconomics course review period starts next week in preparation for AP exam 3. Econ Current Event due Tuesday March 24th
Week: 04/13/15 - 04/17/15 1. Microeconomics Review for AP Exam Week 3 2. FRQ 7 due in class April 14th 3. Review 5 Steps to a 5 and the AP study guide that I handed out. 4. Be prepared to take a mock AP exam (broken into the two sections) for grade next week.
Week: 04/27/15 - 05/01/15 1. Microeconomics Review for AP Exam Week 5 2. Practice AP Exam Part 2 on Monday the 27th. 3. Econ Current Event due Friday May 1st.
Week: 05/11/15 - 05/15/15 1. AP Exams Week 2 2. Watch and discuss the documentary films titled "Where did all of China's Millionaires Come From?" and "China Rises- China or Bust". 3. Study for AP exams.
Weeks: 05/25/15 - 05/29/15 1. Work on end of the year class project. See details in the all things AP tab.
2. End of year project presentation due July 1st (Next Monday).
Weeks: 09/01/14 - 09/05/14
Unit 1: Basic Economic Concepts
1. Chapter 1 quiz on 09/02/14 2. Check the All things AP tab for a copy of Tuesday's PPC, Opportunity cost and Economic growth class handout. 3. Chapter 2 quiz with PPC on 09/08/14 4. Chapter 1-2 Exam on Basic Economic Concepts on 09/12/14 5. Current Event Write Up: Due (09/05/14). Week: 09/15/14 - 09/19/14 1. Homework: Read Chapters 4-8, 15 and 21 2. Complete The Law of Demand practice activity handout and ckeck out videos in Econclass.com
Week: 09/29/14 - 10/03/14 1. Quiz: Econ terminology on 10/01/14 2. Homework: Watch all Econclassroom.com videos on the various concepts of Elasticity and finish any remaining Elasticity Apps practice questions for homework. This due on 10/03/14 via my online submission box on the homepage of the class website 3. Classwork for Friday will be a PED practice activity and a separate Long & Short Response set of questions activity. I encourage you to work in groups of 3-4 to accomplish the task at hand and to get feedback from your peers regarding their write ups. We will discuss your answers on Tuesday October 7th 10/07/14.
4. Homework for Friday 10/03/14 will be for you to review the Chapter 6 Supply, Demand and Government Polices PPT located on the ALL Things AP tab on the class page and then complete the following questions from Chapter 6: Numbers- 2,3,7,8,9,13 & 14. This will be due on 10/07/14. Be sure to watch the two Econclassroom.com videos on the subject before Tuesday's meeting.
Week: 10/13/14 - 10/17/14 1. Consumer, Producers and the Efficiency of Markets/Costs of Taxation 2. Chapter 7-8 Assessment on 10/14/14 3. Chapter 15 Monopoly Week: 10/13/14 - 10/17/14 1. 2. Chapter 7-8 Assessment on 10/14/14 3. Chapter 15 Monopoly
Week: 10/27/14 - 10/31/14 1. Chapter 15-16 Assessment 2. Lecture on Chapter 21 Theory of Consumer Choice 3. Study for Unit 2 Exam on November 4th
Week: 11/03/14 - 11/07/14 1. Unit 2 Exam on November 4th 2. Homework:Read Ch 13 and complete Questions for Review 1-8 Problems and Apps 1-5 due on 11/10/14. 3. Econ Current Event Due on 11/10/14.
Week: 11/17/14 - 11/21/14 1. Unit 3 Theory of the Firm Chapter 13 The Cost of Production 2. Make sure that you complete The Short-Run Production and Short -Run Cost Handout and be ready to share and discuss your responses on Monday the 17th and Wednesday the 19th. Check in the All Things AP tab for a copy of the handout. 3. Be ready for an in-class Quiz on the horizon this week. 4. Unit 3 Assessment on the 25th next week
Week: 12/01/14 - 12/05/14 1. Unit 4 Perfect Competition (Firms in Competitive Markets). 2. Review the PPT for Chap 14 in all things AP and be sure to take good notes. 3. Econ Current Event due on 12/03/14.
Week: 01/05/15 - 01/09/15 Welcome back!!! 1. Unit 5 Imperfect Competition 2. We will review Monopoly and Monopolistic Competition briefly since we have already studied these two areas and focus mainly on Oligopoly. Compare and contrasting these elements in Imperfect Competition. 3. Review the PPTs for Chap 15-17 in all things AP and review chapter 9 of 5 steps to a 5. 4. Homework: Read Ch 17 and complete Questions for Review 1-8 Problems and Apps 1-5 due on 01/08/15. 5. Econ Current Event due 01/12/15
Week: 01/26/15 - 01/30/15 1. Unit 6 Factor Markets. 2. Review the PPT for Chap 18 in all things AP and review Chapter 10 of 5 steps to a 5. 3. Homework: Complete Ch 18 Questions for Review 1-5 and Problems and Apps 1-5.
Week: 02/09/15 - 02/13/15 1. Unit 6 Factors of Production 2. FRQ Handout Peer Review/ Class discuss 02/09 and 02/11/15 2. Review the PPT for Chap 19 in all things AP and review Chapter 10 of 5 steps to a 5. 3. Homework: FRQ Handout & complete Chap 20 Questions for Review and Problems and Apps 1-5. Due 02/18/15
Week: 02/23/15 - 02/27/15
1. Unit 6 Factors of Production(wrap up week) 2. ECON Current Events due on Tuesday Feb 24th 3. Unit 6 Second assessment: Will cover Chapters 18-20 and Chap 10 in 5 Steps to a 5. This will be given on Thursday the 26th. 4. FRQ 2 Peer Review in class on Tuesday the 24th. 5.Unit 7 Homework Readings for next week: Read Chapters 10-12. Complete Chapter 10 Questions for Review 1-6 and Prob & Apps 1-6 for submission due next week on Monday March 2nd.
6. FRQ #3 handout due next week on Monday March 2nd.
Week: 03/09/15 - 03/13/15
1. Unit 7 The Role of Government 2. FRQ 5 due Monday March 16th. 3. Unit 7 Assessment Friday March 20th.
Week: 03/23/15 - 03/27/15 1. Microeconomics Review for AP Exam Week 1 2. FRQ 6 due on Thursday March 26th 3. Micro Econ Practice Exam 1
Week: 04/20/15 - 04/24/15 1.Microeconomics Review for AP Exam Week 4 2. Practice AP Exam Part 1 on Wednesday the 22nd. 3. Practice AP Exam Part 2 on Monday the 27th.
Week: 05/04/15 - 05/08/15 1. AP Exams Week 1 2. Watch and discuss the documentary film titled "Four Horsemen". 3. Study for AP exams.
Weeks: 05/18/15 - 05/29/15 1. Work on end of the year class project. See details in the all things AP tab.