AP Economics                        

Mrs. Brazill                                         

Assignment Calendar:  Wednesday, November 11, 2008 though Monday, December 1, 2008

All work, including class activities, must be completed on due date, whether you are in class or not, unless you are ill.

 

Homework Policy:  You will complete all vocabulary and Key Questions in your spiral. Taking notes from the text in your notebook will

be helpful for open notes quizzes. Quizzes will be given on the material.  Additional homework will be assigned and collected for a homework grade.  If you are absent for a quiz or test, they will be replaced by an essay test, which must be made up within a reasonable time.

 

 

Date

Class Topics and Activities

Homework and Assignments

 

 

 

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Equilibrium Analysis in AD/AS model

Recession, Inflation, Full Employment

Workbook Exercise #25

Read text pages 214-221 – do quick quiz

Key Questions 4 & 7 to hand in.

 

 

 

Thursday, November 13, 2008

AD/AS quiz

Long Run Supply – how does an economy grow?

Productivity

Workbook #28 and 29, all

Complete Workbook #29

Workbook pages 169-170, short FRQ’S 1- 4 to hand in.

Text page 222 Key Questions 5 & 8 to hand in.

 

 

 

Friday, November 14, 2008

Review, Workbook #27 and #33 present to class

Study all of Chapter 11.  Prepare one side of a 3 by 5 card

 

 

 

Monday, November 17, 2008

Chapter 11 test – FRQ and 30 multiple choice

Keynes Reading due Monday, November 24, 2008

 

 

 

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Introduction to the Multiplier

A one act play

Work book #21

Work on Keynes Packet

 

 

 

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

MPC, APC, MPS, APS – how much does new income multiply through the economy?

The formulas – Workbook #20 and 21 all

Complete Workbook activities carefully

Review Notes

Text page 240, Key questions 2 to hand in

Workbook, page 171 #6 to hand in

 

 

 

Thursday, November 20, 2008

Two Schools of thought in economics

Small discussions

Work on Keynes packet, review all notes

 

 

 

Friday, November 21, 2008

Video – John Maynard Keynes and the Great Depression.

Answer viewing and guide and write analysis of situation during the great depression and today

Complete Keynes packet.

Review notes for quiz on Monday

 

 

 

Monday, November 24, 2008

Multiplier test

Introduction to Fiscal Policy

Workbook 30 & 31

 

Chapter 12 vocabulary

Fiscal policy packet due Monday, December 1, 2008

 

 

 

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

What’s up with this economy?

Using the multiplier to save the economy

Group work – there will be prizes!

Happy Thanksgiving

Enjoy your break – get your essays and applications in.

Fiscal Policy packet due on Monday, December 1, 2008

Note:  You will do well in this unit if you keep up with the homework, review notes, and use the web page from McConnell and Brue.  I will be available to you during my planning times and in Department center.  Do not fall behind!