Friday, August 25, 2017

Aug 28 - Sept 1

Monday:
  1. Undercover Economist Chap 2 Quiz
  2. Discussion on UE Chap 2
  3. Notes on Elasticity Part 3
  4. Elasticity in the Real World Worksheet (l4, A20) & Stone 68
  5. Go over any old worksheets that we need to go over
Tuesday:
  1. Discuss Excise Taxes
  2. Excise Taxes (Activity 2-6)
  3. Talk about Elasticity
  4. Prep for quiz
Wednesday:
  1. Elasticity Quiz
  2. Review old work, catch up, make up missing
Thursday:
  1. Notes on Surplus, Efficiency and Deadweight Loss
  2. Pearl Exchange Activity
  3. Seven CS/PS/DWL Graphs Game 
  4. Surplus Worksheets (pages 55 and 56)
  5. Evaluating an Excise Tax (Stone 81)
Friday:
  1. Return/Review Quiz Retake
  2. Discussion Questions
  3. Diminishing Marginal Utility Example (Candy)
  4. Notes on Marginal Utility (Ch. 19)
  5. Consumer Equilibrium Examples (Stone 85)
  6. Unit Checksheet
  7. Review for Test

Friday, August 18, 2017

August 21 - 25

Monday:
  1. UE Ch1 Quiz
  2. Discuss UE Ch 1
  3. Review S&D Determinants Quiz
  4. S&D Practice Quiz (Stone 37 & 38)
  5. Going over Quiz (Student Graded)
  6. Shifts in Supply and Demand (Activity 1-9)
Tuesday:
  1. Quiz on D&S
  2. Retake of S&D Determinants Quiz
  3. How Markets Allocate Resources (Activity 2-1)
Wednesday:
  1. Notes – Floors & Ceilings
  2. Stossel - Price Gouging
  3. Stossel – Minimum Wage
  4. Price Controls Worksheet
  5. Maximum and Minimum Price Controls (Activity 2-7)
Thursday:
  1. Chapter 19 Summary Due
  2. Notes on Elasticity Part 1
  3. Elasticity Worksheet
  4. Elasticity an Introduction (Activity 2-3)
  5. Go over S&D Quiz
Friday:
  1. Notes on Elasticity Part 2
  2. Elasticity Worksheet (same one as yesterday, except now they can do it using Total Revenue Test) (go over in class)
  3. TR, MR, Ed for a Downward Sloping Curve/Example of Finding Equilibrium/Practice Exercises/Is Demand Elastic (Stone 53, 58, 73, 75)

Friday, August 11, 2017

August 14 - 19

Monday:
  1. Talk about Book – Undercover Economist
  2. Go Over Unit 1 Test
  3. Explain Test Corrections
Tuesday:
  1. Chap 3 Summary Due
  2. Lecture on Demand
  3. Determinants of Demand Work
  4. Demand Worksheet (Activity 1-4)
Wednesday:
  1. Notes on Supply
  2. Determinants of Supply
  3. Supply Worksheet (Activity 1-6) 
Thursday:
  1. Chap 18 Summary Due
  2. Equilibrium Prices Notes
  3. Stossel in the Classroom Video – “Costs of “Free” Healthcare (2009)
  4. Reasons for Changes to Supply Worksheet
  5. Reasons for Changes to Demand Worksheet
  6. Equilibrium Price Worksheet
Friday:
  1. S&D Determinants Quiz
  2. Market in Wheat Simulation
  3. Equilibrium Price and Equilibrium Quantity (Activity 1-8)

Friday, August 4, 2017

August 7 - 11

Monday:
  1. Chap 2 Summary Due
  2. PPC Quiz
  3. Notes on Economic Systems
  4. Stossel Video on “The Role of Freedom in Prosperity
  5. Stossel Video on “Economic Freedom in the US, Hong Kong and India
  6. Circular Flow Worksheets
Tuesday:
  1. Win-Win Trading Game
  2. Notes on Comparative Advantage
  3. Stossel Video “Does Outsourcing Hurt the U.S.” (Stossel Macroeconomics)
  4. Sanchez- Martin/Ukraine-Croatia Worksheet (together in class)
  5. Four More Comp. Adv and Opp. Cost Worksheets for various countries (homework)
Wednesday:
  1. Review Second set of Comp Adv. Worksheets
  2. Comparative Advantage Quiz
  3. Unit Check Sheet
  4. Study Guide
Thursday:
  1. Go over Comparative Advantage Quiz
  2. Review for Test
  3. Finish Work for Unit
Friday:
  1. Last Minute Review
  2. Test
  3. Classwork Due