Nov 27 - Dec 1

Monday:

1. Notes - Federal Spending & State Taxes
2. Stossel Video: Federal Spending (2009)
3. Stossel Video on Pork Barrel Spending (Stossel

Tuesday:

1. Notes on Trade Barriers
2. Stossel Video on “Boycotts of Sweatshop Products” (Stossel Macroeconomics) 

Wednesday:

1. Notes on Exchange Rates
2. Worksheet on Exchange Rates

Thursday:

1. Notes on Credit and Interest
2. Credit and Debit
3. Credit Card Payments
4. John Stossel Video on “Debt and Responsibility” (Stossel 2009)

Friday:

1. Notes on Saving, Investing and Insurance
2. NB Check Sheet

November 13-17

Monday:

1. World GDP Map
2. Notes – GDP
3. All About GDP (Morton 2/12)
4. GDP Crossword
5. GDP Formula Sheet

Tuesday:

1. UE Chap 10 – Quiz
2. UE Chap 10 – Discussion
3. Notes – The Fed
4. Measuring Broad Economic Goals (Morton 2/11)
5. Test Your Understanding of Macro Indicators (Morton 5/18)
6. Creating Money Demonstration

Wednesday:

1. Notes on Monetary Policy
2. Video clip on Monetary Policy
3. The Fed: Mechanics of Monetary Policy (Morton 4/38)

Thursday:

1. Notes on Fiscal Policy
2. Video clip on Fiscal Policy
3. Stossel Video “Broken Windows” (Macro)
4. Tools of Fiscal Policy (Morton 8/30)
5. Discretionary and Automatic Fiscal Policy (8/31) 

Friday:

1. Notes on Taxes
2. Yes, I Love Taxes Reading

November 6-10

Monday:

Unit 4 Test - Multiple Choice
Class work Due

Tuesday:

NO SCHOOL

Wednesday:

Undercover Economist Chapter 9 Quiz
Go over Unit 4 Test

Thursday:

Unemployment
Unemployment Work

Friday:

Inflation
The Bag of Mystery
Inflation Work

Oct 30 - Nov 3

Monday:

1. UE Chap 8 – Quiz
2. UE Chap 8 – Discussion
3. Review Labor Chart Part 1
4. Notes on the Supply Side of Labor
5. The Only Game in Town (Activity 4-3)
6. Factor Market Pricing (Activity 4-4)

Tuesday:

1. Go over old work
2. The Story of Economic Rent (Activity 4-50)
3. Problems Dealing with Factor Markets (Activity 4-7)

Wednesday:

1.     Chap 34 Summary Due

2.  Practice AP Questions

Thursday:
1. Labor Market Quiz
2. Review

Friday:

1. Unit 4 Test – Written

October 23 - 27

Monday:
1. Unit 3 Test - Written

Tuesday:
1. Unit 3 Test - Multiple Choice
2. Unit 3 Class Work Due

Wednesday:

1. UE Chap 7 – Quiz
2. Discuss UE Chap 7
3. Review Unit 3 Test

Thursday:

1. Play Finish Strong Video
2. Chapter 25 Summary Due
3. Notes Resource Demand
4. “As the Circular Flow Turns” (Lesson 1, Activity 43)
5. Profit Maximizing Amount of Labor #1 & #2

Friday:

1. Chapter 26 Summary Due
2. Review Work from Yesterday
3. Notes on Resource Demand – Part 2
4. How Many Workers Should a Firm Hire (Stone)
5. How Many Workers Should a Firm Hire (Activity 4-1)

Monopolistic Competition

Here is the power point about Monopolistic Competition from last Friday:

Monopolistic Competition.

October 16 - 20

Monday:

1. UE Chap 6 Quiz
2. UE Chap 6 Discussion
3. Chap 30 Summary Due
4. Split or Steal Balls Video
5. Notes on Oligopolies
6. Work on Oligopolies
7. Pg 465-466: Questions 1-6, 10 and 11

Tuesday:

1. Notes on Game Theory and Oligopolies
2. Work on Game Theory
3. NB Check Sheet

Wednesday:
1. Practice AP Questions
2. Review for test

Thursday:
1. Test Written

Friday:
1. Test MC
2. Classwork Due

October 9-13

Monday:

1. UE Chap 5 Quiz
2. Discuss UE Ch 5
3. Monopoly Part 1
4. MR Less than DARP Question
5. Practice Reading/Drawing Mono graphs
6. Go over old worksheets (as needed)
7. Monopoly Worksheets
8. New graph work on Monopolies

Tuesday:

1. Discuss old work/review Monopoly and PC graphs
2. Notes on Monopoly part 2
3. Monopoly Work
4. Go over PC Quiz

Wednesday:

1. Discuss old work/review Monopoly graphs
2. Quiz on Monopoly and PC graphs
3. Quiz on Monopoly graphs
4. Start Monopoly Part 3 if time permits

Thursday:

1. Chap 23 Summary Due
2. Notes on Monopolies – Day 3
3. Price Discrimination (Activity 3-13)
4. Regulating a Monopoly (Activity 3-14)
5. Go over quiz from yesterday (if time)

Friday:

1. Notes on Monopolistic Competition
2. Monopolistic Competition (Activity 3-16)
3. Review old Work as needed

October 2 - 6

Monday:

1. Undercover Economist Chap 4  Quiz
2. Discussion on UE Chap 4
3. Notes on Market Structures
4. Worksheet on Market Structures
5. Marvelous Marginal Manipulation Mania

Tuesday:

1. Quiz on Reading Graphs
2. Notes on Perfect Competition (Part 1)
3. Worksheet on the Cost, Revenue and Profit of a PC Firm – Stone
4. Go over MMMM

Wednesday:

1. Review
2. Notes on PC part 2
3. WS on PC Charts

Thursday:

1. Chap 22 Summary Due
2. Quiz on PC
3. Go over next part of Marvelous Marginal Manipulation  Mania
4. Notes on PC - Part 3 (PC in the Long Run)
5. Worksheets on PC in the Long Run

Friday:

1. Review Quiz
2. Notes on Monopoly part 1
3. Two Worksheets on Monopoly

September 18-22

Monday:

1. Chap 20 Summary
2. Notes on Costs of Production
3. Costs of Production Game/Review
4. Profit Review Sheet w/ Profit Definition Exercise
5. Profit Expressions Worksheet

Tuesday:

1. UE Chap 3 Quiz
2. Discussion on UE 3
3. Notes on Short Run Costs of Production
4. Worksheet on Same – Done in Class (Productivity and Cost Exercise #1 x2 – Stone 94,95)
5. Worksheets on Same – Done for Homework (Productivity and Cost Exercise #2, #3 and questions on 1&2 – Stone 96, 97)

Wednesday:

1. Review yesterday’s worksheets
2. Notes on Graphing Costs (No ppt, graphs on board) (Stone 102)
3. Understanding the Different Cost Measures of a Firm (Activity 3-3)
4. Discuss how profit is found on both graphs.
5. Worksheet on Graphing Costs

Thursday:

1. Chapter 21 Summary Due
2. Marshmallow Towers Demonstration
3. Quiz on Graph Reading (If time)

Friday:

1. Go over quiz/work from Yesterday
2. Notes on Long Run Prod Costs
3. A Firm’s Long-Run Average Total Cost (Activity 3-4)
4. Finding Profit in General - Baumann

Updated Calendar

Here is a new version of the calendar.  

AP Microeconomics Calendar - Adjusted for Hurricane Days

Sept 11 - 15

Monday:

MC Test
Work Due

Tuesday:

1. Undercover Economist Chap 3 Quiz
2. Discussion on UE Chap 3
3. Go over test from Unit 2

Wednesday:

1. Fire Jumper Video
2. Notes on Market Failures
3. Crash Course #21
4. Chapter Review Page 82, Questions 6-9, 11, 12 

Thursday:

1. Chap 20 Summary
2. Notes on Costs of Production
3. Costs of Production Game/Review
4. Profit Review Sheet w/ Profit Definition Exercise
5. Profit Expressions Worksheet

Friday:

1. Notes on Short Run Costs of Production
2. Worksheet on Same – Done in Class (Productivity and Cost Exercise #1 x2 – Stone 94,95)
3. Worksheets on Same – Done for Homework (Productivity and Cost Exercise #2, #3 and questions on 1&2 – Stone 96, 97)

Sept 4 - 8

Monday:

LABOR DAY HOLIDAY

Tuesday:

Practice AP Questions

Wednesday:

Review for Test

Thursday:

Unit 2 Test - FRQs

Friday:

1. Chap 4 Summary Due
2. Notes on Business Types
3. Chapter Review Page 82, Questions 1-5