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Economics: Week one

For the first week, we went over our first unit of notes from scarcity to opportunity cost. We will be having a vocabulary quiz this Friday over our designated words.

We have also worked on marginal cost/benefit and production possibilities curves.

First assignment: Amber in the toy store and opportunity cost

Workbook page 1 - questions #2, 14, 15, 22, 29, 34, 35, 38

Economics: Study list for Macro Quiz/Test

Here is the information on what you should study for the quiz/test on Friday:

•Basic Macro:

•a. Identify how: income, employment, and prices are determined by the spending and production

•b. Define GDP (and the 4 stages), economic growth, unemployment (and the 3 types), CPI, inflation, stagflation, and aggregate supply and aggregate demand (and the 4 components).

•d. Identify types of structural, cyclical, and frictional unemployment.

•e. Define the stages of the business cycle

•f. Identify the difference between national debt and government deficits.

•Monetary Policy:

•a. Describe the organization of the Federal Reserve System.

•b. Define monetary policy.

•c. Identify the three tools of monetary policy and how they impact the money supply, spending and interest rates

Fiscal Policy:

•a. Define fiscal policy, progressive taxes, regressive taxes, proportional taxes, contractionary policy, expansionary policy

•b. Identify how changing taxes and spending can impact the economy

•c. Identify types of taxes, types of government spending

Daily Week for October 31 - November 4

Economics: we have spent the week going over Macro topics. Today we will have our vocabulary quiz over 18 of our current terms. Next week we will finish Macro with the topics on Fiscal and Monetary Policy. Quiz/Test on Friday!!!!

AP Economics: spent the first part of this week going over practice AP questions for elasticity and surplus. Will spend the rest of the week going deeper in these topics.

 

Remember report cards go out on November 9th - grades are due Monday so any work turned in by Thursday afternoon of this week will be graded for this reporting period. Any work received after Thursday will be graded for the next grading period.

Benchmark and EOCT

Well we are getting closer to the end of the semester and as a result of course we have TESTING!

Next week on Thursday the 10th we are having the county Benchmark test. This a precursor for the EOCT and is mandatory for all students.

Our EOCT will be on December 14th and 15th and is MANDATORY. Remember this is 15% of your grade and if you have not passed the social studies graduation test, passing the EOCT can meet your requirement for graduation. Start preparing NOW!

ABC Book - Due Thursday November 10th

Here Download Macroeconomics ABC Vocabulary Project

is the vocabulary list for the ABC's of Macroeconomics project due the 10th!!!

Daily October 19, 2011

Economics - finished going over business organization types chart

AP Economics - went over elasticiy of demand and gave examples - notes can be found here

Daily April 28, 2011

Economics: today we went over the released 2004 EOCT practice test.

US History: today we continued working on the review packet and tomorrow we will go over the released test.

Daily April 27, 2011

Economics: we began reviewing for the EOCT with a vocabulary practice exercise. If you need a copy of all of our vocabulary check out the pages section on the right and look for Economics Assignments - there is a list at the bottom.

US History:  we began reviewing for the EOCT with massive review packet going back to the first unit. We also handed out a practice EOCT test that students can begin taking and we will go over answers on Friday.

Daily April 25-26, 2011

Economics: on Monday we worked on the personal finance budget that is due at the beginning of class on Tuesday. Tuesday we went over last minute personal finance notes. Wednesday we begin reviewing for EOCT.

US History: last minute notes on current day topics. Wednesday we begin reviewing for EOCT.

Daily for week of April 11-14, 2011

Economics: we have spent the week on International Economics and reviewing Macroeconomics. We took notes on International and today finished an assignment on comparative advantage. We will wrap up International Friday and Monday.

 

US History: today we finished World War II after watching the Discovery channel documentary on it. Tomorrow we will do graphic organizers and our US assignment/project.