­­AP Macroeconomics and AP Microeconomics

 

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Macroeconomics                     Microeconomics

                                  May 4 @ 12:00                        May 8 @ 12:00

                                                                                                                     

 

 

Resources

 

*Required back to school forms for your period 1 teacher (online version)

*Free and reduced meals

*Bus registration

*Schedule change request form

*Syllabus

 

*All of the notes we study in the order we study them

  Macroeconomics

  Microeconomics

 

*Essential relationships, graphs and formulas

  Macroeconomics essential relationships (cause and effect)- relationships

  Macroeconomics- graphs

  Macroeconomics- formulas

  Microeconomics- graphs

  Microeconomics- formulas

 

*Breakdown of every important topic from our presentations in the order we study them

  Macroeconomics

  Microeconomics

 

*Main videos covering every topic we study

  Macroeconomics

  Microeconomics

 

*All the vocabulary we study in alphabetical order

  Macroeconomics

  Microeconomics

 

*All of the extra credit we do, in order (good for reviewing)

  Macroeconomics

  Microeconomics

 

*Last minute reviews for the Macro. midterm and each AP exam in May

  Macroeconomics (video, 40 min.)

  Microeconomics (video, 36 min.)

 

*AP free-response questions and answers from previous years' exams

  Macroeconomics

  Microeconomics

 

*AP study guides with multiple-choice and free-response practice questions and answers

  Macroeconomics (OpenStax) (searchable)

  Macroeconomics (from Albert.io) (searchable)

  Microeconomics (from Albert.io) (searchable)

  Microeconomics (OpenStax) (searchable)

 

*Civics notes for the exam

  Civics- all of the information you learned in order in 15 pgs.

 

 

Chapters

 

Chapter 1: Microeconomics and Macroeconomics: introduction and the basics

Chapter 2: Microeconomics and Macroeconomics: the basics

Chapter 3: Macroeconomics

Chapter 4: Macroeconomics

Chapter 5: Macroeconomics

Chapter 6: Macroeconomics

Chapter 7: Microeconomics

Chapter 8: Microeconomics

Chapter 9: Microeconomics

Chapter 10: Microeconomics

 

 

 

Class Schedule

Periods 1-4 are on red days and periods 5-8 are on gold days

 

Wed., 10/15

1. review the Chapter 3 test

2. start Chapter 4

3. pgs. 1-7 from the presentation: topic- sticky wages

 

 

Thurs., 10/16

PSAT- 7:40-12:00

 

 

Fri., 10/17

1. pgs. 8-27 from the presentation: topic- the spending approach to GDP (consumer spending, business

    investment, government spending, and net exports)

2. hw- due by Wed., 10/22: #1 and #2

 

 

Mon., 10/20

1. no school

 

 

Tues., 10/21

1. review the Chapter 3 test

2. start Chapter 4

3. pgs. 1-7 from the presentation: topic- sticky wages

 

 

Wed., 10/22

1. pgs. 28-43 from the presentation: topics- crowding out, the GDP deflator, and the CPI

    (consumer price index)

2. hw- #1 and #2 due

3. extra credit: the GDP deflator (this is due on or before the day of the test review)

4. videos:

*The GDP Deflator (4 minutes)

*The Consumer Price Index (CPI) (8 minutes)

*Inflation and the Consumer Price Index (CPI) (17 minutes)

 

 

Thurs., 10/23

1. pgs. 8-27 from the presentation: topic- the spending approach to GDP (business investment,

    government spending, and net exports)

2. hw- due by Mon., 10/27: #1 and #2

 

 

Fri., 10/24

1. substitute teacher

2. read your chapter 3 notes 1 one time and your chapter 4 notes, pgs. 1-8 one time

 

 

Mon., 10/27

1. substitute teacher

2. hw- due by #1 and #2 due

3. read your chapter 3 notes 1 one time and your chapter 4 notes, pgs. 1-8 one time

 

 

Tues., 10/28

1. pgs. 44-63 from the presentation: topic- foreign exchange

2. hw- due by Thurs., 10/30- #3 and #4

3. videos:

*Exchange Rates: Floating vs. Fixed (3 minutes)

*Foreign Exchange and Real Interest Rates (6 minutes)

*Foreign Exchange (FOREX) (5 minutes)

 

 

Wed., 10/29

1. pgs. 28-43 from the presentation: topics- crowding out, the GDP deflator, and the CPI

    (consumer price index)

2. extra credit: the GDP deflator (this is due on or before the day of the test review)

3. videos:

*The GDP Deflator (4 minutes)

*The Consumer Price Index (CPI) (8 minutes)

*Inflation and the Consumer Price Index (CPI) (17 minutes)

 

 

Thurs., 10/30

1. pgs. 64-79 from the presentation: topics- foreign exchange and unemployment

2. hw- #3 and #4 due

3. hw- due by Mon., 11/3: #5

4. videos:

*Unemployment and the Natural Rate of Unemployment (2 minutes)

 

Fri., 10/31

1. pgs. 44-63 from the presentation: topic- foreign exchange

2. hw- due by Tues., 11/4- #3 and #4

3. videos:

*Exchange Rates: Floating vs. Fixed (3 minutes)

*Foreign Exchange and Real Interest Rates (6 minutes)

*Foreign Exchange (FOREX) (5 minutes)

 

 

Mon., 11/3

1. pgs. 80-97 from the presentation: topic- unemployment

2. hw- #5 due

 

 

Tues., 11/4

1. pgs. 64-79 from the presentation: topics- foreign exchange and unemployment

2. hw- #3 and #4 due

3. hw- due by Thurs., 11/6: #5

4. videos:

*Unemployment and the Natural Rate of Unemployment (2 minutes)

 

Wed., 11/5

1. pgs. 98-108 from the presentation: topic- unemployment

2. hw- due by Fri., 11/7: #6

3. extra credit: the unemployment rate (this is due on or before the day of the test review)

4. videos:

*GDP, Unemployment, and Inflation (2 minutes)

*Macro. Unit 2 Summary (24 minutes) (ignore ?s we haven’t studied)

*Macro. Unit 2- Multiple-Choice Practice #1 (14 minutes) (ignore ?s we haven’t studied)

 

 

Thurs., 11/6

1. 11:40 dismissal

2. pgs. 80-97 from the presentation: topic- unemployment

3. hw- #5 due

 

 

Fri., 11/7

1. Chapter 4 test review

2. hw- #6 due

3. videos:

*Macro. Unit 2- Multiple-Choice Practice #2 (10 minutes) (ignore ?s we haven’t studied)

*Macro. Unit 5 Summary (26 minutes) (ignore ?s we haven’t studied)

*Macro. Unit 5- Multiple-Choice Practice (2 minutes) (ignore ?s we haven’t studied)

 

 

Mon., 11/10

1. pgs. 98-108 from the presentation: topic- unemployment

2. hw- due by Thurs., 11/13: #6

3. extra credit: the unemployment rate (this is due on or before the day of the test review)

4. videos:

*GDP, Unemployment, and Inflation (2 minutes)

*Macro. Unit 2 Summary (24 minutes) (ignore ?s we haven’t studied)

*Macro. Unit 2- Multiple-Choice Practice #1 (14 minutes) (ignore ?s we haven’t studied)

 

 

Tues., 10/11

1. no school

 

 

Wed., 11/12

1. Chapter 4 test / pencil and blue or blank pen needed

         *for the multiple-choice portion, study:

      1) the Chapter 4 multiple-choice & frq practice questions
              2) the Chapter 4 vocabulary in Quizlet
              3) the Chapter 4 Kahoot! review
              4) the Chapter 4 presentation we use in class or the Chapter 4 notes I give out (the notes do

                  not have the multiple-choice questions though, but they are in the presentation and in #1

                  above)

         *for the free response portion study:
              1) the essential macro graphs and essential macro formulas (you only need to know what

                  we've studied so far)
              2) the Chapter 4 multiple-choice & frq practice questions

 

 

Thurs., 11/13

1. Chapter 4 test review

2. hw- #6 due

3. videos:

*Macro. Unit 2- Multiple-Choice Practice #2 (10 minutes) (ignore ?s we haven’t studied)

*Macro. Unit 5 Summary (26 minutes) (ignore ?s we haven’t studied)

*Macro. Unit 5- Multiple-Choice Practice (2 minutes) (ignore ?s we haven’t studied)

 

 

Fri., 11/14

1. review the Chapter 4 test

2. begin Chapter 5 (there is no test for Chapter 5 because the chapter is short; it'll be combined with

    chapter 6)

3. pgs. 1-?? from the presentation

4. hw- due by Tues., 11/19: #1??

5. videos:

*Fiscal Policy and Recessions (6 minutes)

*Fiscal Policy: Discretionary vs. Non-discretionary Spending (2 minutes)

*Fiscal and Monetary Policy (4 minutes)

*The Federal Reserve System (2 minutes)

*Monetary policy and the FED (6 minutes)

 

 

Mon., 11/17

1. Chapter 4 test / pencil and blue or blank pen needed

         *for the multiple-choice portion, study:

      1) the Chapter 4 multiple-choice & frq practice questions
              2) the Chapter 4 vocabulary in Quizlet
              3) the Chapter 4 Kahoot! review
              4) the Chapter 4 presentation we use in class or the Chapter 4 notes I give out (the notes do

                  not have the multiple-choice questions though, but they are in the presentation and in #1

                  above)

         *for the free response portion study:
              1) the essential macro graphs and essential macro formulas (you only need to know what

                  we've studied so far)
              2) the Chapter 4 multiple-choice & frq practice questions