AP Macro and Micro: Main Page

                  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 3 multiple-choice & frq practice questions

Thurs., 10/15

1. review the Chapter 3 test

2. start Chapter 4

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

Mon., 10/19

1. pgs. 8-25 from the presentation: topics- the spending approach to calculate real GDP, interest rates,

government surpluses and deficits, business investment, and government spending

2. hw- due by Wed., 10/21: #1 and #2

Wed., 10/21

1. pgs. 26-47 from the presentation: topics- net exports, crowding out, the GDP deflator, and the CPI

(consumer price index)

2. hw- #1 and #2 due

3. hw- due by Fri., 10/23: #3

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

5. videos:

*The GDP Deflator (4 minutes)

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

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

Fri., 10/23

1. pgs. 48-63 from the presentation: topic- foreign exchange

2. hw- due by #3 due

3. hw- due by Tues., 10/27: #4

4. videos:

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

*Foreign Exchange and Real Interest Rates (6 minutes)

*Foreign Exchange (FOREX) (5 minutes)

Tues., 10/27

1. pgs. 64-76 from the presentation: topics- foreign exchange

2. hw- #4 due

3. hw- due by Thurs., 10/29: #5

4. videos:

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

Thurs., 10/29

1. pgs. 77-106 from the presentation: topic- types of unemployment, the unemployment rate, and the

labor participation rate

2. hw- #5 due

3. hw- due by Mon., 11/2: #6

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

5. 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)

Mon., 11/2

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)

Tues., 11/3

1. no school

Thurs., 11/5

1. early dismissal at 11:40

2. Chapter 4 test review

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., 11/9

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., 11/12

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 and will count as not only a test for the 2^nd marking period but also your midterm grade;

if you do better on your midterm exam/test grade, I’ll replace a lower test grade with that grade)

3. pgs. 1-11 from the presentation: topic- fiscal policy by Congress

4. hw- due by Wed., 11/18: #1

5. videos:

*Fiscal Policy and Recessions (6 minutes)

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

*Fiscal and Monetary Policy (4 minutes)