Tuesday, January 7

1. Tuesday, January 7 • Activities: • Syllabus and classroom expectations • Reading notes directions • Textbooks • Homework: • SSR tomorrow! • Chapter 4 reading notes due on Friday! • Parent signature on syllabus by Monday! • Warm-up #1: What is one of your academic goals for this semester?

2. Wednesday, January 8 • Activities: • Sit in the same seat as yesterday! • SSR • Basics interactive lecture • Homework: • Chapter 4 reading notes due on Friday! • Parent signature on syllabus by Monday! • Warm-up #2: What do you think we will study in economics?

3. Thursday, January 9 • Activities: • Work on reading notes. • Homework: • Chapter 4 reading notes due tomorrow! • Parent signature on syllabus by Monday! • Warm-up #3: What did you give up in order to come to school today? How important is the thing that you gave up?

4. Friday, January 10 • Activities: • Turn in reading notes in the basket on my desk. • Continue basics interactive lecture. • Homework: • Parent signature on syllabus by Monday! • Warm-up #4: Think about a school-appropriate decision you have made lately. Write a sentence describing that decision. In another sentence, explain the opportunity cost of that decision.

5. Monday, January 13 • Activities: • Incentives reading and questions • Homework: • Chapter 17 reading notes due on Thursday – we will work on them in class tomorrow! • Warm-up #5: If people work fewer hours in order to spend more time with family, then what will happen? Go around the circular flow diagram at least once.

6. Tuesday, January 14 • Activities: • Work on Chapter 17 reading notes. • Read or work on something else quietly if you finish. • Homework: • SSR tomorrow! • Ch. 17 RN due on Thursday! • Warm-up #6: In your own words, explain what economics is all about. Use 2-3 sentences.

7. Wednesday, January 15 • Activities: • SSR • Incentives write-around • Homework: • Ch. 17 RN due tomorrow! • Warm-up #7: Explain the concept of the invisible hand.

8. Thursday, January 16 • Activities: • Turn in reading notes. • Production interactive lecture • Homework: • FRQ on Wednesday! • Ch. 7 RN due next Thursday! • Warm-up #8: What is the limitation on a country’s production capacity?

9. Friday, January 17 • Activities: • Finish production interactive lecture, if needed. • Practice • Homework: • FRQ on Wednesday! • Chapter 7 RN due on Thursday! • Warm-up #9: If there are more college graduates in a country, then what will happen to that country’s production possibilities curve?

10. Tuesday, January 21 • Activities: • SSR • Go over PPC practice. • Discuss FRQ. • Work on reading notes. • Homework: • FRQ tomorrow! • Ch. 7 RN due Thursday! • Warm-up #10: What must exist in order for a nation to be fully efficient?

11. Wednesday, January 22 (sub) • Activities: • FRQ • Work on RN. • Homework: • Chapter 7 RN due tomorrow! Chapter 8 will be due next Thursday! • No warm-up.

12. Thursday, January 23 • Activities: • Turn in RN. • Demand interactive lecture • Homework: • Test next Thursday! • Chapter 8 RN due next Friday! • Warm-up #11: Describe how you would decide whether or not to buy a $100 pair of designer jeans.

13. Friday, January 24 • Activities: • Finish demand. • Supply and market equilibrium interactive lecture • Homework: • Test on Thursday! • Ch. 8 RN due Friday! • Warm-up #12: How does a producer calculate profit?

14. Monday, January 27 • Activities: • Market equilibrium practice (2ndpd – check basic graphs before starting) • Homework: • TEST ON THURSDAY! • Ch. 8 RN due on Friday! • Warm-up #13: The cost of producing widgets increases. What will happen to the supply of widgets?

15. Tuesday, January 28 • Activities: • Unit One practice FRQs • Homework: • TEST ON THURSDAY! • Ch. 8 RN due on Friday! • Warm-up #14 (turn in today): Economia produces goods according to what society wants in a high-cost way. What can you say about Economia in terms of efficiency?

16. Wednesday, January 29 • Activities: • SSR • Discuss test. • Disequilibrium notes • Study and/or work on reading notes. • Homework: • TEST TOMORROW! • Ch. 8 RN due on Friday! • NO WARM-UP! • WATCH YOUR TARDIES! POUNCY HAS NOTICED AND IS PLANNING TO CANCEL SENIOR EVENTS/PRIVILEGES IF IT CONTINUES!

17. Thursday, January 30 • Activities: • TEST – you need a pencil and a blank sheet of paper. • Work on Ch. 8 RN or something else QUIETLY. • Homework: • Ch. 8 RN due tomorrow! • NO WARM-UP!

18. Friday, January 31 • Activities: • Turn in reading notes. • Unit One reassessment information/Unit Two overview sheet • Measuring Economic Performance interactive lecture • Homework: • Chapter 13 reading notes due next Thursday! • Warm-up #1 (start a new sheet for Unit Two): What do you think is the best way to determine how well an economy is doing?

19. Unit One Reassessment • Remember: • You must have all notes and formative work completed and in your binder. See the overview sheet for specific information. • You must complete the re-teach. If you need help, come to tutorials. • You must attend a reassessment. You cannot be late! • Reassessment tutorial times: • Tuesday, February 4 – 7:30am • Wednesday, February 5 – 7:30am or 3:40pm (I will stay until 4:15).

20. Monday, February 3 (sub) • Activities: • Divorce and leisure reading and questions • Work on RN. • Homework: • Chapter 13 due on Thursday!

21. Tuesday, February 4 • Activities: • Continue measuring economic performance interactive lecture. • Homework: • Chapter 13 RN due on Thursday! • Warm-up #2: How is GDP calculated?

22. Wednesday, February 5 • Activities: • SSR • Finish notes. • Practice • Homework: • Ch. 13 RN due tomorrow! • Warm-up #3: In which component of GDP is the purchase of new houses included?

23. Thursday, February 6 • Activities: • Turn in reading notes. • Finish and turn in practice. • Homework: • Ch. 15 RN due next Thursday! • Warm-up #4: GDPn = 250 GDPr = 500 Calculate the GDP deflator.

24. Friday, February 7 (sub – GISD out) • Activities: • Download video • Homework:

25. Monday, February 10 • Activities: • GDP circular flow chart • Homework: • Measuring Econ. Performance questions due tomorrow! • Chapter 15 RN due on Thursday! • FRQ on Friday! • Warm-up #5: Base year: P = $400; Q = 5 2010: P = $600; Q = 5 Calculate the CPI for 2010.

26. Tuesday, February 11 • Activities: • Turn in practice questions. • Graphing sheet • Economic growth and instability interactive lecture • Homework: • Ch. 15 RN due Thursday! • FRQ on Friday! • Unit Two test next Tuesday! • Warm-up #6: What are the components of GDP?

27. Wednesday, February 12 • Activities: • Go over practice questions. • Homework: • SSR moved to tomorrow! • Ch. 15 RN due tomorrow! • FRQ on Friday! • Test next Tuesday! • NO warm-up!

28. Thursday, February 13 • Activities: • Turn in RN. • SSR • Finish economic growth and instability notes. • Homework: • FRQ tomorrow! • Test on Tuesday! You will do an essay as part of the test on Wednesday! • Warm-up #7: GDPn = $1000 GDPr= $1200 What is the value of the GDP deflator?

29. Friday, February 14 • Activities: • FRQ • Unemployment practice (on the back of your measuring economic performance practice questions) • Homework: • Test on Tuesday! You will do an essay as part of the test on Wednesday! • Warm-up #8: Labor force = 1000 Employed = 800 What is the unemployment rate?

30. Monday, February 17 • Activities: • Loanable funds and bonds interactive lecture • Homework: • TEST TOMORROW! ESSAY ON WEDNESDAY! • Warm-up #9 (turn in today): Why are savers hurt by inflation?

31. This week – BEHAVE! • Tomorrow – test; bring a pencil and paper (for scratch work); work on RN or SSR when you finish. • Wednesday – GDP essay; bring dark blue or black pen and paper; follow all directions; you MUST turn in your essay to the sub by the end of the period; work on RN or SSR when finished. • This week’s tutorials: • Today – PM • Thurs – AM and PM • Fri - AM

32. Tuesday, February 18 • Activities: • TEST • Work on RN. • Homework: • ESSAY TOMORROW! • Reading notes due next Tuesday: • Ch. 9 – vocab only • Ch. 10 – actual notes

33. Wednesday, February 19 • Activities: • GDP essay • Work on RN. • Homework: • Reading notes due next Tuesday: • Ch. 9 – vocab only • Ch. 10 – actual notes

34. Thursday, February 20 • Activities: • Graphing sheet/review • Practice • Work on reading notes. • Homework: • Reading notes due Tuesday: • Ch. 9 – vocab only • Ch. 10 – actual notes • Warm-up #1 (start a new sheet for Unit Three): Why do people borrow money?

35. Friday, February 21 • Activities: • Inside the Meltdown video and questions • Homework: • Reading notes due Tuesday: • Ch. 9 – vocab only • Ch. 10 – actual notes • Warm-up #2: If taxes on earned interest increase, then what will happen in the loanable funds market?

36. Monday, February 24 • Activities: • Finish video. • Money interactive lecture • Homework: • Reading notes due tomorrow: • Ch. 9 – vocab only • Ch. 10 – actual notes • Warm-up #3: How is savings represented in the loanable funds market?

37. Tuesday, February 25 • Activities: • Turn in reading notes. • Creation of money interactive lecture • Practice • Homework: • None! • Warm-up #4: Why is the money supply curve a vertical line?

38. Wednesday, February 26 • Activities: • SSR • Finish practice. • Homework: • Test next Wednesday! • Warm-up #5: The reserve ratio is 25%. What is the value of the money multiplier?

39. Thursday, February 27 • Activities: • Federal Reserve and Monetary Policy interactive lecture • Homework: • TEST NEXT WEDNESDAY! • Warm-up #6:

40. Friday, February 28 • Activities: • Finish monetary policy notes. • Practice • Homework: • TEST NEXT WEDNESDAY! • Warm-up #7: