Buford High School CURRICULUM CALENDAR
SEMESTER: 1st and 2nd Semester
COURSE: Economics
TEACHER(S): Cheryl Whigham
WEEK
Week 1
DAY
Friday, 8/3
Monday, 8/6
Week 2
Syllabus and
Pretest
Resources and
scarcity
Tuesday, 8/7
Opportunity Costs
and Factors of
Production
Wednesday, 8/8
Production
Possibilities Curve
(PPC)
Production
Possibilities Curve
Thursday, 8/9
WEEK
CONCEPT
Friday, 8/10
Specialization
DAY
CONCEPT
Monday, 8/13
Three basic
economic
questions
OBJECTIVES
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
Review syllabus students
will take a pretest
(Economic
Fundamentals) Define
scarcity and how it fits
into economics
Identify factors of
production and give
examples of opportunity
costs
Baseline Economics Pre-Test
Draw and explain how
the PPC shows
opportunity cost
Students will
demonstrate their
understanding of the
PPC
Explain scarcity,
opportunity costs,
factors of production
and how they all relate
to the PPC and answer
the three basic
economic questions.
OBJECTIVES
Vocab. Using powerpoint from website, go over the
fundamental vocab as used in context. Ans. End with three
questions related to scarcity
SSEF1.a SSEF1.b,
SSEF1c, SSEF1.d
Group Activity (show what you know) identifying examples
of land, labor, capital, and entrepreneurship. (GCEE clip on
scarcity, opportunity costs, and factors of production) –
GCEE is the Georgia Council on Economic Education series
of short video clips
PowerPoint on vocab related to PPC, opportunity costs,
cost-benefit analysis. Students will Complete Activity 2,
Sections C and D from “Morton” book.
Groups will present their graphs and, using terminology,
explain how opportunity costs is shown/measured on the
PPC.
SSEF1.a, SSEF1.b,
SSEF1c, SSEF1.d
Quiz over terms and concepts related to Stds. SSEF1.a
through SSEF3.b
Students will demonstrate “Division of Labor”, using
“paper’ activity.
Activity: Advantages of specialization (paper chain activity)
SSEF1.a – SSEF3.b
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
Students will explain
how the three basic
economic questions are
Show GCEE clip on how the three basic economic
questions are answered. Using chart, students will
identify characteristics of each type of economy.
1
STANDARDS
(CCGPS, GPS, AP)
ALL
SSEF2.a, SSEF2.b,
SSEF3.a, SSEF3.b
SSEF2.a, SSEF2.b,
SSEF3.a, SSEF3.b
STANDARDS
(CCGPS, GPS, AP)
SSEF4.a, SSEF4.b
Buford High School CURRICULUM CALENDAR
SEMESTER: 1st and 2nd Semester
COURSE: Economics
TEACHER(S): Cheryl Whigham
WEEK
Week 3
Tuesday, 8/14
The Role of
Government
Wednesday, 8/15
Review
Thursday, 8/16
Unit 1 Test
Friday, 8/17
Begin Unit 2 Microeconomic
Concepts - Goods,
Services, and
Money
Law of Demand
DAY
CONCEPT
Monday, 8/20
Law of Demand
Tuesday, 8/21
Law of Demand
Wednesday, 8/22
Law of Supply
answered in a Market
economy, Command
Economy, and Mixed
economy
Explain the difference
between goods and
services and how they
are affected by
regulation/deregulation
Give examples of stds
SSEF1.a – SSEF5.b
Fundamentals of
Economics – Unit 1 Test
Students will explain the
flow of resources,
goods, and money using
the Circular Flow of
Economic Activity
Define law of demand
(Microeconomic
Concepts)
OBJECTIVES
Guided note taking with PowerPoint that explains
terminology related to The Role of Government.
SSEF6.a, SSEF6.b,
SSEF6.c
Review economic fundamentals – Bring questions related
to fundamentals of economics PPT Review
Test
SSEF1.a – SSEF5.b
Complete “Show What You Know” by drawing the
diagram of the Circular Flow of economic activity show on
the diagram how money, resources, and goods “flow”
between product and factor markets and households and
businesses.
Use PPT to explain law of demand and how determinants
of demand effect change in demand (show GCEE clip)
SSEI1.a, SSEMI1.b
2
SSEMI2.a, SSEMI2.b,
SSEMI2.c, SSEMI3.a
Students will complete a group activity show the
difference between change in demand and change in
quantity demanded.
STANDARDS
(CCGPS, GPS, AP)
SSEMI2.a, SSEMI2.b,
SSEMI2.c, SSEMI3.a,
SSEMI3C
Presentations. Students will present their graph and
explain the determinant that caused a change in demand
and how price affects change in quantity demanded
SSEMI2.a, SSEMI2.b,
SSEMI2.c, SSEMI3.a,
SSEMI3c
PowerPoint showing change in supply, change in quantity
SSEMI2.a, SSEMI2.b,
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
Explain the difference
between change in
demand and change in
quantity demanded
Show, on a demand
graph, the difference
between a change in
demand and a change in
quantity demanded
Define law of supply
SSEF1a – SSEF6.c
Buford High School CURRICULUM CALENDAR
SEMESTER: 1st and 2nd Semester
COURSE: Economics
TEACHER(S): Cheryl Whigham
supplied, and the determinants of supply – guided notes
WEEK
Week 4
Performance
Essay
Thursday, 8/23
Law of Supply
Friday, 8/24
Law of Demand
and Supply and
equilibrium price
DAY
Monday, 8/27
Price ceilings and
Price floors
Tuesday, 8/28
Review
Wednesday, 8/29
Thursday, 8/30
Friday, 8/31
WEEK
Week 5
Benchmark
Week
#1
CONCEPT
DAY
Monday, 9/3
Tuesday, 9/4
Wednesday, 9/5
Explain the difference
between change in
supply and change in
quantity supplied
Incorporate law of
demand and law of
supply
Students will add to previously created graph and
incorporate examples of change in Supply.
Presentations: Students present graphs explaining their
law of supply “shifts” what determinant causes the “shift”
OBJECTIVES
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
Explain the difference
between a price ceiling
and a price floor
PowerPoint – note-taking on price ceilings and price
floors. Demonstrate on board how a price ceiling is
shown on a graph and how a price floor is shown on a
graph. Explain what brings about shortages and surpluses
in the market.
Go over terminology related to Standards; Quiz
Explain law of supply,
law of demand,
determinants, price
ceilings and price floors
Analyze current events that relate to supply and demand concepts – compare and contrast
Students will identify
Complete chart (guided assistance) listing the
Business and
characteristic of the
characteristics of the four legal forms of business (sole
Market structures three types of business
proprietorship, partnership, corporation0
structures
Professional Learning (Early Release)
CONCEPT
OBJECTIVES
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
SSEMI2.c, SSEMI3.a,
SSEMI3c
SSEMI2.a, SSEMI2.b,
SSEMI2.c, SSEMI3.a,
SSEMI3c
SSEMI2.a, SSEMI2.b,
SSEMI2.c, SSEMI3.a,
SSEMI3c
STANDARDS
(CCGPS, GPS, AP)
SSEMI2.a, SSEMI2.b,
SSEMI2.c, SSEMI3.a,
SSEMI3c
SSEMI2.a, SSEMI2.b,
SSEMI2.c, SSEMI3.a,
SSEMI3c, SSEMI3c
SSEMI4.a; SSEMI4.b
STANDARDS
(CCGPS, GPS, AP)
LABOR DAY HOLIDAY
LANGUAGE ARTS + FINE ARTS – Go over types of “Market Structures” and identify characteristics of each. SSEMI4.a; SSEMI4.bc,
SSEMI4.c
MATH + FOREIGN LANGUAGE – Continue business and market structures
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Buford High School CURRICULUM CALENDAR
SEMESTER: 1st and 2nd Semester
COURSE: Economics
TEACHER(S): Cheryl Whigham
Thursday, 9/6
Friday, 9/7
WEEK
Week 6
WEEK
Week 7
Performance
Essay
DAY
SCIENCE + HEALTH/PE – Review for Benchmark
SOCIAL STUDIES + CTAE – Benchmark #1 – Standards SSEF1.a – SSEF1.d; SSEFM.a – SSEMI.c
CONCEPT
OBJECTIVES
Monday, 9/10
Market Structures
Complete a chart (as I go over a PowerPoint on
characteristic) of Perfect competition, monopolistic
competition, Oligopoly, and Monopoly
Tuesday, 9/11
Review Unit 2 Microeconomics
Wednesday, 9/12
(MACRO) Unit 3 Measuring
Economic Activity
Identify the
characteristics of the
four types of market
structures
Students will review for
Unit 2 test over
Microeconomic
concepts
Unit 3 - How is the
consumer price index
calculated
Thursday, 9/13
Determine how
GDP is calculated
Friday, 9/14
DAY
Monday, 9/17
Tuesday, 9/18
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
STANDARDS
(CCGPS, GPS, AP)
SSEMI4a - c
Review – using powerpoint game,
SSEMI1.a - SSEMI4a.c
Measuring the Economy PPT – Show GCEE clip – Explain
consumer price index and how it relates to measuring
inflation/deflation. Students will calculate Consumer
Price Index.
SSEMA1.a; SSEMA1.c
Cont. GDP component of “measuring the economy PPT.
Complete Lesson 2, Act 12, Parts A, B, and C, identifying
what is counted in GDP. Go over answers in class.
Students will distinguish between cyclical, structural, and
frictional unemployment. Given scenarios, students will
identify the different types of unemployment. Calculate
how unemployment is measured. Create a flip chart
explaining the types the three leading economic
indicators
SSEMA1.a, SSEMA1b,
SSEMA1c
Measuring
Economic Activity
How does GDP measure
the health of an
economy
What are the three
types of unemployment
CONCEPT
OBJECTIVES
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
Calculate CPI,
GDP, and
unemployment
Measuring
Economic Measurement
Quiz
Quiz: calculate CPI, GDP, and unemployment. – Current
event –unemployment.
Analyze how CPI, GDP,
Read "Economic Outlook Mid 2012" and explain how the
4
SSEMA1.a,
SSEMA1.b, SSEMA1c
STANDARDS
(CCGPS, GPS, AP)
SSEMA1.a,
SSEMA1.b, SSEMA1c
Buford High School CURRICULUM CALENDAR
SEMESTER: 1st and 2nd Semester
COURSE: Economics
TEACHER(S): Cheryl Whigham
Economic Activity
Wednesday, 9/19
Thursday, 9/20
Friday, 9/21
WEEK
Week 8
WEEK
Week 9
DAY
and Unemployment
measure the health of
an economy
SOCIAL STUDIES + CTAE
Aggregate
Analyze the
demand
determinants of
Aggregate
Analyze the
demand
determinants of
Aggregate Demand
economic indicators play a role in reporting. Create a flip
chart describing the three types of unemployment
PPT – explaining AD and AS and will begin analyzing shifts
in the aggregate demand curve
Students will practice relating a determinant to shifts in
aggregate demand
CONCEPT
OBJECTIVES
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
Monday, 9/24
Aggregate Supply
Tuesday, 9/25
The business cycle
Analyze the
determinants of
Define and describe the
stages/phases of the
business cycle
Wednesday, 9/26
The business cycle
Students will “test” their
understanding of the
business cycle
Thursday, 9/27
The business cycle
Friday, 9/28
Quiz
Identify GDP, CPI, and
Unemployment
determinations affect
the business cycle
Quiz
Review ppt on AD and AS. Students will begin analyzing
shifts in the aggregate supply curve
CGEE clip – Terminology related to the business cycle.
Define the terms related to the business cycle and given
examples of things occurring during each phase
(recession, depression, growing economy)
Analyze graph and identify the number of business cycles
that occurred between 1980 and 2001. (Complete
Activity 17 - :Test Your Understanding of Macroeconomic
Indicators)
Analyze examples of GDP, CPI, and Unemployment match
with the phases of the business cycle
DAY
Monday, 10/1
CONCEPT
The Federal
Reserve System
Students will be quizzed over economic indicators
OBJECTIVES
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
Students will become
familiar with the
purpose of The Fed
Federal Reserve video "A walk through the Federal
Reserve"
Vocab related to The Fed (FOCM, Fed Chairman,
monetary policy
5
SSEMA1
SSEMA1b
STANDARDS
(CCGPS, GPS, AP)
SSEMA1b
SSEMA1.d
SSEMA1.d
SSEMA1.d
SSEMA1,b, c, and d
STANDARDS
(CCGPS, GPS, AP)
SSEMA2.a,
SSEMAw.b,
SSEMA2.c, SSEMA3.b
Buford High School CURRICULUM CALENDAR
SEMESTER: 1st and 2nd Semester
COURSE: Economics
TEACHER(S): Cheryl Whigham
Tuesday, 10/2
Tools of Monetary
Policy
Students will analyze the
tools of the Federal
Reserve
Wednesday, 10/3
Contractionary vs.
Expansionary
Policy
Federal Reserve
Responsibilities
How are the tools of
Federal Reserve are
used
What is money?
Review
Review for Benchmark
which will be
comprehensive including
Unit 5
Thursday, 10/4
Friday, 10/5
WEEK
DAY
D Week 10
Benchmark
Week #2
Monday, 10/8
Tuesday, 10/9
Wednesday, 10/10
Thursday, 10/11
Friday, 10/12
Monday, 10/15
Tuesday, 10/16
CONCEPT
OBJECTIVES
Week 11
DAY
Monday, 10/22
Update
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
SSEMA2.a,
SSEMAw.b,
SSEMA2.c, SSEMA3.b
SSEMA2.a,
SSEMAw.b,
SSEMA2.c, SSEMA3.b
SSEMA2.a,
SSEMAw.b,
SSEMA2.c, SSEMA3.b
SSEMA2.a,
SSEMAw.b,
SSEMA2.c, SSEMA3.b
STANDARDS
(CCGPS, GPS, AP)
LANGUAGE ARTS + FINE ARTS
MATH + FOREIGN LANGUAGE
SOCIAL STUDIES + CTAE
SCIENCE + HEALTH/PE
Vocab International Trade
- Begin Unit 5
Professional Learning Day (Student Holiday)
FALL HOLIDAY
Define terms related to Students will define terms in text and write sentence
International Trade
using each term. Go over terms
Wednesday, 10/17
Thursday, 10/18
Friday, 10/19
WEEK
Explain how the leading economic indicators affect
monetary policy.
Vocab. Define terms related to monetary policy
(textbook)
Complete "Show What You Know" activity applying
monetary terms. Complete "Tools of Monetary Policy"
Activity (AP Morton Book)
Activity 34 (Morton AP Book) Analyze how well each item
in the activity would perform the function of money in
today's economy. Explain M1 and M2 using PowerPoint
Students will complete a series of "lesson Practices" in
preparation of the Benchmark - Go over in class.
SSEIN1.a, SSEIN1.b,
and SSEIN1.c
PSAT/ASVAB/College Fair
Professional Learning (Early Release)
HOMECOMING (Early Release)
CONCEPT
Federal Reserve
Responsibilities
OBJECTIVES
What is Money
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
PPT – What is money; continue monetary policy – go over
vocabulary and apply the “tools” to economic conditions
6
STANDARDS
(CCGPS, GPS, AP)
SSEMA2.a; SSEMA2.b;
SSMEA2.c SSEMA3.b
Buford High School CURRICULUM CALENDAR
SEMESTER: 1st and 2nd Semester
COURSE: Economics
TEACHER(S): Cheryl Whigham
WEEK
Week 12
Performance
Essay
WEEK
Week 13
Tuesday, 10/23
Federal Reserve
Monetary Policy
Wednesday, 10/24
Federal Reserve –
Monetary Policy
Thursday, 10/25
Unit 5 Test
Friday, 10/26
International
Trade
DAY
CONCEPT
How are the tools of
the Federal Reserve
Used
Calculate the “Ms”
and Reserve
Requirement
Review for Unit 5
Test
Why Nations Trade
Activity “What’s All This About the Ms?”
Create Monetary Policy Foldable
SSEMA2.a , b, and c
Activity 35; Lesson 1
Calculate reserve requirement
SSEMA2 a, b, and c
Unit 5 Test
SSEIN1.a, SSEIN1.b,
and SSEIN1.c
SSEIN1a,b,c; SSEIN2
Concepts of absolute and comparative advantage
OBJECTIVES
Monday, 10/29
Trading Blocs
Tuesday, 10/30
Review for Quiz
Wednesday, 10/31
Thursday, 11/1
MATH + FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Exchange Rates
Calculate exchange rates
Friday, 11/2
Exchange Rates
Explain how the
currency in one nation
affect trade with others
CONCEPT
OBJECTIVES
DAY
Monday, 11/5
International
Trade and
Exchange Rates
Tuesday, 11/6
Review Unit on
International
Trade.
International
Wednesday, 11/7
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
Explain NAFTA, EU, and
ASEAN
Quiz
Compare and contrast NAFTA, EU, and ASEAN
Vocab realted to International trade, comparative adv.
vs. absolute adv. trade barriers, and trade blocs
Activity explaining how currency is converted
In groups, students will analyze how exchange rates
affect trade with other countries.
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
Explore how global trade
and free market policies
might personally affect
them
Review for Unit test
Complete activity "Trade Secrets" (group activity)
Unit 5 Test
Unit 5 test
STANDARDS
(CCGPS, GPS, AP)
SSEIN1.a, SSEIN1.b,
and SSEIN1.c
SSEIN1.a, SSEIN1.b,
and SSEIN1.c
SSEIN3.a, SSEIN3.b,
SSEIN3.c, SSEIN3.d
SSEIN3.a, SSEIN3.b,
SSEIN3.c, SSEIN3.d
STANDARDS
(CCGPS, GPS, AP)
SSEIN3.a,
SSEIN3.b,
SSEIN3.c, SSEIN3.d
Unit 4 Test
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SSEIN3.a,
Buford High School CURRICULUM CALENDAR
SEMESTER: 1st and 2nd Semester
COURSE: Economics
TEACHER(S): Cheryl Whigham
Trade
WEEK
Week 14
Benchmark
Week #3
SSEIN3.b,
SSEIN3.c, SSEIN3.d
Thursday, 11/8
Personal Finance
Vocabulary
Friday, 11/9
Review
Benchmark Review
DAY
CONCEPT
PowerPoint (take notes) and begin defining vocab related to
spending, saving, and investing.
Go over student generated questions pertaining to Units 1
through 5
OBJECTIVES
Monday, 11/12
Review
Tuesday, 11/13
Wednesday, 11/14
Thursday, 11/15
Friday, 11/16
SCIENCE + HEALTH/PE
SOCIAL STUDIES + CTAE
LANGUAGE ARTS + FINE ARTS
MATH + FOREIGN LANGUAGE
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
Benchmark Review
Complete written review of units 1 through 5 including
spending, saving and investing questions
SSEF1a - SSEIN3d
STANDARDS
(CCGPS, GPS, AP)
SSEF1a - SSEIN3d
THANKSGIVING BREAK
WEEK
Week 15
Performance
Essay
DAY
Monday, 11/26
Tuesday, 11/27
Wednesday, 11/28
Thursday, 11/29
Friday, 11/30
WEEK
Week 16
DAY
Monday, 12/3
CONCEPT
OBJECTIVES
Personal Finance
Rational decisions and
financial planning
Personal Finance Complete a personal
budget
SCIENCE + HEALTH/PE
Financial
Demonstrate
Institutions for
understand of interest
Savings
rates
Vocabulary
Spending, Saving, and
Investing
CONCEPT
Personal Finance
Create a budget activity
STANDARDS
(CCGPS, GPS, AP)
SSEPF1.a
Create personal budget
SSEPF1.a
Compare and contrast different types of interest (simple
interest vs. compound interest)
SSEPF2
Vocab. Types of Investments: bonds, mutual funds, stocks,
capital gains
SSEPF2
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
OBJECTIVES
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
Quiz over terms
Demonstrate understanding of personal finance terms and
distinguish between types of savings and investments
8
STANDARDS
(CCGPS, GPS, AP)
Buford High School CURRICULUM CALENDAR
SEMESTER: 1st and 2nd Semester
COURSE: Economics
TEACHER(S): Cheryl Whigham
WEEK
Week 17
Tuesday, 12/4
Monetary and
Fiscal Policies
Explain how monetary
and fiscal policies impact
spending and savings
Simple and Compound
Interest
Explain the difference
between types of
insurances
Explain
employee/employer
withholding
PPT – GCEE clip. Create activity explaining how interest rates
have impact on saving and investing
SSEPF4
Wednesday, 12/5
Cost of credit
Calculate simple and compound interest
SSEPF5
Thursday, 12/6
Insurance
Term Life vs. whole life – PPT over types of insurances – note
taking. Factors that influence insurance rates
SSEPF5
Friday, 12/7
Workers earnings
PPT – Calculate withholding (Medicare, Social Security,
Federal taxes and State Taxes)
SSEPF6
CONCEPT
OBJECTIVES
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
Tuesday, 12/11
Review for
Personal Finance
Test
Review for EOCT
Students will
demonstrate understand
of personal finance
EOCT Review
Wednesday, 12/12
Thursday, 12/13
Friday, 12/14
Review for EOCT
Review for EOCT
Review for EOCT
EOCT Review
EOCT Review
EOCT Review
DAY
Monday, 12/10
WEEK
DAY
Week 18
Benchmark
Week #4
Monday, 12/17
Tuesday, 12/18
Wednesday, 12/19
Thursday, 12/20
Friday, 12/21
CONCEPT
Personal Finance Test
Students will receive a comprehensive study guide and will
work on this in class and homework
Continue to complete and go over EOCT Study Guide
EOCT Review
Study guide should be complete and corrected
OBJECTIVES
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
Semester Exams (Benchmark #4) – 7th Period
Semester Exams (Benchmark #4) – 1st & 2nd Periods
Semester Exams (Benchmark #4) – 3rd & 4th Periods
Semester Exams (Benchmark #4 – 5th & 6th Periods
Professional Learning Day (Student Holiday)
9
STANDARDS
(CCGPS, GPS, AP)
SSEPF1 – SSEPF6
SSEF1 – SSPF6
SSEF1 – SSPF6
SSEF1 – SSPF6
SSEF1 – SSPF6
STANDARDS
(CCGPS, GPS, AP)
Buford High School CURRICULUM CALENDAR
SEMESTER: 1st and 2nd Semester
COURSE: Economics
TEACHER(S): Cheryl Whigham
WEEK
Week 1
DAY
Monday, 1/7
Tuesday, 1/8
Wednesday, 1/9
WEEK
Week 2
CONCEPT
Syllabus and
Pretest
Resources and
scarcity
Thursday, 1/10
Opportunity Costs
and Factors of
Production
Friday, 1/11
Production
Possibilities Curve
(PPC)
DAY
CONCEPT
Monday, 1/14
Production
Possibilities Curve
Tuesday, 1/15
Specialization
Wednesday, 1/16
Three basic
economic
OBJECTIVES
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
Professional Learning Day (Student Holiday)
Review syllabus students Baseline Economics Pre-Test
will take a pretest
(Economic
Vocab. Using powerpoint from website, go over the
Fundamentals) Define
fundamental vocab as used in context. Ans. End with three
scarcity and how it fits
questions related to scarcity
into economics
Identify factors of
Group Activity (show what you know) identifying examples of
production and give
land, labor, capital, and entrepreneurship. (GCEE clip on
examples of opportunity scarcity, opportunity costs, and factors of production) – GCEE
costs
is the Georgia Council on Economic Education series of short
video clips
Draw and explain how
PowerPoint on vocab related to PPC, opportunity costs, costthe PPC shows
benefit analysis. Students will create graphs and explain how
opportunity cost
opportunity costs are shown on their graph.
OBJECTIVES
Students will
demonstrate their
understanding of the
PPC
Explain scarcity,
opportunity costs,
factors of production
and how they all relate
to the PPC and answer
the three basic
economic questions.
Students will explain
how the three basic
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
Groups will present their graphs and, using terminology,
explain how opportunity costs is shown/measured on the
PPC.
STANDARDS
(CCGPS, GPS, AP)
ALL
SSEF1.a SSEF1.b,
SSEF1c, SSEF1.d
SSEF1.a, SSEF1.b,
SSEF1c, SSEF1.d
SSEF2.a, SSEF2.b,
SSEF3.a, SSEF3.b
STANDARDS
(CCGPS, GPS, AP)
SSEF2.a, SSEF2.b,
SSEF3.a, SSEF3.b
Quiz over terms related to Stds. SSEF1.a through SSEF3.b
Students will demonstrate “Division of Labor”, using “paper’
activity.
Activity: Advantages of specialization (paper chain activity)
SSEF1.a – SSEF3.b
Show GCEE clip on how the three basic economic questions
are answered. Using chart, students will identify
SSEF4.a, SSEF4.b
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Buford High School CURRICULUM CALENDAR
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COURSE: Economics
TEACHER(S): Cheryl Whigham
questions
WEEK
Week 3
Thursday, 1/17
The Role of
Government
Friday, 1/18
Review
DAY
Monday, 1/21
Tuesday, 1/22
Wednesday, 1/23
CONCEPT
economic questions are
answered in a Market
economy, Command
Economy, and Mixed
economy
Explain the difference
between goods and
services and how they
are effected by
regulation/deregulation
Give examples of stds.
SSEF1.a – SSEF5.b
characteristics of each type of economy.
Guided note taking with PowerPoint that explains
terminology related to The Role of Government.
SSEF6.a, SSEF6.b,
SSEF6.c
Review economic fundamentals – Bring questions related to
fundamentals of economics PPT Review
SSEF1.a – SSEF5.b
OBJECTIVES
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
STANDARDS
(CCGPS, GPS, AP)
MLK HOLIDAY
Unit 1 Test
Thursday, 1/24
Begin Unit 2 Microeconomic
Concepts - Goods,
Services, and
Money
Law of Demand
Friday, 1/25
Law of Demand
Fundamentals of
Economics – Unit 1 Test
Students will explain the
flow of resources,
goods, and money using
the Circular Flow of
Economic Activity
Define law of demand
(Microeconomic
Concepts)
Test
SSEF1a – SSEF6.c
Complete “Show What You Know” by drawing the diagram of
the Circular Flow of economic activity show on the diagram
how money, resources, and goods “flow” between product
and factor markets and households and businesses.
SSEI1.a, SSEMI1.b
Use PPT to explain law of demand and how determinants of
demand effect change in demand (show GCEE clip)
Explain the difference
between change in
demand and change in
quantity demanded
Students will complete a group activity show the difference
between change in demand and change in quantity
demanded.
SSEMI2.a,
SSEMI2.b,
SSEMI2.c,
SSEMI3.a
SSEMI2.a,
SSEMI2.b,
SSEMI2.c,
SSEMI3.a,
SSEMI3C
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COURSE: Economics
TEACHER(S): Cheryl Whigham
WEEK
Week 4
Performance
Essay
WEEK
Week 5
Benchmark
Week #1
DAY
CONCEPT
OBJECTIVES
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
Show, on a demand
graph, the difference
between a change in
demand and a change in
quantity demanded
Define law of supply
Presentations. Students will present their graph and explain
the determinant that caused a change in demand and how
price affects change in quantity demanded
Monday, 1/28
Law of Demand
Tuesday, 1/29
Law of Supply
Wednesday, 1/30
Thursday, 1/31
LANGUAGE ARTS + FINE ARTS
Law of demand
Incorporate law of
and law of supply demand and law of
supply and graph price
ceilings and price floors
Friday, 2/1
Review for
benchmark
DAY
Monday, 2/4
Tuesday, 2/5
Wednesday, 2/6
Thursday, 2/7
Friday, 2/8
CONCEPT
Review for Benchmark
PowerPoint showing change in supply, change in quantity
supplied, and the determinants of supply – guided notes
Presentations: Students present graphs explaining their law
of supply “shifts” what determinant causes the “shift”
Review for benchmark
OBJECTIVES
LANGUAGE ARTS + FINE ARTS
MATH + FOREIGN LANGUAGE
SCIENCE + HEALTH/PE
SOCIAL STUDIES + CTAE
Review
Explain law of supply,
law of demand,
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
Go over terminology related to Standards; Quiz
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STANDARDS
(CCGPS, GPS, AP)
SSEMI2.a,
SSEMI2.b,
SSEMI2.c,
SSEMI3.a,
SSEMI3c
SSEMI2.a,
SSEMI2.b,
SSEMI2.c,
SSEMI3.a,
SSEMI3c
SSEMI2.a,
SSEMI2.b,
SSEMI2.c,
SSEMI3.a,
SSEMI3c
SSEMI2.a,
SSEMI2.b,
SSEMI2.c,
SSEMI3.a,
SSEMI3c
STANDARDS
(CCGPS, GPS, AP)
SSEMI2.a,
SSEMI2.b,
Buford High School CURRICULUM CALENDAR
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COURSE: Economics
TEACHER(S): Cheryl Whigham
determinants, price
ceilings and price floors
WEEK
Week 6
DAY
Monday, 2/11
CONCEPT
Law of Supply and
demand
determinints
Tuesday, 2/12
WEEK
Week 7
OBJECTIVES
Go over terminology related to Standards; Quiz
Complete chart (guided assistance) listing the characteristics
of the four legal forms of business (sole proprietorship,
partnership, corporation0
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
Wednesday, 2/13
Market Structures
Thursday, 2/14
Review Unit 2 Microeconomics
Friday, 2/15
(MACRO) Unit 3 Measuring
Economic Activity
CONCEPT
OBJECTIVES
DAY
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
Explain law of supply,
law of demand,
determinants, price
ceilings and price floors
Students will identify
characteristic of the
three types of business
structures
Identify the
characteristics of the
four types of market
structures
Students will review for
Unit 2 test over
Microeconomic
concepts
Unit 3 - How is the
consumer price index
calculated
Business and
Market structures
SSEMI2.c,
SSEMI3.a,
SSEMI3c,
SSEMI3c
STANDARDS
(CCGPS, GPS, AP)
SSEMI2.a,
SSEMI2.b,
SSEMI2.c,
SSEMI3.a,
SSEMI3c,
SSEMI3c
SSEMI4.a;
SSEMI4.b
Complete a chart (as I go over a PowerPoint on
characteristic) of Perfect competition, monopolistic
competition, Oligopoly, and Monopoly
SSEMI4a - c
Review – using powerpoint game,
SSEMI1.a SSEMI4a.c
Measuring the Economy PPT – Show GCEE clip – Explain
consumer price index and how it relates to measuring
inflation/deflation. Students will calculate Consumer Price
Index.
SSEMA1.a;
SSEMA1.c
Monday, 2/18
WINTER HOLIDAY
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STANDARDS
(CCGPS, GPS, AP)
Buford High School CURRICULUM CALENDAR
SEMESTER: 1st and 2nd Semester
COURSE: Economics
TEACHER(S): Cheryl Whigham
Performance
Essay
Tuesday, 2/19
Wednesday, 2/20
Thursday, 2/21
Determine how
GDP is calculated
Friday, 2/22
Measuring
Economic Activity
Monday, 2/25
Calculate CPI,
GDP, and
unemployment
Measuring
Economic Activity
Tuesday, 2/26
Wednesday, 2/27
Thursday, 2/28
Friday, 3/1
How does GDP measure
the health of an
economy
What are the three
types of unemployment
Economic Measurement
Quiz
Analyze how CPI, GDP,
and Unemployment
measure the health of
an economy
SOCIAL STUDIES + CTAE
Aggregate
Analyze the
demand
determinants of
Aggregate
Analyze the
demand
determinants of
Aggregate Demand
WINTER HOLIDAY
WINTER HOLIDAY
Cont. GDP component of “measuring the economy PPT.
Complete Lesson 2, Act 12, Parts A, B, and C, identifying what
is counted in GDP. Go over answers in class.
Students will distinguish between cyclical, structural, and
frictional unemployment. Given scenarios, students will
identify the different types of unemployment. Calculate how
unemployment is measured. Create a flip chart explaining
the types the three leading economic indicators
Quiz: calculate CPI, GDP, and unemployment. – Current
event –unemployment.
SSEMA1.a,
SSEMA1b,
SSEMA1c
SSEMA1.a,
SSEMA1.b,
SSEMA1c
SSEMA1.a,
SSEMA1.b,
SSEMA1c
Read "Economic Outlook Mid 2012" and explain how the
economic indicators play a role in reporting. Create a flip
chart describing the three types of unemployment
PPT – explaining AD and AS and will begin analyzing shifts in
the aggregate demand curve
Students will practice relating a determinant to shifts in
aggregate demand
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SSEMA1
SSEMA1b
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COURSE: Economics
TEACHER(S): Cheryl Whigham
WEEK
Week 8
WEEK
Weeks
9/10
Benchmark
Week #2
DAY
CONCEPT
OBJECTIVES
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
Monday, 3/4
Aggregate Supply
Tuesday, 3/5
The business cycle
Analyze the
determinants of
Define and describe the
stages/phases of the
business cycle
Wednesday, 3/6
The business cycle
Thursday, 3/7
The business cycle
Review ppt on AD and AS. Students will begin analyzing
shifts in the aggregate supply curve
CGEE clip – Terminology related to the business cycle. Define
the terms related to the business cycle and given examples of
things occurring during each phase (recession, depression,
growing economy)
Analyze graph and identify the number of business cycles
that occurred between 1980 and 2001. (Complete Activity
17 - :Test Your Understanding of Macroeconomic Indicators)
Analyze examples of GDP, CPI, and Unemployment match
with the phases of the business cycle
Friday, 3/8
Quiz
DAY
CONCEPT
Students will “test” their
understanding of the
business cycle
Identify GDP, CPI, and
Unemployment
determinations affect
the business cycle
Quiz
Students will be quizzed over economic indicators
OBJECTIVES
Monday, 3/11
Review for
Benchmark #2
Illustrate the means by
which economic activity
is measured
Tuesday, 3/12
Wednesday, 3/13
Thursday, 3/14
Friday, 3/15
LANGUAGE ARTS + FINE ARTS
Benchmark #2
Monday, 3/18
Taxes
Tuesday, 3/19
Wednesday, 3/20
Taxes
Monetary Policy
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
Review for Benchmark #2 by going over old tests, and going
over the study guide for Benchmark #2
STANDARDS
(CCGPS, GPS, AP)
SSEMA1b
SSEMA1.d
SSEMA1.d
SSEMA1.d
SSEMA1,b, c, and
d
STANDARDS
(CCGPS, GPS, AP)
SSEMA2.a,
SSEMAw.b,
SSEMA2.c,
SSEMA3.b
Professional Learning (Student Holidays)
Explain the difference
between Progressive
(Go over Benchmark #2) PPT – Types of taxes. Graphic
taxes, Proportional taxes organizer of different types of taxes. Vocabulary
and Regressive taxes
Progressive, Proportional, and Regressive Taxes (cont.) Create a foldable
Federal Reserve video "A walk through the Federal Reserve"
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SSEMA2.a,
SSEMAw.b,
SSEMA2.c,
SSEMA3.b
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COURSE: Economics
TEACHER(S): Cheryl Whigham
Vocab related to The Fed (FOCM, Fed Chairman, monetary policy
Thursday, 3/21
Friday, 3/22
WEEK
Week 11
Performance
Essay
DAY
Early Release
CONCEPT
OBJECTIVES
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
Monday, 3/25
Tools of Monetary
Policy
Students will analyze the
tools of the Federal
Reserve
Explain how the leading economic indicators affect monetary
policy.
Vocab. Define terms related to monetary policy (textbook)
Tuesday, 3/26
Contractionary vs.
Expansionary
Policy
What is Money
Wednesday, 3/27
Thursday, 3/28
Friday, 3/29
Complete "Show What You Know" activity applying monetary
terms. Complete "Tools of Monetary Policy" Activity (AP
Morton Book) Morton Book Activity and Review for Unit 5
Test.
Contractionary vs. Expansionary Policy – complete foldable re: Tools of Monetary Policy SSEMA2.b; SSEMA3.c
Federal Reserve
What is money?
Activity 34 (Morton AP Book) Analyze how well each item in
Responsibilities
the activity would perform the function of money in today's
economy. Explain M1 and M2 using PowerPoint
Unit 5 Test and
Begin
International
Trade - Begin Unit
6
Test – Monetary Policy Define terms related to
International Trade
After Monetary Policy Test, Students will define terms in text
related to International Trade. Wsentence using each term.
Go over terms.
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STANDARDS
(CCGPS, GPS, AP)
SSEMA2.a,
SSEMAw.b,
SSEMA2.c,
SSEMA3.b
SSEMA2.a,
SSEMAw.b,
SSEMA2.c,
SSEMA3.b
SSEMA2.a,
SSEMAw.b,
SSEMA2.c,
SSEMA3.b
SSEIN1.a,
SSEIN1.b, and
SSEIN1.c
Buford High School CURRICULUM CALENDAR
SEMESTER: 1st and 2nd Semester
COURSE: Economics
TEACHER(S): Cheryl Whigham
WEEK
Week 12
Performance
Essay
DAY
CONCEPT
OBJECTIVES
Monday, 4/1
Comparative and
Absolute
Advantage
Tuesday, 4/2
Trade Barriers
Identify the meaning of
comparative and
absolute advantage and
how they relate to trade
Identify different types
of trade barriers
Wednesday, 4/3
Thursday, 4/4
Friday, 4/5
WEEK
Week 13
DAY
Monday, 4/15
Tuesday, 4/16
Wednesday, 4/17
Thursday, 4/18
Friday, 4/19
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
PPT - clip from GCEE on "Why Nations Trade" Identify items
traded between U.S. and other countries
STANDARDS
(CCGPS, GPS, AP)
SSEIN1.a,
SSEIN1.b, and
SSEIN1.c
PPT - Go over trade barriers, and read article and summarize
the examples of types of trade barriers.
SSEIN1.a,
SSEIN1.b, and
SSEIN1.c
SCIENCE + HEALTH/PE – Trade surplus and Trade Deficit=t – Identify difference between trade surplus and trade deficit
Arguments for
Explain the difference
"Show what you know" Activity from GA Coach pg. 92. go
SSEIN1.a,
and against free
between Protectionist,
over in class, reading answers.
SSEIN1.b, and
trade
and globalist.
SSEIN1.c
Trading Blocs
Explain NAFTA, EU, and
Compare and contrast NAFTA, EU, and ASEAN
SSEIN1.a,
ASEAN
SSEIN1.b, and
SSEIN1.c
SPRING BREAK
STANDARDS
(CCGPS, GPS, AP)
Review for Quiz
Quiz
Vocab related to International trade, comparative adv. vs.
SSEIN1.a,
absolute adv. trade barriers, and trade blocs
SSEIN1.b, and
SSEIN1.c
Exchange Rates
Calculate exchange rates Activity explaining how currency is converted
SSEIN3.a,
SSEIN3.b,
SSEIN3.c, SSEIN3.d
Exchange Rates – explain how the currency in one nation affect trade with others – Analyze how exchange rates effect trade with
other countries
International
Explore how global trade Complete activity “Tradae Secrets” (group activity)
SSEIN3,a,
trade and
and free market policies
SSEIN3b, SSEIN3c,
exchange rates
might personally effect
SSEIN3d
them.
Review unit on
Review for Unit test
Unit 4 test
International
CONCEPT
OBJECTIVES
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
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COURSE: Economics
TEACHER(S): Cheryl Whigham
trade
WEEK
Week 14
DAY
Monday, 4/22
Unit 5 Test
Tuesday, 4/23
Personal Finance
Wednesday, 4/24
Thursday, 4/25
Friday, 4/26
WEEK
Week 15
Benchmark
Week #3
WEEK
Week 16
CONCEPT
DAY
Monday, 4/29
Tuesday, 4/30
Wednesday, 5/1
Thursday, 5/2
Friday, 5/3
DAY
OBJECTIVES
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
Unit 5 test
Unit 5 Test
Rational decisions and
Create a budget activity
financial planning
Personal Finance - Create a personal finance budget
Financial
Institutions for
Savings
Vocabulary
CONCEPT
Demonstrate
understand of interest
rates
Spending, Saving, and
Investing
CONCEPT
Monday, 5/6
Monetary and
Fiscal Policies
Tuesday, 5/7
Cost of credit
Wednesday, 5/8
Workers earnings
Compare and contrast different types of interest (simple
interest vs. compound interest)
SSEPF2
Vocab. Types of Investments: bonds, mutual funds, stocks,
capital gains
SSEPF2
OBJECTIVES
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
Review for
Review
Benchmark
SOCIAL STUDIES + CTAE
LANGUAGE ARTS + FINE ARTS
MATH + FOREIGN LANGUAGE
SCIENCE + HEALTH/PE
STANDARDS
(CCGPS, GPS, AP)
SSEIN3,a,
SSEIN3b, SSEIN3c,
SSEIN3d
SSEPF1.a
STANDARDS
(CCGPS, GPS, AP)
Review for benchmark
OBJECTIVES
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
Explain how monetary
and fiscal policies impact
spending and savings
Simple and Compound
Interest
Explain
PPT – GCEE clip. Create activity explaining how interest rates
have impact on saving and investing
STANDARDS
(CCGPS, GPS, AP)
SSEPF4
Calculate simple and compound interest
SSEPF5
PPT – Calculate withholding (Medicare, Social Security,
SSEPF6
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COURSE: Economics
TEACHER(S): Cheryl Whigham
Thursday, 5/9
Workers earinings
Friday, 5/10
Review for
Personal Finance
Test
employee/employer
withholding
Differentiate between
types of withholding
taxes
Students will
demonstrate understand
of personal finance
AP Exams
Monday, 5/6 – AP Chemistry (AM) and AP Psychology (PM)
Wednesday, 5/8 – AP Calculus (AM)
Thursday, 5/9 – AP English Literature (AM)
Friday, 5/10 – AP English Language (AM), AP Art (AM), and AP Statistics (PM)
WEEK
Week 17
DAY
Monday, 5/13
Tuesday, 5/14
Wednesday, 5/15
Thursday, 5/16
Friday, 5/17
CONCEPT
Personal Finance
Test
Review for EOCT
Review for EOCT
Review for EOCT
Week 18
Benchmark
Week #4
DAY
Monday, 5/20
Tuesday, 5/21
Wednesday, 5/22
CONCEPT
Explain the different types of withholding tax, in addition to
calculating worker’s pay
Personal Finance Test
SSEPF1 – SSEPF6
Career Pathways Testing
Tuesday, 5/7
Wednesday, 5/8
Thursday, 5/9 (PM – Make-Up Exams)
OBJECTIVES
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
STANDARDS
(CCGPS, GPS, AP)
PPT
EOCT Review
EOCT Review
EOCT Review
AP Exams
Monday, 5/13 – AP Biology (AM) and AP Music Theory (AM)
Tuesday, 5/14 – AP Government (AM)
Wednesday, 5/15 – AP US History (AM)
Thursday, 5/16 – AP Macroeconomics (AM) and AP World History (AM)
Friday, 5/17 – AP Human Geography (AM)
WEEK
Federal taxes and State Taxes) SSEPF6
Continue to complete and go over EOCT Study Guide
EOCT Review
Study guide should be complete and corrected
EOCTs, Yearbooks, Carnival, Class Night
EOCTs
Thursday, 5/16 – Economics
Friday, 5/17 – 9th Lit & Comp, Math 2
SSEF1 – SSPF6
SSEF1 – SSPF6
SSEF1 – SSPF6
(Other EOCTs will be given during Semester Exam periods.)
OBJECTIVES
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
Senior Exams (Benchmark #4 – 5th, 6th, & 7th)
Senior Exams (Benchmark #4 – 1st, 2nd, 3rd, & 4th) / Semester Exams (Benchmark #4 – 7th)
Semester Exams (Benchmark #4 – 1st & 2nd)
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STANDARDS
(CCGPS, GPS, AP)
Buford High School CURRICULUM CALENDAR
COURSE: Economics
SEMESTER: 1st and 2nd Semester
TEACHER(S): Cheryl Whigham
Thursday, 5/23
Friday, 5/24
Semester Exams (Benchmark #4 – 3rd & 4th)
Semester Exams (Benchmark #4 – 5th & 6th)
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