Economics:
Please divide a three ring binder into the following sections:
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
Course Orientation (Must include Pacing Disclaimer, Binder Instructions, Course
Weightings, Major Units of Study, Calendars, and Assignment Sheets)
Daily Reading Notes
Classroom Lecture Notes
Current Events Assignments and Directions
2010Stock Market Projects and Directions
2011
Research Projects & Directions
Misc. course work, primary source handouts, Etc.
*This binder will be particularly helpful in assisting you to prepare/study for the comprehensive
final Macroeconomics exam at the end of this semester. As such, it is vital that you maintain and
update this binder throughout the course. An organized binder with applicable downloads in it is
DUE on September 7, 2010 / February 1, 2011. To give you another incentive to keep it
updated, I will be grading it at the end of each unit as well. (That’s 4 more times throughout the
school year!!!) Don’t forget!
Please Note This Disclaimer!
• This is the predicted calendar of events for my Economics course in the 20102011 school year. As with all things in life, occasionally we may need to make
adjustments for unanticipated events (such as pep rallies, inclement weather,
and the like…) Please try to remain patient and flexible. I will most certainly
make every attempt to stay on the course that I have plotted for us. However, it
is at the my discretion as to how things will be rearranged on the calendar if an
unanticipated event should occur. Rest assured, we will keep up with the
assigned reading schedule regardless of any classroom disturbances or special
events that we may encounter. It is my sincere hope that this calendar helps you
to plan your best strategy for success in this course.
Mrs. Alves
Major Units of Study for 2010-2011 Economics:
1st Semester / 2nd Semester:
Unit I: Introduction to Economics
Chapter 1: The Art and Science of Economic Analysis
Chapter 2: Some Tools of Economic Analysis
Chapter 3: The Market System
Chapter 4: The Economic Actors
Unit II: Fundamentals of Macroeconomics
Chapter 5: Introduction to Macroeconomics
Chapter 6: Productivity and Growth
Chapter 7: Unemployment and Inflation
Chapter 8: Measuring Economic Aggregates
Chapter 9: Consumption and Aggregate Expenditure
Chapter 10: Aggregate Expenditure and Demand-Side Equilibrium
Chapter 11: Aggregate Supply
Unit III: Fiscal and Monetary Policy
Chapter 12: Fiscal Policy
Chapter 13: Money and the Financial System
Chapter 14: Banking and the Money Supply
Chapter 15: Monetary Theory and Policy
Chapter 16: The Policy Debate: Active or Passive?
Chapter 17: Budgets, Deficits, and Public Policy
Unit IV: International Trade and Finance
Chapter 33: International Trade
Chapter 34: International Finance
Chapter 35: Developing and Transitional Economies
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Welcome!
25
Handouts: Syllabus and
Expectations
Unit I – Introduction to
Economics (Common
Terms and Reasoning)
No assigned reading!
Read McEachern, pp 1-7
26
Read McEachern, pp
8-13
27
Read McEachern, pp
16-24
28
Read McEachern, pp.
25-32
31
Read McEachern, pp
33-40
Approximate Weighting of Course Components:
My Classroom Expectations:
Be Prompt
Stock Market Project
10%
Class work (Activities, discussions, etc.)
10%
Current Event Assignments
10%
Research Projects / Presentations
10%
Daily Reading Quizzes
15%
Unit Exams/Comprehensive Final Exam
30%
Unit Vocabulary / Vocabulary Tests
15%
Total
100%
Be Polite
Be Prepared
Be Professional
1
2
Current Event #1 DUE
Stock Market #1 DUE
Binder Check #1
Read: McEachern, pp
51-58
Read McEachern, pp
43-50
7
Introduction to Unit
II: Fundamentals of
Macroeconomics
14
Current Event #3 DUE
21
President’s Day
Holiday!
22
Current Event #4 DUE
Read McEachern, pp
137-143
No School!
28
Read McEachern, pp
171-173. Do Appendix
Questions 1-2.
Read McEachern, 67-73
10
Stock Market #2 DUE
Unit I EXAM
Unit I Vocabulary DUE
Binder Check #2
Unit I Vocabulary TEST
Read McEachern, pp 8995
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11
Read McEachern, pp
96-102
17
Stock Market #3 DUE
Read McEachern, pp
117-123
Read McEachern, pp
110-116
Read McEachern, pp
103-108
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15
4
Read: McEachern, pp
59-65
8
Current Event #2 DUE
Read McEachern, pp
81-86
Read McEachern, pp
74-80
3
Read McEachern, pp
130-136
Read McEachern, pp
124-128
23
Read McEachern, pp 144- Stock Market #4 DUE
149
Read McEachern, pp
152-158
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24
25
Read McEachern, pp
159-168
1
Current Event #5 DUE
Read McEachern, 177183
Read McEachern, pp
174-176. Do Appendix
Questions 1-2.
7
Read McEachern, pp
202-204. Do Appendix
Questions 1-2.
Current Event #6 DUE
Read McEachern, pp
205-211
22
18
Unit II EXAM
(Day #1)
Binder Check #3
23
Stock Market #8 DUE
24
Read McEachern, pp
266-270
Read McEachern, pp
273-275. Do Appendix
Questions 1-2.
25
End of 3rd Quarter
29
NO School!
17
Unit II Vocabulary
DUE/TEST
Read McEachern, pp
260-265
Read McEachern, pp
255-259
28
Read McEachern, pp
224-229. Do Appendix
Questions 1-2.
Read McEachern, pp
219-222
16
11
Stock Market #7 DUE
Current Event #8 DUE
Intro. to Unit III:
Fiscal/Monetary Policy
10
Stock Market #6 DUE
Read McEachern, pp
244-249
Read McEachern, pp
237-243
(Day #2)
9
15
21
4
Read McEachern, pp
191-200
Stock Market #5 DUE
Read McEachern, pp
212-218
Current Event #7 DUE
Unit II EXAM
3
Read McEachern, pp
184-190
8
14
Read McEachern, pp
230-236
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30
31
1
1
We’re Almost There!
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5
6
Current Event #9 DUE
Read McEachern, pp
276-282
12
Read McEachern, pp
320-326
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Unit III Vocabulary
TEST
13
Read McEachern, pp
327-333
Stock Market #10 DUE
20
26
Current Event #12 DUE
Binder Check #4
Read McEachern, pp
377-383
Unit III EXAM 27
(Day #2)
Introduction to Unit
IV: International
Trade and Finance
15
Read McEachern, pp
343-350
21
Stock Market #11 DUE
Read McEachern, pp
370-376
Read McEachern, pp
358-365
Unit III EXAM
14
Read McEachern, pp
334-340
19
25
Read McEachern, pp
306-312
Read McEachern, pp
299-305
Current Event #11 DUE
Read McEachern, pp
351-357
Unit III Vocabulary
DUE
Read McEachern, pp
290-295
Current Event #10 DUE
Read McEachern, pp
313-318
8
Stock Market #9 DUE
Read McEachern, pp
283-289
11
7
22
Read McEachern, pp
384-390
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29
Stock Market #12 DUE
Read McEachern, pp
745-751
Read McEachern, pp
752-758
2
3
Current Event #13 DUE
Read McEachern, pp
759-765
Read McEachern, pp
766-771
9
10
Read McEachern, pp 788795
16
Work on
International Trade
project
Memorial Day!
Unit IV Vocabulary TEST
Binder Check #5
NO School!
24
Work on
International Trade
project
13
Read McEachern, pp 812818
Read McEachern, pp
805-811
19
Stock Market #15 DUE
Unit IV EXAM
(Day 2)
25
CONGRATULATIONS
CLASS OF 2011!
31
International Trade
Project Presentations
(Day 3)
NO assigned reading!
12
18
Unit IV Vocabulary DUE
30
6
Stock Market #14 DUE
Read McEachern, pp
798-804
Unit IV EXAM
(Day 1)
23
Stock Market #13 DUE
11
17
Current Event #15 DUE
Read McEachern, pp
819-821
Read McEachern, pp
774-780
5
NO assigned reading!
Current Event #14 DUE
Read McEachern, pp
781-787
4
20
Work on
International Trade
project
26
International Trade
Project Presentations
(Day 1)
27
International Trade
Project Presentations
(Day 2)
1
International Trade
Project Presentations
(Day 4)
6
Review: Unit I –
Introduction to
Macroeconomics
7
Review: Unit II –
Fundamentals of
Macroeconomics
2
International Trade
Project Presentations
(LAST DAY)
8
Review: Maps, Graphs,
Charts, and Diagrams
9
Review: Unit IV –
International Trade
and Finance
Review: Unit III Fiscal and Monetary
Policy
3
10
Park Day
Locker Clean Out
Yearbook Distribution
13
14
Final Exams!
Final Exams!
Final Exams!
Early Dismissal!
Early Dismissal!
Early Dismissal!
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LAST DAY OF
SCHOOL!
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-------------See you next year!!!
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