International Baccalaureate ® Economics (SL)
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Mr. Rich Blanc
Room B115
How to get in touch with Mr. Blanc
Office Hours
I am available after school in room T10 daily from 2:05 to 2:30 PM.
Please have students come see me if they need help. I am also
available by appointment.
E-mail
If you want to email the instructor please do so at: blancr@smhs.org. Every attempt
will be made to respond as soon as possible.
Voice Mail
It is possible to reach the instructor by voice mail by calling the school at (949) 7666000 extension #4002. Voice mail is usually checked every day. The best way to get in
touch with me is email.
Grades
My grade book will be posted to Aeries.net for parents and students to examine.
Course Description
This course is designed as a
traditional first year college level
course. The intent of the course is to
prepare the students to achieve
success on the IB Economics (SL)
exam in May. Students will also be
prepared to achieve success on the
AP Macroeconomics exam in May.
It is a one year course. The students
will have an American Government
component as part of the year-long
course.
E-Textbook –
McConnell and Brue,
Economics: AP Edition
(20th edition)
Learning Portal - (Mr.
Rich Blanc) I have
provided all my
PowerPoint notes,
syllabus, homework
assignments, class
handouts & resources,
useful class web links,
and study guides in
Learning Portal under
the class title,
“Economics SL IB”. I
will be adding to these
as the year goes on.
Resources
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Grading
A+ = 98.5, A = 91.5, A- = 89.5
B+ = 87.5, B = 81.5, B- = 79.5
C+ = 77.5, C = 71.5, C- = 69.5
D+ = 67.5, D = 61.5, D- = 59.5
Weights on assignments are:
FALL SEMESTER
SPRING SEMESTER
40%
Tests\Quizzes
32%
16%
Homework
16%
16%
Commentary Essays
16%
8%
Class Participation\MUN
8%
American Government Project 4%
Group PowerPoint Project
4%
20%
Final Exam
20%
Low Grades on Unit Tests
Any student who earns a grade of “D” or “F” on a unit test may
come in during my office hours to make up the parts of the test they
missed. Students who do so can earn up to a 10% increase on their
test score (with a maximum possible test score of 70%)
AP Macroeconomics Exam
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Santa Margarita Catholic High School gives the option to all IB Economics
(SL) students to sit for the AP Exam in May.
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66% Multiple Choice (60 questions) 33% Free Response (3 questions)
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- Basic Economic Concepts 8-12%
- Measuring Economic Performance 12-16%
- Nat’l Income & Price Determination 10-15%
- Financial Sector 15-20%
- Macroeconomic Policies, Inflation & Unemployment 20-30%
- Economic Growth & Productivity 5-10%
- Open Economy: International Trade & Finance 10-15%
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IB Economics (SL) Exam
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Santa Margarita Catholic High School requires all students in this class to sit
for the IB Exam in May.
40% Paper 1 – Extended Response Exam (answer 1 out of 2 questions from
Unit 2 topics and answer 1 out of 2 questions from Unit 3 topics)
40% Paper 2 – Data Response Exam (answer 1 out of 2 questions from Unit
4 topics and answer 1 out of 2 questions from Unit 5 topics)
20% Internal Assessment (Commentary Paper Portfolio)
- Unit 1 Basic Economic Concepts
- Unit 2 Microeconomics
- Unit 3 Macroeconomics
- Unit 4 International Economics
- Unit 5 Developmental Economics
AP/IB Economics in Action
The More, The Merrier
AP/IB Economics in Action
Tinker Toy Scarcity Exercise
AP/IB Economics in Action
Supply and Demand Graphs
AP/IB Economics in Action
In The Chips Market Simulation
AP/IB Economics in Action
Global Trade Theory Simulation
AP/IB Economics in Action
Economic Analysis Research