Welcome to the economics class page!!
You can download a copy of the syllabus here. Check your grades on Student Connect or Parent Connect.
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Unit 4 Packet Due on Wednesday, June 2nd
# Assignment Due Date 1 Starters (approx 10) On-going 2 Notes 10-1 & 10-2 5/14-5/17 3 GRR 10-1
& 10-2 (not stamped) 5/18 4 Notes 10-3 & Supplemental 5/19 5 GRR 10-3 & Economic Detective 5/20 6 The Ascent of Money 5/21-5/25 7 Notes on Ch 16 (the Fed) 5/26-5/28 8 GRR 16-1 & Map of Fed Districts 5/27 9 GRR 16-3 & 16-4 5/28 10 Study Guide 6/1 11
Unit 3 Packet Due on Wednesday, May 12th
# Assignment Due Date 1 Starters On-going 2 Notes 8-1/GRR 8-1 4/26 3 Notes
8-2/GRR 8-2 4/28 4 Notes
8-3 and Corporate Structure 4/30 5 GRR
8-3/GRR 8-4 5/3 6 Notes
8-4 (handwritten) 5/4-5/5 7 Notes
9-1 through 9-2 5/6 8 GRR
9 5/6 9 Notes 9-3 & 13-1 5/6-5/10 10 Vocabulary 8-9 5/7 11 Unit 3 Review 5/12 12
Chapter 7 packet was due on April 22nd. Download the Packet Order Sheet here is you need it.
Reminder: Personal Finance Packets are due Thursday 4/1
VSE Assessment Procedures
Overview: As part of your grade for the assignment, you will need to complete a total of 4 assessments based on your experiences with the Virtual Stock Exchange (two formative, one quantitative, and one summative).
Formative assessments are similar to journal entries and are generally about a half page in length. They can be written out as a few paragraphs or broken up into sections based on the parameters below. (2x20 points)
- Explain your current understanding of the stock market – What it is, How it is used, Who uses it.
- Describe your investment strategy (if you have one) – What types of companies are you investing in, what sectors are you exposed to, what are your long term and short term goals?
- List some of the trades that you have made thus far. What have you bought and/or sold?
- Evaluate your current position with regard to your goals. How successful are you?
For the quantitative assessment, you will demonstrate your understanding of the stock market by looking up prices and analyzing charts. We will practice this before I ask you to do it. (20 points)
The summative reflection will be completed in the computer lab on our final day of the simulation. It will be comprehensive in scope and will require you to reflect on your experiences, locate and analyze market information for a variety of companies in a variety of sectors of the economy, and make predictions about the future of the markets themselves.(40 points)
Unit 2 Packet Due on Thursday, March 25th
# Assignment Due Date 1 Notes Ch 4: D is for Demand (3-4 pages) 3/4 2 GRR 4-1 & 4-2 3/3 3 Understanding Supply (Ch 5-1 notes) 3/9 4 GRR 5-2 & 5-3 3/10 5 Notes 5-2
& 5-3 3/10 6 Notes 6-1 & Graphing Practice 3/15 7 GRR 6-1 & 6-3 3/18 8 Notes 6-2 & 6-3 3/23 9 Unit 2 Textbook Review 3/25 10 11 12
Unit 1 Packet Due on Friday, February 26th # Assignment Due Date 1 GRR 1-1 & 1-2 2/3 2 Notes Chapter 1 (handwritten) 2/3-2/8 3 GRR 1-3/Vocab 2/9 4 QuickNotes 2-1 & 2-2 2/10 5 "Quiz" 2-1 & GRR 2-2 2/10 6 QuickNotes 2-3 & 2-4 2/11-2/16 7 GRR 2-3 & 2-4 2/11 8 GRR 3-1 & 3-2 2/22 9 QuickNotes Ch 3 2/23 10 GRR 3-3 & 3-4 2/24 11 Vocab 2/25 12 Unit 1 Review 2/25
Join the Buena Economics class stock market competition - Follow the link and enter the password provided in class.
Use the following websites to help you get started with your research:
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Your next formative assessment is due Friday 12/4/2009
Formative assessments are similar to journal entries and are generally about a half page in length. They can be written out as a few paragraphs or broken up into sections based on the parameters below. (2x20 points)
- Explain your current understanding of the stock market – What it is, How it is used, Who uses it. How has your understanding grown or deepened since you began participating in this simulation?
- Describe your investment strategy (if you have one) – What types of companies are you investing in, what sectors are you exposed to, what are your long term and short term goals?
- List some of the trades that you have made thus far. What have you bought and/or sold? Have you tried short sales, buying to cover your short positions, or buying on margin? If so, how have you done? If not, why haven't you tried?
- Evaluate your current position with regard to your goals. How successful are you? What can you do better to improve your position?
Here are some released free response questions and scoring rubrics to practice with:
2003 B (just do #1) | scoring rubric
2004 B (just do #1 & 2) | scoring rubric
2005 A (just do #1 & 2) | scoring rubric
2008 A (just do #1 & 3) | scoring rubric
2009 A (just do #1 & 2) | scoring rubric
Computer Lab assignment 11/13/2009:
- Use the Reffonomics website to hone your graphing skills. Click here and then here. Then try the multiple choice practice test.
- If you finish early, feel free to put some time in over at the Virtual Stock Exchange. I hear Apple is a very popular stock...
Computer Lab assignment 10/16/09:
- Complete the interactive costs chart and try the practice web quiz on elasticity,
both brought to you by the helpful folks at Reffonomics.
Thank you all for a very enjoyable semester and year. I sincerely hope that you continue to work hard and strive to do your best in everything. Effort and attitude matter!Our finals will be Friday, June 5th for 1st period and Monday, June 8th for 2nd period.
Unit 4 Packet will be due on Friday, 5/22
| # | Assignment | Due Date |
| 1 | Starters | On-going |
| 2 | Notes 10-1 & 10-2 | 5/5 |
| 3 | GRR 10-1 & 10-2 | 5/6 |
| 4 | Notes 10-3 and Supplemental | 5/7 |
| 5 | GRR 10-3 and Economic Detective 10 | 5/8 |
| 6 | Notes on Money Creation (handwritten) | 5/12 |
| 7 | GRR 11-1 & 11-2 | 5/13 |
| 8 | GRR 11-3 and Economic Detective 11 | 5/15 |
| 9 | Notes on Chapter 11 (handwritten) | 5/18 |
| 10 | Notes on the Credit Crisis (handwritten) | 5/19 |
| 11 | Unit 4 Vocabulary | 5/21 |
| 12 | Unit 4 Review | 5/22 |
Unit 3 Packet will be due on Wednesday, 4/29
| # | Assignment | Due Date |
| 1 | Starters | On-going |
| 2 | Notes 7-1 & 7-2 | 4/7 |
| 3 | GRR 7-1 & 7-2 | 4/8 |
| 4 | Notes 7-3 and Market Structures Chart | 4/9 |
| 5 | GRR 7-3 & 7-4 | 4/14 |
| 6 | Notes 8-1 & 8-2 | 4/14 |
| 7 | GRR 8-1 & 8-2 | 4/14 |
| 8 | Notes 8-3 and Corporate Structure | 4/15 |
| 9 | GRR 8-3 & 8-4 | 4/16 |
| 10 | Notes 9-1 & 9-2 | 4/22 |
| 11 | GRR 9 | 4/24 |
Unit 2 Packet will be due on Friday, 3/20
| # | Assignment | Due Date |
| 1 | Starters | On-going |
| 2 | Notes on Demand (Handwritten) | 2/24-2/27 |
| 3 | GRR 4-1 & 4-2 | 2/25 |
| 4 | GRR 4-3 / Elasticity Practice | 2/27 |
| 5 | Understanding Supply 5-1 | 3/3 |
| 6 | Quick Notes: Costs of Production, etc. (5-2 and 5-3) | 3/4 |
| 7 | GRR 5-2 & 5-3 | 3/4 |
| 8 | Notes on 6-1 & Practice | 3/10 |
| 9 | GRR 6-1 & 6-2 | 3/11 |
| 10 | Notes on 6-2 and 6-3 | 3/11 |
| 11 | GRR 6-3 & Vocab 6 | 3/12 |
Simustock Assessment Procedures
Download a copy here
Overview: As part of your grade for the assignment, you will need to complete a total of 4 assessments based on your experiences with Simustock (two formative, one quantitative, and one summative).
Formative assessments are similar to journal entries and are generally about a half page in length. They can be written out as a few paragraphs or broken up into sections based on the parameters below. (2x20 points)
- Explain your current understanding of the stock market – What it is, How it is used, Who uses it.
- Describe your investment strategy (if you have one) – What types of companies are you investing in, what sectors are you exposed to, what are your long term and short term goals?
- List some of the trades that you have made thus far. What have you bought and/or sold?
- Evaluate your current position with regard to your goals. How successful are you?
For the quantitative assessment, you will demonstrate your understanding of the stock market by looking up prices and analyzing charts. We will practice this before I ask you to do it. (20 points)
The summative reflection
will be completed in the computer lab on our final day of the
simulation. It will be comprehensive in scope and will require you to
reflect on your experiences, locate and analyze market information for
a variety of companies in a variety of sectors of the economy, and make
predictions about the future of the markets themselves.(40 points)
| # | Assignment | Date |
| 1 | Starters | On-going |
| 2 | Story of Stuff/Ch. 1 Notes (handwritten) | 1/28-1/29 |
| 3 | GRR 1-1 & 1-2 | 1/29 |
| 4 | GRR 1-3 and Vocabulary 1 | 1/30 |
| 5 | GRR 2-1 & 2-2 | 2/4 |
| 6 | Notes 2-1 & 2-2 | 2/4 |
| 7 | Notes 2-3 & 2-4 | 2/5 |
| 8 | GRR 2-3 & 2-4 | 2/6 |
| 9 | Notes Ch 3 | 2/9 |
| 10 | GRR 3-3 & 3-4 | 2/10 |
In case you missed it or want to see it again, The Story of Stuff is available online, along with a fact sheet with references. This short film is a good primer for the course, considering that economics is basically the study of how people make choices to satisfy their needs and wants. As you watch it (if you haven't already) take note on the materials economy using the handout here.
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Thank you for making the fall semester very enjoyable. I wish you all the best as you close out your senior year here at Buena. Please stop by and say hello once in a while and let me know how things are going.**Finals Schedule**
| 8:00 - 10:00 | 10:25 - 12:25 | |
| Wednesday 1/21 | period 2 | period 6 |
| Thursday 1/22 | period 3 | period 5 |
| Friday 1/23 | period 1 | period 4 |
Unit 5 Packet will be due on Friday, 1/16
| Assignment | Due Date | |
| 1 | Starters | OnGoing |
| 2 | Video Clips 1 & 2 (Standard of Living and Inflation) | 1/5 |
| 3 | Video Transcript with Know List and Problem Statement on Back | 1/6 |
| 4 | 3 Technical Questions on Trade | 1/6 |
| 5 | GRR 17-1 & 17-2 | 1/8 |
| 6 | Notes on Trade | 1/7 - 1/12 |
| 7 | Video Transcript and Trade Agreement | 1/13 |
| 8 | GRR 17-3 & Vocabulary 17 | 1/15 |
Extra Credit Opportunities! Choose up to 2 of the following options to complete over the winter break
- Watch the Frontline episode The Secret History of the Credit Card online and complete the questions from the accompanying worksheet available here. (Print it out and turn it in for credit)
- Write out a fictitious business plan based on the simulation we did in class. You can download a copy of the worksheet here to use as a reference.
- Create a practice account at Forex.com and write a 1 page summary of your experiences in the world of foreign currency trading.
- Watch the interview with G. Edward Griffiin about his book The Creature from Jekyll Island and write a one page summary of how the Federal Reserve System came into existence and how it functions.
Unit 4 Packet will be due on Friday, 12/19
| Assignment | Due Date | |
| 1 | Notes Ch 10-1 & 10-2 | 12/8-12/9 |
| 2 | GRR 10-1 & 10-2 | 12/10 |
| 3 | Notes Ch 10-3 & Supplemental | 12/10-12/11 |
| 4 | GRR 10-3 & Economic Detective | 12/12 |
| 5 | Notes on the Credit Crisis | 12/15-12/16 |
| 6 | GRR 11-1 & 11-2 | 12/17 |
| 7 | GRR 11-3 & Economic Detective | 12/18 |
| 8 | Unit 4 Review | 12/18 |
**Unit 3 Test will be on 11/25 and will cover Chapters 7-9**
Unit 3 Packet will be due on Tuesday, 11/25
| # | Assignment | Due Date |
| 1 | Notes 7-1 | 10/28 |
| 2 | Notes 7-2 | 10/28 |
| 3 | GRR 7-1 & 7-2 | 10/29 |
| 4 | Notes 7-3 and Market Structures Chart | 10/30 |
| 5 | GRR 7-3 & 7-4 | 10/31 |
| 6 | Cartoon and Vocab 7 | 11/4 |
| 7 | GRR 8-1 & 8-2 | 11/5 |
| 8 | Notes 8-1 & 8-2 | 11/5 |
| 9 | GRR 8-3 & 8-4 | 11/7 |
| 10 | Notes 8-3 and Corporate Structure | 11/7 |
| 11 | Notes 9-1 & 9-2 | 11/17 |
| 12 | GRR 9 | 11/19 |
PBS Frontline has a documentary called The Choice 2008 about the election. You can watch it for free from their website.
Unit 2 Packet will be due on Wednesday, 10/15
| # | Assignment | Due Date |
| 1 | GRR 4-1 | 9/18 |
| 2 | GRR 4-2 | 9/19 |
| 3 | GRR 4-3 / Vocabulary 4 | 9/23 |
| 4 | Notes on Chapter 4 | 9/17-9/22 |
| 5 | Understanding Supply 5-1 | 9/24 |
| 6 | Quick Notes: Costs of Production, etc. (5-2 and 5-3) | 9/25 |
| 7 | GRR 5-2 & 5-3 | 9/26 |
| 8 | Cartoon and Vocab 5 | 9/30 |
| 9 | Notes on 6-1 & GRR 6-1 | 10/2 |
| 10 | Math Practice 3 & 5 | 10/3 |
| 11 | Notes on 6-2 and 6-3 | 10/6-10/7 |
| 12 | GRR 6-3 & Vocab 6 | 10/8 |
**Extra Credit Opportunity**
Compare and contrast the economic plans of the two presidential candidates. Find information on Senator Obama's plan here and Senator McCain's plan here. Summarize each' plan as it is written on their websites and find similarities and differences between them. Due before October Break.
Simustock Assessment Procedures
Download a copy here
Overview: As part of your grade for the assignment, you will need to complete a total of 4 assessments based on your experiences with Simustock (two formative, one quantitative, and one summative).
The formative reflections are similar to journal entries, but there are certain parameters to which you must adhere. They include the following:
- Explain your current understanding of the stock market – What it is, How it is used, Who uses it.
- Describe your investment strategy (if you have one) – What types of companies are you investing in, what sectors are you exposed to, what are your long term and short term goals?
- List some of the trades that you have made thus far. What have you bought and/or sold?
- Evaluate your current position with regard to your goals. How successful are you?
Formative assessments are generally about a half page in length and can be written out as a few paragraphs or broken up into sections based on the parameters above.(2x20 points)
For the quantitative assessment, you will demonstrate your understanding of the stock market by looking up prices and analyzing charts. We will practice this before I ask you to do it. (20 points)
The summative reflection will be completed in the computer lab on our final day of the simulation. It will be comprehensive in scope and will require you to reflect on your experiences, locate and analyze market information for a variety of companies in a variety of sectors of the economy, and make predictions about the future of the markets themselves.(40 points)
Unit 1 Packet will be due on Thursday, 9/11
| # | Assignment | Due Date |
| 1 | GRR 1-1 & 1-2 | 8/22 |
| 2 | Notes on Chapter 1 | 8/25 - 8/26 |
| 3 | Notes on Chapter 2 | 9/2 - 9/3 |
| 4 | GRR 2-1 & 2-2 | 9/3 |
| 5 | Notes on 2-2 (handout) | 9/4 |
| 6 | GRR 2-3 & 2-4 | 9/5 |
| 7 | Notes on 2-4 (handout) / Econ Detective 2 | 9/5 |
| 8 | Notes on Chapter 3 | 9/8 - 9/9 |
| 9 | GRR 3-1 & 3-2 | 9/9 |
| 10 | GRR 3-3 & 3-4 | 9/10 |
We will begin our stock market simulation on Simustock. A copy of the assignment can be found here.
In case you missed it or want to see it again, The Story of Stuff is available online, along with a fact sheet with references. This short film is a good primer for the course, considering that economics is basically the study of how people make choices to satisfy their needs and wants.
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You can download a copy of our syllabus here.
***Senior finals: 5th period on Friday, 6/6 and 4th period on Monday,6/9***
See the Frontline episodes The Persuaders and Secret History of the Credit Card again.
Unit4 Packet will be due on Friday, 5/30
| # | Assignments | Due Date |
| 1 | Starters | On-Going |
| 2 | Notes 10-1/Foreign Exchange and Currencies | 5/19 |
| 3 | Notes 10-2 | 5/20 |
| 4 | Notes 10-3 | 5/21 |
| 5 | Notes 11-1 through 11-3 (handwritten) | 5/22-28 |
| 6 | GRR 11-3 & Economic Detective | 5/28 |
| 7 | Vocab 11 and Cartoon 11 | 5/29 |
Unit 3 Packet will be due on Wednesday, 5/7
| # | Assignment | Due Date |
| 1 | Notes 7-1 | 4/8 |
| 2 | Notes 7-2 | 4/8 |
| 3 | Notes 7-3 | 4/9 |
| 4 | Comparison of Market Structures/7-4 | 4/10 |
| 5 | Notes 8-2 & 8-2 | 4/14 |
| 6 | Notes 8-3 Corporations | 4/16 |
| 7 | Ch. 8-4 Essentials (Other Organizations) | 4/28 |
| 8 | Notes 9-1 & 9-2 | 4/30 |
| 9 | Ch 9-3 Essentials (Labor Market Trends) | 5/1 |
| 10 | Unit 3 Study Guide | 5/2 |
Extra Credit Opportunity!
Choose one of the following articles and write a one page summary of it for up to 10 extra credit points. Due at the quarter (3/28)
Analysts: U.S. Economy won't stem Oil Demand
Euro Tops $1.55 for the First Time
Lessons from the Great Depression
Unit 2 Packet will be due on Thursday, 3/27| # | Assignment | Due Date |
| 1 | Starters | OnGoing |
| 2 | Notes on 4-1 through 4-3 (handwritten) | 3/6-3/10 |
| 3 | GRR 4-1 & 4-2 | 3/10 |
| 4 | GRR 4-3 and Math Practice with Elasticity | 3/11 |
| 5 | Understanding Supply | 3/11 |
| 6 | Costs of Production & Changes in Supply | 3/12 |
| 7 | Notes 6-1 (handwritten) | 3/18 |
| 8 | Quick Notes 6-2 & 6-3 | 3/18 |
| 9 | GRR 6-1 & 6-2 | 3/19 |
| 10 | GRR 6-3 | 3/26 |
Unit 1 Packet will be due on Tuesday 3/4
| # | Assignment | Due Date |
| 1 | Starters | On-Going |
| 2 | Textbook Survey | 1/30 |
| 3 | Notes Ch. 1-1 through 1-3 | 2/5 - 2/6 |
| 4 | Economic Cartoons/Line Graphs | 2/7 |
| 5 | Wall Street Journal 1: What is Economics? | 2/8 |
| 6 | Notes Ch. 2-1 through 2-2 | 2/12 |
| 7 | Wall Street Journal 2: Economic Systems | 2/19 |
| 8 | Notes Ch. 2-3 through 2-4 | 2/19 |
| 9 | Economic Detective 2 and Vocabulary 2 | 2/22 |
| 10 | Notes Ch 3: American Free Enterprise | 2/26 |
| 11 | Wall Street Journal 3: American Free Enterprise | 2/27 |
Link to Simustock -- keep on trading! We'll be in the computer lab on Thursday 12/20. The next reflection will be due on Wednesday, March 5th, and must include the following:
- Explain your current understanding of the stock market – What it is, How it is used, Who uses it.
- Describe your investment strategy (if you have one) – What types of companies are you investing in, what sectors are you exposed to, what are your long term and short term goals.
- List some of the trades that you have made thus far.
- Evaluate your current positions with regard to your goals. How successful are you?
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Farewell First Semester Econ Students!
I've enjoyed working with you this semester. Best of luck here at Buena and beyond!
**Finals Schedule**
| 8:00 - 10:00 | 10:25 - 12:25 | |
| Wednesday 1/23 | period 3 | period 5 |
| Thursday 1/24 | period 1 | period 4 |
| Friday 1/25 | period 2 | period 6 |
Study Guide will be due on the day of the final for up to 50 points of extra credit.
Link to Simustock -- keep on trading! We'll be in the computer lab on Thursday 12/20. The next reflection will be due on Friday, 1/11, and must include the following:
- Explain your current understanding of the stock market – What it is, How it is used, Who uses it.
- Describe your investment strategy (if you have one) – What types of companies are you investing in, what sectors are you exposed to, what are your long term and short term goals.
- List some of the trades that you have made thus far.
- Evaluate your current positions with regard to your goals. How successful are you?
| # | Assignment | Due Date |
| 1 | Starters | On-Going |
| 2 | GRA 8-1 & 8-2 | 11/27 |
| 3 | Corporation Notes 8-3 | 11/29 |
| 4 | Chapter 8 Essentials | 12/6 |
| 5 | The Corporation Video Notes | 12/6 |
| 6 | Interpreting Statistics (Stock Charts) | 12/10 |
| 7 | Organized Labor Notes | 12/11 |
| 8 | Chapter 9 Essentials | 12/13 |
| 9 | Unit 3 Study Guide | 12/13 |
Chapter 6 and 7 Packet will be due on Tuesday 11/20
| # | Assignments | Due Date |
| 1 | Starters | On Going |
| 2 | Outline 6-1 | 10/31 |
| 3 | GRR & Quiz 6-1 | 10/31 |
| 4 | The Market for Apples | 11/1 |
| 5 | GRR & Quiz 6-2 | 11/2 |
| 6 | Quick Notes on 6-2 and 6-3 | 11/5 |
| 7 | GRR & Quiz 6-3 | 11/6 |
| 8 | GRR 7-1 & 7-2 | 11/8 |
| 9 | Quick Notes 7-1 and Quiz 7-1 | 11/9 |
| 10 | Quick Notes 7-2 and Quiz 7-2 | 11/13 |
| 11 | Quick Notes 7-3 and Quiz 7-3 | 11/14 |
| 12 | GRR 7-3 and 7-4 | 11/15 |
| 13 | Chapter 7 Essentials | 11/16 |
| 14 | Jeopardy Review Notes | 11/19 |
CHAPTERS 4-5 SUPPLY & DEMAND DUE 10/19
# Assignment Due Date 1 Starters On-Going 2 Notes on 4-2 10/9 3 GRR and Quiz 4-2 10/10 4 Notes on 4-3 10/10 - 10/12 5 GRR and Quiz 4-3 10/12 6 Understanding Supply: Notes on 5-1 10/15 7 GRR and Quiz 5-2 10/16 8 Wall Street Journal Article 10/17 9 Quick Notes on 5-2 and 5-3 10/18
Choose
one of the following articles and write a one page summary of it for up
to 10 extra credit points. Due at the quarter (10/19)
Lessons from the Great Depression
Unit 1 test - including chapters 1-3 but weighted toward the more recent 2 and 3 - will be on Monday, October 1st.
Beginning
on September 24th, Starters will be due every 2 weeks instead of every
week. Please use both the front and the back side fo the page instead
of taking a new one each week.
Chapter 2 test will be on Friday, September 21.
Welcome Second Semester Econ Students!
This is the page where I post packet materials, announcements, links to extra credit articles, and other
information. Please use this to help keep yourself organized and informed.
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