Wednesday, August 27th

Agenda:

1. Stamp HW (A#5)
2. Intro to Unit 2
3. Demand .ppt

Homework

1. Chapter 3 Vocab Flashcards (A#6)

Unit 2 PowerPoint Notes

Following are the Unit 2 Powerpoints in the order that we'll go through them in class. 

1. Demand .ppt
2. Shifters of Demand .ppt
3. Supply and Shifters of Supply .ppt
4. Elasticity .ppt
5. Consumer Choice .ppt

Tuesday, August 26th

Agenda:

1. Review Circular Flow Model
2. Unit 1 Exam
3. Discuss Unit 1 FRQ

Homework:

1. Read and Notes pp. 39-48 (A#5)

Monday, August 25th

Agenda:

1. Turn in Unit 1 FRQ
2. Trade Practice - Look at Trade and Comparative Advantage Notes

Homework:

1. Unit 1 Exam Tomorrow
2. Read pages 33, 34, 36 about the Circular Flow Model and the different Economic Systems (there will be a few questions about these concepts on the exam)
3. Use your Microeconomics Concepts Handout, Textbook and Notes to prepare

Econ Movies for Unit 1 Review

1. Star Wars and Scarcity, Choices, Trade
2. Monsters Inc. and the Productions Possibilities Curve

Help with Unit 1 FRQ - Trade and Comparative Advantage

If you're looking for a bit of extra help on completing this weekend's FRQ here are a couple of resources. The following videos are from an Econ teacher friend of mine. He's insanely hyper, so more than one view might be necessary :-)

Trade and Comparative Advantage Practice Videos

1. Overview with practice problems
2. More practice
3. Practice with Input vs. Output Questions

Friday, August 22nd

Agenda:

1. Stamp HW (A#4) and discuss
2. Pass out Unit 1 FRQ and discuss FRQ Protocol
3. Trade and Comparative Advantage .ppt

Homework:

1. Unit 1 FRQ due Monday
2. Unit 1 Exam Tuesday

Thursday, August 21st

Agenda:

1. Productions Possibilities Curve .ppt
2. Trade and Comparative Advantage .ppt

Homework:

1. PPC Handout w/ Questions (A#4) - due Friday
2. Unit 1 Test next Tuesday