2017 – 2018 AP Macroeconomics Spring Schedule
On this page you can find a calendar listing the various assignments and due dates for the first semester. In compliance with KHS policy,
"Students have five (5) school days after returning to school to complete make up work. Work assigned prior to the absence shall be turned in or completed on the day that the student returns to school. If a test or major assignment has been previously communicated to the students it will be completed or due the day they return."
Please note that you are responsible for any work that is listed on this page on your arrival back to campus. Please also note that this syllabus calendar is a living document and subject to change at any point in time. Students will be given advance notice to any changes in the dates of tests or quizzes both in their AP class period as well as on this website.
Week 1 (3/19 – 3/23)
Monday – Test Review
Tuesday – Test Review
Wednesday – Unit III Pt II Exam (33 Multiple Choice Questions, 1 Free Response Question over AD/AS)
Thursday – M35 - Schools of Economics
Friday – M20/21 - Fiscal Policy
Homework:
Week 2 (3/26 – 3/30)
Monday – M20/21 - Fiscal Policy // Loanable Funds
Tuesday – FRQ over Fiscal Policy & Loanable Funds
Wednesday – M20/21/35 Comprehension Quiz
Thursday – M27/28/29 - Monetary Policy
Friday – >>>NO SCHOOL<<<
Homework:
Week 3 (4/2 – 4/6)
Monday – M27/28/29 - Monetary Policy
Tuesday – M27/28/29 - Monetary Policy
Wednesday – M27/28/29 Comprehension Quiz
Thursday – Graphing Practice
Friday – FRQ Practice
Homework:
Week 4 (4/9 – 4/13)
Monday – Test Review
Tuesday – Unit IV Exam - 20 MCQs, 2 FRQs (based on 2010 FRQ #1&2)
Wednesday – M23/24/25 - Multiple Deposit Expansion
Thursday – Multiple Deposit Expansion MCQ & FRQ practice
Friday – Go Over Unit IV Exam
Homework:
Week 5 (4/16 – 4/20)
Monday – M34 - The Phillips Curve
Tuesday – Multiple Deposit Expansion MCQ Quiz // M34 - The Phillips Curve
Wednesday – M34 - The Phillips Curve
Thursday – The Phillips Curve MCQ & FRQ practice
Friday – Homework Catch-Up Day
Homework:
Week 6 (4/23 – 4/27)
Monday – Graphing Practice
Tuesday – Test Review
Wednesday – Unit V Exam - 20 MCQ, 2 FRQ (1 Phillips Curve, 1 Multiple Deposit Expansion)
Thursday – Graphing Practice
Friday – Go over Unit V Exam
Homework:
Week 7 (4/30 – 5/4)
Monday – M41 - Balance of Payments
Tuesday – M41 - Balance of Payments
Wednesday – M4 - Comparative Advantage
Thursday – M4 - Comparative Advantage
Friday – Quiz over Balance of Payments and Comparative Advantage
Homework:
2nd Semester
3rd 9 Weeks
Week 1 (1/1 – 1/5)
Monday – NO SCHOOL
Tuesday – Teambuilding
Wednesday – Syllabus // Algebra Skills Pre-Test
Thursday – AP Practice Exam
Friday – Go over AP Practice Exam // Goal Setting // Class Expectations
Homework:
Read Module 1 by Monday
Read Module 3 by Wednesday
Read Modules 5/6/7 by next Friday
Week 2 (1/8 – 1/12)
Monday – Schoology Overview
Tuesday – Zoo Activity - Intro to Macroeconomics
Wednesday – M1/3 - The Production Possibilities Curve (PPC)
Thursday – PPC Quiz // PPC HW (M1/3) Due!
Friday – M5/6/7 - Supply & Demand
Homework:
Module 1 Reading Quiz is Monday
Module 5/6/7 Reading Quiz is Friday
Week 3 (1/15 – 1/19)
Monday – NO SCHOOL (MLK Day)
Tuesday – M5/6/7 - Supply & Demand
Wednesday – M8 - Price Floors and Ceilings
Thursday – Unit I Test Review
Friday – Unit I Exam (40 Multiple Choice Questions) // M5/6/7 & M8 HW Due
Homework:
M5/6/7 & M8 HW due on Tuesday, January 24, 2017
Week 4 (1/22 – 1/26)
Monday – Go over Unit I Exam // Goal Setting
Tuesday – M42/43 - The Foreign Exchange Market (FOREX)
Wednesday – M42/43 - The Foreign Exchange Market (FOREX)
Thursday – M42/43 - The Foreign Exchange Market (FOREX)
Friday – M42/43 - The Foreign Exchange Market (FOREX)
Homework:
Week 5 (1/29 – 2/2)
Monday – M10 - The Circular Flow Model
Tuesday – M2 - Business Cycles
Wednesday – M2 - Business Cycles
Thursday – M2 - Business Cycles
Friday – Practice FRQs
Homework:
Week 6 (2/5 – 2/9)
Monday – Unit II Test Review
Tuesday – Unit II Exam (25 Multiple Choice Questions, 1 Free Response Question over FOREX)
Wednesday – M11 - GDP
Thursday – Go over Unit II Exam // Goal setting // M11 - GDP FRQ
Friday – M12/13 Employment & Unemployment
Homework:
Unit II Homework:
Module 42/43 Multiple Choice Questions
Module 10 Multiple Choice Questions
Module 2 Multiple Choice Questions
Week 7 (2/12 – 2/16)
Monday – M14/15 CPI & Inflation
Tuesday – M14/15 CPI & Inflation Practice
Wednesday – GDP and Employment & Unemployment Review
Thursday – Unit III Pt I test is on Schoology (35 Multiple Choice Questions, 1 Free Response Question over GDP)
Friday – Intro to AD, SRAS, and the Aggregate Model
Homework:
Unit III Pt I Homework:
Module 11 Multiple Choice Questions
Module 12/13 Multiple Choice Questions
Module 14/15 Multiple Choice Questions
All Unit III Homework is due on Schoology BEFORE the test date on February 15th. NO LATE WORK WILL BE ACCEPTED!
Week 8 (2/19 – 2/23)
Monday – NO SCHOOL (Presidents' Day)
Tuesday – Module 17/18/19 The Aggregate Model
Wednesday – Module 17/18/19 The Aggregate Model
Thursday – Module 17/18/19 The Aggregate Model
Friday – Module 17/18/19 The Aggregate Model
Homework:
Week 9 (2/26 – 3/2)
Monday – Test Review
Tuesday – Unit III Pt II Exam (33 Multiple Choice Questions, 1 Free Response Question over AD/AS)
Wednesday – M35 - Schools of Economics
Thursday – M20/21 - Fiscal Policy
Friday – Go over Unit III Pt II Exam
Homework:
Unit III Part II Homework:
Module 16 Multiple Choice Questions
Module 17/18/19 Multiple Choice Questions
All Unit III Homework is due on Schoology BEFORE the test date on February 27th. NO LATE WORK WILL BE ACCEPTED!
Week 10 (3/5 – 3/9)
Monday – M20/21 - Fiscal Policy // Fiscal Policy Reading Quiz
Tuesday – Loanable Funds
Wednesday – AP Practice Exam #2
Thursday – Go over AP Practice Exam
Friday – Watch GDP Music Videos >>> EARLY OUT <<<
Homework:
Unit III Homework:
Module 11 Multiple Choice Questions
Module 12/13 Multiple Choice Questions
Module 14/15 Multiple Choice Questions
Module 16 Multiple Choice Questions
Module 17/18/19 Multiple Choice Questions
All Unit III Homework is due on Schoology BEFORE the test date on March 7th. NO LATE WORK WILL BE ACCEPTED!
4th 9 Weeks
Week 1 (3/19 – 3/23)
Monday – Test Review
Tuesday – Test Review
Wednesday – Unit III Pt II Exam (33 Multiple Choice Questions, 1 Free Response Question over AD/AS)
Thursday – M35 - Schools of Economics
Friday – M20/21 - Fiscal Policy
Homework:
Week 2 (3/26 – 3/30)
Monday – M20/21 - Fiscal Policy // Loanable Funds
Tuesday – FRQ over Fiscal Policy & Loanable Funds
Wednesday – M20/21/35 Comprehension Quiz
Thursday – M27/28/29 - Monetary Policy
Friday – >>>NO SCHOOL<<<
Homework:
Week 3 (4/2 – 4/6)
Monday – M27/28/29 - Monetary Policy
Tuesday – M27/28/29 - Monetary Policy
Wednesday – M27/28/29 Comprehension Quiz
Thursday – Graphing Practice
Friday – FRQ Practice
Homework:
Week 4 (4/9 – 4/13)
Monday – Test Review
Tuesday – Unit IV Exam - 20 MCQs, 2 FRQs (based on 2010 FRQ #1&2)
Wednesday – M23/24/25 - Multiple Deposit Expansion
Thursday – Multiple Deposit Expansion MCQ & FRQ practice
Friday – M34 - The Phillips Curve
Homework:
Week 5 (4/16 – 4/20)
Monday – Go Over Unit IV Exam
Tuesday – Multiple Deposit Expansion MCQ Quiz // M34 - The Phillips Curve
Wednesday – M34 - The Phillips Curve
Thursday – The Phillips Curve MCQ & FRQ practice
Friday – Homework Catch-Up Day
Homework:
Week 6 (4/23 – 4/27)
Monday – Graphing Practice
Tuesday – Test Review
Wednesday – Unit V Exam - 20 MCQ, 2 FRQ (1 Phillips Curve, 1 Multiple Deposit Expansion)
Thursday – Graphing Practice
Friday – Go over Unit V Exam
Homework:
Week 7 (4/30 – 5/4)
Monday – M41 - Balance of Payments
Tuesday – M41 - Balance of Payments
Wednesday – M4 - Comparative Advantage
Thursday – M4 - Comparative Advantage
Friday – Quiz over Balance of Payments and Comparative Advantage
Homework:
Week 8 (5/7 – 5/11)
Monday – AP Test Review
Tuesday – AP Test Review
Wednesday – AP Test Review
Thursday – AP Test Review >>> AP Government Exam <<<
Friday –AP Test Review
Homework:
Week 9 (5/14 – 5/18)
Monday – AP Test Review
Tuesday –AP Test Review
Wednesday – >>> AP Macroeconomics Exam <<<
Thursday – Receive Semester Exam Project
Friday – Work on Semester Exam Project
Homework:
Week 10 (5/21 – 5/25)
Monday – Work on Semester Exam Project
Tuesday – Work on Semester Exam Project
Wednesday – Work on Semester Exam Project
Thursday – Work on Semester Exam Project
Friday – Semester Exam (0 & 1st Period)
Homework:
Week 11 (5/21 – 5/25)
Monday – NO SCHOOL
Tuesday – Semester Exam (3rd & 5th Period)
Wednesday – Semester Exam (3rd & 5th Period)
Thursday – Semester Exam (6th & 7th Period)
Friday – NO SCHOOL
Homework: