Thurs-Fri, May 31-June 1

Economics:
1. Monetary Policy TEST
2. Start Global Trade PPT
3. 7-Minute Reading: Charging for Debit Cards Is Robbery
--> Read article and write a 1/2 reflection on how banks make money on debit cards

Tues & Wed, May 29-30

AP World
--> Food Inc.

Economics
--> Turn in Notes
1. 7-Minute Reading: LA's Plastic Bag Ban

--> Do you agree with LA's new plastic bag law? Explain.

2. Finish Monetary Policy Packet
3. Review For Test
4. Ben Bernanke on 60 Minutes

Thurs & Fri, May 24-25

0 Period & 5th Period Economics (Friday)
1. 7-Minute Reading: Free UC?

--> How much $$$$ does the UC system get from the state budget?
--> How much has tuition increased in the past 20 years?
--> Why does the UC system continue to accept more out-of-state students?
--> Writing Assignment (1/2 page): What do you think of the proposal from Fix UC: allow students to attend college tuition-free but pay back their costs at a rate of 5% of their salaries over 20 years.
2. Monetary Policy PPT

Period 2 Economics (Thurs)
1. TEST!!!!!!
2. Monetary Policy PPT

May 22-23

Economics
--> Fiscal Policy test REVIEW Sheet

Tues & Wed, May 15-16

Economics
1. 7-Minute Reading: Livin' Off the Safety Net
(Who's REALLY on welfare?)
A. List the government programs that middle-class families need more and more in order to survive.
B. If political leaders cut these programs, what would happen?

2. PPT: Budget
3. 60 Minutes: The Day of Reckoning
4. MC Review
5. Half-Sheet Handout on Chapter 14

AP World
--> Mock AP Multiple Choice TEST

Monday, May 14

Economics
1. 7-Minute Reading: Tax The Rich

A. What historical “proof” does Adler give for the economic benefit of taxing the rich?
B. What specifically is Adler’s proposal?
C. Do you agree with Adler? Why? Why not?

2. PPT: Taxes

AP World
--> Mock AP Essay

Thurs/Fri, May 10-11

AP World
1. Review Test #4: 1914 to the Present
1a. Work on Which One Doesn't Fit Worksheet
2. Dates Practice Test
3. AP World Essays: Practice your Thesis Statements

Economics
1. 7-Minute Reading: Economic Growth Statistics (handout)

How are each of these macro stats doing? (indicate direction with arrows up or down)
-GDP
-Business Investments
-Inventories
-Defense Spending
-Oil Prices
-Imports
-Personal Savings Rate
-Consumer Spending
-Housing Construction
-Demand for Homes
-Supply of Homes


2. PPT Taxes
3. Calculating Taxes

Calculate how much someone pays in federal income tax who earns $120,000 with these deductions and credits:

Deductions:
Standard Deduction: $6,000
Charity: $14,000
Credits:
College Tax Credit: $2500


4. TEST Corrections
5. Frontline on National Debt