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
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Friday, May 25, 2012
Thurs & Fri, May 24-25
0 Period & 5th Period Economics (Friday)
1. 7-Minute Reading: Free UC?
--> How much $$$$ does the UC system get from the state budget?
--> How much has tuition increased in the past 20 years?
--> Why does the UC system continue to accept more out-of-state students?
--> Writing Assignment (1/2 page): What do you think of the proposal from Fix UC: allow students to attend college tuition-free but pay back their costs at a rate of 5% of their salaries over 20 years.
2. Monetary Policy PPT
Period 2 Economics (Thurs)
1. TEST!!!!!!
2. Monetary Policy PPT
1. 7-Minute Reading: Free UC?
--> How much $$$$ 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
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
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
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, 2012
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
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
Friday, May 11, 2012
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
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
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Tues/Wed, May 8-9
AP World
1. Quick Read: 1914 to Present (WWI, Great Depression, WWII, Cold War)
2. Some Handouts
--> CCOT (each period)
--> Population Changes
--> AP Exam Specifics
3. Review #4 Practice TEST
4. Worksheet (Which One Doesn't Fit?)
Economics
1. 7-Minute Reading: Stiglitz on Iraq (List 7 things that shimmer: what excites you, angers you, inspires you, surprises you, etc?)
2. PPT on National Debt Continued
3. Debt Commission: Making tough decisions
--> GOP versus Dems on National Debt
--> Frontline on National Debt
1. Quick Read: 1914 to Present (WWI, Great Depression, WWII, Cold War)
2. Some Handouts
--> CCOT (each period)
--> Population Changes
--> AP Exam Specifics
3. Review #4 Practice TEST
4. Worksheet (Which One Doesn't Fit?)
Economics
1. 7-Minute Reading: Stiglitz on Iraq (List 7 things that shimmer: what excites you, angers you, inspires you, surprises you, etc?)
2. PPT on National Debt Continued
3. Debt Commission: Making tough decisions
--> GOP versus Dems on National Debt
--> Frontline on National Debt
Monday, May 7, 2012
Monday, May 7
Economics
--> 7-Minute: Tax Pledge May Scuttle Deal on Tax Deal
1. How many times did Reagan raise taxes during his 8 years in the White House?
2. Describe the 3 Theories of Why Republicans Refuse to Raise Taxes:
A. Laffer
B. Starve The Beast
C. The 2 Santa Claus Theory
--> PPT National Debt
--> Colbert on the connection between Trickle-Down and Religion: here and here
AP World
1. Chp 34-36 Open Book Test
2. Test Corrections: Review Test #3
--> 7-Minute: Tax Pledge May Scuttle Deal on Tax Deal
1. How many times did Reagan raise taxes during his 8 years in the White House?
2. Describe the 3 Theories of Why Republicans Refuse to Raise Taxes:
A. Laffer
B. Starve The Beast
C. The 2 Santa Claus Theory
--> PPT National Debt
--> Colbert on the connection between Trickle-Down and Religion: here and here
AP World
1. Chp 34-36 Open Book Test
2. Test Corrections: Review Test #3
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Thurs/Fri, May 3-4
Economics
1. 7-Minute Reading: Too Little of a Good Thing
A. What were the 2 most important parts of the Obama stimulus plan, according to Krugman?
B. How long will it take to get back to full employment at the current rate of GDP growth?
C. In what way does Krugman disagree with “deficit hawks?”
How will the stimulus get paid for, according to Krugman?
2. PPT on Fiscal Policy Continued
3. Worksheet on Fiscal Policy
--> Grover Norquist on 60 Minutes
AP World
1. Finish PPT on Review #3
2. Review #3 TEST
3. Change/Continuity Over Time Essay
4. Practice Multiple Choice Questions
1. 7-Minute Reading: Too Little of a Good Thing
A. What were the 2 most important parts of the Obama stimulus plan, according to Krugman?
B. How long will it take to get back to full employment at the current rate of GDP growth?
C. In what way does Krugman disagree with “deficit hawks?”
How will the stimulus get paid for, according to Krugman?
2. PPT on Fiscal Policy Continued
3. Worksheet on Fiscal Policy
--> Grover Norquist on 60 Minutes
AP World
1. Finish PPT on Review #3
2. Review #3 TEST
3. Change/Continuity Over Time Essay
4. Practice Multiple Choice Questions
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Tues/Wed, May 1-2
Economics
1. Macro Stats TEST
2. Post-Test Worksheet: Chapter 14, sections 2 & 4
3. PPT on Fiscal Policy
AP World
1. PPT on Chapter 33
2. Chapter 33 TEST
3. Quick Read on European Colonialism
4. Test Corrections for Review #2
5. PPT on Review #3
1. Macro Stats TEST
2. Post-Test Worksheet: Chapter 14, sections 2 & 4
3. PPT on Fiscal Policy
AP World
1. PPT on Chapter 33
2. Chapter 33 TEST
3. Quick Read on European Colonialism
4. Test Corrections for Review #2
5. PPT on Review #3
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