AP Macroeconomics 1st Pd - A Per. 1 (Yorba Linda High School) //www.ylhs.org/apps/classes/511340/assignments/ Class Name: AP Macroeconomics 1st Pd - A Per. 1 Instructor(s): Rey Lejano en-us SchoolSitePro <![CDATA[Due: 06/06/2013]]> //www.ylhs.org/homeworkItem3093861 //www.ylhs.org/apps/classes/511340/assignments/ I Have A Dream Speech Contest Attendance

10 points extra credit will be given to any of my economic students that attend (as an audience member) the I Have A Dream Speech Contest Finals on Thursday, June 6th at 7pm in the Gymnasium

There will be a sign-in sheet at the entrance and a sign-out sheet at the exit. To earn the 10 points, you must attend the entire contest (it should last until 8:30pm) and partial credit will not be awarded. 

Admission is free but donations to the Moore, Oklahoma Tornado Recovery Effort will be gladly accepted. 

]]> Thu, 30 May 2013 22:32:41 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 06/04/2013]]> //www.ylhs.org/homeworkItem3093860 //www.ylhs.org/apps/classes/511340/assignments/ I Have A Dream Speech Contest Opportunity
25 Points Extra Credit and a Chance To Win A Scholarship

After school on Tuesday, June 4th, the first round of the I Have A Dream Speech Contest will take place. The first round will take place in Room 307 (there is a signup sheet posted outside my door). 

Participants will give their 3-5 minute speech that they wrote centered around the theme "I Have A Dream". This speech must be about a vision for the future that you hope to see. You must discuss at least two ways in which your vision can be a reality. 

20 or so contestants will move on to the finals on Friday, June 6th at 7pm in the gym. 

1st Place - $200 Scholarship 
2nd Place - $150 Scholarship
3rd Place - $100 Scholarship
provided by the Yorba Linda Sunrise Rotary club. 

Any of my students that advances and gives their speech in the finals will earn 25 extra credit points.

 

]]> Thu, 30 May 2013 22:27:38 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 06/03/2013]]> //www.ylhs.org/homeworkItem3090467 //www.ylhs.org/apps/classes/511340/assignments/
Commercial Video Project

You will need to submit a video commercial where you creatively sell a unique product

You must emphasize differences (perceived or real) in your product and why it’s superior to your competition

You can work in groups of up to 4 people (no exceptions). Minimum time requirement of 45 seconds per person in a group (2 person group needs a 90 second commercial, 4 person group needs a 180 second commercial)
To get full points, 
  • you must be seen contributing to the commercial
  • Must be classroom/school appropriate! Zero out of 35 points have been given in the past!
  • The video file must be brought in using a flash drive or a CD-R or DVD-R
  • Do not include ending credits or blooper scenes

]]> Fri, 24 May 2013 08:27:50 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 05/23/2013]]> //www.ylhs.org/homeworkItem3084480 //www.ylhs.org/apps/classes/511340/assignments/ Your 5 Stocks
Choose 5 corporations that you think will increase in value over the next 2 weeks. These corporations' stocks must be at least $5 per share on the day that the assignment is due. Only 2 of these stocks can be in the same industry. The other 3 must be in different industries/markets.
TYPE (this assignment will NOT be accepted if it is not in the format of a the YLHS Research Paper Style Guide) a paragraph for each of the 5 corporations
In each paragraph, discuss
1) what good or service this corporation sells,
2) why you think it’ll gain in value
3) what the stock ticker symbol is (finance.yahoo.com)
4) What market is it traded on (NYSE, NASDAQ or AMEX. Use finance.yahoo.com)?

]]> Mon, 20 May 2013 13:49:35 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 05/15/2013]]> //www.ylhs.org/homeworkItem3058926 //www.ylhs.org/apps/classes/511340/assignments/ Study for the 2nd Semester AP Macro MC Exam
I recommend going through each part of the AP Macro FRQ Cue Card and for any concept you don't remember, read over your notes. 

Reffonomics Flash Lessons
http://www.reffonomics.com/TRB/INPROGRESS/Macroeconomics

Khan Academy Lessons
http://www.khanacademy.org/science/macroeconomics

Jason Welker's Econ Classroom Macro Flashcards
http://www.econclassroom.com/?page_id=3710
 


]]> Sat, 11 May 2013 11:41:02 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 04/29/2013]]> //www.ylhs.org/homeworkItem3060147 //www.ylhs.org/apps/classes/511340/assignments/ Macroeconomic Equations Page

From beginning to end, go through your notes to create a page of ALL of the macroeconomic equations that we have written in your notes. The requirements are:
  • Must be on a blank piece of printer paper
  • Neatness counts
  • Has to be handwritten
  • Make it colorful, use at least 4 different colors
  • Each equation must contain a full sentence explanation for when you would use that equation

]]> Wed, 24 Apr 2013 20:56:12 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 04/22/2013]]> //www.ylhs.org/homeworkItem3055003 //www.ylhs.org/apps/classes/511340/assignments/ ]]> Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:36:44 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 04/19/2013]]> //www.ylhs.org/homeworkItem3047701 //www.ylhs.org/apps/classes/511340/assignments/ ]]> Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:58:52 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 04/15/2013]]> //www.ylhs.org/homeworkItem3041472 //www.ylhs.org/apps/classes/511340/assignments/ Read Module 37

Taking reading notes could only help you

]]> Wed, 10 Apr 2013 06:49:48 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 04/11/2013]]> //www.ylhs.org/homeworkItem3032082 //www.ylhs.org/apps/classes/511340/assignments/ AP Macro Spring Break Homework
Print out the attached file.

Study it well and be prepared for an exam on Part I, Part II and Part III the first day that you return from spring break.

]]> Fri, 29 Mar 2013 06:32:43 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 03/29/2013]]> //www.ylhs.org/homeworkItem3026130 //www.ylhs.org/apps/classes/511340/assignments/ 3rd Quarter Notebook Check

Please print out the attached scoresheet for your 3rd quarter notebook and make sure that it is PERFECT. 178 Points are at stake!



]]> Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:40:25 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 03/21/2013]]> //www.ylhs.org/homeworkItem3018723 //www.ylhs.org/apps/classes/511340/assignments/ ]]> Tue, 19 Mar 2013 11:13:43 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 03/20/2013]]> //www.ylhs.org/homeworkItem3018260 //www.ylhs.org/apps/classes/511340/assignments/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3u2qRXb4xCU

]]> Tue, 19 Mar 2013 11:13:12 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 03/13/2013]]> //www.ylhs.org/homeworkItem3011901 //www.ylhs.org/apps/classes/511340/assignments/ Study Guide for the National Income/Price Determination and Financial Sector MC Exam

In class, we began working on our study guide for the next exam. Please finish this study guide making sure that you addressed each item fully and adequately. 

This process is most effective if you try and address each item from memory first and then using your notes as a last resort (much like how the Fed wants to be used as a last resort for bank lending). 

This study guide is due the day of the exam. 

]]> Thu, 14 Mar 2013 09:12:59 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 03/13/2013]]> //www.ylhs.org/homeworkItem3009527 //www.ylhs.org/apps/classes/511340/assignments/ AS/AD, Fiscal Policy and Monetary Policy Multiple Choice Exam

Please study hard as this is likely to be our only multiple choice exam for the 3rd quarter

]]> Mon, 11 Mar 2013 09:21:12 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 03/12/2013]]> //www.ylhs.org/homeworkItem3002707 //www.ylhs.org/apps/classes/511340/assignments/ ]]> Wed, 13 Mar 2013 17:23:48 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 03/01/2013]]> //www.ylhs.org/homeworkItem2990795 //www.ylhs.org/apps/classes/511340/assignments/ ]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2013 08:15:36 PST <![CDATA[Due: 02/25/2013]]> //www.ylhs.org/homeworkItem2983460 //www.ylhs.org/apps/classes/511340/assignments/ ]]> Thu, 21 Feb 2013 06:49:44 PST <![CDATA[Due: 02/21/2013]]> //www.ylhs.org/homeworkItem2976554 //www.ylhs.org/apps/classes/511340/assignments/ ]]> Fri, 15 Feb 2013 09:26:48 PST <![CDATA[Due: 02/14/2013]]> //www.ylhs.org/homeworkItem2965916 //www.ylhs.org/apps/classes/511340/assignments/ ]]> Tue, 12 Feb 2013 11:54:31 PST <![CDATA[Due: 02/12/2013]]> //www.ylhs.org/homeworkItem2952828 //www.ylhs.org/apps/classes/511340/assignments/ Study your notes for an FRQ Exam
  • Shifters of AD
  • Shifters of SRAS
  • Shifters of LRAS
  • Information that can be derived from AS/AD shift graphs
  • Classical/Flexible Prices SRAS
  • Keynesian/Sticky Prices SRAS
  • Recessionary Gap Graph
  • Positive GDP Gap Graph
  • Long-Run Equilibrium Graph
  • Fiscal Policy Tools
  • Effects of Fiscal Policy on AS/AD Graphs
  • MPS & MPC
  • Spending Multiplier
  • Tax Multiplier
  • Using the multiplier to close gaps

]]> Tue, 05 Feb 2013 12:23:23 PST <![CDATA[Due: 01/28/2013]]> //www.ylhs.org/homeworkItem2936574 //www.ylhs.org/apps/classes/511340/assignments/
FYI, the schedule for the week of January 28th to Feb 1st is 
Monday - A
Tuesday to Thursday - B
Friday - A


]]> Wed, 23 Jan 2013 11:36:25 PST <![CDATA[Due: 01/22/2013]]> //www.ylhs.org/homeworkItem2906736 //www.ylhs.org/apps/classes/511340/assignments/
  • 1st Period A and B - Tuesday, January 22nd
  • 4th Period A and B - Wednesday, January 23rd

]]> Fri, 14 Dec 2012 07:26:33 PST <![CDATA[Due: 01/14/2013]]> //www.ylhs.org/homeworkItem2917119 //www.ylhs.org/apps/classes/511340/assignments/
This quiz will reward you for being able to identify when AS or AD shifts, which direction and what happens to:
  1. Price Level
  2. Inflation or Deflation
  3. Real GDP
  4. Output
  5. National Income
  6. Employment
  7. Unemployment
Study the graphing that you did in class on Tuesday, January 8th.

]]> Tue, 08 Jan 2013 13:28:12 PST <![CDATA[Due: 01/08/2013]]> //www.ylhs.org/homeworkItem2906735 //www.ylhs.org/apps/classes/511340/assignments/
  • A Group - Tuesday, January 8th
  • B Group - Friday, January 11th
The scoresheet that you will have to print out and use to make sure your notebook is perfect will be posted on this page. Make sure that you read all of the reminders on the right side of the scoresheet

Please invest time and effort to ensure that you earn all of the points possible on this assignment

]]> Mon, 07 Jan 2013 11:49:56 PST <![CDATA[Due: 01/07/2013]]> //www.ylhs.org/homeworkItem2906726 //www.ylhs.org/apps/classes/511340/assignments/
  • A Group - Monday, January 7th
  • B Group - Wednesday, January 9th
Please invest some time over break going through all of your cornell notes

]]> Fri, 14 Dec 2012 07:19:55 PST <![CDATA[Due: 12/17/2012]]> //www.ylhs.org/homeworkItem2905465 //www.ylhs.org/apps/classes/511340/assignments/ ]]> Thu, 13 Dec 2012 14:33:31 PST <![CDATA[Due: 12/13/2012]]> //www.ylhs.org/homeworkItem2899218 //www.ylhs.org/apps/classes/511340/assignments/ ]]> Fri, 07 Dec 2012 15:14:59 PST <![CDATA[Due: 12/06/2012]]> //www.ylhs.org/homeworkItem2878644 //www.ylhs.org/apps/classes/511340/assignments/ A Group
  • Wednesday, December 5th - Practice Group FRQ
  • Thursday, December 6th - FRQ Exam on Basic Economic Concepts and Measuring Economic Performance Units

B Group

  • Tuesday, December 4th - Practice Group FRQ
  • Monday, December 10th - FRQ Exam on Basic Economic Concepts and Measuring Economic Performance Units
  • High probability topics include topics that use graphs, charts and equations. For example:
    • Production Possibilities Curves
    • Comparative & Absolute Advantage
    • Supply, Demand and Prices
    • GDP (real GDP, GDP Deflator)
    • Unemployment Rate (who is and isn't considered to be part of the labor participation force)
    • Inflation (Rate, CPI)


]]> Fri, 07 Dec 2012 15:20:45 PST <![CDATA[Due: 12/05/2012]]> //www.ylhs.org/homeworkItem2891331 //www.ylhs.org/apps/classes/511340/assignments/ ]]> Mon, 03 Dec 2012 13:29:59 PST <![CDATA[Due: 11/27/2012]]> //www.ylhs.org/homeworkItem2878565 //www.ylhs.org/apps/classes/511340/assignments/ ]]> Mon, 26 Nov 2012 06:15:04 PST <![CDATA[Due: 11/13/2012]]> //www.ylhs.org/homeworkItem2866589 //www.ylhs.org/apps/classes/511340/assignments/ ]]> Sun, 11 Nov 2012 12:54:46 PST <![CDATA[Due: 11/09/2012]]> //www.ylhs.org/homeworkItem2858284 //www.ylhs.org/apps/classes/511340/assignments/ 1st Quarter Notebook
(updated on Tuesday, Nov 6th)

1) Print out the 1st Qtr Notebook Check Group A 2012.pdf file. Use it to make sure that your notebook is PERFECT
2) Print out the AP Macro Course Topic Outline 12-13 and place it in the correct spot in your handouts section.
3) Print out the APmacro1stSemCalendar2012.pdf file and the APmacroCalMay2012.pdf file and place those sheets in the correct spot in your handouts section
4) Use the AP Macro Title Page Requirements.pdf file to create and print out the title page that you will use for your notebook. 



]]> Tue, 06 Nov 2012 13:28:29 PST <![CDATA[Due: 11/05/2012]]> //www.ylhs.org/homeworkItem2853317 //www.ylhs.org/apps/classes/511340/assignments/ ]]> Fri, 02 Nov 2012 07:48:16 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 11/01/2012]]> //www.ylhs.org/homeworkItem2851279 //www.ylhs.org/apps/classes/511340/assignments/ ]]> Thu, 01 Nov 2012 07:14:37 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 10/17/2012]]> //www.ylhs.org/homeworkItem2817235 //www.ylhs.org/apps/classes/511340/assignments/ Our first exam will be on
  • October 17th for AP Macro A Days
  • October 22nd for AP Macro B Days
This may be the only exam of the first quarter so this will weigh heavily on your quarter grade. Please study your notebook very closely so that you can be successful on this exam. 


]]> Thu, 11 Oct 2012 06:59:49 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 10/08/2012]]> //www.ylhs.org/homeworkItem2800589 //www.ylhs.org/apps/classes/511340/assignments/ ]]> Mon, 01 Oct 2012 18:35:15 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 10/01/2012]]> //www.ylhs.org/homeworkItem2796733 //www.ylhs.org/apps/classes/511340/assignments/ ]]> Fri, 28 Sep 2012 17:18:32 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 09/28/2012]]> //www.ylhs.org/homeworkItem2787348 //www.ylhs.org/apps/classes/511340/assignments/ ]]> Mon, 24 Sep 2012 13:26:34 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 09/14/2012]]> //www.ylhs.org/homeworkItem2767370 //www.ylhs.org/apps/classes/511340/assignments/ ]]> Wed, 12 Sep 2012 13:38:59 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 09/12/2012]]> //www.ylhs.org/homeworkItem2756435 //www.ylhs.org/apps/classes/511340/assignments/
Read Pages 2-5 and 16-21.
I encourage you to take reading notes. If there is a reading quiz, you might be able to use them (if they are handwritten) on the quiz.
]]> Fri, 07 Sep 2012 19:20:34 PDT