1. WELCOME to Curriculum Night!! Mrs. Theresa Brown AP Microeconomics College Prep Economics Girls Varsity Tennis

2. Schedule 1 st Planning 2 nd College Prep Economics 3 rd College Prep Economics 4 th Advanced Placement Econ 5 th Lunch 6 th Advanced Placement Econ 7 th College Prep Economics

3. AP Microeconomics This class is for the exceptionally studious high school student who wishes to earn college credit in high school through a rigorous academic program. Microeconomics introduces students to the cost– benefit analysis that is the economic way of thinking. This analysis is used to understand smaller segments of the economy—specifically, consumers and producers—as they interact in output markets and resource markets, and to understand the government’s impact on these specific economic units. Emphasis will be placed on preparation for the AP Microeconomics exam given in May. Higher expectations will be the standard for all assignments, tests, and quizzes.

4. AP Resources There are TONS of resources available to your student!  Mrs. Brown’s Website  Textbook: Foundations of Economics: AP Edition.  Support Text: 5 Steps to a 5: AP Microeconomics/Macroeconomics  Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything.  Workbook: Advanced Placement Economics: Microeconomics Student Activities Workbook  The Internet has a wealth of Econ support materials. The following are AWESOME if you need extra help.  You Tube: ACDCleadership, MJMfoodie  Websites: Khan Academy, Welker’s Wikinomics, Stossel in the Classroom, Council for Economics Education  College Board AP Microeconomics website:  https://student.collegeboard.org/

5. AP Microeconomics Exam: May 13 th  60 multiple choice questions, 70 minutes, which counts for 66% of the grade  Three Free Response Questions, FRQ’s  FRQ’s: 1 long, 2 short, 50 minutes with a 10 minute planning time which counts for 33% of your grade.

6. College Prep Economics Economics is a broad term that covers many different topics. The state of Georgia has divided it into five major areas of knowledge, called content domains, which can be broken down into smaller ideas. The five domains of the Economics course are: Fundamental Economic Concepts Microeconomic Concepts Macroeconomic Concepts International Economics Personal Finance

7. Grading/Evaluation  Types of assignments: quizzes, tests, work book activities, simulation analysis, projects, outside reading.  Grades will be calculated on a TOTAL POINTS system.  EXAMPLE: A quiz is worth 30 points. The student received 27 points. 27/30 gives a percentage of 90%. ***One Exception: The Milestone exam will count as 20% of the final grade in the course.***

8. Extra Help is available in the mornings, 1 st or 5 th period by appointment.

9. Communication Email is the best way to reach me. theresa.brown@cherokee.k12.ga.us Remind.com AP Econ: To receive messages via text, text @3bc63 to 81010. You can opt-out of messages at anytime by replying, 'unsubscribe @3bc63'. CP Econ: To receive messages via text, text @357cf4 to 81010. You can opt-out of messages at anytime by replying, 'unsubscribe @357cf4'.