AP EconomicsNovember 22, 2004

1. Warm up—List some of the determinants of aggregate consumption.

2. The cost of poverty (short video)3. Focus Question: Do wealthy nations

have an obligation to help poorer nations? Consider the arguments for both sides.

4. Discussion

AP EconomicsNovember 23, 2004

1. Warm up—Explain the relationship between savings and investment.

2. Focus question: discussion

3. A few figures examined

AP EconomicsNovember 24, 2004

1. Warm up—Examine the Economics of Thanksgiving.

2. EXAM on chapter 20

AP EconomicsNovember 29, 2004

1. Warm up—What are net taxes? 2. A few matters of business3. Quick review: Throwing

Government in the mix4. Surpluses or deficits? (video,

notes, discussion)Read, summarize and analyze the NY

Times article on the Bush Social Security plan. Due Tuesday.

AP EconomicsNovember 30, 2004

1. Warm up-what happens when the government spends more than it has?

2. Article discussion.

AP EconomicsDecember 1, 2004

1. Warm up—What role do transfer payment play in GDP?

2. Article discussion continued.3. Tax cuts: for better or for

worse? 4. Crash course on money and the

Fed. 5. Money supply exercise.

AP EconomicsDecember 3, 2004

1. Warm up—Y=C + I + G. Explain.

2. EXAM on Chapter 21

3. Review You’re the Fed

AP EconomicsDecember 6, 2004

1. Warm up—What is the discount rate?

2. The Fed Today (video, notes)

3. You’re the Fed reviewed

EXAM Wednesday on Ch. 22

AP EconomicsDecember 7, 2004

1. Warm up—What are open-market operations?

2. Workshop 22 (questions, research, individually or in groups)

AP EconomicsDecember 8, 2004

1. Warm up—Examine the relationship between fiscal policy and monetary policy.

2. EXAM

3. Commanding Heights (continued)

4. Discussions, questions, and maybe even some answers.

AP EconomicsDecember 9, 2004

1. Warm up—What is the nonsychronization of income and spending?

2. Solving a problem3. The Next Bill Gates? (article,

discussion, quick write)4. Study questions