Grades:
Quarter Grades
60% = Tests & Papers
The format, multiple choice & free response questions, will be similar to the AP Macroeconomics exam you will take in May. You must be able to apply the information from lecture notes, visual materials, and assignments (reading & written). Class materials should be reviewed on a nightly basis. Tests will be announced and posted in advance of the test date.
Papers will be assigned periodically and they will count as test grades. Each quarter you will submit an Article Analysis Report; it will count as a test grade.
25% = Assignments (class work & homework)
Since this course is modeled after a college course, you will be required to complete readings and answer content related questions, define terms, solve problems, write papers, perform projects, and participate in class simulation exercises. It is your responsibility to keep up with the work load in this class and to ensure that all assignments are completed and submitted on the assigned due date. Assignments will be posted by their due dates.
All assignments that are collected and graded will be checked for complete, fully detailed, and accurate answers.
Reading Assignments: you will be assigned reading to cover in preparation for discussion of the material in class. You must complete the reading by the assigned due date. You should be prepared for a quiz on the terms and reading material at any time; the quiz may or may not be announced.
Reading Questions & Terms: To complete these assignments, you must use the information from the reading to answer the questions and define the terms to post on the AP Economics Shanawiki page.
Practice Problems: All practice problems will be completed on the worksheets or loose leaf paper in blue or black ink; write out all formulas, show all work, and properly label all graphs. No graph paper or computer generated graphs will be accepted; draw all graphs on loose leaf paper.
Class Simulations: we will complete some class simulations during the school year. At the conclusion of these activities, or in-class lessons, you may be required to complete review questions or answer questions. If you are absent on a simulation day, you will be expected to make up the simulation in order to earn a grade for the follow up assignment; failure to make up the assignment will result in a zero.
Format for typed assignments (or emailed)
Heading:
Include your name, period, title of the assignment, AP Macro, and due date
15% = Quizzes (announced & unannounced)
Quizzes will check your comprehension of smaller portions of class content. The format will vary. Questions will require you to demonstrate comprehension of class notes, facts from video presentations, class simulations or lesson plans, reading and written assignments. Some questions will make you apply the material learned and use the facts to solve problems. They can be announced or unannounced.
Semester Grade
40% of each quarter grade and 20% of the semester exam grade
Final Year Grade
Average of the first and second semester grades.
