1. AP Economics Mrs. Jasper Hutchison School

2. Welcome to AP Econ! O Introductions O Class Overview O AP Macro/Micro O Pacing Guide O AP Contracts O Books! O Summer Reading Assignment O Haiku

3. Agenda, 8/16/12 O 1) Check-in about books, syllabus, contracts, pacing guide – Questions?! O 2) Unit One assignment sheet, Summer Reading Assignment O 3) Overview of AP content/exam O 4) Freakonomics video O HW: Module 1 (pgs 1-9) O Do you know what to do?

4. AP Econ – What will we study? O http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/ repository/ap-economics-course- description.pdf http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/ repository/ap-economics-course- description.pdf O Macroeconomics: Fall O Microeconomics: Spring O Resources: http://www.studystack.com/http://www.studystack.com/ http://quizlet.com/subject/ap-economics/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOMbRCy wqCs

5. AP Econ – The Exam(s) O Each 2 hrs long (a little over – actually 2 hrs 10 min + break time) O Each has 70 min Multiple Choice (2/3rds of exam score) O 60 Questions, 5 answer options O Each has 60 min Free Response (1/3 rd of exam score) O 2 short, 1 long

6. Sample FRQs O http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing /ap/economics_micro/samp.html http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing /ap/economics_micro/samp.html O http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing /ap/economics_macro/samp.html http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing /ap/economics_macro/samp.html

7. Free Response O “Show” means to use a diagram to illustrate your answer. Correct labeling of all elements including the axes of the diagram is necessary to receive full credit. O “Explain” means to take the reader through all of the steps or linkages in the line of economic reasoning. Graphs and symbols are acceptable as part of the explanation. O “Identify” means to provide a specific answer that might be a list or a label on a graph, without any explanation or elaboration. O “Calculate” means to use mathematical operations to determine a specific numerical response, along with providing your work

8. Exam Tips O http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/membe rs/exam/exam_tips/4450.html http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/membe rs/exam/exam_tips/4450.html O http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/membe rs/exam/exam_tips/4050.html http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/membe rs/exam/exam_tips/4050.html