1. { International Baccalaureate ® Economics (SL) Mr. Rich Blanc Room B115

2. Office Hours I am available after school in room T10 daily from 2:05 to 2:30 PM. Please have students come see me if they need help. I am also available by appointment. E-mail If you want to email the instructor please do so at: blancr@smhs.org. Every attempt will be made to respond as soon as possible.blancr@smhs.org Voice Mail It is possible to reach the instructor by voice mail by calling the school at (949) 766- 6000 extension #4002. Voice mail is usually checked every day. The best way to get in touch with me is email.Grades My grade book will be posted to Aeries.net for parents and students to examine. How to get in touch with Mr. Blanc

3. This course is designed as a traditional first year college level course. The intent of the course is to prepare the students to achieve success on the IB Economics (SL) exam in May. Students will also be prepared to achieve success on the AP Macroeconomics exam in May. It is a one year course. The students will have an American Government component as part of the year-long course. Course Description

4. { E-Textbook – McConnell and Brue, Economics: AP Edition (20 th edition) Learning Portal - (Mr. Rich Blanc) I have provided all my PowerPoint notes, syllabus, homework assignments, class handouts & resources, useful class web links, and study guides in Learning Portal under the class title, “Economics SL IB”. I will be adding to these as the year goes on. Resources

5. A+ = 98.5, A = 91.5, A- = 89.5 B+ = 87.5, B = 81.5, B- = 79.5 C+ = 77.5, C = 71.5, C- = 69.5 D+ = 67.5, D = 61.5, D- = 59.5 Weights on assignments are: FALL SEMESTERSPRING SEMESTER 40% Tests\Quizzes32% 16%Homework16% 16% Commentary Essays16% 8% Class Participation\MUN8% American Government Project4% Group PowerPoint Project4% 20% Final Exam20% Grading

6. Any student who earns a grade of “D” or “F” on a unit test may come in during my office hours to make up the parts of the test they missed. Students who do so can earn up to a 10% increase on their test score (with a maximum possible test score of 70%) Low Grades on Unit Tests

7. Santa Margarita Catholic High School gives the option to all IB Economics (SL) students to sit for the AP Exam in May. 66% Multiple Choice (60 questions) 33% Free Response (3 questions) - Basic Economic Concepts 8-12% - Measuring Economic Performance 12-16% - Nat’l Income & Price Determination 10-15% - Financial Sector 15-20% - Macroeconomic Policies, Inflation & Unemployment 20-30% - Economic Growth & Productivity 5-10% - Open Economy: International Trade & Finance 10-15% AP Macroeconomics Exam

8. Santa Margarita Catholic High School requires all students in this class to sit for the IB Exam in May. 40% Paper 1 – Extended Response Exam (answer 1 out of 2 questions from Unit 2 topics and answer 1 out of 2 questions from Unit 3 topics) 40% Paper 2 – Data Response Exam (answer 1 out of 2 questions from Unit 4 topics and answer 1 out of 2 questions from Unit 5 topics) 20% Internal Assessment (Commentary Paper Portfolio) - Unit 1 Basic Economic Concepts - Unit 2 Microeconomics - Unit 3 Macroeconomics - Unit 4 International Economics - Unit 5 Developmental Economics IB Economics (SL) Exam

9. AP/IB Economics in Action The More, The Merrier

10. AP/IB Economics in Action Tinker Toy Scarcity Exercise

11. AP/IB Economics in Action Supply and Demand Graphs

12. AP/IB Economics in Action In The Chips Market Simulation

13. AP/IB Economics in Action Global Trade Theory Simulation

14. AP/IB Economics in Action Economic Analysis Research