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College Prep Economics
Curriculum Guide
Dave Evans, Teacher
Fallbrook High School
Fallbrook Union High School District
Fall, 2012-13
Room 221 ~ 723-6300 ext. 2221 ~ [email protected]
Course Description
Economics is a required core subject for graduation. Students must pass one semester
totaling five credits in order to graduate. As such, this course is aligned with the
California State Standards for Economics. Modifications based on the IEPs and 504s of
students with special needs in the class are conscientiously made. Also, Fallbrook Union
High School ESLRs (Expected School-wide Learning Results) are emphasized during the
course of instruction.
Procedure
College Prep Economics is an introductory course designed to satisfy all state content
standards while at the same time training the students how to prepare to be productive
and successful in their professional and financial lives. Accordingly, all reading
assessments are constructed to focus students on the state content standards with a
particular emphasis on vocabulary. Additionally, students are required to complete an
investment portfolio, a personal finance portfolio, and four economic simulations. These
activities are designed to enrich the course and to help all students develop personal
strategies for career and financial success after high school.
Text
Economics – Principles in Action, Prentice Hall, 2007. Supplemented by extensive
teacher’s resource materials designed for students to apply knowledge gained from the
text, lectures, classroom discussions, and enrichment activities.
Five Focus Questions
At the beginning of the term, students will be presented five focus questions. These
questions, and their answers, will be referred back to during lectures throughout the
semester. Students are required to internalize both the questions and the answers. The
purpose of the focus questions is to heighten the sense of responsibility for being
productive and successful in the world’s most productive and successful free enterprise
system and to further develop their analytical and critical thinking skills.
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Why do we study Economics?
What is the Rule of Seven?
What is the Rule of Ten?
How do I get what I want?
What are the three “P”s?
Grading Policy
Reading assessments ~ 600 points
Investment portfolio ~ 100 points
Personal finance portfolio ~ 100 points
Four economic simulations ~ 200 points
There are no extra credit opportunities. However, students may improve their academic
mark by as much as 5% through classroom participation.
Grading Rubric
97-100% = A+
93-96% = A
90-92% = A87-89% = B+
83-86% = B
80-82% = B77-79% = C+
73-76% = C
70-72% = C67-69% = D+
63-66% = D
60-62% = D< 59% = F
Fallbrook Union High School ESLRs (Expected School-wide Learning Results)
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Productive and Healthy Individuals.
Responsible Leaders.
Innovative Thinkers.
Determined Learners.
Effective Communicators and Collaborators.
State Standards – Economics and Syllabus
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In addition to studying government in grade twelve, students will also master fundamental
economic concepts, applying the tools (graphs, statistics, equations) from other subject areas to
the understanding of operations and institutions of economic systems. Studied in a historic context
are the basic economic principles of micro- and macroeconomics, international economics,
comparative economic systems, measurement, and methods.
Principles of Economics
12.1 Students understand common economic terms and concepts and economic reasoning.
Unit 1: Introduction to Economics
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Chapter 1: What is Economics?
Chapter 2: Economic Systems
Chapter 3: American Free Enterprise
Unit 2: How Markets Work
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Chapter 4: Demand
Chapter 5: Supply
Chapter 6: Prices
Chapter 7: Market Structures
Unit 3: Business and Labor
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Chapter 8: Business Organizations
Chapter 9: Labor
Unit 4: Money, Banking, and Finance
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Chapter 10: Money and Banking
Chapter 11: Financial Markets
Unit 5: Measuring Economic Performance
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Chapter 12: Gross Domestic Product and Growth
Chapter 13: Economic Challenges
Unit 6: Government and the Economy
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Chapter 14: Taxes and Government Spending
Chapter 15: Fiscal Policy
Chapter 16: The Federal reserve and Monetary Policy
Unit 7: The Global Economy
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Chapter 17: International Trade
Chapter 18: Economic Development and Transition
12.2 Students analyze the elements of America's market economy in a global setting.
Unit 7: The Global Economy
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Chapter 17: International Trade
Chapter 18: Economic Development and Transition
12.3 Students analyze the influence of the federal government on the American economy.
Unit 6: Government and the Economy
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Chapter 14: Taxes and Government Spending
Chapter 15: Fiscal Policy
Chapter 16: The Federal reserve and Monetary Policy
12.4 Students analyze the elements of the U.S. labor market in a global setting.
Unit 3: Business and Labor
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Chapter 8: Business Organizations
Chapter 9: Labor
12.5 Students analyze the aggregate economic behavior of the U.S. economy.
Unit 1: Introduction to Economics
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Chapter 1: What is Economics?
Chapter 2: Economic Systems
Chapter 3: American Free Enterprise
Unit 2: How Markets Work
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Chapter 4: Demand
Chapter 5: Supply
Chapter 6: Prices
Chapter 7: Market Structures
Unit 3: Business and Labor
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Chapter 8: Business Organizations
Chapter 9: Labor
Unit 4: Money, Banking, and Finance
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Chapter 10: Money and Banking
Chapter 11: Financial Markets
Unit 5: Measuring Economic Performance
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Chapter 12: Gross Domestic Product and Growth
Chapter 13: Economic Challenges
Unit 6: Government and the Economy
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Chapter 14: Taxes and Government Spending
Chapter 15: Fiscal Policy
Chapter 16: The Federal reserve and Monetary Policy
Unit 7: The Global Economy
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Chapter 17: International Trade
Chapter 18: Economic Development and Transition
12.6 Students analyze issues of international trade and explain how the U.S. economy affects, and is
affected by, economic forces beyond the America's borders.
Unit 7: The Global Economy
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Chapter 17: International Trade
Chapter 18: Economic Development and Transition