May 8-12, 2017

AP Human Geography -- TEST week!
Mon. 5/8 -- Group project to review political geography.  Definitions, examples and explanations!  Each group will work on a big review.
Tue. 5/9 -- CRQ essays -- grading, taking, scoring and how to maximize your points.  Three questions count for half of the test score.  Grab all the points you can!
Wed. 5/10 -- Agriculture review -- small group activity to review agriculture.
Thur. 5/11 -- Answers to questions game.  It's a thinker from Dan Berry!
Fri. 5/12 -- AP Test Day -- Good luck everyone!

AP Art History
Painting project week.

Economics 
Mon. 5/8 -- Talk about Keynes and the Great Depression.  Notes on the demographic changes in the U.S. -- Review questions for the Quiz tomorrow.
Tue. 5/9 -- GDP and Keynes quiz.  Short video on the "New Geography of Jobs" Google and watch it if you miss class.  Partner project to look up "brain hubs" and "old industrial capitals."  Factors that lead to poverty.
Wed. 5/10 -- Questions, p. 366-373 Due and graded during class. ECE #3 DUE today. 
Thur. 5/11 -- Class work time on HSBP and Corporation project. -- Due tomorrow
Fri. 5/12 -- Last class work day on HSBP and Corporation project -- Due today by 3:15 p.m.

May 1-5, 2017

AP Human Geography
Mon. 5/1 -- Learning Walk to review chapter 1.  Student teams of 4 complete a task (15 minutes) and leave information on a large piece of paper.  Other teams walk to visit each page and complete a series of questions at each table.
Tue. 5/2 -- Practice multiple choice test
Wed. 5/3 -- Review multiple choice question,  Write a practice test essay question. Quick map review of chapter 2.
Thur. 5/4 -- A student visitor from last year to give some study tips!  Go over the last test on Settlements and Urbanization.  Chapter 3 review
Fri. 5/5 -- Jeopardy questions to review chapter 4-7 -- culture unit.

AP Art History
Mon. 5/1 -- Practice essay questions
Tue. 5/2 -- Style review -- look at one piece of art from each period this year.
Tue. afternoon -- AP Art History Test
Wed.Fri -- Watch "Monument's Men"

Economics
Mon. 5/1 -- Notes on GDP (definition, what's excluded, chained dollars).  Look up the percapita GDP for 12 countries on a continent and look at the distribution of world wealth.
Tue. 5/2 -- Notes on the output expenditure formula.  (Get a copy and color code).  Reading about the newly passed budget and how the priorities lay out.  Chicago Sun Times article.
Wed. 5/3 -- What is GDP and CPI? Chromebook research at the BEA and Minneapolis Fed.
Thur 5/4 -- Student work time on HSBP or Corporation Research project -- Due 5/12
Fri. 5/5 -- Student work time on HSBP or Corporation Research project -- Due 5/12