Unit 1
Economic Foundations
DateDayAgendaNotes
Aug 24 Mon Attendance & brief introductions; Course Outline overview; Questions First day
Aug 25 Tue Questions; Join WeChat group; Review Course Outline; Unit 1: Economic Foundations intro; HTML interactive activity (sent via WeChat); Student Handout distributed
Aug 26 Wed Review the 3 big economic questions, scarcity, and opportunity cost; Complete handout sections 1, 2 & 3; Read & translate Law of Diminishing Returns and Economic Efficiency Formative assessment tomorrow
Aug 27 Thu Quiz: 3 big questions, scarcity, opportunity cost (formative — not graded); Complete sections 4 & 5 (Diminishing Returns & Economic Efficiency — read, translate, vocabulary list) Formative quiz
Aug 28 Fri Guest Speaker — Dominick; Case Study: Opportunity Cost, Scarce Resources, Diminishing Returns, Allocation Efficiency Guest speaker
Aug 30 Sun Review: opportunity cost, factors of production, scarcity, 3 economic questions, efficiency, diminishing returns; Case Study — Lean Production at Boeing: read, translate, vocabulary list, answer questions 1–4, share answers, submit before leaving Quiz on sections 5 & 6 tomorrow
Sep 1 Tue Quiz: diminishing returns & economic efficiency; Complete all sections of Unit 1 Economic Concepts (study guide for test) Unit 1 Test tomorrow; Economic Principles Project due Thursday
Sep 2 Wed Unit 1 Test; Introduction to Economic Principles Project; Turn in Unit 1 Student Handout Project presentations Sep 7; Unit 2 coming next
Sep 3 Thu Work on Economic Principles Poster & Presentation Due Sep 7
Sep 4 Fri Work on Economic Principles Poster & Presentation; If finished early: go to Unit 2, read & translate first 4 sections, create vocabulary list Due Sep 7
Sep 7 Mon Presentations — Economic Principles — be ready to present
Sep 8 Tue Read the Airbnb case study, translate it if needed, and create a minimum of 5 vocabulary words
Sep 9 Wed Re-read the Airbnb case study, and answer the questions in the case study — you can only use your notes (no iPads/computers allowed) Notes only
Unit 2
Consumer Behaviour & Decision-Making
DateDayAgendaNotes
Sep 10 Thu Unit 2: Consumer Behaviour & Decision-Making — Go to the Learning Hub for Unit 2; Read & translate Sections 1–4 only; Create a vocabulary list of a minimum 5 words; Complete the accompanying guided notes If not finished in class, this becomes homework
Sep 11 Fri Short lecture and then activities (Unit 2 Consumer Behaviour and Decision Making handout): 1A, 1B, 1C, 2A, 2B Make sure your unit 2 guided notes are completed for sections 1–4
Sep 14 Mon Continue with activities for Sections 1–4 (Unit 2 handout) — start with Activity 3A; Short lecture: Consumer Surplus; Activities Part 4
Sep 15 Tue Application Problems — Sections 1–4; Continue working through Application Problems for Sections 1–4 Do practice test questions
Sep 16 Wed Continue working on Application Problems — Sections 1–4; Formative assessment on Thursday, September 17; Due today (end of class): Practice Application Problems — Sections 1–4; Due tomorrow (beginning of class): Complete Guided Notes — Sections 1–4 Do practice test questions; Practice app problems due end of class today; Guided notes Sec 1–4 due tomorrow beginning of class
Sep 17 Thu Formative Assessment — Sections 1–4; Read Sections 5–11 (Unit 2) and create a vocabulary list Formative assessment; Turn in your Application Problems and Guided Notes for a class participation grade
Sep 20 Sun Unit 2 — Complete Guided Notes and Application Problems for Section 5 (Demand)
Sep 21 Mon Complete Application Problems for Unit 2 Section 5 — Demand; Read & translate Unit 2 Section 6 — Supply; Create a vocabulary list Make sure your Guided Notes are completed for Unit 2 Section 5; Quiz retake for Unit 2 Sections 1–4
Sep 22 Tue Unit 2 Section 6 — Supply: short lecture; Practice and Application activities Complete your Guided Notes and Application Problems for Section 6 — Supply
Sep 23 Wed Work on Unit 2 Section 6 Application Problems; Unit 2 Section 7 — Equilibrium: read & create a vocabulary list Make sure that by the end of today's lesson you have completed your Guided Notes and Application Problems for Unit 2 Sections 5 and 6
Sep 24 Thu Complete practice and application problems for Unit 2 Section 7 — Market Equilibrium Make sure that you have created a vocabulary list for Unit 2 Section 7
Sep 28 Mon Field trip tomorrow to Shamian Island and the Guangdong Museum of Art. In preparation: students who are going complete the Pre-Departure Worksheet; students who are not going complete the Alternative Task Field trip tomorrow
Sep 29 Tue Field Trip — Shamian Island & Guangdong Museum of Art. Meet in the lobby at 8:00 AM; returning 3:30–4:00 PM. Students on the field trip complete the Field Observation Form; students who are not going keep working on the Alternative Task handout given yesterday Lobby 8:00 AM · return 3:30–4:00 PM
Sep 30 Wed Complete the Post-Trip Worksheet & Reflection; Start Unit 2 Section 8 — Price Controls Post-trip reflection · Section 8 begins
Oct 1–7 — No school — National Day holiday
Oct 8 Thu Unit 2 Section 8 — Price Controls; Complete Guided Notes and Practice Activities for Section 8 only Quiz on Sections 5–8 on Saturday (Oct 10)
Oct 9 Fri Work on Application Problems for Section 8 Study for tomorrow's quiz — complete the practice test questions
Oct 10 Sat Quiz on Sections 5–8 Read, translate, and create a vocabulary list for Section 9 — Consumer and Producer Surplus
Oct 12 Mon Section 9 — Consumer and Producer Surplus; Complete the Guided Notes and Practice Activities for Section 9 We will go over it in class on Tuesday
Oct 13 Tue Make sure your Guided Notes and Practice Questions are completed for Section 9 — Consumer and Producer Surplus Read, translate, and create a vocabulary list for Section 10 — Demand Elasticity
Oct 14 Wed Section 10 — Demand Elasticity: short lecture; Complete Guided Notes for Section 10
Oct 15 Thu Unit 2 Section 11 — Determinants of Elasticity and Total Revenue: short lecture; Complete guided notes for Section 11
Oct 19 Mon Unit 2 Section 11 — Complete the Application Problems Study for the quiz tomorrow. Do the practice test in Unit 2.
Oct 20 Tue Formative Assessment — Quiz on Unit 2 Subunits 9, 10, and 11; Start working on the Unit 2 Project — The Coffee Crisis Quiz today · Project due Oct 23
Oct 21 Wed Continue working on the Coffee Crisis Project Project due Oct 23
Oct 22 Thu Continue working on the Coffee Crisis Project Project due tomorrow
Oct 23 Fri Finish and submit the Coffee Crisis Project — due at the end of class today Study for the Unit 2 Test on Monday
Oct 26 Mon Unit 2 Test Unit 2 Test today
Unit 3
Markets & Competition
WeekDatesTopic / LessonNotes
13Dec 1–5
14Dec 8–12
—Dec 22–Jan 2Winter Break
15Jan 5–9
16Jan 12–16
17Jan 19–23Unit 3 Assessment
Unit 4
Macroeconomics
WeekDatesTopic / LessonNotes
18Jan 26–30
19Feb 2–6
20Feb 9–13
—Feb 16–20Spring Break / Reading Week
21Feb 23–27
22Mar 2–6Unit 4 Assessment
Unit 5
The Global Economy
WeekDatesTopic / LessonNotes
23Mar 9–13
24Mar 16–20
—Mar 23–27Spring Break
25Mar 30–Apr 3
26Apr 6–10
27Apr 13–17Unit 5 Assessment
28Apr 20–24Review & Exam Prep
29Apr 27–May 1Final Exam Period