Mr. Wilkins

Final Exam Reviews Were Given out Last Week (Here They Are Just in Case)

In case students have lost or need another study guide for the Business Essentials Final Exam, it is located here: Download BE Final Exam Study Guide

In case students have lost or need another study guide for the AP Economics Final Exam, it is located here: Download Econ AP Study Guide Final

Both of these documents are in Microsoft WORD.

For Week Ending April 3

Business Essentials (1st and 3rd):  This week, we will be dividing our time between Chapter 14 and 15 while continuing to learn even more complex functions in Microsoft Publisher.  There will be a Chapter 14 Test on Tuesday, March 31, and a Chapter 15 Open-Notes Assessment on Friday, April 3.

Microeconomics (2nd): This week, we conclude Chapters 25-27 (Unit 3) with unit test on Wednesday, April 1.  We will quickly get started and complete Chapter 28 by Friday, April 3.

For Week Ending March 27

Business Essentials (1st and 3rd):  Most of our business essentials students are juniors, who are involved in taking the GHSGT this week.  We are taking this opportunity to learn more skills in Publisher.  Next week, extra time has been added by our administrators to these classes so that we can make up some time in our Business Management textbook (Chapters 14 and 15).

AP Microeconomics (2nd): This week we combine macroeconomics (beneficial to preparing for the EOCT) while still learning about Resource markets (Chapter 26).  Next week, we will combine Chapters 25-27 and review for a Unit 3 TEST. 

Week Ending March 20, 2009

Business Essentials (1st and 3rd):  This week we continue perfecting Publisher skills while also completing our discussion on organizational structure (Chapters 12 and 13).

AP Microeconomics (2nd):  Last week we reviewed essential material to prepare students to take the AP Exam in May.  We continue this week with Chapters 25 and 26.  Next week we will take the Unit 3 Test (Chapters 24-27).

For Week Ending March 13

Business Essentials (1st and 3rd):  Students will continue mastering the features of Microsoft Publisher, while completing Chapter 12 (Organization).  Students should prepare for Wednesday's Chapter 12 test.  They will not be able to use their notes on the test.

AP Microeconomics (2nd): Students will prepare for a "mid-term" exam that focuses on concepts commonly found in an AP Exam.  Our concentration will be Chapters 18-24.  The test is scheduled for Wednesday, March 11.  Thursday and Friday we will focus on EOCT preparation (specifically, macroeconomic concepts not part of our curriculum, but that will be in the Econ EOCT.

Week Ending March 6, 2009

Business Essentials (1st and 3rd):  This week we conclude Chapter 10 (Strategic Planning) with a test on Tuesday and begin Chapter 11 (Operations Management).  Students should prepare to study Monday night for Tuesday's test.  We continue also learning techniques of using Microsoft Publisher, which many managers find useful for marketing purposes.

AP Microeconomics (2nd): This week we should complete Unit 6 (Chapters 18 - 24). Because the Unit 6 Test covers a bulk of material that will be found on the AP Econ Exam in May, we will review extensively for this test (scheduled for next week), which will weigh somewhat like a mid-term exam.

Week Ending February 27

Business Essentials (1st and 3rd): Students should study their notes Monday night for Tuesday's test over Chapter 9 (Business Communications).  This week will will continue typing different formats of business letters as we also begin Chapter 10: Planning and Strategic Management.  We will also continue week three of the Georgia Stock Market Game (gcee.org)

AP Microeconomics (2nd): Students should be ready each day for a daily quiz as we continue Chapters 22 and 23, comparing profit maximations calculations for pure monopolies, oligopolies, competitive firms, and perfect competition.  Again, we will analyze daily our strategies as we begin week 3 of the Georgia Stock Market Game (gcee.org)

For Week Ending February 20, 2009

Business Essentials (1st and 3rd).  This week we begin a unit on business communications, which includes verbal and written.  We will spend much of the week learning the correct formatting for business letters and other forms of communication, concluding with a test on letter formatting.

AP Microeconomics (2nd).  Now that we have learned how to maximize profits in a perfectly competitive market, we will learn the details of how to use formulas and curves to do the same for competitive markets, oligopolies, and pure monopoly market structures (Chapters 22-24).

For Week Ending February 13

ALL CLASSES will begin the Georgia Council on Economic Education's STOCK MARKET GAME this week, as we begin a 10-week competition against other schools across the state.

BUSINESS ESSENTIALS (1ST AND 3RD):    In Business Essentials class, we will conclude Chapter 7 (International Trade) on Tuesday.  Students should be prepared to take the chapter 7 test on Tuesday, the same day we will begin Chapter 8 (Desicion Making Skills). 

AP MICROECONOMICS (2ND):     We will conclude Chapter 20 (Costs of Production) on Tuesday, and students should be prepared for a test over Chapter 20 on Wednesday, the same day we begin Chapter 21 (Pure Competition)

Through the Week Ending February 6

Business Essentials:  1st and 3rd period Business Essentials classes will finish Chapter 6: An Overview of Economics on Tuesday.  They should plan to study on Tuesday night, February 3 for a TEST on FEBRUARY 4.  We will begin Chapter 7: International Business on Wednesday after the test.

AP Microeconomics: We are now getting into more difficult concepts involving some mathematical equations and graphing.  We will have a test over Chapter 18: Elasticity on Tuesday, February 3, and begin Chapter 19 immediately, which focuses on consumer behavior and utility maximization.