Back to School Night Information

Thanks for attending Back to School Night at Washington-Lee!  If you are interested in viewing the syllabus for your student's class, click on the link below:

• I.B. Twentieth Century World Topics
• I.B. History of the Americas
• I.B. Economics SL

IB Econ Review Posters and Other Material

Posted in Google Drive are a collection of review materials (you will need to be logged in to APS Google Drive to view these files)

• photos of the posters created in class
• a list of the potential essay questions (only questions in red will be considered for your essay)
• a copy of the essay rubric
• copies of three of the socrative quizzes given in the last 2 weeks

HOA Assignments

Week of September 28 - October 2
All assignments are to be completed for the following class.

Period 5
Tuesday: Read Farmer pp. 57-69 and take notes
Thursday: Read Farmer pp. 70-88 and take notes

Period 6
Monday: Read Farmer pp. 49-56 and take notes
Wednesday: Read Farmer pp. 57-69 and take notes
Friday: Read Farmer pp. 70-88 and take notes

IB Econ Assignments

Week of September 28 - October 2
All assignments are to be completed for the following class.

Tuesday:

• Prepare for Thursday's Supply and Demand Exam
• Review Posters can be viewed here.

Thursday:

• Read Tragakes pp. 47-54 and take notes
• Watch the following video on price elasticity of demand

IB Topics Assignments

Week of September 28 - October 2
All assignments are to be completed for the following class.

Tuesday:

• Read pages 110, 113-116, and 122-125 in Stalin's Russia
• Presentations on Role of Women and Education and Youth in class on Thursday

Thursday:

• Read pages 119-121 in Stalin's Russia
• Presentation on Religious Policies on Monday

HOA Thesis Workshop #1

Outlines can be viewed by clicking on the links below:

• Period 5
• Period 6
• Question #3

IB Topics Assignments [UPDATED 9/24]

Week of September 14 - September 18
All assignments are to be completed for the following class.

Monday:

• Review material on economic policy in Stalin's Russia

Wednesday:

• Read Overy on Stalin and Political Structures
• Read pages 62-69 in Stalin's Russia
• Here's a sample presentation from last year.  Added to how prepared the presenters were in regards to familiarity with the material, it scored highly.

Friday:

• Read pages 107-112 in Stalin's Russia
• Presentation on Media, Propaganda and the Cult of Personality on Tuesday.

HOA Assignments

Week of September 21 - September 25
All assignments are to be completed for the following class.

Period 5
Monday: Read Farmer pp. 33-40 and take notes
Wednesday: Read Farmer pp. 41-48 and take notes
Friday: Read Farmer pp. 49-56 and take notes

Period 6
Tuesday: Read Farmer pp. 33-40 and take notes
Thursday: Read Farmer pp. 41-48 and take notes

IB Econ Assignments

Week of September 21 - September 25
All assignments are to be completed for the following class.

Monday:

• Read Tragakes pp. 30-33 and take notes
• Watch this video on Market Equilibrium
• Take socrative quiz

Wednesday:

• Read Tragakes pp. 39-45 and take notes
• Watch two videos on Consumer Surplus and Producer Surplus

Friday:

• Exam review next class
• Supply and Demand exam next Thursday

HOA Assignments

Week of September 14 - September 18
All assignments are to be completed for the following class.

Period 5
Tuesday: Read Farmer pp. 10-19 and take notes
Thursday: Read Farmer pp. 20-32 and take notes

Period 6
Monday: Read Farmer pp. 6-10 and take notes
Wednesday: Read Farmer pp. 10-19 and take notes
Friday: Read Farmer pp. 20-32 and take notes

IB Topics Assignments

Week of September 14 - September 18
All assignments are to be completed for the following class.

Tuesday:

• Read pages 34-43 of Stalin's Russia
• Read section on collectivisation from Overy
• In class on Thursday: Stalin and Collectivization Questions

Thursday:

• Read pages 44-56 of Stalin's Russia

IB Econ Assignments

Week of September 14 - September 18
All assignments are to be completed for the following class.

Tuesday:

• Complete assigned Socrative Quiz
• Read Tragakes pp. 20-25 and take notes

Thursday:

• Complete assigned Socrative Quiz
• Read Tragakes pp. 26-30
• Watch K.A. video on the Law of Demand and @JodiEconGirl's video on Determinants of Demand

HOA Assignments

Week of September 8 - September 11
All assignments are to be completed for the following class.

Period 4
Tuesday: Review the class syllabus
Thursday: Read Farmer pp. 2-5 and take notes

Period 5
Tuesday: Review the class syllabus
Wednesday: Read Farmer pp. 2-5 and take notes
Friday: Read Farmer pp. 6-10 and take notes

IB Topics Assignments

Week of September 8 - September 11
All assignments are to be completed for the following class.

Tuesday:

• Review syllabus at home
• Tomorrow's Discussion Questions

Wednesday:

• Review "Stalin's Russia" Chapters 1-3
• Complete take-home essay (must be handwritten and legible)

Friday:

• In-class essay on Tuesday: "Stalin's rise to power"
• Review the following selections:
• from Overy's "The Dictators" (must use APS Google account to access)
• selections on Stalin's rise to power
• selections on the role of Stalin's personality
• Link to Paper 2 writing guide (must use APS Google account to access)

IB Econ Assignments

Week of September 8 - September 11
All assignments are to be completed for the following class.

Tuesday:

• Review the IB Econ Syllabus and bring any questions to class

Wednesday:

• Read Tragakes pp. 1-12 and take notes
• Watch K.A. videos on the Production Possibilities Frontier (sometimes called PPC) and Opportunity Cost

Friday: 

• Complete Socrative Quiz on Tragakes pp. 1-12
• Read Tragakes pp. 12-18 and take notes