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p. iii

AMSCO consultants and reviewers are known throughout the country as exemplary teachers and leaders within their respective disciplines. AP Microeconomics senior consultant, Nick Anello, is a high school AP teacher and was a member of the AP Instructional Design Team. Senior consultant, Woody Hughes, taught economics at the college level for 33 years. He regularly serves as a reader, table leader, or question leader for the AP Micro exam.

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pp. iv-xii

The coursebook is divided into six units covering 42 topics organized to mirror the structure of the most current College Board® AP® Microeconomics Curriculum Framework.

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pp. xiii-xxvi

An in-depth Introduction familiarizes students with course and exam requirements, offers strategies for answering varied question types, and details a review schedule for effective exam preparation.

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pp. xx-xxv

Students are provided with scaffolded guidance through a step-by-step development guide which provides tips on how to answer the types of questions on the exam: MCQs, long FRQs and short FRQs.

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p. xxvi

The coursebook is divided into six units covering 42 topics organized to mirror the structure of the most current College Board® AP® Microeconomics Curriculum Framework.

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pp. 4, 11

The stage is set for each topic with an Essential Question. This guiding question prepares students for comprehensive learning. Additionally, at the conclusion of each topic, an Answer the Topic Essential Question prompt offers students the opportunity to analyze and synthesize topic content and build critical writing skills

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pp. 4-11

The narrative instructional content is concise and focused on just the information covered on the AP Course and Exam Description with the use of appropriate and relevant language. Topics are divided into manageable sections for enhanced student comprehension.

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pp. 15-21

Making college-level content accessible to high school students is of the utmost importance in ensuring success. Each text is carefully written and designed to ensure all students comprehend key ideas, learn and use concept vocabulary, and build their analytical and writing skills.

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pp. 11, 22

Making college-level content accessible to high school students is of the utmost importance in ensuring success. Each text is carefully written and designed to ensure all students comprehend key ideas, learn and use concept vocabulary, and build their analytical and writing skills.

Think As an Economist

Economics Perspectives

College Readiness Skills

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pp. 14, 24

The Think As an Economist feature in each topic focuses on a specific skill that real economists use, such as creating accurate graphs or describing economic concepts.

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pp. 14, 145

Each unit includes an Economics Perspectives feature that explores a microeconomics issue and the differing viewpoints that surround it.

Formative Assessment by Topic

Formative Assessment by Unit

Summative Assessment Practice Exam

Assessment

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pp. 22-23

End-of topic-formative assessment features three AP-style, multiple-choice questions and one short free-response question.

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pp. 62, 157

Unit Reviews include AP-style, long, free-response questions prompting students to apply course reasoning and writing skills.

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pp. 349-367

Following the final unit is a complete practice examination mirroring the exact question types, timing, and instructions of the current AP Microeconomics exam.

Maps and Graphics

Visual Support

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pp. 1, 10, 17, 26

Maps, charts, graphs, cartoons, photographs, and other visual materials are integrated into the text to help students practice their analytical skills.

Teacher Resources

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pp. 1-9

A comprehensive Answer Key identifies the best choice for each multiple-choice question and provides examples of good responses to the short and long free response questions. Each question is correlated to elements of the AP Microeconomics Course and Exam Description—economic skills, learning objectives, and the most relevant related textbook pages.

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pp. 102-114

A detailed page-by-page correlation of the AMSCO coursebook content to the AP Microeconomics course content, skills, and Big Ideas as presented in the College Board’s Course and Exam Description (CED).