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Welcome to Ms. Cooper's Webpage! 

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About Ms. Cooper

Mrs. Jan Cooper teaches Economics, AP Macroeconomics, and AP Government and Politics at Chapel Hill High School.  She is also the Social Studies Department Head and the assistant AP Coordinator.

Mrs. Cooper has been teaching 30 years, 17 of those years at Chapel Hill.  She has a Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education from the University of Texas at Tyler.

Contact Information

Conference Period:   2:39--3:24
Email: cooperj@chapelhillisd.org

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Classroom Activities

 

Course Descriptions

Economics (0440)
Grade: 12    Length: 1 semester     Credit: ½ credit      GPA weight: 1.0
Prerequisites: U.S. History, World Geography and World History
This course emphasizes:

  • current economic issues
  • cause and effect relationships that influence the economy
  • the role of business, government, and individuals in our free enterprise system
  • personal economic topics, including investment, taxes, banking, career choices, consumerism

Economics AP--Macroeconomics (0441)
Grade: 12    Length: 1 semester    Credit: ½ credit     GPA weight: 1.4
Prerequisites: Departmental approval

Note: Students enrolled in this course are required to pay for and take the Advanced Placement Economics Exam. The approximate cost to the student of each AP exam is $45. Any student earning a 3, 4, or 5 on this exam may receive 3 hours of college credit.

In addition to fundamental economic concepts, this course emphasizes the economy as a whole by focusing on topics such as:

  • national income and price determination
  • economic performance measures
  • economic growth and international economics

United States Government AP (0431)
Grade: 12    Length: 1 semester     Credit: ½ credit      GPA weight: 1.4
Prerequisite: Departmental approval

Note: Students enrolled in this course are required to pay for and take the Advanced Placement United States Government Exam. The approximate cost to the student of each AP exam is $45. Any student earning a 3, 4, or 5 on this exam may receive 3 hours of college credit.

This course emphasizes:

  • an analytical perspective on government and politics in the United States
  • the various institutions, groups, beliefs, and ideas that constitute United States politics