4th Period Assignments
- Instructors
- Term
- 2013 - 2014 Quarter 4
- Department
- CTE-Business
- Description
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Financial Literacy
Upcoming Assignments
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Past Assignments
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DUE: PORTFOLIO
DUE: Career Research
DUE: Trish and Scott's Big Adventure and Cost of Living Worksheet
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Work Day
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WISE Financial Literacy Certification Test and Final Exam (There will only be one make-up day for this test - May 28th at 2:30 pm, if you don't take it then it is a zero for the test)
Read the three articles on my main webpage
- Low Key Jobs with High Wages
- Bachelor Degrees with Depressing Career Prospects
- 6 Things that drive Hiring Managers Crazy
Read, calculate, compare, and choose employee benefit package: http://financeintheclassroom.org/downloads/CompareEmployeeBenefits.pdf
Read Wages and Me article and follow the directions to the Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics website and complete the Career Research Worksheet attached below: http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.php?lid=305&type=educator
Career Research Worksheet: research three (3) careers and write a one page summary about one (1) of the three (3) careers. (DUE: 5/28)
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DUE: Analyze a Paystub Worksheet and Paycheck Math Worksheet
Distribute preliminary portfolio Table of Contents and portfolio Rubric
Class Activity and Review: Credit Jeopardy
Review Influences on Income. ppt
Read Factors that Affect Your Income.pdf
Complete How Much Will Your Lifestyle Cost Calculator ( http://www.learnvest.com/knowledge-center/m-a-s-h-calculator-how-much-will-my-lifestyle-cost/ )
Complete Trish and Scott's Big Adventure Worksheet (teams of 2, couples)
Complete Cost of Living Worksheet (Individual)
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Complete WISE Practice Test
Review Understanding Taxes.ppt
Review All About Taxes.ppt
Complete Analyze a Paystub
Read 10 Common Questions About Social Security ( http://www.investopedia.com/articles/retirement/08/social-security-qa.asp#axzz1rkO6VmTF )
Completing Tax Forms
- Complete Simulation Sim2
- Complete Simulation Sim7a
- Complete all tax forms
Complete Paycheck Math
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Announcements (1st period only)
Recite the Pledge of Allegiance (1st period only)
Read for 15 Minutes
Activity (teacher lead):
- Brainstorm Risks
- Watch All State Mayhem videos
Work (student self study):
- Play the Longevity Game ( http://www.northwesternmutual.com/learning-center/the-longevity-game.aspx )
- Review the Insurance and Risk Management.ppt
- Read pages 25 - 28 of the following link: http://www.dallasfed.org/assets/documents/cd/wealth/wealth.pdf
- Then complete the worksheet handed out by the teacher (due: by the end of class. If not completed and completed correctly you will get 0 participation points for the day. And please write legibly).
- Read the following about estate planning: http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/money101/lesson21/index.htm
- Complete the estate planning quiz: http://cgi.money.cnn.com/tools/cgiquiz/cgiquiz_101.jsp?id=21
- Once finished with all the above work on the WISE Test Study Guide
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DUE: Everfi - Financing a Higher Education
Announcements (1st period only)
Recite the Pledge of Allegiance (1st period only)
Read for 15 Minutes
Activities (teacher lead):
Watch video Deter, Detect, and Defend, Avoid Identity Theft ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bC8pjXn-sWM )
Read article and watch video (http://www.howstuffworks.com/identity-theft.htm)
Watch video Ponzi Schemes ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UVpLPtgdF4 )
Review Identity Theft & Consumer Protection.ppt
Review Scams & Schemes.ppt
Read Money Talks – Privacy Please (http://moneytalks4teens.ucdavis.edu/newsltr_privacy.pdf)
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Class Activity
Everfi - Complete the final module "Financing a Higher Education" (DUE: 5/9)
Class Activity
Video - Consequences of excessive debt ( http://reason.com/reasontv/2012/08/23/anthony-randazzo-discusses-the-economic )
Bankruptcy.ppt
Video - Bankruptcy Basics Part 1 ( http://www.uscourts.gov/Multimedia/Videos.aspx?video_url=http://www.uscourts.gov/video/source/BankruptcyBasics/bb1.f4v&%20video_image=/uscourts/video/BankruptcyBasics/images/preview1.jpg&video_id=bb1 )
Video - Types of Bankruptcy Part 2 ( http://www.uscourts.gov/Multimedia/Videos.aspx?video_url=%20http://www.uscourts.gov/video/source/BankruptcyBasics/bankruptcy-eng_2-types_low.f4v&video_image=/uscourts/video/BankruptcyBasics/images/%20preview2.jpg&video_id=bb2 )
Article - The New Bankruptcy Law and You ( http://money.cnn.com/2005/10/17/pf/debt/bankruptcy_law/ )
Article - Basics of Personal Bankruptcy ( http://www.practicalmoneyskills.com/foreducators/econ101/201004_bankruptcy.php )
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DUE: Credit Card Comparison Worksheet
Impact of Credit on Money Management Notes and .ppt
The Road to 850 video and workbook
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DUE: Payments, Interest Rates, and Credit Cards
Credit Score
Consumer Fraud
Taxes and Insurance
Review Credit.ppt
Credit Card Debt Video (http://vimeo.com/5341693)
Credit Card Offer.pdf
Credit Cad Statement.pdf
Credit Card Comparison Worksheet (DUE: 5/5)
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DUE: Surviving Solo Interview Worksheet
Reality Budget Worksheet
Who Moved My Cheese Summary
Complete the following Everfi modules in the following order:
Payments, Interest Rates, and Credit Cards
Credit Score
Consumer Fraud
Taxes and Insurance
ALL are due on Thursday 5/1/2014 at the beginning of class.
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Reading or Writing Summary
Complete Reconciling a Debit Account
Discuss Test Results, Adjustment, and Questions
Discuss InvestWrite Essay Outcome
Bean Game
Spending Plan.ppt
Envelope Budgeting video
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DUE: Everfi - Banking Module
DUE: Everfi - Renting vs Owning Module
Continue the Managing a Checking/Debit Account Packet
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Reading
Test on Investing and Savings
Everfi Banking Module (DUE 4/16)
Everfi Renting vs Owning Module (DUE 4/16)
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Read 15 Mins
Budget Buster Activity
Financial Services.ppt
How to Write a Check.ppt (see attached)
Parts of a Check Worksheet (see attached)
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Saving and Investing Test Review and Study Guides
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#1 DUE: Investing Analogy Poster. As a friendly reminder and as always this is due at the beginning of class and will be considered late thereafter.
#2 DUE: Savings Accounts Comparison Worksheet. As a friendly reminder and as always this is due at the beginning of class and will be considered late thereafter.
Pre-quiz 4.3
Time Value of Money video ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zpGZfFbW4M&feature=related )
Savings vs Investments.ppt
Time Value of Money article - just read the introduction and process headings only ( http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.php?lid=37&type=educator )
Hands on Banking Program for Young Adults ( http://www.handsonbanking.org/htdocs/en/y/#/en/y/si/rew/ysirewsav.html )
Time Value of Money video ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcB7kdD0e1w&feature=player_embedded )
Double Down Class Activity
If time allows hand out study guide for Saving and Investing Test
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DUE: InvestWrite Essay. As a friendly reminder and as always this is due at the beginning of class and will be considered late thereafter. Bring a printed copy to turn in and have an electronic copy also available.
Pre-quiz 4.1 Savings
Savings 2.ppt (see attached)
Savings 1.ppt (see attached)
Money Talks Savings Made Simple.pdf (http://moneytalks4teens.ucdavis.edu/newsltr_savings.pdf)
Savings Vocabulary.pdf (http://financeintheclassroom.org/downloads/SavingVocabulary.pdf)
What is savings and why is it important (http://financeintheclassroom.org/downloads/WhatSavingswhyimportant.pdf)
How often should you save - video (http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/how-often-should-you-save/3x96jgfz?cpkey=01da7444-eb92-4b90-b401-cc0c949de06d||||)
Hands on Banking - Tips for Saving More Money (http://www.handsonbanking.org/htdocs/en/y/#/en/y/si/rew/ysirewtip.html)
Savings Account Comparison Worksheet (see attached) (Due Monday 4/4)