Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Chapter 6

Personal Finance
Chapter 6 Assignments 10-18-11 (due 11-1-11)

1. Fill in workbook questions for Chapter 6 (in class while watching dvds)

2. Type vocabulary words (page 88) and definitions from glossary.

3. Answer Chapter 6 Money In Review section of workbook. Check your answers with the answer key. Use this as a study guide for your Chapter 6 Test.

4. Do student activity sheet, “Pro Rata Debts”. You can review how to do this on pages 82 and 83 of your workbook.

5. Do student activity sheet, “Research Project.”

6. Do student activity sheet, “Investigate and Report Scams”

7. Do student activity sheet, “Reading a Credit Report.”

8. Do Chapter 6 case studies.

9. Continue to track your stocks and mutual funds on the student activity sheet “ Individual Fund Tracker”. This assignment will take 10 weeks. Due on December 13.

10. Take Chapter 6 Test. This is NOT an open book test.

11. Answer Before you Begin Chapter 7 (pg. 94)

12. Listen to Dave Ramsey for at least ½ hour each week. Type up a paragraph or two explaining what you learned. You will have 2 weeks of radio papers due on Nov. 1. You may listen for 1 hour at once or ½ hour for 2 weeks.

If you have any questions or problems, please call or email me.
Ms. Diane (708) 275-1726
Dianet64@hotmail.com

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Chapter 5

Personal Finance
Chapter 5 Assignments 10-11-11 (due 10-18-11)

1. Fill in workbook questions for Chapter 5 (in class while watching dvds)

2. Type vocabulary words (page 70) and definitions from glossary.

3. Answer Chapter 5 Money In Review section of workbook. Check your answers with the answer key. Use this as a study guide for your Chapter 5 Test.

4. Do student activity sheet, “Advertising Awareness”.

5. Do student activity sheet, “Marketing Madness.” Prepare an advertisement that will appear in a magazine of your choice for a product you invent. Use a sheet of plain paper for your ad. Use the popular techniques in the “Commercial Viewer” assignment to help you with your ad..

6. Do student activity sheet, “0% for 24 Month, Nothing Down.”

7. Do student activity sheet, “Commercial Viewer.”

8. Do Chapter 5 case studies.

9. Continue to track your stocks and mutual funds on the student activity sheet “ Individual Fund Tracker”. This assignment will take 10 weeks. Due on December 13.

10. Take Chapter 5 Test. This is NOT an open book test.

11. Answer Before you Begin Chapter 6 (pg. 74)

12. Listen to Dave Ramsey for at least ½ hour each week. Type up a paragraph or two explaining what you learned.

If you have any questions or problems, please call or email me.
Ms. Diane (708) 275-1726
Dianet64@hotmail.com