Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Chapter

Personal Finance
Assignments 11-15-11 (due 11-29-11)

1. Fill in workbook questions for Chapter 9 (in class while watching dvds)

2. Type vocabulary words (page 136) and definitions from glossary.

3. Answer Chapter 9 Money In Review section of workbook. Check your answers with the answer key. Use this as a study guide for your Chapter 8 Test.

4. Do student activity sheet, “Back Then”.

5. Do student activity sheet, “Travel Agent.” You have $1,100 in your vacation fund to plan a family vacation anywhere in the world. Your family includes two adults and two kids. Use the internet to calculate your expenses and plan your trip. Create a visual display of your vacation.

6. 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.

7. Do Chapter 9 case studies.

8. Take Chapter 9 Test. This is NOT an open book test.

9. Answer Before you Begin Chapter 10 (pg. 142)

10. 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. 29. 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, November 8, 2011

Chapter 8

Personal Finance
Assignments 11-8-11 (due 11-15-11)

1. Fill in workbook questions for Chapter 8 (in class while watching dvds)

2. Type vocabulary words (page 126) and definitions from glossary.

3. Answer Chapter 8 Money In Review section of workbook. Check your answers with the answer key. Use this as a study guide for your Chapter 8 Test.

4. Do student activity sheet, “Bargain Shopping”.

5. Do student activity sheet, “Double Discounts.”

6. Do student activity sheet, “Seven Basics of Negotiating”

7. Do student activity sheet, “Computing Discounts.”

8. Do student activity sheet, “Food for Thought.”

9. Do Chapter 8 case studies.

10. 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.

11. Take Chapter 8 Test. This is NOT an open book test.

12. Answer Before you Begin Chapter 9 (pg. 130)

13. Listen to Dave Ramsey for at least ½ hour this 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

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Chapter 7

Personal Finance

Chapter 7 Assignments 11-1-11 (due 11-8-11)

1. Fill in workbook questions for Chapter 7 (in class while watching dvds)

2. Type vocabulary words (page 116) and definitions from glossary.

3. Answer Chapter 7 Money In Review section of workbook. Check your answers with the answer key. Use this as a study guide for your Chapter 7 Test.

4. Do student activity sheet, “Balancing Your Checkbook”.

5. Do student activity sheet, “Student Budget.”

6. Do student activity sheet, “Consumer Equity”

7. Do student activity sheet, “How to Write a Check.”

8. Do Chapter 7 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 7 Test. This is NOT an open book test.

11. Answer Before you Begin Chapter 8 (pg. 120)

12. Listen to Dave Ramsey for at least ½ hour this 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