Mrs Barocas' Personal Finance Assignment Schedule

Fall 2008

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SEPTEMBER

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1 2 3 Links for PF pretest 4 Analyze where our money goes using percents and a pie chart. 5 Log onto class web page; choose week 1.  Find your CNN article.  One member reads the article to others and is responsible for creating a 3 question quiz based on the article, another member designs an attractive poster that will be displayed in the halls, the other member prepares a presentation using power point aid a presentation that will be given to the class.

When completed, start the "The Plans We Have For Our Lives"

  on moneyskill.org

8 Work on CNN lessons by group, complete Quiz 1 in moneyskill 9
Make a poster of your 3 question - large print so the class can see them,  we will present the CNN lessons as follows CLICK

if you are waiting do the following in the order described

Enroll in Personal Finance on moodle
log onto alison.org and register for that site.
read the first chapter in Generation Debt, leave the copies in the folder when finished. You may mark them with highlighters.
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Article Presentations;

Log onto moodle, choose

VALUES RANKING from section2. 

Use the software to order your values. 

Make a hard copy of your finished page. 

Make a copy of Realizing your Goals, save it to your hard drive,

answer the questions, using your values as a guide.

Upload it to moodle. 

Due Thursday.

 
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DUE TODAY - Values assignment from yesterday.  Money skill Q1 now 4 days late.

 1) Upload PowerPoint presentations to moodle.

Make sure all names of your group are included on the first page, as well as the lesson number.

Choose a partner for the next CNN lesson.

Sign in on the Lesson Sheet.

With your partner, create the poster, power point and three questions.  Your presentation will consist of

1)  a poster with information

2) a poster with questions

3) a power point with names, questions, information, last page should include a repeat of questions with answers.

 
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Quiz on the reading

Chapter One from Generation Debt

 

 
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Student should work with the same partners they did for CNN lessons  Week 1 part 2
 Students should work on lessons for Week 2, part 1.  We will present Week 1 part 2 in class tomorrow (Friday.
 ALL students should have completed three or more Moneyskill lessons.
 
 
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CNN Presentations - week three
 
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MoneySkill should be completed up to Quiz 6
 
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moneySkill should be completed up to Quiz 10
Check VSE
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 research on bailout articles -  cite the source of your article, get three quotes
post your resources on the forum reflecting your position
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 research on bailout articles -  cite the source of your article, get three quotes
post your resources on the forum reflecting your position
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 research on bailout articles -  cite the source of your article, get three quotes
post your resources on a new forum ( copy your research quotes, and cite your source - on the NO DISCUSSION FORUM reflecting your position
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Debate on bailout -yes or bailout - no
 
13 NO SCHOOL 14 PF plan 15 PF plan part 1 due 16 PF plan part 2 17  PF plan parts 1 and 2 due
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NOVEMBER

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3 4 5 6 Use Moodle - Topic 3; Investing in the Stock Market. Read the directions - answer the questions, upload parts as you finish them. All link are there

Work on

The Lazy Person's Guide to Investing

Compounding Interest file

The Coffee House Investor file

No Brainer Portfolio file

Asset Allocator

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BANK OF AMERICA

 

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17 READ CHAPTER 5 18 Assemble groups of 3 to 4 people - no more no less.  Get assignment from Instructor. Details on moodle - Buying a Home

Based on MichaelBlueJays website

 

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AUGUST  
Aug 28 Teacher Professional Day
SEPTEMBER  
Sept 2 All Teacher Convocation
Sept 3 First Day of School
OCTOBER  
Oct 13 No School
Oct 28 Evening conferences
Oct 29 Evening conferences
NOVEMBER  
Nov 4 No School - Teacher Professional Day
Nov 11 No School - Veterans' Day
Nov 26 Half Day
Nov 27 - Nov 28 No School - Thanksgiving
DECEMBER  
Dec 24-Jan 2 No School - Holiday Recess
JANUARY  
Jan 5 School Reopens
Jan 19 No School MLK Day
Jan 29 1st semester ends
Jan 30 No School - Professional Day
   
   
   
   
 
 
 
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First/Last day of school
 
Legal holidays
 
Teacher Work Day
 
No school
 
Late start day – Two hour delay
 
Start of grading period
 
End of grading period
Make-up days, if needed:
June 3, 4, 5, 8, 9
Two hour delays:
10/9, 11/11, 1/29, 3/5, 4/14, 5/21