Guntersville High School
Personal and Business Finance
Fall Semester, 2009
Instructor: Mrs. Elishaba Larson
Tentatively Scheduled Assignments
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WEEK 1 |
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Monday August 10 |
CELEBRATE LEARNING (Rules & Procedures) |
Take home rules and have parents sign Take home Internet form and have parents sign. $25 lab fee |
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Tuesday August 11 |
Review Rules & Procedures |
Parents signature due $25 lab fee due |
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Wednesday August 12 |
Introductions All about me (Will be used later in the semester.) |
Three Page typed form. |
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Thursday August 13 |
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Friday August 14 |
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WEEK 2 |
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Monday August 17 |
Introductions Autobiography |
Three Page typed form. |
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Tuesday August 18 |
Type Autobiography |
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Wednesday August 19 |
Stapler |
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Thursday August 20 |
Stapler |
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Friday August 21 |
Stapler |
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WEEK 3 |
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Monday August 24 |
Go over Rules and Procedures Office Safety Financial Goals Purpose of Chapter |
Skim through Chapter 1 |
Quiz on Office Safety (Everyone Must make a 100 on the Quiz.)
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Tuesday August 25 |
Financial Goals |
Key Terms/guessed meaning Key Terms/ Looked up
Standards and Poor Q&A on page 4. |
Chapter Key Terms Student Activity Workbook assignment Reviewing Key terms. Page 1 |
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Wednesday August 26 |
Review of Financial Goals |
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Student Activity Workbook assignment attain your Goals. Page 3 Collage of Financial Goals (will be displayed around the room)
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Thursday August 27 |
Financial Goals |
Section 1.1 Reference |
Continue Collage of Financial Goals
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Friday August 28 |
Your Spending Profile Careers in Finance
Pay Yourself First Savvy Saver *Influences on Personal Financial Planning
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Read Section 1.1 What is Your Financial ID? Page 6 Personal Bankers Page 10 Pay Yourself First Page 11 Savvy Saver Page 13
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Work Common Cents Problem Create two additional Financial Tips (Will be posted around the room) Student Activity Page 2. Homework: Contact bank and ask what types of Financial Services offered.
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WEEK 4 |
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Monday August 31 |
Discuss Homework International Finance Review of Key terms Supply and Demand |
Influences on Personal Financial Planning Pages 14-19 Finland Page 18 |
Homework due. Students will research the percentage of US residents use cell phones and what percent are connected to the Internet. Then research the cost of cell phones and cell phone cell phone services. We will compare and decide which is best. Students will create a list of toys/games affected by Supply and Demand. |
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Tuesday September 1 |
Federal Reserve System
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Computer Research |
Activity 4 in Student workbook. Students will research the Federal Reserve system and the role it plays in our economy. The students will report back to the class. They must prepare one substantial paragraph about the FRS. |
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Wednesday September 2 |
Assessment |
Section 1.1 Assessment |
Student Workbook Assignment Identify Your Financial Values. Pages 4-6 |
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Thursday September 3 |
Close of Chapter 1.1 Review Income and Expense. Introduce Section 1.2 Discuss winning 1 million dollars…with savings and investing. |
Skim Section 1.2 Read "What you will learn" Page 20 aloud. |
Students will finish the sentence "If I learn…" Students will generate a picture of each bold faced word in the chapter based on its definition. Homework: Student Activity Book: Tracking Income and Expense. Page 7 due on |
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Friday September 4 |
Purpose of Section 1.2
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Read Section 1.2 |
Internet Research on the current Interest Rate charged by the Federal Reserve. (We will revisit this each month and graph the changes.) |
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WEEK 5 |
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Monday September 7 |
LABOR DAY -- NO SCHOOL |
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Tuesday September 8 |
Review of Key terms from Section 1.2 Discussion on the past months spending and how what they could have done differently. |
Using the eight strategies for achieving financial goals list how each of these will help in your own life now and in the future. Page 25 |
Check for Understanding of Key terms.
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Wednesday September 9 |
Assessment |
Section 1.2 Assessment
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*Reminder- Income and Expenses are due tomorrow. |
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Thursday September 10 |
Your Financial Portfolio Getting your own wheels |
Read Your Financial Portfolio Page 26 |
Income and Expense Activity Due. Student Activity book Exercise on page 8. Students are to research a car that they would like to by then go to a car dealership and find out what the price of the car is…they may ask other questions such as down payment, etc. Activity Due Monday. |
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Friday September 11 |
Assessment Review for Chapter 1 Test - Monday |
Chapter 1 Assessment Pages28-29 |
Understanding and Using Vocabulary Review Key Concepts Apply Key Concepts |
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WEEK 6 |
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Monday September 14 |
Chapter 1 TEST |
Getting Your Own Wheels Activity due. Personal Finance crossword Puzzle. |
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Tuesday September 15 |
Chapter 2 – Section 2.1 Career Research |
Chapter 2 – Section 2.1 Skim through Chapter. Read "What you will learn" Page 31 Key terms |
Students will read and discuss each key term. Discuss the purpose of the chapter. Progress Reports go home. |
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Wednesday September 16 |
Section 2.1 |
Read the Standard and Poor’s Q & A. Page 30 Read the section together as a class. |
Students will participate in chapter section readings. |
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Thursday September 17 |
Personality Test International Finance GDP Per Capita GDP Imports |
Financial ID Page 32 International Finance in Belize Page 34 |
Students will take the Keirsey.com personality test to help determine their personality type. Homework: Type one page about what you found out about your personality and what personality type you are. Internet Research: Students will research the demographics of Belize (jobs available, salary ranges) to determine if they would like to live and work in Belize. Then the students will research the GDP of the US and the Per Capita GDP and compare this information with that of Belize. The students will find out what products are imported in the US from Belize. |
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Friday September 18 |
Assessment Deciding on a Career Career Paths |
Chapter 2 Section 2.1 Assessment Page 41 |
Homework: Have students ask each of their teachers what types of jobs that they had before they choose education and what made them choose education in the end. Due Tuesday |
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WEEK 7 |
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Monday September 21 |
Career Research Introduce Kuder.com |
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Tuesday September 22 |
List of teacher jobs due |
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Wednesday September 23 |
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Thursday September 24 |
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Friday September 25 |
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WEEK 8 |
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Monday September 28 |
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Tuesday September 29 |
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Wednesday September 30 |
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Thursday October 1 |
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Friday October 2 |
Finish chapter 2 |
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WEEK 9 |
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Monday October 5 |
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Tuesday October 6 |
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Wednesday October 7 |
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Thursday October 8 |
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Friday October 9 |
End of 1st session. |
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WEEK 10 |
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Monday October 12 |
Beginning of Second Session. |
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Tuesday October 13 |
Grades Due. |
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Wednesday October 14 |
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Thursday October 15 |
Report Cards sent home. |
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Friday October 16 |
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WEEK 11 |
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Monday October 19 |
FALL BREAK – NO SCHOOL |
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Tuesday October 20 |
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Wednesday October 21 |
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Thursday October 22 |
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Friday October 23 |
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WEEK 12 |
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Monday October 26 |
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Tuesday October 27 |
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Wednesday October 28 |
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Thursday October 29 |
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Friday October 30 |
Finish Chapter 3 |
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WEEK 13 |
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Monday November 2 |
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Tuesday November 3 |
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Wednesday November 4 |
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Thursday November 5 |
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Friday November 6 |
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WEEK 14 |
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Monday November 9 |
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Tuesday November 10 |
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Wednesday November 11 |
VETERANS DAY HOLIDAY – NO SCHOOL |
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Thursday November 12 |
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Friday November 13 |
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WEEK 15 |
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Monday November 16 |
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Tuesday November 17 |
Finish Chapter 4 |
Progress Reports go home. |
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Wednesday November 18 |
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Thursday November 19 |
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Friday November 20 |
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WEEK 16 |
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Monday November 23 |
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Tuesday November 24 |
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Wednesday November 25 |
THANKSGIVING – NO SCHOOL |
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Thursday November 26 |
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Friday November 27 |
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WEEK 17 |
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Monday November 30 |
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Tuesday December 1 |
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Wednesday December 2 |
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Thursday December 3 |
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Friday December 4 |
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WEEK 18 |
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Monday December 7 |
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Tuesday December 8 |
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Wednesday December 9 |
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Thursday December 10 |
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Friday December 11 |
Finish Chapter 5 |
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WEEK 19 |
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Monday December 14 |
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Tuesday December 15 |
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Wednesday December 16 |
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Thursday December 17 |
Finish Chapter 6 |
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Friday December 18 |
Second session Ends. |
Last day for Students and Staff. |
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WEEK 20 |
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Monday December 21 |
CHRISTMAS BREAK – NO SCHOOL |
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Tuesday December 22 |
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Wednesday December 23 |
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Thursday December 24 |
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Friday December 25 |
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WEEK 21 |
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Monday December 28 |
CHRISTMAS BREAK – NO SCHOOL |
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Tuesday December 29 |
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Wednesday December 30 |
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Thursday December 31 |
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Friday January 1 |
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WEEK 22 |
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Monday January 4 |
Teacher work day- No students |
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Tuesday January 5 |
Students return to school. |
Grades Due. |
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Wednesday January 6 |
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Thursday January 7 |
Report Cards sent home. |
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Friday January 8 |
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WEEK 23 |
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Monday January 11 |
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Tuesday January 12 |
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Wednesday January 13 |
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Thursday January 14 |
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Friday January 15 |
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WEEK 24 |
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Monday January 18 |
MLK DAY – NO SCHOOL |
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Tuesday January 19 |
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Wednesday January 20 |
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Thursday January 21 |
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Friday January 22 |
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