PERSONAL FINANCE/MARKETING: Friday 9/13- summer read exam December 16,2008- Tuesday-- PERSONAL FINANCE EXAM DATE!! WISE EXAM THIS WILL COUNT FOR 3 QTR 2 TEST GRADES If you do not take the Wise Exam a make up exam will be given and count the same as the Wise exam. The Class of 2008 had a 99% passing rate. PERSONAL FINANCE/MARKETING-WILL ALSO HAVE A MID-TERM EXAM. Homework # 1 due Tue 9/23 not accepted post 9/23 In a newspaper or on the internet find a sale item a- cut it out//print it out b- write a 1 paragraph reaction to the sale item would you buy ? why/ why not? is item a good buy? hand in with name & class period. Homework # 2 Student Book Unit 1 Due Wednesday 10/8 not accepted post 10/8 put name & class period on work you hand in typed is fine In 1 or 2 paragraphs a) Examine why it's important to have a plan for your money. In 1 or 2 paragraphs b) Categorize: NEEDS & WANTS. In 1 or 2 paragraphs C) ANALYZE the reason why vaules affect the choices in a personal financial plan. HOMEWORK # 3 DUE Friday 10/24 a) I have two loans: one small one at 5% and one large one at 21%. Which one should I pay off first? The small one, right? Answer: Only people who are bad at math pay off lower interest rates first. b) Information In Your Credit Report Your credit report can contain many different pieces of information depending on which CREDIT REPORTING COMPANY collates it. It's important to note that the CREDIT BUREAUS (experian, transunion, equifax) are not credit reporting companies. They are repositories. The repositories collect and provide information submitted to them from creditors and public records. Every time you apply for, open, use, close an account, etc..., they will likely have a record of all of that. Read a & b in 2 0r 3 paragraphs react to each: 2 ANSWERS 1 ON EACH. a) what loan should you pay and why? discuss the question & answer. b) Evaluate why a credit report is important. Why or why not should you care about your credit score? TYPED IS OK Homework # 4 Last Homework qtr 1 Due Thursday 10/30/08 30 October 2008 In 2 or 3 pargraphs evaluate the difference in risk/reward between commdities, penny stocks, and insured savings/checking accounts, treasury issues. (look at Financial planning pyramid--given out in class pg 33 hand book) typed is ok QUARTER 2 December 16, Personal Finance Exam in classroom 12/15: paperwork for exam 12/16: exam If you do not take the exam you will take a make up. The make up counts as three qtr 2 exams, just like wise exam. If you do not take the WISE Exam you CAN-NOT, CAN - NOT get a Personal Finance Literacy Certification form from the WISE COMPANY. Please make sure that you are in on December 15, & 16. EXAMS QTR 2: CHAPTER 5, 6, 7, 8 ALL 10 QUESTIONS -- USE CLASS FACTS TO KNOW. REVIEW EXAM 15 QUESTIONS USE FACTS TO KNOW Exam dates will be given in class. WISE EXAM//MID-TERM STUDY GUIDE---REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW 20 MTS PER DAY REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW Read the LITTLE RED BOOK OF SELLING-----Info will be given out in class exam Thursday 1/8/09 LITTLE RED BOOK OF SELLING : 12.5 Principales of Sales BY; Jeffrey Gitomer Amazon .com $13.57 or any book store THE G.P.A. for quarter 2 will COUNT ALL 9 exam grades (5 exams, reading book, wise exam or make up 3x--fyi: WISE EXAM OR MAKE UP IS 33.3% OF QTR 2 G.P.A.) MID- TERM INFO WILL BE GIVEN OUT IN CLASS-------USE THE STUDY GUIDE THAT YOU USE FOR THE WISE EXAM. GOOD LUCK! MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU-------REVIEW STUDY GUIDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ECONOMICS////GOVERNMENT: Friday 9/13, summer read exam HOMEWORK # 1 DUE WED 24 SEPT. NOT ACCEPTED POST 9/24 IN ECONOMICS TEXT BOOK P-3- 14) KEY TERMS P-8- 4) KEY TERMS P-13- 6) KEY TERMS HAND IN WITH NAME & CLASS PERIOD Qtr 1 # 2 due Wednesday 10/15/08 not accepted post 10/15 read pg 47 critical thinking # 13 predicting consequenses in 1 or 2 paragraphs answer # 13 ( you can use past history or current economic events)typed is fine pg 73 critical thinking # 15 predicting consequences in 1 or 2 paragraphs answer # 15 put name & class period on sheet typed is fine Qtr 1 Homework 3 In 3 0r 4 paragraphs : Evaluate 2 of the 5 following topics. Pick out 2 & hand in 3-4 paragraphs on each. This is due Wednesday 10/29 1) SUB PRIME LOANS 2) GUNS OR BUTTER 3) The 700 billion bailout / rescue plan. 4) How is the Auto Industry Doing -why. 5) What is the # 1 political issue that is going on between the Republican & Democrats for the election 11/4/2008? Why is this the # 1 issue? Does this issue help one? why ? who? Does this issue hurt one ? why? who? TYPED OS OK Homework # 4 Due Monday 3 November 2008 11/3/2008 Define Chapter 5 Section 1---page 101 define 9 terms Key Terms: supply law of supply quantity supplied supply schedule variable market supply schedule supply curve market supply curve elasticity of supply typed is ok QUARTER 2: 5 exams CHAPTER 7, 8, 11, 9, & 10, Dates will be given in class USE FACTS TO KNOW IN CLASS------STUDY STUDY STUDY You will be given a book to read. Information will be given out in class The Reading Exam will be given in Jan. 09. You will be told EXAM dates in class. QUARTER 2 G.P.A. : 5 EXAMS & READING EXAM , G.P.A. is a result of these 6 grades. MID- TERM INFO will be given out in class. use the facts to know for exam's KEEP & USE POWER POINTS FOR THE MIDTERM AS A STUDY GUIDE KEEP & USE POWER POINTS FOR THE MIDTERM AS A STUDY GUIDE KEEP & USE POWER POINTS FOR THE MIDTERM AS A STUDY GUIDE KEEP & USE POWER POINTS FOR THE MIDTERM AS A STUDY GUIDE YOU WILL BE GIVEN A REVIEW SHEET------YOU NEED POWERPOINTS OR TEXT BOOK GOOD LUCK! MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU!!!!!!!!!!!