Where you gonna live? How you gonna pay for it? Part 4
Post date: Feb 14, 2020 6:46:17 PM
Monday 3/2 Journal - When do you plan on renting your first apartment? (How old will you be?) Think back to your “renting an apartment” project. What did you learn from doing your project that will be helpful to you? (7-10 sentences)
In class project (due Wednesday at 7:45am)
Work with the person at your table (your new roommate) to find a house that you would like to buy (on zillow.com) that would fit within your $300,000 budget.
(Presentations are scheduled for class on Wednesday)
Your presentation should be done on a google slides (google's version of powerpoint) and shared with jcotter@assabet.org
Your presentation should have 4 slides:
1) picture of your place (or link to picture that you will show us), price, and any other interesting or relevant information
2) a list of at least 5 "pros" and 5 "cons" for buying your house
3) a SMART goal for making a 20% down payment for your house
4) conclusion - After doing this project, when in your life do you think you'll actually be ready to buy a house? Why?
Your welcome to use these websites as resource->
Tuesday 3/3 Journal -
How would you figure out how much money should you save for a down payment on a house? What other specific things will you need to do as you prepare to purchase a house? Explain your process in detail (7-10 sentences)
Foolproof #9 "Renting a pad"
Wednesday 3/4 Journal - What was the most useful thing that you learned these past 3 weeks? (During our "Where you gonna live? How you gonna pay for it?” Unit) Why was it so useful? (7-10 sentences)
Wednesday in class - presentations!
Foolproof #10 "Buying a home"
Thursday 3/5 - Journal
Write 7-10 sentences about what you learned (or already knew) from Foolproof #9 (and foolproof #10, if you got to it)
Foolproof #16
Friday 3/6 Journal
Reflect back to a time when you’ve been “in over your head” -- maybe too far behind on schoolwork, overcommitted to extracurricular activities, etc.
Describe how you got yourself into trouble in the first place.
What did you do to correct the problem?