Where you gonna live? Part 1
Post date: Jan 06, 2017 2:10:1 PM
Tuesday 1/10 Journal - If you had $800 a month to spend on housing, where would you live? What would you have to pay for on a monthly basis? Describe where you would like to live in detail. (7-10 sentences)
Wednesday 1/11 Journal - What is an entrepreneur? List 3 traits (personality characteristics) that an entrepreneur should have. Do you have those traits? (7-10 sentences)
Thursday 1/12 Journal - Imagine that you and your friends decide to get an apartment. What are 3 expenses that you will have to pay besides rent? How much do you think these expenses will be? Are they fixed, variable, or periodic expenses? Explain your reasoning.
Friday 1/13 Journal - It's been a long time since our last quiz. Write 10 things that you think could be on the quiz. When you finish, write 1 topic on the board (no repeats)
Tuesday & Thursday Classwork - Work with the person at your table (your new roommate) to find an apartment that you could rent (on zillow.com) that would fit within your $800 per person budget. Remember to include your monthly utilities in your budget. Prepare to present your new apartment to the class. (Presentations are scheduled for the end of class on Thursday)
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) other expenses that you will have to pay (and how much each will cost)
3) a list of "pros and cons"
4) a SMART goal of how you will pay for your living expenses each month
Your welcome to use these websites as resources->
http://www.zillow.com/homes/for_rent/
Rubric
4 points - picture & place slide
4 points - other expenses slide
4 points - pros & cons slide
4 points - SMART goal slide
4 points - presentation
20 points total
late projects -2 points each day
Log into everfi.com using the following steps:
1) go to everfi.com
2) click "login"
3)click "register"
4) enter class code:
period 4 bdec88ef
period 5 b89d7771
5) enter your information
6) start module #1