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STUDENTS: This is an exact copy of the sheet I’ll be using to grade your project. Use this as a tool to assess the strengths and weaknesses of your final project! POWERPOINT SLIDESHOW: (90 points: Each slide is worth 5 points). Be sure that the information on each slide is fully explained! You MUST document all of your research. Provide the link to your information in the note section of each slide! Spelling and grammar must be correct on every slide. I will subtract one point per slide for these types of errors so proofread carefully!

_______ ABOUT ME SLIDE – answered each question fully. Included a picture.

_______ INCOME SLIDE – Listed a realistic job title & starting salary. Added a related picture

_______ TAXES SLIDE – Explained why we pay taxes. Correctly calculated & displayed their tax amount. Displayed net pay after taxes.

_______ SAVINGS SLIDE – Explained why saving is important. Explained what you’re saving for (short & long term). Correctly calculated

and displayed amount.

_______ APARTMENT SLIDE – Explained where they live, talked about their place, showed how much it costs per month, included amount for renter’s insurance. Included a picture.

_______ TRANSPORTATION SLIDE – Explained their choice: New, used or leased car OR public transportation. Included all other relevant information. (i.e.

monthly payments for transportation, insurance, gas etc…). Included a picture.

_______ DEBT PAYMENTS: Explained how you paid for your education. Listed the total amount of student debt you borrowed. Showed the payment plan and

monthly payment amount.

_______ FOOD/HOUSEHOLD ITEMS SLIDE – Properly totaled & displayed food and household items budget. Explained their choices. Included a

picture.

_______ PHONE SLIDE – Explained choices regarding phones. Listed monthly expenses. Included a picture.

_______ UTILITIES SLIDE – Provided a realistic monthly allowance for heating/electricity/water bills. Explained estimate. Included a picture.

_______ PERSONAL CARE SLIDE – Provided a realistic monthly allowance for personal care. Explained why their number is realistic. Included a

picture.

_______ CLOTHING BUDGET SLIDE – Provided a realistic monthly allowance for clothing. Explained their number in relation to their job. Included a

picture.

_______ TV/COMPUTER SLIDE – Explained their choices regarding cable and internet. Provided realistic monthly expenses and a picture.

_______ ENTERTAINMENT SLIDE – Followed instructions and correctly calculated an approximate monthly entertainment budget. Explained

their choices. Included a picture or two.

_______ VACATION SLIDE – Explained trip. Included costs for transportation, lodging, food and entertainment. Divided the total by twelve to come

up with a monthly budget number. Included a picture or two.

_______ BOTTOM LINE SLIDE – Ultimately, are you on budget? By how much? Did you experience scarcity? What were your tradeoffs? What was the

opportunity costs of these tradeoffs?

_______ FINAL BUDGET CHART SLIDE – Correctly completed pie chart

_______ CONCLUSION SLIDE(S) – Explained five things they learned during the course of this project. Used complete sentences.

STUDENTS: This is an exact copy of the sheet I’ll be using to grade your project. Feel free to use this as a tool to assess the strengths and weaknesses of your final project!

EXCEL BUDGET SPREADSHEET: (20 points)

______ Added personalized header/footer. (File, Page Setup, Header/Footer, Custom Header/Custom Footer). (1 point)

______ Properly filled in all budget fields. (18 points) ______ Adjusted totals are “in the black” (1 point)

EXCEL BUDGET PIE GRAPH: (15 points)

______ Added a personalized header/footer (1 point) ______ Correctly created a Pie Graph illustrating their monthly

budget. (Worth 14 points).

UNIT STANDARDS: This unit was aimed specifically at numerous state and national learning standards. Among them are:

Interpret information from a variety of career assessments to identify career interests and abilities.

Apply a decision-making model and use career assessment information regarding interests and abilities to choose a career

Gather, interpret, analyze, and refine data contained in symbols, pictures, charts, blueprints, and/or graphs.

Analyze and synthesize information and data from multiple sources. Practice and demonstrate presentation skills using a variety of media and

interpretive data. Estimate costs and prepare a detailed budget for a school-based or work-based

project. Report the costs of various components of a budget and adjust budget items as

needed. Demonstrate effective use of a variety of on-line technological resources. Demonstrate ability to adapt to different software applications, comparing and

contrasting specific functions and applying them to different projects. Use of mathematical analysis to pose questions, seek answers, and develop

solutions. Applying mathematics in real-world settings.

UNIT OBJECTIVES: By the end of this project I will be assessing whether or not you met the following objectives:

Students will determine how much money they have (based on entry-level job of

their choice) and how much they can afford to spend. Students will become familiar with creating a personal budget. Students will create pie graphs and use these for drawing conclusions and making

figure comparisons Students will successfully create a personal budget in Microsoft Excel and learn

how to manipulate figures to obtain “break-even” analysis. Understand how to evaluate budget alternatives and the “opportunity cost” of their

decisions. Present and substantiate their budget analysis using PowerPoint and Excel.

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