Day 84

Lesson Objectives

  • Identify your personal strengths and weaknesses.
  • Clarify your educational and career goals.
  • Understand the components of goal setting.
  • Understand the value of entry-level jobs.
  • Identify valuable work attributes outside of your general skill set.
  • Identify the best practices of successful people.
  • Develop a resume.
  • Analyze the interview process and develop personal interview skills.
  • Describe factors affecting take-home pay.
  • Identify sources of personal income.
  • Identify different types of taxes.
  • Be familiar with various documents for reporting taxes.
  • Analyze the costs and benefits of paying taxes and the cost of government services.

Assignment 11.S.1

  1. Make a copy of this Google Document, rename it to What I Learned-(Your Initials), and move it into your Chapter 11 folder.
  2. Use the document to describe the three types of income.

Assignment 11.S.2

  1. Make a copy of this document.  
  2. Rename the document Pay Stub-(Your Initials).
  3. Move the Pay Stub-(Your Initials) into your Chapter 11 folder.
  4. Use the directions within the document to complete it.

Assignment 11.S.3

  1. Utilize this review to assess your learning from Chapter 11.  You have as many attempts as needed to get as good of a score as you can.  You are free to use the online textbook above when going through this review.

Assignment 11.S.4

  1. Make a copy of this document.  
  2. Rename the document Short Answer 11-(Your Initials).
  3. Move the Short Answer 11-(Your Initials) into your Chapter 11 folder.
  4. Use your Chapter 11 textbook link to help answer your questions.
  5. Answer the questions in complete sentences.

Assignment 11.S.5

  1. Make a copy of this document.
  2. Name the document Case Studies 11-(Your Name) and move it into your Chapter 11 folder.
  3. Read three of the cases and write a possible resolution to the problems presented. Remember to apply the personal finance knowledge and principles you have learned in this chapter.

Chapter 11 Folder

  1. Log into your Google Drive account.
  2. Navigate to your Chapter 11 folder inside of your Unit 4 folder
  3. Share your Chapter 11 folder with your teacher.  Your folder should contain the following files:
    • Personal Finance Journal-C11
    • DISC
    • Career Research
    • W-4
    • I-9
    • Plain English
    • Interview
    • Resume
    • Taxes
    • What I Learned
    • Pay Stub
    • Short Answer 11
    • Cash Studies 11