| Monday, August 20 |
1st Day of School--Work Experience class begins on Tuesday, August 21! |
| Tuesday, August 21 |
- 1st Day of classes
- 1st Period meets in room 619 at 7AM
- 6th and 7th Periods meet in room 615 at Lunch
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| Wednesday, August 22 |
- Go over class forms
- Students to pick up the following forms: Hours, Training Agreement, Authorization to Work Past 10PM, and Student Information
- Forms are due on Tuesday, August 28.
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| Tuesday, August 28 |
- Power Point: 13 Worst Jobs with the Best Pay
- Assignment: Name ten Jobs with decent pay YOU ABSOLUTELY WOULD NOT LIKE--10 Points
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| Wednesday, August 29 |
- Power Point: Course Orientation
- Assignment: Signed by parents due on Tuesday, Sept. 4-10 Points
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| Tuesday, September 4 |
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| Wednesday, September 5 |
- Power Point: Are You a Working Teen?
- Assignment: Pick a situation at work you are aware of where the labor laws have not been applied correctly. Describe the situation and how you can best deal with the issue. 20 Points-Due on Tuesday, September 11.
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| Tuesday, September 11 |
- Elena's story--Begin Assignment in Class--Due Wednesday Sept. 12-20 Points
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| Wednesday, September 12 |
- Discuss Elena's Story--Assignment: Labor Laws-10 Points-Due on Tuesday, September 18.
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| Wednesday, October 25 |
- Fill Out Job Application-In class-20pts or 10pts.
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| Tuesday, October 31 |
- Boo!
- Job Application #2
- Begin Job Resume--Top 4 skills and 3 examples of each skill
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| Wednesday, November 1 |
- Page 13 of top 4 skills
- Resume power point
- Hand out rough draft of Resume-30 point assignment due on Tuesday, November 7
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| Tuesday, November 7 |
- Job Application #3
- Rough Draft of Resume is due-30 points
- Portfolio Assignment--100 points, Due on the day of your interview--Need to have the portfolio to interview and if I call on you on the 21st-YOU MUST BE READY
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| Wednesday, November 8 |
- Resume worksheets handed out--Finish Working on in class
- Hand back Application #3
- Introduce "sales" letter
- Writing a "sales" letter assignment due on Wednesday, November 15
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| Tuesday, November 14 |
- Report to Room 509--Work on resume on the computer
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| Wednesday, November 15 |
- "sales" letter is due-30 points
- Test on Job Application, Application #4-Perfect or Fail
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| Tuesday, November 21 |
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| Wednesday, November 22 |
- Practice interview questions
- Write down your responses to the questions:
- Extra Credit for people who want to volunteer for practice oral interview!!!!!!!
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| Tuesday, November 28 |
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| Wednesday, November 29 |
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| Tuesday, December5 |
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| Wednesday, December 6 |
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| Tuesday, December 12 |
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| Wednesday, December 13 |
- Final Exam--Last Day of Work Experience
- All hours need to be turned in by Wednesday, December 20!!
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Good Luck in your Final Exams. Have a great Winter Break! |
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2nd Semester 06-07 |
| Tuesday, January 16, 2007 |
- FIRST DAY OF 2nd SEMESTER
- 1st period meets in room 619
- 6-7 period meets at lunch in room 615
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| Wednesday, January 17 |
- Orientation for NEW WEEP students
- Course syllabus
- Go over work regulations on back of Work Permits
- Hand out Application for WEEP Work Permit
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| Thursday, January 18 |
- Minimum Day--No Class today.
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| Friday, January 19 |
- Orientation continues for NEW WEEP students
- Basic Workplace laws for students.
- All training agreements, work permit application, course orientations due.
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| Tuesday, January 23 |
- By Law, students must receive from their employer a 2005 W2 form--be sure to ask for this--you will need it for filing your 1040EZ and 540 forms in class.
- Power Point: Sexual Harassment--Beginning of Unit I
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| Wednesday, January 24 |
- Hand out and go over the Sexual Harassment Trifold that each employee shoud receive at work.
- Take notes on the folder and keep it in your student notebook.
- Assign Sexual Harassment Worksheet-30 pts.-Due Tuesday 1/30
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| Tuesday, January 30 |
- Go over Sexual Harassment Worksheet-30 pts.
- Go over how to deal with Harassment
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| Wednesday, January 31 |
- Video Clips--Sexual Harassment or not?
- Video Clip--Journal Entry Assignment-20 pts. Due by Friday Feb. 2.
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| Tuesday, February 6 |
- You should have your W2 form from your employer--if not, ask for it. You should also have your 1099 form if you have earned any interest from a bank, savings, mutual fund, stock, or bond.
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| Wednesday, February 7 |
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| Tuesday, February 13 |
- Power Point--Ethics in the workplace
- What are ethics?
- Why important?
- Are your ethics showing? Complete in class and write a one page reaction to your score-due Wednesday, Feb. 14
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| Wednesday, February 14 |
- Common ethical problems--how to deal with them. Assignment due on Tuesday, Feb. 20.
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| Tuesday, February 20 |
- Magic Mountain here-guest speakers
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| Wednesday, February 21 |
- Magic Mountain here-guest speakers
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| Tuesday, February 27 |
- Power Point: You and your taxes.
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| Wednesday, February 28 |
- Begin work on 1040EZ- work on in class
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| Tuesday, March 6 |
- 1040EZ is due in class--50 points
- Begin work on 540A for California
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| Wednesday, March 7 |
- Power Point: Personal Budgeting Power Point
- Review the Weekly expense record. Point value for the assignment is 20 pointsAssignment:
- 20 Points -Pick your Vice. Calculate the cost of your favorite vice for the four years you have been in high school. Example: How much did that coke a day cost you for four years?--20 points
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| Tuesday, March 13 |
- Weekly expense record and Personal Vice are Due 20 pts and 20 pts.
- Go over Monthly Budget Worksheet
- Assignment: Monthly Budget Worksheet--30 points Due on Tuesday, March 20
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| Wednesday, March 14 |
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| Tuesday, March 20 |
- Monthly Budget Due
- 3rd Q Take Home test given out--begin in class--students may use notes, but my not communicate with fellow students regarding the test
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| Wednesday, March 21 |
- On Your Own Budget handed out and explained
- On Your Own Budget due on Tuesday, March 27--50 Points
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| Tuesday, March 27 |
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| Wednesday, March 28 |
- Power Point Presentation: The Power of Compounded Interest
- Hand out--How to become a millionaire
- Have a Great Spring Break
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| Tuesday, April 10 |
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Wednesday, April 11 |
- Power Point: How Do You Know What You Can Afford?
- Homework Assignment: What Can You Afford?-Due Tuesday APRIL 24--30 Points.
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| Tuesday, April 24 |
- What Can You Afford? assignment due--30 points.
- Power Point: Your and Your Credit
- Read and React Assignment: An Overspender's Story--Tell me some startling facts you learned from this article and how you can immediately apply what you have learned from reading this. 30 Points--Has to be typed to get full credit!
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| Wednesday, April 25 |
- Handout: How Much Can You Afford?--Go over in class
- Assignment: Worksheet on Cost of Loan, rule of 72, 10-20 Rule--Due on Tuesday, May 1.
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| Tuesday, May 1 |
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| Wednesday, May 2 |
- Meet in the Computer Lab--Room 509
- Assignment from www.practicalmoneyskills.com -- The Cost of Credit
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| Tuesday, May 8 |
- Review Credit Costs Worksheet and PracticalMoneySkills
- Buying Large Ticket Items: Houses and Cars--The real cost of credit.--Assignment 30 points
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| Wednesday, May 9 |
- Large Ticket Items Assignment Due
- Go over Personal Net Worth
- Assignment--Personal Net Worth--30 points--due Wednesday, May 16
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| Tuesday, May 15 |
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| Wednesday, May 16 |
- Personal Net Worth Due
- Power Point: Net Worth and Insurance
- Reading Assignment out--Due Tuesday, May 22--30 points
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| Tuesday, May 22 |
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| Wednesday, May 23 |
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| Tuesday, May 29 |
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