Buying a car

Click here to read: New Car? The Costs Start Here

Spoon Feeding Financial Goals

Click here if you missed the notes...

Click here for the articles link May 31st- June 6th 2017 Credit Cards

Financial app MINT.com click here to learn how to use.

Click here for: What Is Credit — & Why Is it So Important?
Video and helpful site.
FICO video Link

Read the following two articles and identify credit building strategies

Click here for: What’s The Best Way To Build My Credit Score?

Click Here for:  How do I get and keep a good credit score?

Click here for: Zina Kumok: ‘Getting My First Credit Card Was So Exciting’

Conversation Starters

What does it mean to build your credit score? Why is this important?

What is credit card debt? How does it grow? Do you know anyone who has struggled under the weight of such debt? Share their story with a classmate.

2nd Article: Click here: Teaching Kids about Money: Why It’s Not Just Fun and Games

3rd Article: Click here: The Power of Plastic: What to Know about What You Owe

4th article: Click here: Budgeting Basics: Spending Less than You Earn

Conversation Starters

Why is it important to budget your money?

What are some key budgeting strategies?

What is frugal fatigue and why should you fight it?

Friday May 26th The Card Game

Please click here for the link to "The Card Game" by Frontline. Here is a link to the corresponding worksheet click here. News quiz will be on Tuesday at the beginning of class. Current events are due at the beginning of class today.

News Quiz submissions for May 22nd

This is the last week of current events (CE #10) there are 5 due this Friday. We will also have a news quiz. Please submit appropriate questions. You may only submit 3. Please proofread and make sure that the question makes sense to you. Stay away from random names and numbers. The answer that you submit will be the only answer accepted.

News Quiz for May 15th- 19

Submit your questions, answers, name and period here. You may only submit 3 questions max. Make sure to proofread your submissions. Stay away from specific numbers and random names...

Week of 5/8-5/12 Incarceration Project

Click here to see the Incarceration Project details.


Monday 5/8: Work Day
Tuesday 5/9: Work Day
Wednesday 5/10 C.O. Leckie Guest Speaker
Thursday 5/11 Work Day
Friday 5/12 Presentations Start

Please submit news quiz questions here for the week of April 24th- 28th.

Please submit news quiz questions here for the week of April 24th- 28th. You will have a news quiz and a quiz over the incarceration notes on Friday, April 28th.
Remember you may only submit three questions. You need to include your name, period, question and answer. Please try to stay away from names and specific numbers. Also, read the question so it makes sense and use proper capitalization and grammar.

Submit news Quiz Questions here for the week of April 17-21

Submit news Quiz Questions here for the week of April 17-21

April 11th plan Understanding the Syrian situation

Sorry, I am out again. Hopefully I will return tomorrow.

Please get out a sheet of paper and something to write with this is all that is needed. KEEP ELECTRONICS AWAY!!!
1. Watch and take a half page of notes on "The Regime" it's only 22 minutes long. Focus on the important people and circumstances that has lead to Syrian unrest. Click here for the link.

2. After you are done with The Regime, please continue taking notes on the next video "Obama at War" please click here for the link.

Notes are to be turned in at the end of class.

Reminder: You 3 things due for Friday: Current Events, News Quiz, and we are going to do a REED REPORT!!!

Please submit News Quiz Questions for the week of 4/10-4/14.

Please submit News Quiz Questions for the week of 4/10-4/14.

Plan for April 10th

Sorry I am home sick. I have had this dang stomach virus for the past 4 days!!! Not cool. Anyway I hope you all had a good break.
First, let's start out by watching the news click here for the news link.

Second please read the following article on Student Daily News. Click here for the link.

Third, Please do the exit slip associated with the article. Click here for the Exit slip.
The article and exit slip are due at the end of the period or otherwise it will be considered late. Reminder when answering the exit slip questions use specifics and details to add depth to your answers.

Lastly, 5 current events due at the end of the week. If students don't have their notebooks please tell them to look in the back of the room. They will also have a news quiz on Friday. Tell them to use their time wisely!!!

News Quiz question submission for 3/13/17- 3/17/17

Submit here for a news quiz on Friday. Submissions must be turned in by midnight Thursday.

News Quiz questions3/6-3/10

Please post new quiz questions. You may only post 3 questions max. Please Post your name, period, question and answer. Questions will not be accepted if they lack structure of clarity.

Emmett Till

Please click here for the news article from the New York Times.


After reading the article, please click here for the exit slip.

Just in case here's the news...

Please click this link for the news.

Final directions

MAKE SURE YOU BRING YOUR CHROMEBOOK. Make sure you kow how to access your skyward before class!!! NO PHONES WILL BE ALLOWED ON THE TEST!

Wednesday though Friday

We are going to be watching Frontline's "Divided States of America" (CLICK HERE for link to part 1) each day take one page of notes that will be collected at the end of each class period. Focus your notes on the major people, issues, events that happen throughout the video. Click here for part 2

Today's assignment (Read and respond via Exit ticket)

Please click here and read the following article on Student Daily News. Also, click here for the exit ticket/ corresponding questions to the article. Please be prepared to explain your position and add depth and details to your answers.

Exit ticket for the 1st 100 days Contract

Click here for the Pres. Trump 1st 100 day exit ticket.

Please submit News Quiz questions for week of 1/3/17- 1/6/17

Please submit News Quiz questions for week of 1/3/17- 1/6/17. You know the format. I will accept up to 10 per period. An individual may only submit 3 question limit... Happy New year and hope you had a great time spending time with your friends and family.