Consumerism Unit

If you want to look at some of the videos we watched in class on consumerism here are the links:

Consuming Kids

Big Ideas That Changed the World: Consumerism

Santa's Workshop: Slave Labor in China

Specific Topics to Look at for the Final Exam

Topics
- Balanced Health
- Dimensions of Health (How I Divide My Time Assignment)
- Sexual Health (Protection, Risky Behaviours, Abortion, STI's)
- Physical Health and the three types of fitness: Cardiovascular, Muscular and Flexibility
- Drug Use
- Career Planning and Interview Skills
- Gross Income, Credit Wise Consumers, Budgeting, High Risk Stocks
- "Buy in Gloom, Sell in Bloom"
- Insurance
- Consumerism unit

UNDERSTAND the following 15 words in order to be able to match them to their definition on the test:
* DO NOT MEMORIZE THESE DEFINITIONS - understand the concepts!
- Trust
- Intimacy
- Communication
- Entreprenuer
- Cash Flow
- Goal Setting
- Investment
- Sweat Equity
- Credit
- Capacity
- Credit Rating
- Stress
- Creative Thinking
- Investing Analyst
- Addiction

Final Exam Review

Hi Ladies and Gentleman,

If you want to get an idea of what themes on our class final exam will look like try to review some of these topics in your notes. We will be doing an in depth review and go over all the things in much more detail about what you should be preparing for :)

1. Personal Choices Section:
- Balanced Health
- Creativing Thinking and Problem Solving (Change It Project covered this)
- Stress
- Team Building (Murder Mystery)
- Communication Skills
- STI's and Safe Sex
- Media (Impacting Men/Women - Tough Guise and Killing Us Softly 3)

2. Career and Life Choices Section:
- Employability Skills
- Interview Skills
- Resumes
- Post Secondary Routes
- Portfolios and it's Purpose
- Rights and Responsiblities of an Employee

3. Resource Choices Section
- Investments
- Managing Money
- Personal Budgeting
- Insurance
- Credit and Debit
- Consumerism

Investments Make Up Assignment

If you have lost the quiz given out in class/did not hand it in/were not here on the day we did the quiz this assignment is for you to do!

Answer the following questions: (10 marks)

1. What is the definition of an "investment"?
2. What is the "stock market"?
3. What is a stock/share that you can buy?
4. One risk in the stock market is "country risk". What do you think are some circumstances in countries that could cause it to be risky to invest it?
5. Name a country that you would consider to be risky to invest in currently?
6. Why is it smart to have investments, rather than just a savings account?
7. Why is it valuable to have someone like a stock analysts to help you invest your money?
8. Name a crash in the stock market that happened in history and explain how it impacted that country and the world.
9. What does your financial plan look like in the future?

Budget Homework

If you are missing the budgeting homework please use this powerpoint presentation that we worked on together in class to complete the worksheet. Skip to the part about "Rachel's Budget", that is where that assignment starts.

Financial planning and budgeting

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ARE YOU WORKING ON HSC3000?

Hi CALM!

Are you guys working on HSC3000? (your online course?!)

If not, we need to make sure we stay on top of that. Our course is due in December!

The site is http://www.adlc.ca/ and if you have any trouble logging on - please come and see me!

Cali

Cashflow Reflection Questions

1.       How does the board game Cashflow, require a player to “win”?

2.       What is passive income?

3.       How does the concept of money in the board game, differ from what you have been traditionally taught about money?

4.       What skills do you need in order to succeed at the game Cashflow? (list at least 3)

5.       Briefly reflect on your experience playing Cashflow, what are some significant things that stand out to you? Was it a positive or negative experience? Explain.

      Bonus Mark*: Tell me anything else that you would like about Cashflow or your experience.

These questions are due by email or handed in by Friday November 18.