UNIT THREE

MONEY MATTERS

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Explore and read about the issue selected

Plan and organize your work for the position paper

Identify the different arguments on the subject

OBJECTIVES

Portfolio

State short and long term goals to write your Position Paper

Terminology glossary on your selected issue

Arguments Pro’s and Con’s on your selected issue

Use Microsoft World “F7” to correct your writing

WRITING TASKS

WRITING A POSITION PAPAER– STEPS

STAGES OF WRITING A POSITION PAPER

Developing your topic

Researching

Organizing and Prewriting

Writing Drafts:

Revising & Editing

Proofreading

Publishing & Presenting

1 Portfolio: PROJECT CHRONOGRAM - Short and long term goals for the project

2 Web Search: POSITION PAPER ANALISYS

3 Portfolio: TERMINALOGY GLOSSARY SAMPLE

4 Concept Map: PRO’S & CON’S FOR THE ISSUE YOU SELECTED

PREVIEW

Talk about you financial goals

Vocab. - Become familiar with words related to financial matters

Read: - Evaluate and summarize best final tips

Listen: - Summarize a conversation about saving money

- Discuss questions about it and support your answers

Speak: - Compare your financial IQ

Portfolio reflection: - Project Chronogram - Short and long term goals

Class preparation - Lesson two

LESSON 1

Talk about you financial goals

Portfolio Share Project Chronogram - Short and long term goals

Listen: - Summarize interview responses about future plans

- Discuss how similar your are to any of the people

Grammar: - Identify Future forms and uses to talk about future plans

Speak: - Discuss and share your future financial goals

Web search: Position Paper Analysis - Print Screen

Class preparation – Lesson two

LESSON 2

Express buyer’s remorse

Web search Share Position Paper Analysis - Print Screen

Listen: - Summarize people’s regrets after buying something

Voc. - Become familiar with expressions related to expressing regret

Gram. - Identify form of the past unreal conditional: Inverted form

- Rewrite and complete statements using the inverted form

Speak: - Share experiences about something you regret buying

- Role-play situations to activate content spontaneously

Portfolio: TERMINALOGY GLOSSARY SAMPLE - Thesaurus

Class preparation – Lesson three

LESSON 3

Describe your spending habits

Concept Map: PRO’S & CON’S: ARGUMENTS FOR THE ISSUE YOU SELECTED

UNIT THREE TEST – My Study Lab

Portfolio Share Terminology Glossary - Sample

Listen: - Listen to a radio call-in show to summarize main ideas and details

- Draw conclusions by discussing the answers to some questions

Voc. - Become familiar with expressions that describe spending habits

- Complete statements to activate content

Speak: - Discuss and share your spending habits to activate content

LESSON 4

Discuss reasons for charitable giving

Portfolio Share Concept Map / Pro’s and Con’s arguments for your topic

Vocab. - Become familiar with words related to charity and investment

Read: - Summarize an article about Paul Newman

- Identify and summarize reasons for donating to charity

Speak: - Discuss and share reasons to donate to charity

Web Search: Argumentative Essay: Main features - Print Screen page + comment

Class preparation - Unit 4: Preview & Lesson One * { Challenge Two: Units 4, 5, 6 and 7 }

Continue working on your writing skills in the mini-tasks of the lessons for your P. Paper completion