Applied+Business+Math+Semester+1

Block 1B - E302 Email/Google Drive Account: darryl.mendonez@sbschools.org and robert.haberthur@sbschools.org

Student Email Site Google Drive SBHS Business Math $ MoneySKILL Site Quarter 1 Powerpoint File Quarter 2 Powerpoint File // Daily Activities for Semester 2 can be found here. //
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// Daily Activities for Semester 2 can be found here. // Chapter 1-2 - Overtime Pay || || || >> || (Date updated due to snow day 2-5-14) || * Do Now: Take the time to answer the following student survey about both teachers in this class (Date updated due to snow day 2-5-14) || * Do Now: Finish Midterm Exam
 * Daily Activities **
 * ** QUARTER 1 ** || **Powerpoint Presentation File for Quarter 1** (Updated Daily) ||
 * **Date** || **Classwork** ||
 * 9-9-13 || Introductions, Syllabus, and Course Expectations ||
 * 9-11-13 || Pre-Assessment and Ice Breaker - Marshmallow Challenge ||
 * 9-13-13 || Convocation and Senior Pictures ||
 * 9-17-13 || Ted Talk, Access School Email, and Explore Google Drive ||
 * 9-19-13 || Chapter 1-1 - Hourly Pay
 * 9-23-13 || Chapter 1-4 Piecework
 * 9-25-13 || Chapter 1-5 Salary
 * 9-27-13 || ** Do Now: Section 1-5 pg. 101 even #'s 4 - 12
 * Review Salary
 * Chapter 1-6 Commission
 * Closure: Describe the difference between piecework, salary, and commission.
 * [[file:ABM Chapter 1.pdf]] ||
 * 10-1-13 || ** Do Now: Section 1-6 pg. 104 #'s 6, 8, 14, 16, 20
 * Review Commision
 * Chapter 1-7 Graduated Commission
 * Practice: pg. 107 odd #'s 3 & 5
 * Closure: Describe the difference between commission and graduated commission.
 * [[file:ABM Chapter 1.pdf]] ||
 * 10-3-13 || ** Do Now: Section 1-7 pg. 107 #'s 3 - 7
 * Review and Practice Chapter 1-7 Graduated Commission
 * [[file:ABM Chapter 1.pdf]]
 * Begin Chapter 1 Review for Test
 * Closure: Why would an employer want to pay his employees with graduated commission? ||
 * 10-7-13 || ** Do Now: Take out your review packet and begin working on the first page.
 * Review Chapter 1 for Test on Wednesday
 * Closure: Describe in your own words how to find a person's pay if they were getting paid through graduated commission. ||
 * 10-9-13 || ** Do Now: Take out Chapter 1 Review Packet and study for Chapter 1 Test.
 * ** Chapter 1 Test **
 * Begin Chapter 1 Project
 * Closure: What are the different types of pay and what is an example of each? ||
 * 10-11-13 || ** Do Now: Turn to Section 1.6 Commission and define the following in your Chapter 1 notes: Commission, Commission Rate, and Straight Commission
 * Complete Payroll Project
 * Closure: What positions have you picked for your project? ||
 * 10-15-13 || ** Do Now: Complete Payroll Project
 * ** Payroll Presentations **
 * Closure: What have you learned about the different types of pay? Which is the way you would like to get paid once you begin your career? Why? ||
 * 10-18-13 || ** Do Now: Complete Payroll Project Presentations
 * Video: Shark Tank ||
 * 10-22-13 || ** Do Now: Create a new google document and title it Chapter 2 Notes. Open up Chapter 2.1 and read about Federal Income Tax and the Internal Revenue Service. Write in your notes a description of both.
 * Complete Payroll Project Presentations
 * Chapter 2.1 - Federal Income Tax
 * [[file:ABM Chapter 2.1.pdf]]
 * Payroll Period Charts - p. 788 - 791
 * Chapter 2.1 - State Income Tax
 * [[file:ABM Chapter 2.2.pdf]]
 * Practice Problems
 * Closure: What have you learned about what Federal Income Tax is? ||
 * 10-25-13 || ** Do Now: Practice Problems
 * Chapter 2.1 p. 116 even #'s 2 - 10
 * Chapter 2.2 p. 120 - 121 even #'s 4 - 10 ||
 * 10-29-13 || ** Do Now: Practice Problems
 * Chapter 2.2 p. 121 #'s 11 - 15
 * Weekly Payroll Period Chart
 * Complete Payroll Project Presentations
 * Chapter 2.3 - Graduated State Income Tax
 * Practice Problems: pg. 123 #'s 2 - 5 ||
 * 10-31-13 || ** Do Now: Finish Practice Problems pg. 123 #'s 2 - 5
 * Complete Payroll Project Presentations
 * Chapter 2.4 - Social Security and Medicare Taxes
 * Practice Problems: pg. 125 odd #'s 3 - 11
 * Weekly Payroll Period Chart
 * Closure: Explain the difference between Social Security and Medicare Taxes. ||
 * 11-4-13 || ** Practice Problems: pg. 125 even #'s 4 - 12
 * Weekly Payroll Period Chart ||
 * 11-6-13 || ** Shark Tank
 * Closure: Discuss why a sales pitch is important when trying to recruit investors. ||
 * 11-12-13 || ** Do Now: Open Chapter 2.5 - Group Health Insurance and copy the definition for Group Insurance and the formulas for Employee's Share and Deduction Per Pay Period into your notes.
 * Chapter 2.5 - Group Health Insurance
 * Practice Problems: pg. 126 #'s 1 - 8
 * Weekly Payroll Period Chart
 * Closure: Why is Group Health Insurance better than Individual Health Insurance? ||
 * 11-14-13 || ** Do Now: Open Chapter 2.6 - Statement of Earnings and copy the definition and the formula for Net Pay.
 * Chapter 2.6 - Statement of Earnings
 * Weekly Payroll Period Chart
 * Closure: What is the difference between Net Pay and Gross Pay? ||
 * ** Quarter 2 ** || Powerpoint Presentation File for Quarter 2 (Updated Daily) ||
 * 11-18-13 || ** Do Now: Finish Chapter 2.6 - Statement of Earnings Practice Problems #'s 1 - 7
 * Practice Chapter 2 Review Packet
 * Weekly Payroll Period Chart
 * Closure: How do you feel about all the taxes and deductions we've learned in this chapter? Do you think each of them is necessary? ||
 * 11-20-13 || ** Do Now: Study for Chapter 2 Test
 * ** Chapter 2 Test ** ||  ||
 * 11-22-13 || ** Do Now: Study for Chapter 2 Test
 * Finish **Chapter 2 Test**
 * Closing Activity: Begin Chapter 2 Project - Getting Ready for Tax Day
 * 1040EZ Form
 * W-2 Form
 * Tax Table (Low Quality - Zoom in is necessary or turn to page 143 in the textbook) ||
 * 11-26-13 || ** Do Now: Read over the Chapter 2 Project - Getting Ready for Tax Day
 * Discuss and begin work on Chapter 2 Project - Getting Ready for Tax Day
 * 1040EZ Form
 * W-2 Form
 * Tax Table (Low Quality - Zoom in is necessary or turn to page 143 in the textbook)
 * Closure: How would you feel about preparing your taxes every year? ||
 * 12-2-13 || ** Do Now: Turn to Chapter 4.1 - Deposits on page 166 and copy the definitions and formula into a new Google Document titled 'Chapter 4 Notes.'
 * Chapter 4.1 - Deposits
 * Chapter 4.2 - Writing Checks
 * Chapter 4.3 - Check Registers
 * Closure: What are advantages and disadvantages to using checks versus cash? ||
 * 12-4-13 || ** Do Now: Work on even #'s 6 - 16 on page 166 from Chapter 4.1 - Deposits
 * Discuss Writing Checks
 * Chapter 4.2 - Writing Checks
 * Discuss Check Registers
 * Chapter 4.3 - Check Registers
 * Closure: What are some situations where you would need to write out a check? ||
 * 12-6-13 || ** Do Now: Writing Checks Worksheets
 * [[file:Check Writing 1.pdf]]
 * [[file:Check Writing 2.pdf]]
 * [[file:Check Writing 3.pdf]]
 * Discuss and Practice Chapter 4.3 - Check Registers
 * Closure: Why would someone want to fill out there check register? What are some reasons why you would want to look through your bank statements? ||
 * 12-11-13 || ** Do Now: Turn to Chapter 4.4 - Bank Statements and Chapter 4.6 - Online Banking and copy the definitions and formula into your Google Document titled 'Chapter 4 Notes.'
 * Discuss and Practice Chapter 4.4 - Bank Statements
 * Discuss and Practice Chapter 4.6 - Online Banking
 * Closing Activity: Chapter 4 Review ||
 * 12-13-12 || ** Do Now: Finish Chapter 4.6 - Online Banking Classwork Assignment
 * Chapter 4 Review
 * Closing Activity: Go over Chapter 4 Review
 * Homework: Study for Chapter 4 Test and Finish Chapter 4 Review for 5 extra credit points ||
 * 12-17-13 || ** Do Now: Study for Chapter 4 Test
 * Chapter 4 Test
 * Catch Me If You Can
 * Go over worksheet questions
 * Watch Movie
 * Closure: How does this movie relate to personal finances so far? ||
 * 12-19-13 || ** Do Now: Go over worksheet questions
 * Review movie so far
 * Watch Catch Me If You Can
 * Closure: What else did we see today that has to do with personal finance? ||
 * 1-2-14 || ** Do Now: Go over worksheet questions
 * Review movie so far
 * Watch Catch Me If You Can
 * Closure: What else did we see today that has to do with personal finance? ||
 * 1-7-14 || ** Do Now: Finish the Catch Me If You Can worksheet
 * Read Four Teens Arrested in Counterfeit Bust
 * Attend Senior Alumni Discussion ||
 * 1-9-14 || ** Do Now: Create a Google Document titled Chapter 5 Notes and copy the definitions and formulas from Sections 5.1 - 5.3
 * Chapter 5.1 - Deposits
 * Chapter 5.2 - Withdrawals
 * Chapter 5.3 - Account Statements
 * Closure: Practice Problems 5.1 - 5.3 ||
 * 1-13-14 || * Do Now: Copy the definitions and formulas from Sections 5.4 and 5.5
 * Chapters 5.4 - Simple Interest
 * Closure: Practice Problems 5.4 ||
 * 1-15-14 || * Do Now: Open to Section 5.4 and try practice problems 5 - 11 odd numbers on page 207
 * Chapter 5.5 - Compound Interest
 * Closure: Practice Problems 5.5 ||
 * 1-17-14 || * Do Now: Open to Section 5.5 and try practice problems 4 - 10 even numbers on page on page 209
 * Chapter 5.6 - Compound Interest Tables
 * Compound Interest Table from page 797
 * Closure: Practice Problems 5.6 ||
 * 1-23-14 || * Do Now: Open to Section 5.6 and try practice problems 4 - 8 on page 213
 * Compound Interest Table from page 797
 * Closure: Chapter 5 Review
 * *** #'s 15 - 41 odd
 * 1-25-14 || * Do Now: Finish Chapter 5 Review
 * #'s 15 - 41 odd
 * Go over any questions
 * Chapter 5 Quiz ||
 * 1-29-14 || * Do Now: Go over Chapter 5 Quiz and make corrections
 * Midterm Review
 * Complete the sections for Vocabulary and Chapters 1 and 2
 * Closure: Check your answers with your teacher ||
 * 1-31-14 || * Do Now: Ask any questions you may have from the Vocabulary and Chapters 1 and 2 of the Midterm Review
 * Midterm Review
 * Complete the sections for Chapters 4 and 5
 * Extra Practice: Practice Tests
 * Select the drop down menu on the left and choose either Chapters 1, 2, 4, or 5
 * Then click on Practice Test and answer the practice problems
 * Once you finish try the other chapters to prepare for the Midterm
 * Closure: Check your answers with your teacher ||
 * 2-6-14
 * Student Survey for Mr. Mendonez
 * Student Survey for Mr. Haberthur
 * Study for Midterm
 * ** Midterm Exam **
 * Closure: Begin Chapter 5 Project ||
 * 2-10-14
 * Chapter 5 Project - Comparing Checking and Savings Accounts
 * Closure: Which bank works best for you for a checking and savings account? ||

// Daily Activities for Semester 1 can be found here. //

__ **New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards** __ (covered daily) 6.3 (Social Studies; Active Citizenship in the 21st needed to be active, informed citizens who value diversity and promote cultural understanding by  working collaboratively to address the challenges that are inherent in living in an interconnected  world.  • 8.1 (Technology, Educational Technology): All students will use digital tools to access, manage,  evaluate, and synthesize information in order to solve problems individually and collaboratively  and to create and communicate knowledge.  • 9.1 (21st-Century Life and Careers, 21st-Century Life & Career Skills): All students will  demonstrate the creative, critical thinking, collaboration, and problem-solving skills needed to  function successfully as both global citizens and workers in diverse ethnic and organizational  cultures.  • 9.2 (21st-Century life and Careers, Personal Financial Literacy) All students will develop skills  and strategies that promote personal and financial responsibility related to financial planning, savings, investment, and charitable giving in the global economy. • 9.3 (21st-Century Life and Careers, Career Awareness, Exploration & Preparation): All students will apply knowledge about and engage in the process of career awareness, exploration, and preparation in order to navigate the globally competitive work environment of the information age.

__ **Formative Assessments** __ • Do Now / Closures • Application Exercises and Class work produced individually and in groups • Internet Research Activities • Observation / verbal check-for-understanding • Presentations • Chapter Quizzes • Case studies • Homework

__** Modifications **__
 * Technology
 * Extended Time
 * Study Guide
 * Redirect Student
 * Provide individual Instruction

This class follows the South Brunswick School District Acceptable Use of Technology Agreement