Research Unit
Read EVERY word of this assignment.
Assignment:
You will determine the requirements for gaining this career.
You will research salary, locations for the position, and lifestyles associated with the career.
You will look at the salary and create a budget, find a place to live, and a vehicle to drive.
You will decide on a vacation to take on this salary without breaking the bank (spending too much of your salary) and without using any sort of credit.
You will present ALL of this information on a SMORE flyer, as I have done here.
Jobs that only require a high school diploma
Being a construction worker is usually one of the jobs that only require a high school diploma.
Jobs that require two or less years of specialty training
Cosmetology is one that requires a certificate of completion after completing a certain number of hours of training.
Jobs that require one or more college degrees
There are many careers that only require a Bachelors degree, and there are many careers that require a Doctorate degree which is the THIRD and final type of degree you can get from college.
Step 1
See the link below.
Answer TRUTHFULLY! Your answers on this test will show what you are most interested in doing, and possible careers will be provided.
IT IS IMPERATIVE (important) YOU TAKE THIS QUIZ SERIOUSLY!!!!!
YOU DO NOT WANT TO HAVE SKEWED (weird/messed up) RESULTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Step 2
LOOK AT THE PICTURE OF MY INTERESTS BELOW.
2) Show Mrs. Clemens your highest interest category and the percentage it received.
3) Pick THREE careers from this interest rate category.
IT DOES NOT MATTER IF YOU THINK YOU LIKE THESE CAREERS. YOU HAVE TO RESEARCH YOUR INTEREST LEVEL CATEGORY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Step 3
Mrs. Clemens' interests and rating.
2) My interest category is Education and Training Careers.
3) Below the category and possible class/course options, you see a listing of possible careers.
4) I pick: teacher, counselor, and curriculum developer as my THREE careers to research.
Step 4
2) Take notes over each career.
You need to know:
1) What is this career?
2) What salary does this career make? CHECK THE LINK BELOW.
3) Where (city/state) does this career take place?
4) What is the best location for this career?
5) SHOW Mrs. Clemens your notes.
Step 5
Find answers to the following questions:
1) Where would you live to get the salary you desire?
2) What does housing cost in that area?
3) Will you rent an apartment, house or duplex?
4) Will you buy a house, condo, town home?
5) How much of your salary will have to go to the rent or mortgage each month?
6) How much of your salary will have to go to the rent or mortgage each year?
7) Make sure you account for $1,500 dollars of OTHER BILLS each month...you will have to pay water, electricity, phone, cable, entertainment (movies/eating out/shopping) etc. [I am rounding the total of all the monthly expenses to $1,500 to make the math easier for you. You are welcome!] :-D
Step 6
1) What career will you choose. Once you make your choice you cannot change your mind. THINK CAREFULLY!!!
2) Tell Mrs. Clemens your career choice. She will write it down in her notes.
Step 7A
1) What kind of vehicle would you like to drive? Is it a logical (good) choice for you, your salary, and your lifestyle?
2) How much does that vehicle cost? Pay attention to the makes and models of the vehicle because the price of the vehicle changes based on your desires.
3) How much of your salary would have to go to the payments for this vehicle each month?
4) how much of your salary would have to go to the payments for this vehicle each year?
5) What color of vehicle would you purchase? Why?
Remember you must find a vehicle that can be paid for with your current salary and budget.
Look at the following websites to help you find the perfect vehicle.
CAR PAYMENT EQUATION::
car price times 1.2=________?________
take the price in the blank and divide it by 60 (most car loans are for 5 years)= _____your monthly car payment_____________
So Mrs. Clemens' would be:
$25,000 times 1.2=$30,000
$30,000 divided by 60= $500
Monthly car payment is $500.
Step 7B
You have to save up for THREE months expenses and this money CANNOT be used for anything BUT savings.
After you have your THREE months of savings in the bank you can begin looking at vacations.
For example:
I bring home and can spend $3,166.66.
My monthly house mortgage is $833.33.
My bills are $1,500.00.
My car payment each month is $500.
That leaves me with 333.33.
Add ALL of those expenses together: house, bills, and car....and my MONTHLY expenses are $2833.33.
I have to have THREE months of expenses saved up for emergencies. That is $2833.33 multiplied by 3= $8,499.99.
If I only save $333.33 a month. I have to figure out how long it will take me to save $8,499.99.
So I will divide $8,499.99 by 333.33. The answer is 25 and a half months, so 2 years and 1 and a half months.
DOCUMENT ALL OF THIS MATH!!!!!!!!!!!! I have to see it and you MUST LABEL WHAT EACH NUMBER IS.
Read about these vacation types CAREFULLY!!!
Adventure vacations
Hiking
Amusement Parks
Mountain Climbing
Alaska
Exotic Locations
Ireland
Australia
Brazil
Amazon River
Egypt
Mexico
Tokyo, Japan
Beaches
Atlantic Ocean: Florida, the Virginia's, the Carolina's
The Gulf Coast: Texas, Alabama's Orange Coast, Destin Florida
Pacific Ocean: San Diego, San Francisco, Hawaii, Alaska
Step 8
We all love a good vacation, but you have to find a vacation that you will be able to afford and that you will enjoy.
You are not married. You do not have any children.
Read the following article to find the amount of your salary you should be willing/able to spend on a vacation.
Do the math. Determine how much of your salary you can spend on a vacation. You CANNOT go over that amount!!!
Tell Mrs. Clemens your vacation purchase amount. She will write it down.
Step 9
1) Do you want to go to the beach?
2) Do you want to go to an amusement park?
3) Do you want to go to another country?
4) Do you want to go skiing?
5) Do you want to drive to your destination?
6) Do you want to fly to your destination?
7) Do you want to have a stay-cation (staying somewhere away from your address, but in the same area/region/city/state)?
8) How long are you going to stay?
9) How will you get around while you are there? Rent a car? Walk?
ALL of these questions are important. You MUST know every little detail because the prices add up faster than you could every imagine.
You may have to rethink you "dream" vacation. You cannot go crazy with your ideas, unless the money in the bank agrees.
Use the following links to support your vacation searches. You can look on your own websites, too.
Account for ALL travel spending in your vacation research...airfare, room, food, transportation on the ground, etc...
Step 10
1) The career you chose.
2) The salary of that career.
3) How much you have to spend on vacation.
4) Where you are going on vacation.
Step 11
1) You have already chosen your destination.
2) You have to create your itinerary for the trip. I want to know everything from the moment you leave your home to go on vacation to the moment you get back home.
3) Look at my sample itinerary below.
Step 12
I want to see the raw, remarkable excitement, beauty, adventure, and relaxation of your vacation.
BE SURE TO CAPTURE WHATEVER PUTS A SMILE ON YOUR FACE!
Cinquain Organization:
A cinquain poem has FIVE LINES--
Line 1 has one word (the title).
Line 2 has two words that describe the title.
Line 3 has three words that tell the action.
Line 4 has four words that express the feeling.
Line 5 has one word which recalls the title.
Mrs. Clemens' example of her 5 day vacation itinerary:
Leaving
Beach Time
Relax, Eat, Swim
Remarkable, beautiful splashing waves
destined
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Biking
on shore
pedaling, stopping, viewing
inspired by the scenery
tandem
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Swimming
with stingrays
smooth, slick fins
impressed I’m alive
Mermaid
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Parasailing
like birds
high above water
powerful curiosity watching all
Flying
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Home
going soon
on the airplane
reflecting, relaxing, peaceful week
au revoir