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Introduction
Title Congratulations you have just married
Introduction the love of your life. Now that the
Task
honeymoon is over you have some
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things to think about. You have to
Conclusion start planning your future life
together. Where do you and your
spouse want to reside? Who will be
the best realtor for you? How will
you pay for your mortgage?
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[Teacher Page]
The Task
You will determine the safest neighborhoods in your
Title area by researching the crime rates online and looking
Introduction at past incidents.
Task
Process You will also learn how to compare realtors by looking
Evaluation at reviews of past clients. You will have to determine if
these are credible sources.
Conclusion
You will also learn about interest rates by researching
the rates that various banks will provide you for your
mortgage loans.
You will then collaborate all of the information you
found into a video presentation with your spouse.
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3. Student Page
[Teacher Page]
The Process
1. First you will be broken into groups of 2. Your partner will serve as your “spouse”.
Title 2. You will pretend that you met at the University of Akron, and that you are looking to find a house in the
surrounding area. Use a search engine (ex. Google) to find the crime rates of Green, Wadsworth, Hudson,
Introduction Cuyahoga Falls, and Canton. Determine where it will be safest for you and your spouse to reside.
3. Next you will compare reviews of competing realtors in the area. Remember the 5 W’s to determine if the
Task source you are getting your review from is credible.
Realtors you may want to research:
Process 1. www.incredibleagents.com
2. www.zillow.com/directory
Evaluation 3. www.homethinking.com
Conclusion The 5 W’s – Make sure you can answer these 5 questions about the source you are getting your information
from
Who?
What?
When?
Where?
Why?
Make sure to answer all of these questions about each source that you use. Make sure to cite your
information that you have used at the end of your video presentation.
4. Next you will try to find competitve loan rates from banks in the area. Please keep track of which bank is
able to provide you with the lowest interest rate.
1. Huntington Banks
2. Fifth-Third
3. Key Bank
5. Finally, you are to collaborate all of this information into a video showing what neighborhood you two have
decided to live in, which realtor earned your trust, and which bank could provide you with the best rates.
Make sure to cite all of the internet sources that you used throughout your research. You may make the
video with Moviemaker and even share it on YouTube.
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4. Student Page
[Teacher Page] Teacher Name: Marie Corrigan
Evaluation
Title
Student Name: ________________________________________
CATEGORY 4 3 2 1
Introduction Delegation of Responsibility Each student in the group Each student in the group Each student in the group One or more students in the
can clearly explain what can clearly explain what can, with minimal group cannot clearly explain
information is needed by information s/he is prompting from peers, what information they are
Task the group, what responsible for locating. clearly explain what responsible for locating.
information s/he is information s/he is
Process responsible for locating, responsible for locating.
and when the information is
Evaluation needed.
Conclusion Quality of Sources Researchers independently Researchers independently Researchers, with some Researchers, with extensive
locate at least 2 reliable, locate at least 2 reliable adult help, locate at least 2 adult help, locate at least 2
interesting information information sources for reliable information sources reliable information sources
sources for EACH of their EACH of their ideas or for EACH of their ideas or for EACH of their ideas or
ideas or questions. questions. questions. questions.
Plan for Organizing Students have developed a Students have developed a Students have developed a Students have no clear plan
Information clear plan for organizing the clear plan for organizing the clear plan for organizing the for organizing the
information as it is gathered information in the final information as it is information AND/OR
and in the final research research product. All gathered. All students can students in the group
product. All students can students can independently independently explain most cannot explain their
independently explain the explain this plan. of this plan. organizational plan.
planned organization of the
research findings.
Video Quality Students have developed an Students have developed Students have developed a Students developed a video
informative and and informative video that video and have answered at that answers less than 2 of
entertaining video that somewhat answers all 3 least 2 of the questions. the questions and does not
answer all 3 questions and questions and properly cite Some information is cite their sources.
properly cite their sources. their sources. properly cited.
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5. Student Page
[Teacher Page]
Conclusion
Title
Introduction You and your future
Task spouse have successfully
made in through some of
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life’s new challenges as
Evaluation
newlyweds. You learned
Conclusion the importance of
finding credible sources
for reviews so you are
being provided with the
correct information. You
also learned how to
compare interest rates.
Congratulations for
making it through these
tough times together.
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Credits & References
Title
Images: Microsoft Office ClipArt
Introduction
Task Rubric created from www.rubistar.4teachers.org
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Evaluation
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