The document provides journal prompts and terms for a unit on paying for college. It includes prompts about requirements for one's intended career, how learning experiences help gain skills for career goals, and how past decisions have impacted progress toward goals. Students are assigned a PowerPoint presentation on college or trade school and how they will pay, including things that interest them, what they want to know about paying, and ideas. Key terms related to financial aid like Pell grants, Perkins loans, and direct student loans must be defined with pictures.

1. Unit 3.02
Journal Prompts and Terms
By Ruth V. Brown

2. Before we begin!!!!
List the following:
Three things that interest you.
Two things that you would like to know more about (college and how to pay for it)
.
One idea (college and how to pay for it).

3. Journal Prompts
Which requirements must I meet to be best prepared to pursue my intended lifestyle and career goals?
How does my participation in formal and informal learning experiences help me to gain the
knowledge and skills necessary to reach my career goals?
How have my previous decisions as a student already impacted my progress toward achieving career
goals?
What further decisions do I need to make?

4. You will each create a Power Point Presentation
Title page: College / Trade School How will I pay for it?
Your Name, Date and Class
Part 1 - Answer the following questions
1. What are 3 things that interest you?
2. What are 2 things that you want to know more about?
(Concerning College and how you will pay for it).
3. Name 1 idea you have.
(Concerning College and how you will pay for it).
Part 2 - You will each define the following terms and then find a picture to
describe the term.
1. State Aid
2. Federal Aid
3. Pell Grant
4. Supplementary Educational Opportunity
5. Grant
6. Perkins Loans
7. Stafford Loans
8. Direct Student Loans

5. Power Point Assignment Rubric
Title page ___/10
Interest inventory page ___/10
Vocabulary ____/80
Must include pictures.

6. Unit 3.02 Vocabulary
Vocabulary – a list or collection of words or of words and phrases usually
alphabetically arranged and explained or defined.

7. Unit 3.02 Vocabulary
Vocabulary – a list or collection of words or of words and phrases usually
alphabetically arranged and explained or defined.