LESSON+C

Goals Content Standards:
 * Lesson Title: Renting Property || Related Lessons: Debt management ||
 * Grade Level: 9th || Unit: Credit ||
 * Standard 1: Identify the costs and benefits of various types of credit.
 * Standard 3: Describe ways to avoid or correct debt problems.
 * Standard 4: Apply consumer skills to purchase decisions.

ISTE NETS-S
 * Creativity and Innovation
 * Communication and Collaboration
 * Research and Information Fluency
 * Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making
 * Digital Citizenship

Instructional Objective(s):

Action
 * Recognize the variety of forms for rental agreements
 * Identify the components in a lease agreement
 * Describe the purpose of security deposits

Before Class Preparation: Create a PowerPoint that outlines rental agreements. Students will be in groups of four based on interest, for example, the type of rental property they are interested in purchasing such as an apartment, duplex, home, etc. Each group member will be required to complete a group charter before and after completing the project.

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Monitor

The teacher will be mobile throughout the PowerPoint presentation and group assignment. Students will be required to complete the first part of their team/group charter before the end of the class period. Each group will share their Google Docs with the teacher. I will check each Google Doc to ensure that students are completing each component of the project and collaborating with group members.

Accommodations: The PowerPoint does include audio. If needed, the PowerPoint can be printed out for use. Students will also have the option to have another student assist them as they navigate through multiple websites.

During Class

Computer Whiteboard Internet || Computer Whiteboard YouTube || Computer Whiteboard Internet Google Docs || Lesson Reflection and Notes This lesson allows students to experience the process of searching for a residence and determining the costs and best option available to them.
 * ** Time ** || ** Instructional Activities ** || ** Materials and Resources ** ||
 * 5 minutes || The class will begin with students viewing a example of a basic lease agreement. Students will then discuss the parts of the lease that they understand and list the parts that are not understood. || Projector
 * 15 minutes || Students will view a PowerPoint and take Cornell notes. || Projector
 * 35 minutes || Students will work in groups of four to analyze and explain different parts of the sample lease agreement. Students will then complete an Internet search for a rental unit online. First, each group member must complete the first part of the team charter. Then, each group member will choose a rental of their liking, determine the estimated costs, and record their findings. As a group, members will be required to complete a Google Doc that details the units that were chosen, the estimated prices, and the rental unit. Students will then complete a PowerPoint that includes the best credit card offer, the best auto loan, and the best rental agreement. Each group will make the recommendation of which of the three would be best to build credit without accumulating a lot of debt. || Projector