Unit 2 Lessons
Welcome to Unit 2: Independent Living
Table of Contents
Class Survey
07 Housing Choices
08 Dear Sam
04 Group Activity
09 Budget Project
10 Tidy Home Project
11 Home Safety
12 Career Exploration
2A.
Factors Influencing Housing Choices
To Do:
1. Take the survey!
What matters to you?
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2B.
Types of Homes
2. Check your Understanding:
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3. The "Housing Choices" assignment click here to download
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Please move the file from your Downloads folder to your Housing 12 folder.
PLEASE RENAME it as 07 Housing Choices
2C.
Renting a Home
To Do:​​
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Check your understanding:
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2. Look at the template for the BC Tenancy Agreement
5. start Assignment: Dear Sam click here to download
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Please move the file from your Downloads folder to your Housing 12 folder.
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PLEASE RENAME it as 08 Dear Sam
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LIFE TIP:
When writing an email to a landlord inquiring about a rental:
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State who you are and why you need a rental
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Mention where you found their ad and how you can afford the rental
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Offer to provide references (work/volunteer/housing office)
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Include some highlighting feature from the original ad so that when you receive a response you can remember which rental you are talking about (ex. 4-bedroom 2.5-bath townhome in Seabright, address if provided).
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Ask for pictures of the rental if the ad posted has indicated that pictures are available upon request
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Ask questions about pertinent facts that may not be included in the ad. For examples see Questions to Ask About a Rental.
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Keep your email concise. Landlords may be receiving dozens if not HUNDREDS of responses to their ads. You may want to use the Hemingway App. to help you with this.
Don't:
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Mention your age
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Include a link to your social media
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Show that you haven’t fully read the ad by asking questions already answered in the ad.
2E.
Moving Out --- Moving In
2F.
Welcome to Your Budget
To Do:
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Examine the Case Study below (click to magnify) and then Check Your Understanding
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2G.
Purchasing Major Household Items
Paying for Major Purchases (continued)
The following chart compares some other ways you might fund major purchases:
*Credit Cards also have insurance which helps protect your money from theft and fraud.
As you can see, there can be a lot of differences in the interest charges for various sources of credit. It is important to plan for and consider carefully what options are available, and which make the most sense economically when making major purchases. When using credit, calculate the total cost of your purchase including all the interest payments you will make over the term of the loan. With high-interest rates, you very possibly might pay more than double the original purchase price.
To Do:
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Check Your Understanding
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Project: Budgets
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Please rename to "09 Budgets"
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2H.
Home Maintenance and Repairs
To Do:
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Check Your Understanding​​
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Project: Tidy Home
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You may use this handout to help with planning your project.
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When you make your PowerPoint, please name it 10 Tidy
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Tidy Home Project Checklist:
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Identification of areas to clean
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Identification of what cleaning products and tools are needed
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Your Cleaning schedule
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Before Photo
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After Photo
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Identification of any challenges, and how you dealt with them
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Reflection on the relationship between a clean living space and well-being
from the "Tidy House, Tidy Mind" Workbook for ADHDers
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2I.
Home Safety
To Do:
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Check Your Understanding
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Assignment: Home Maintenance + Safety (click here to download)
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Please rename it = 11 Home Maintenance and Safety
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See the previous lesson's slides for the maintenance portion
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