Assignments: Consumer Privacy
Chapter Outline (Handout)
Neffe Teacher Handbook
Unit 5, Credit: Buy Now, Pay Later
p. 286 Key Words
Lesson 1: How Credit Works
p. 299 – Inquire Phase – “Give Me Credit”
p. 301 – Gather Phase – “Credit Masquerade”
p. 303 – Process Phase – “Let’s Break Down A Deal”
p. 305 – Student Handout – “Let’s Break Down A Deal”
p. 309 – Apply Phase – “Loan Ranger”
p. 311 – Student Handout 2 – “Loan Documentation”
Lesson 2: Managing Debt
p. 313 – Inquire Phase – “Debt Polarity “
p. 315 – Gather Phase – “Surf’s up”
p. 317 – Process Phase – “Till Debt Do Us Part”
p. 319 – Apply Phase – “Who Ya’ Gonna Call? Debt
busters”
p. 321 – Unit Projects
p. 335-339 – Unit 5 Examination
What To Ask Yourself Before You Sign A Credit Card
Assignment:
Neffe p. 69 - Read the Top 10 Questions to ask yourself before you
sign on the dotted line.
Lesson Fourteen: About Consumer Privacy
Defining Privacy As It Relates To Information
Web Activity – Have students do a web research related to
privacy at
How Is Information Used?
Field Activity – Obtain examples of data collected form
customers and citizens in our society. Discuss potential
benefits and dangers of others having this data
Privacy and Direct Mail
Survey/Interview – Have students talk to people who receive a
lot of direct mail. Obtain information about their
possible privacy concerns.
Privacy and Telecommunications
Web Activity – Have students go to the privacy information
page of the Federal Trade Commission
Privacy and the Workplace
Field Activity – Have students talk to human resource workers
about the procedures used to protect the privacy of
employees
Oral Presentation – In a class presentation or video show
examples of valid and illegal workplace monitoring of
employees
Student Activity 14-2 – “What Would You Do?”
Student Activity 14-3 – “How Much is Known About You?”
Student Activity 14-4 – “What You Mail Can Tell You”
Quiz
Lesson Eleven: Consumer Awareness
Going Shopping
Student Activity 11-1 – “Why Do I Make The Choices I Do?
Web Activity – go to to obtain
consumer buying information
Student Activity 11-2 – “Comparative Shopping Chart 1”
Student Activity 11-3 – “Comparative Shopping Choices”
Handling A Consumer Problem
Survey/Interview – Talk to several people about how they have
handled consumer complaints
Survey/Interview – Have students prepare a video in class or
do an in-class presentation to show appropriate and
inappropriate ways to handle consumer complaints
Student Activity 11-4 – “Solving Consumer Problems”
Sources of Help
Web Activity – go to for information from
various federal agencies
Web Activity - conduct a web search for information to assist
with consumer problems.
Unit 4: Credit and You
Section 2: Credit Cards and Loans
P. 81 – “Buying With A Credit Card Worksheet”
Section 3: The Total Cost of Credit
P. 85 – “Costs of Borrowing”
P. 92-94 Extra Activities
Week 6: Understanding Loans, Credit Cards, Credit Reports & Credit
Scores
p. 71 – Examples of What you Can Do With A Good Credit Score
p. 72 – How to Order Your Credit Report
p. 75 – Word Search – What Is On A Credit Report
p. 76 Quiz
Money, Banking, Credit Cards Work Sheet, and Credit Cards, Loans
Worksheet and Credit
Money, Credit – Credit Worksheet
Miscellaneous Activities