Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Geometry HW Due Thursday

Geomtry HW Due Thursday

p.152 #12-25 in textbook
p.59-60 in workbook (will be done in class Wednesday as classwork)

Financial Algebra Semester Exam Info

Financial Algebra Semester Exam Specs

Semester Exam Due: 1st period exam block (week of January 17-19)

Your semester exam will focus on the current chapter we are in: Insuring Your Health and Life.  You will have 3 different options to choose from which to complete your semester exam project.   If you would prefer to take a traditional paper and pencil exam, you will have that option as well, however you must choose that option in advance.  There will not be a special review for this exam, but your old tests will be VERY helpful study guides for you.  If you show up on the day of the exam without a project, you will not be allowed to take the paper/pencil exam because one will not be prepared for you.  You must let me know you choose the paper/pencil exam which will cover ALL topics from the 1st semester NO LATER THAN Friday, January 6, 2012.  If you have not signed and returned your slip at the bottom of this paper by then making a decision, you will be locked into a project based exam. 

The three options for the project based exam are as follows:

Option 1: Write a narrative that uses the following vocabulary words in their proper context:  premium, deductible, coinsurance, copay, pre-existing condition, Medicare, Medicaid, family physician, specialist, in-network, out-of-network, term-life insurance, whole-life insurance.  This narrative must be at least 2 pages typed, double spaced, 12 font or 4 pages handwritten (1-sided only).

Option 2:  Create a “presentation” (poster, PPT, etc..) on the healthcare law that was passed into law recently.  You will have to do independent research to complete this project.  There are 2 parts to this presentation: steps to implementation and benefits/drawbacks.  The first part is for you to present/show when different parts of the law are going to be put into effect.  It is a tiered law and everything does not take effect at one time, only bits and pieces each year.  The second part is for you to personally determine what you feel are benefits of the law (good things) and what are drawbacks of the law (bad things).  One word of caution…be careful where you get your information for this project.  There are often places that prove to be biased and bad sources. 

Option 3:  Compare the 3 different health insurance policies given to you in “spec” form.  Give a summary of each plan in paragraph form.  You should be sure to mention the similarities as well as the differences between the highlights such as deductible, coinsurance, copays, prescription drug coverage, and emergency room visits. After giving your summary of each plan, describe the type of person who might benefit from each plan.  You might say such things as “a person who rarely visits the doctor” or “someone who suffers from a chronic illness that requires many visits to a specialist” or “someone who visits a family physician for regular visits and takes a medication regularly” etc.

Please feel free to email me with any additional questions that you may have regarding the option you choose.