6. Teacher Support Materials
•Objective:  SWBAT analyze information in order to explain how they can protect their rights as a consumer.
•Differentiation:
¨Pair special needs students with a partner so they can work collaboratively.
¨Provide a written copy of the text.
¨Model how to complete the graphic organizer.
•Time Management: The research and student activity should take one 45 minute class period.  The letter could be done in another class period, or could be assigned to students to complete on their own.
•Learning Styles: Visual, Kinesthetic, Active
•Avid Strategies: Collaboration, Notetaking
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•Voluntary State Curriculum (Draft, 2004)
•Content Strand: Resource Concerns of Individuals, Families, and consumers
•Guiding Concern: What should be done about individual, family, and consumer –related financial and other resource concerns
•Overarching Standard: Students will develop, analyze, and apply processes to achieve personal, family, and consumer-related resource goals.
•Valued End 1: Family and consumer science students who make justifiable resource-based decisions considering individual , family, and community needs.
•A. Incorporate processes associated with using resources to meet individual, family, and community needs.
• 9.  Consider the possible consequences for individuals, families, and society related to resource abuse and neglect including:
• a.  Consumer Fraud
• 1.  Determine strategies       to reduce the risk of       consumer fraud
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