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Job 1:  Your group�s job is a full time Security Officer in Shrewsbury, MA.   This job requires a high school diploma.  You make $14.00 per hour.  You work 40 hours per week.   Your employer deducts $200 per month for health insurance and 20% of your pay is deducted for taxes

Job 2:   Your group�s job is a full time Administrative Assistant in Framingham, MA.   This job requires a bachelors degree.  You make $16.00 per hour.  You work 40 hours per week.   Your employer deducts $300 per month for health insurance and 20% of your pay is deducted for taxes

Job 3:   Your group�s job is a full time Plumber Apprentice in Needham, MA.   This job requires a high school diploma and vocational training.  You make $18.00 per hour.  You work 40 hours per week.   Your employer deducts $350 per month for health insurance and 20% of your pay is deducted for taxes

Job 4:   Your group�s job is a full time Landscaper in Haverhill, MA.  This job does not require a high school diploma, but it is preferred.  You make $10.00 per hour.  You work 40 hours per week.   Your employer deducts $200 per month for health insurance and 20% of your pay is deducted for taxes

Job 5:   Your group�s job is a full time Computer Programmer in Boston, MA.   This job requires a bachelors degree.  You make $24.00 per hour.  You work 40 hours per week.   Your employer deducts $400 per month for health insurance and 20% of your pay is deducted every week for taxes

Connection to 7th grade Curriculum Standards

Mathematics Standards

Ratios and Proportional Relationships 7.RP Analyze proportional relationships and use them to solve real-world and mathematical problems.

The Number System 7.NS    Apply and extend previous understandings of operations with fractions to add, subtract, multiply, and divide rational numbers.

Expressions and Equations 7.EE    Solve real-life and mathematical problems using numerical and algebraic expressions and equations.

Reading,Writing, Speaking and Listening Standards

Production and Distribution of Writing    4. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task,purpose, and audience.    6. Use technology, including the Internet,to produce and publish writing and link to and cite sources as well as to interact and collaborate with others, including linking to and citing sources.

Research to Build and present knowledge   7. Conduct short research projects to answer a question, drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions for further research and investigation.    8. Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility andaccuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.

Speaking and Listening: Comprehension and Collaboration     1. Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 7 topics, texts, and issues, building on others� ideas and expressing their own clearly.

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