Name: _________________________________ Date: ___________________________

My Future
Problem Based Learning Project

Overview:

Soon you will be off on your own! How will you manage your spending for eight months? Will you be
working, travelling or will you go to school? The choice is yours!

It is time to start planning ahead. There will be a lot of costs coming your way. This project will give you
the opportunity to start planning.

In this project, you will be responsible for planning your future (at least the money aspect of it.) You will
research about budgeting, look into budgeting apps and programs, choose your future path and budget
accordingly. Finally, tell me how you intend on following your plan of action.
Throughout the course of this project, you will also track your current spending over the next two weeks
using an application of your choice.

In this project, you will use various problem-solving strategies and technologies, such as, Word, Excel
Canva, and the Internet.

Grading Criteria:

Each student will be responsible for completing four

major tasks in this project, all will be done
individually. A rubric has been provided for all tasks.
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Rubrics for Submission:

1. Budgeting (50%) –all students will be responsible for a major budgeting assignment. After your
plan has been decided, you will be responsible for organizing all aspects.
Remember to try and keep it as realistic as possible. You will need to use Microsoft Excel and the
Internet to complete this portion of the assignment.

Budgeting Rubric

4 3
Accommodations The budget includes all the
/ Transportation accommodation and
transportation expenses for
8 months.
Food The budget includes all
food expenses for the 8
months.
2 1
The budget includes most The budget includes The accommodation
of the accommodation and slight amounts of the and transportation
transportation expenses accommodation and expenses have not
for 8 months. transportation been included in the
expenses for 8 budget.
months.
The budget includes most The budget includes No food expenses
food expenses for the 8 slight amounts of the have been included
months. expenses for the 8 in the budget.
months.

Leisure & Other The budget includes all the The budget includes most The budget did not The budget does not
expenses for leisure and expenses for leisure and include much of the include any
other. other. expenses for leisure expenses for leisure
and other. and other.

Accuracy of Student has assigned well Student has assigned Students has assigned Student has not
Costs accurate amounts. mostly accurate amounts. barely and accurate assigned accurate
amounts. amounts.

Presentation The budget was prepared in
a neat and organized
fashion. Using bolded font
for the category titles and
items group according to
categories (Ex. Food,
accommodation, leisure,
etc.)
The budget was prepared The budget was The budget has no
somewhat neatly. prepared but some organization and is
Categories are titles and items were missing missing many of the
organized into groups. and categories key categories that
weren’t neatly needed to be
organized. included. Foreign
exchange rate was
not considered
while creating the
budget.

Total
/20  % out of 50%
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2. Cost Saving Paragraph (15%) – all students will be responsible for coming up with at least 2
cost saving suggestions. It may be that you do not have enough money to have your dream
vacation exactly as you want. Write a paragraph (1 page, double spaced) on at least two cost
saving suggestions that you may be able to apply to your trip if necessary. You will need to use
Microsoft Word to complete this portion of the assignment.

Paragraph Rubric:

4 3 2 1
Content At least two Two cost saving Only one practical No practical cost
practical cost ideas are stated cost saving idea is saving ideas are
saving ideas are but are not stated stated. stated.
clearly stated clearly or are not
very practical.
Supporting The paragraph has The paragraph has The paragraph has The paragraph has
Details detail sentences to some detail few detail little to no detail
support the given sentences to sentences to sentences to
cost saving ideas. support the given support the given support the given
cost saving ideas. cost saving ideas. cost saving ideas.
Conventions All of the writing Most of the Some of the Most of the
is done in writing is done in writing is done in writing is not
complete complete complete done in complete
sentences. sentences. Most of sentences. Some sentences. Most of
Capitalization and the capitalization of the the capitalization
punctuation are and punctuation capitalization and and punctuation
correct throughout are correct punctuation are are not correct
the paragraph. throughout the correct throughout throughout the
paragraph. the paragraph. paragraph.

Total /12  % out of 15%

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3. Pamphlet Design (15%) – each student will be responsible for designing a brochure that
encompasses what they want to portray about their budget.

Content 1 2 3 4

Demonstrates Demonstrates some Demonstrates Demonstrates

limited knowledge knowledge and considerable thorough knowledge
and understanding understanding of knowledge and and understanding
of thematic content. thematic content. understanding of of thematic content.
thematic content.

Organizati 1 2 3 4
on
No logical order or Titles, subheadings, Titles, subheadings, Organization shows
flow to information; and text in and text all follow thoughtful or clever
Titles, subheadings, somewhat logical logical outline placement of
or text missing; outline order; order; subheadings and
Incomplete Placement of titles, Placement of titles, text.
information. subheadings, and subheadings, and
text make reading text is easy to
difficult; follow;
Information is Information is
nearly complete. complete.

Visual 1 2 3 4
Appeal Inconsistent fonts, Fonts are nearly all Fonts are all All requirements are
color, sizes, and of consistent size, consistent size, presented in a clever
style. Design seems color, and style; color, and style; and professional
too "busy"making it Colors are Colors are manner that is ready
difficult to read; somewhat consistent consistent and easy to publish. Overall
Images randomly and easy to read; to read; Images are design compels
placed or all in the Images are mostly balanced in size and reader to open
same place;Margins balanced in size and layout; Margins are pamphlet.
are not consistent;a layout; Margins consistent; No blank
lot of white space. almost consistent; space appears
Minimal white anywhere in
space. Design is brochure. Design is
adequate, but appropriate and
unexciting. complements the
topic; Graphics
draw reader's
attention.
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Grammar/ 1 2 3 4
Spelling So many errors that There are several Very few errors; There are no errors.
the reader stops errors; Errors are Small errors do not
reading. distracting and prevent reader from
prevent reader from enjoying and
enjoying and reading pamphlet.
reading.

Total /16 % out of 15%

4. Overall (20%) – all components of the project considered.

No
Limited Understands the Good
understandin Consistent Understanding
Understanding basics Understanding
g 4 pts
1 pts 2 pts 3 pts
0 pts

Content No Limited Understands Good Understanding

understandin Understanding the basics
g Work product needs more
The work product Does not have all information to fully
is lacking in of the information complete the intended
Student does not purpose. Information is
complete work elements required. of the poster.
There are many Information is organized.
project or will
not attempt. gaps in disorganized.
information
presented.

Work No Limited Understands Good Understanding

quality understandin Understanding the basics
g Work is done with good
Work is done with Work is done with effort that shows the
little effort, shows fair effort, but the capability of the learner. It
Student does not is evident that time was put
complete work lack of quality, and quality is not what
may be the learner is into this project.
project or will Few spelling errors.
not attempt. incomplete. It is capable of. It is
evident little time evident that the
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was spent on the work was rushed

final product. or not given
Spelling/grammar appropriate time
errors take away and attention.
from the Many spelling
presentation. errors.

Visual No Limited Understands Good Understanding

Appeal / understandin Understanding the basics
Mechanic g The work product is clear
s The work product The work product and logical and contains
does not reveal a shows some facts with very few
Student does not mistakes. Information is
complete work clear understanding of
understanding of the subject matter, clear with fair
project or will understanding of the
not attempt. the subject matter but contains errors.
and there are many It lacks style, subject. Pictures add to
errors. It lacks neatness and content, are relevant and do
neatness and clarity. Few or not clutter project.
clarity. Few or irrelevant pictures.
irrelevant pictures.