Writing a personal savings statement
Using the strategies of expository writing, students create a personal savings statement sharing their personal beliefs about saving money.
Big idea
Saving money can help you achieve your financial goals.
Essential questions
- Why is saving money a good financial strategy?
- What do you feel is worth saving for?
Objectives
- Create a well-crafted expository paragraph that describes why saving money is important to you
- Begin to plan for spending and savings decisions that are aligned with personal goals and values
What students will do
- Write a topic sentence that presents their values or ideas related to saving money.
- Write and organize at least three supporting sentences that broaden and deepen the points made in their topic sentence.
- Write a concluding sentence that summarizes key points or revisits ideas from the topic sentence.
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Teacher guide
cfpb_building_block_activities_writing-personal-savings-statement_guide.pdf
Student materials
cfpb_building_block_activities_writing-personal-savings-statement_worksheet.pdf
Note: Please remember to consider your students’ accommodations and special needs to ensure that all students are able to participate in a meaningful way.