• Print the ad, and put it into your Webquest Folder.
• Enter the hourly rate of pay into the appropriate space on your Getting By worksheet.
• Write a paragraph about your new job. Why did you choose it? What do you imagine a day will be like at this job? Add this paragraph to your folder

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Task Two
Find a place to live.
Since you have no furniture, youll have to find either a furnished apartment or a roommate situation. You may only choose from ads that specify the monthly rent.

Once you've found a home:

• Print out the ad and put it into your folder.
• Enter the monthly rent into the appropriate box in the expenses section of your worksheet.
• Write a brief paragraph about why you chose this apartment or room, and add the paragraph to your folder.

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Task Three
Buy food for one week.
Use the links to an area grocery store, and cruise the sale circular. Think about how and what you will eat for seven days. Fill in your grocery list. The worksheet will automatically multiply your total by four and enter your monthly grocery bill in the appropriate box.

• Write a paragraph about the choices you made.
• Did you account for three meals a day?
• Did you make healthy or less healthy choices?
• What impact did price have on your choices?
• Describe what you will eat in a typical day.
• Add this paragraph to your folder

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Task Four
Expenses .
Gasoline:
Look up the price of a gallon of gas in your city. Enter that number into your worksheet.

Clothing:
You will need to buy

• Pants
• A shirt
• A pair of shoes.

Choose only from the three links provided and enter price of each item into the worksheet. Print out pictures of the clothes you chose, and add them to your folder.

Entertainment:
Find one fun thing to do in your city that you can afford. Enter the cost of this activity into your worksheet, and print out a description or picture of the event to add to your folder.

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Task Five
Check your bottom line.
How did you do for the month? Did you Get by?  If not, can you do something to improve your situation? Could you find a better job? A cheaper apartment?

Print out your worksheet and put it into your webquest folder

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Task Six
Analyze and compare your experience.
Read the excerpt from Barbara Ehrenreich's book, Nickel and Dimed: On (not) Getting By in America.Answer the multiple choice questions about this excerpt. Think about how your experience compared to Ehrenreich's. Look back to the paragraphs you've written and compare your impressions with Ehrenreich's.

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