Appendix 2: Ben Franklin's Will - Part 2 - Major Writing Assignment
There is a lot of information to absorb and clarify - begin early!
Read the web readings
before starting to write since
you will need the information listed there.
This assignment focuses on
combining financial mathematics with the disciplines of
history, economics, political science, ethics and philosophy
in an effective format that summarizes the (large amount of) information and
flows well.
Write a report explaining what has happened
to Ben Franklin's money over the past 200 years that incorporates the following
guidelines listed in the "Content of the Report" and the
"Organization of the Report" sections:
Organization of the Report
- Cover Page
- Table of Contents
- Report
(see "Content of the Report" section below)
- List of References
(see
Ben Franklin's Will - Web Readings
for this list)
- Appendix 1: Ben Franklin's Will - Part 1
(your graded lab)
-
Appendix 2: Ben Franklin's Will - Part 2 - Major Writing Assignment
(this sheet)
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Appendix 3: Self-Evaluation Checklist for the Ben Franklin Report
(complete the handout that I gave you.
The checklist guide
that Dr. Sarah will use to grade your paper is on the back of this handout).
Content of the Report
Follow the
checklist guide
while you write your report to Ben Franklin.
This checklist contains standard criterion for scientific reports.
This means (among other things) that you
need labeled sections that flow well
and that the math must flow well with the history.
I recommend the following sections (you may have different sections if
you like or put them in a different order,
but your report does need to include the following) --
- Introduction (needs to briefly
summarize the major themes of the paper)
- Plan for the First Hundred Years and the Excel Chart (see
additional
information below and the Sample Ben Word
document on the main web page)
- Plan for the Second Hundred Years (see the
Sample Ben Word
document on the main web page
and additional information below)
- Actual First Hundred Years in Boston
- Actual First Hundred
Years in Philadelphia
- Difference Between the Lent Rate and Earned Rate
(see additional information
below)
- Actual Second Hundred Years in Boston
- Actual Second Hundred Years in Philadelphia
- Disposition of the Funds in Boston
- Disposition of the Funds in
Philadelphia
- Comparison of Boston and Philadelphia's Earnings
and Fund Disposition in Relationship to the Goals Listed in the Codicil
- Conclusion