Business and Personal LawUnit 4:
Your Money and the LawThematic ProjectCorrecting a Credit Report Error As you have learned, protecting your credit rating is very important. Sometimes an error or a problem might occur that will impact your rating. Learn how to correct or repair your credit rating. Consumer resources from the federal government are available through this Web site. Use the Search box to locate specific information about making a correction or repair to your credit rating. http://www.consumer.gov/ The Federal Citizen Information Center provides consumers with information about a variety of
topics. Use the Search box to locate information about correcting or repairing your credit rating. http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/ Three credit reporting bureaus: Experian http://www.experian.com/ Equifax http://www.equifax.com/ TransUnion http://www.transunion.com/ Sample Dispute Letter Consumer resources from the federal government are available through this Web site. Use the
Search box to locate a sample dispute letter you can use. http://www.consumer.gov/ If you want to create your own letter, you may want to use the Word-Processing Tips and Tricks below.
Legal Terminology Links FindLaw offers an online searchable dictionary. http://dictionary.lp.findlaw.com/ Nolo offers an online searchable dictionary. http://www.nolo.com/glossary.cfm Law.com provides a searchable dictionary by legal term, definition, or letter of the alphabet.
http://dictionary.law.com/ Merriam-Webster provides an online dictionary of law. http://dictionary.reference.com/legal/ Note-Taking Tips The Education World Web site provides information on how to take notes for a variety of purposes.
http://www.education-world.com/a_less
on/lesson/lesson322.shtml WiredSafety.org offers a convenient slide presentation of note-taking tips and techniques.
http://www.wiredsafety.org/wiredlearning/Evaluation/notetaking/index.htm Computation Use these online calculator tools to help you as you estimate and compute the facts and figures you
discover. Calculator.com is a Web site full of calculators. http://www.calculator.com/ Math.com offers math tutoring, calculators, and homework help. http://www.math.com/students/calculators/s
ource/basic.htm Word-Processing Tips and Tricks Use Microsoft Word or another word-processing program to create a business letter. If you are not sure
how to use a word-processing program, these links might help: Microsoft's education Web site: http://www.microsoft.com/education/default.mspx
From the Florida Gulf Coast University Web site: http://www.fgcu.edu/support/office2000/word/i
ndex.html The Writing Center at the University of Wisconsin - Madison has a Web site to show you how
to format a business letter. http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/Busine
ssLetter.html What Is a Rubric? A rubric is a printed set of criteria for evaluating your work and providing feedback. A rubric gives
you the standards on which your essay, project, activity, or other assignment will be graded. One example
of an evaluation rubric can be found in your textbook and is reproduced below. Evaluation Rubric | Academic Skills | 1. Online and library research | 1. 10 points | 2. Reading for information | 2. 10 points | 3. Note-taking | 3. 5 points | 4. Estimation and computation of facts/figures you discover | 4. 10 points | 5. English composition to summarize findings | 5. 15 points | Legal Skills | 6. Research of consumer reporting and credit rights | 6. 15 points | 7. Methods of comparing the three main credit bureaus' reports | 7. 15 points | 8. Analysis of the essential statistical information | 8. 15 points | 9. Use of technology | 9. 5 points | | Total 100 Points |
Other examples of rubrics include: The Rubistar Web site created by 4Teachers.org provides access to a variety of rubrics. It also
includes a rubric maker. There is a Spanish version available as well. http://rubistar.4teachers.org/
index.php?screen=WhatIs&module=Rubistar Rubric for a research project http://mciu.org/~spjvweb/resrub.html From Boise State University, a list of rubrics created by teachers at Quest High School http://csi.boisestate.edu/ilt/rubrics.htm |