Stock Name and abbreviation



|MLA Works Cited Citation: |

|Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of Periodical. Day Month Year: pages. Medium of publication. |

|What does the corporation do? |What companies does it own? |

| |(For how long?) |

|How did the company start? Who started it? When did it first go public (IPO=sell stock)? |

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|Successes: |Failures: |

|Past stock performance (last 5 years): |Current stock value: |

| |Future Predictions |

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|Future plans for the company? |

Stock Project Portfolio:

Due Date Check off

Traded Stocks Online (7-10 companies)……………………__________ _______



Shareholder Report (same corporation as article)………. .__________ _______

Shareholder/stockholder/investor reports can be

found on the company’s website, typically under

investor relations

.

Analyzed article #1 (on ONE corporation)…………………. ________ ________

Should be from a reputable news source

and explain the who, what, where why,

significance of the event/issue being described

Analyzed article #2 (on SAME corporation)………………. ________ ________

This article FOCUSES ON THE STOCK ITSELF!

Should be from a reputable news source

and explain the who, what, where why,

significance of the event/issue being described

Rough Draft (SAME corporation as article/shareholder report) _______ _______

Two- three page research paper about the same

company. Follow the provided outline.

Make sure to cite your sources and stick to

MLA format guidelines.

*See directions for more info.

Final Calculations………………………………………………________ _______

Analysis of how much you made and lost on your top two and

Bottom two companies.

Final Paper (SAME corporation as article/shareholder report) _______ _______

Two- three page research paper about the same

company. Follow the provided outline.

Make sure to cite your sources and stick to

MLA format guidelines.

*See directions for more info.

Final paper is to be turned in on and hard copy.

Stock Tracking Project Due Date ________ Dodge: Econ

Directions:

You have been given $100,000 Dodge Dollars to invest. You will invest in three class stocks and seven personal stocks. You will also write a detailed paper/report on ONE company to determine if this was a good investment.

The paper should be 2-3 pages TYPED in MLA format including parenthetical citations.

(12pt font, Times New Roman, 1 inch margins, double spaced)

Research Paper Outline:

- Company description

o What does it do?

o What other companies (if any) does it control?

- Company history

o Creation

o Major successes/failures

o Current President/CEO

- Stock Information

o When did the company go public? (IPO(first sell stock)

o Past performance

o Future outlook/predictions

- Would you recommend this stock? Why/why not?

*You must use at least FOUR different sources (shareholder letter counts as one) for your stock paper and provide their information in proper MLA works cited format [both works cited AND parenthetical in text citation]. Your two articles and shareholder report MUST be included.

*Plagiarism is an automatic ZERO. Anything quoted or paraphrased must be cited in MLA format*

Helpful websites:

List of Fortune 500 Corporations:

( good for looking up quotes ( finance





Stock Tracking/Profile Rubric

|Shareholder Report (10 pts) |Report is included and |Report is included and |Report is poorly |Report is not | |

| |thoroughly analyzed |in somewhat analyzed. |analyzed |included. | |

| |(10 pts) |(8 pts). | | | |

| | | |(5 pts) |(0 pts) | |

|Article #1 |Article is thoroughly |Article is somewhat |Article is poorly |Article is not | |

|(10 pts) |outlined. |outlined |outlined. |outlined | |

| |(10 pts) |(6 pts) |(3pts) |(0 pts) | |

|Article #2 |Article is thoroughly |Article is somewhat |Article is poorly |Article is not | |

|(10 pts) |outlined. |outlined |outlined. |outlined | |

| |(10 pts) |(6 pts) |(3pts) |(0 pts) | |

|Final Calculations (10pts) |All stocks are accurately |Some stocks are |Stocks are not |Transaction sheet not| |

| |calculated |accurately calculated |accurately calculated |included | |

| | | |(5 pts) | | |

| |(10 pts) |(7 pts) | |(0 pts) | |

|Rough Draft |Completed |Poorly Completed |Not completed | |

|(10 pts) | | | | |

|Paper |Paper answers all questions |Paper answers some questions. |Paper answers no questions. | |

|(50 pts) |thoroughly. | | | |

| |(30-40 pts) |(1-30 pts) |(0 pts) | |

|Are there parenthetical citations | | | | |

|in your paper? | | | | |

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|YES NO | | | | |

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|If NO, you will receive a ZERO on | | | | |

|the written portion | | | | |

| |Paper is in proper MLA format.|Paper format missing one or more |Paper is not formatted. | |

| |(Times New Roman, 12 pt. font,|factors. | | |

| |1 inch margin, double spaced) | |( 0 pts) | |

| | |( 3 pts) | | |

| |(5 pts) | | | |

| |At least three sources are |Two sources are used. |One source is used | |

| |used, one being a newspaper | | | |

| |article | | | |

|Total (100 pts) | | |

Comments:

Final Transaction Sheet

Note:

Buy Price = close price from 1st day

Sell Price = close price from last day

Total Cost = total amount spent on one company’s stock ( # shares x Buy $

Total Mkt Value = total amount earned by sale of one company’s stock ( # shares x Sell $

Gain/Losses = How much profit you made (Total Market Value minus Total Cost

Calculate:

Total Cost = # shares x Buy $

Total Mkt Value = # shares x Sell $

Gain/Losses = Total Market Value minus Total Cost

|Buy Date |Sell Date |

How much money was left over after your initial investment? __________

- It shouldn’t be more than $1000. It’s fake money, spend it!

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