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Students explore economics by writing a fictitious news article. In this personal wealth lesson, students participate in a role-playing activity in which the year is 2025 and they must write an article about their extremely wealthy lifestyle. Students complete several worksheets which guide them in their article and identify the downsides of being extremely wealthy.

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2nd - 8th
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Math
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3 hrs
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