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                                                                                                                                                      The American Dream

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                                                                                                                                                      Historian and writer James Truslow Adams coined the phrase "American Dream" in his 1931 book The Epic of America: "The American Dream is that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement…. It is not a dream of motor cars and high wages merely, but a dream of social order in which each man and each woman shall be able to attain to the fullest stature of which they are innately capable, and be recognized by others for what they are, regardless of the fortuitous circumstances of birth or position."

                                                                                                                                                      Enduring Understandings: American Dream, Expository Writing: Research, Reading

                                                                                                                                                      1. The American Dream means different things to different people.
                                                                                                                                                      2. Personal characteristics and circumstances dictate the availability of the American Dream.
                                                                                                                                                      3. Writers gather and select information from primary and secondary sources to develop an informed position.
                                                                                                                                                      4. Writers synthesize accurate and relevant research to develop an informed position.
                                                                                                                                                      5. Readers analyze text structure to enhance meaning.
                                                                                                                                                      6. Readers analyze literary elements to enhance meaning.

                                                                                                                                                      Essential Questions: American Dream, Expository Writing: Research, Reading
                                                                                                                                                      1. a) In what ways does the American Dream mean different things to different people?
                                                                                                                                                      2. a) How can one achieve the American Dream? b) What interferes with people achieving the American Dream? c) To what extent should people help other people achieve the American Dream?
                                                                                                                                                      3. a) Why is it important to gather information from primary and secondary sources? b) How do writers develop an informed position?
                                                                                                                                                      4. Why are accuracy and relevancy significant to conducting research?
                                                                                                                                                      5. How does text structure enhance meaning?
                                                                                                                                                      6. How do literary elements enhance meaning?

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