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American Dream: Reality, Promise or Illusion?

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This American Dream: Reality, Promise or Illusion? lesson plan also includes:

Dream or nightmare? Class members craft a synthesis essay with textual to determine to what extent the United States has fulfilled the ideas embodied in the America Dream.

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CCSS: Designed
Concepts
the great gatsby, f. scott fitzgerald, the american dream, the declaration of independence, the united states constitution, walt whitman, langston hughes
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Additional Tags
english language arts
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Instructional Ideas
  • Review the elements of the synthesis essay by providing class members with a model using a different theme and different text and having groups highlight the essential features
Classroom Considerations
  • Class members should have completed a study of The Great Gatsby
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  • Set aside extra prep time to explore the many links in the resource
Pros
  • Links are provided to all the materials required for the lesson
  • Writing assignment is carefully scaffolded to support the writing process
Cons
  • None