P. 4 11-1-2010

1. Look at Act. 1.12 on pg. 66-72. This activity is called "Working to the American Dream"

• Read the first poem and fill out the graphic organizer on pg. 67 as a class.
• Pg. 68 is SOAPSTONE, complete as a class.
• Homework rd. pgs. 69-71

2. As you complete this activity, think about how these reading can support your position on the "American Dream" being attainable.

WRITING PROMPT:

Synthesize at least 3-5 sources and your own observations to defend, challenge, or qualify the statement that America still provides access to the American Dream, to the "tired, the poor, and the huddled masses." You need at least 3-5 sources to argue your position. Use the sources and your own observations generalized to support your positon.