Most of the works we have read this year have had something to do with the American Dream and the struggles of those trying to attain. Also, it has involved those searching for a concrete definition of it or being conflicted as to whether or not it exists at all. So your final project will consist of two pieces:
1. A Final Essay min. of 3 typed d-s pages(think: the best one you have written all year)-What is the American Dream-and is it still attainable (for all?) in 2009?
2. A Video Project 1-2 minutes in length of your choice that will display the conclusions that your group has come to (this can be a: commercial, public service announcement, moc-movie trailer, or documentary-style, etc.)It is up to you to decide.
Option 2: Rather than a video, develop a blog page on this topic. You can: post a small video you make, create links to articles, poems and stories, post pictures, post messages for others to comment on (this is research).
Essay Ideas
*What have you witnessed in your time in this country so far that has led you to this conclusion? This can be from your own personal life, your immediate world, or the world abroad. Can include a section of memoir like the author.
*How has the availability of the AD changed over the years, or what it is in general?
*Think about today's immigrants, the poor, different racial groups/genders/sexual orientations, etc....is it available to all these groups to the same degree?
*Is the AD really attainable with drive, and hard work? Can you give examples of individuals who have proved or disproved this theory. Is it Utopia?
*Your final thoughts, analysis, advice to others, hopes for the future of America and the possibility of your dreams in it
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