In a five sentence paragraph using proper conventions, respond to the following prompt:
Define the "American Dream."
Here are some questions to help you get thinking.
What is your personal dream? Are there similar characteristics of the dreams of all Americans? Is it a static or dynamic defnition? What are factors in society which alter the defintion? Does the definition apply to all Americans?
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Unit One Selections
Native American creation Stories
Langston Hughes- Let American Be America
Neil Diamond- They’re Coming to America
Proud to be an American- Lee Greenwood
What is an America- Crevecoeur
Angry American- Toby Keith
Of Plymouth Plantation- Bradford
Blue Highway Least-Moon
Narrative of Captivity-Mary Rowlandson
Interesting Narrative- Olaudah
Grandpa and the Statue- Miller
Autobiography- Ben Franklin
“The New Collossus” by Emma Lazarus copy
“I Hear America Singing” by Walt Whitman page 352
“I, Too” by Langston Hughes page 733
“America” by Claude McKay page 744
“Freedom” by William Stafford
“Spirit of a Nation” by Deborah Whipp
“Running to America” by Luis Rodriguez
“Shine, Perishing Republic” by Robinson Jeffers
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Playing Pilgrims 2/9
Click on the link below to be directed to an interactive site about the Pilgrims, their journey, and the colonization of Plymouth Plantation. Please answer the following questions in your notebook while you peruse the tons of great information.
Playing Pilgrims
1. Since the pilgrims on the Mayflower traveled for months at sea, they needed to have food that would not spoil easily. Name six different foods that the pilgrims ate on the ship.
2. The master of the ship needed great math skills in order to navigate the ship. Back in the 1600s, there were no radar or navigation systems. What did the master use to keep the ships on course?
3. The Mayflower wasn't originally built to hold passengers, and because of that the Pilgrims faced many hardships on their voyage. What were the three hardships they faced aboard the Mayflower?
4. Both the Pilgrims and Wampanoag depended on their environment in order to live. Which items from their environment did they use to create their homes and clothing?
5. Name the similarities between the way the Pilgrims and Wampanoag dressed. Name the differences between the way the Pilgrims and Wampanoag dressed.
6. The East Coast of the United States is covered by woodlands, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean. How did this location effect what the Pilgrims and Wampanoag ate for food?
7. Children in the 1600s performed chores that helped their families survive. What type of chores did the children complete? Were there differences between the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag chores?
8. Why does our country celebrate the holiday of Thanksgiving?
9. What is the name of the Wampanoag leader that helped the Pilgrims survive at Plymouth? What was the meaning of his name?
Playing Pilgrims
1. Since the pilgrims on the Mayflower traveled for months at sea, they needed to have food that would not spoil easily. Name six different foods that the pilgrims ate on the ship.
2. The master of the ship needed great math skills in order to navigate the ship. Back in the 1600s, there were no radar or navigation systems. What did the master use to keep the ships on course?
3. The Mayflower wasn't originally built to hold passengers, and because of that the Pilgrims faced many hardships on their voyage. What were the three hardships they faced aboard the Mayflower?
4. Both the Pilgrims and Wampanoag depended on their environment in order to live. Which items from their environment did they use to create their homes and clothing?
5. Name the similarities between the way the Pilgrims and Wampanoag dressed. Name the differences between the way the Pilgrims and Wampanoag dressed.
6. The East Coast of the United States is covered by woodlands, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean. How did this location effect what the Pilgrims and Wampanoag ate for food?
7. Children in the 1600s performed chores that helped their families survive. What type of chores did the children complete? Were there differences between the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag chores?
8. Why does our country celebrate the holiday of Thanksgiving?
9. What is the name of the Wampanoag leader that helped the Pilgrims survive at Plymouth? What was the meaning of his name?
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