1. Warm Up 2/24-HW review
Take out your homework: packet and guided questions
1. Has your opinion of immigration changed since you read the packet? In your warm up, write your opinion of immigration (should we allow limitless immigrants? No immigrants? A limited number?), support your answer with at least 3 facts from the reading.

2. Objective and DOL
Objective
DOL
SWBAT create their own definition of the American Dream and assess if it is possible in America today
What is the American Dream?
Do you think it is possible, why or why not?
Why do people continue to come to America despite the fact that it is becoming more difficult to obtain the American Dream

3. In your notes:
Talk with your partners and complete the following in complete sentences in your notes.
1. What is your definition of the American Dream
2. Do you know anyone who has obtained the American Dream?
Anyone who is going for it?
3. Would the American dream be a push or pull factor? Why?

4. The American Dream
The idea that the American social, economic, and political system makes success possible for every individual with enough hard work
Life can be better for each generation
Example: “owning a
big house in the
suburbs, they
felt as though the
American dream had
indeed become a
reality for them.”

5. Video Why is the woman speaker skeptical of the American Dream?
Does she agree with it?
Why does she think it’s in place?
Do you agree?

6. Article read
As you read silently, write answers to the following in complete sentences in your notes
1. What is the classic definition of the American Dream according to this article? How many believe in it today?
2. How are people’s definitions of the American dream changing? (What types of words and examples are they beginning to use)
3. Why do you think people continue to believe the idea of the American Dream?

7. Warm Up
1. Is the Dream Act an act of amnesty or deportation? Justify your answer.
2. Analyze the graph: write down 4 facts.
What implications follow from this data regarding The Dream Act?