1. What is the American Dream? What did you find with your survey?

2. Share your results with the person to your left. What are some similarities in your answers? What are some similarities in your answers? What are some differences? What are some differences? What factors might influence your answers? What factors might influence your answers?

3. What do you think of when you hear the words American Dream? Martin Luther King Martin Luther King Michelle Obama Michelle Obama John McCain John McCain Ellis Island Ellis Island Success Success Money Money A Better Life A Better Life

4. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal." I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.

5. I have a dream speech Listen to MLKs words Listen to MLKs words The American Dream was important! The American Dream was important!

6. So I know firsthand from their lives and mine that the American dream endures. …….....and Barack and I set out to build lives guided by these values and pass them on to the next generation, because we want our children and all children in this nation to know that the only limit to the height of your achievements is the reach of your dreams and your willingness to work for them.

7. I'm an American, a proud citizen of the greatest country on Earth. And with hard work, strong faith, and a little courage, great things are always within our reach.

8. Is it always positive? Chuck Palahniuk (Author of Fight Club) wrote: Chuck Palahniuk (Author of Fight Club) wrote: –If you havent already noticed, all my books are about a lonely person looking for some way to connect with other people. In a way, that is the opposite of the American Dream: to get so rich you can rise above the rabble, all those people on the freeway, or, worse, the bus. No, the dream is a big house, off alone somewhere. …. In a way, that is the opposite of the American Dream: to get so rich you can rise above the rabble, all those people on the freeway, or, worse, the bus. No, the dream is a big house, off alone somewhere. …. Whether its a ranch in Montana or basement apartment with ten thousand DVDs and high-speed internet access, it never fails. We get there, and were alone.

10. Modern Day Immigration Why do people immigrate to the US? Why do people immigrate to the US?

12. Ellis Island Country founded on Immigration. Country founded on Immigration. Watch Video from The Godfather Watch Video from The Godfather How was immigration different for the people who came through Ellis Island? How was immigration different for the people who came through Ellis Island? Are the dreams the same? Are the dreams the same?

13. From Picture Bride by Yoshiko Uchida She clung to the moist rail and breathed the damp salt air deep into her lungs. Her body seemed laden and lifeless, as though it were simply the vehicle transporting her soul to a strange new life, and she longed with childlike intensity to be home again in Oka Village.

14. Immigration and the American Dream Most Americans have come to America to pursue the American Dream. Most Americans have come to America to pursue the American Dream. Is the American Dream available to everyone? Is the American Dream available to everyone?

15. Other American Dreams Dan Rather book excerpts from Springboard. Dan Rather book excerpts from Springboard. Each group will read one excerpt. Each group will read one excerpt.

16. What are your dreams as an American? Graduation? College? Work? Money? Family? Safety?