Unit 1: The American Dream
Text title Essay: “Is The American Dream
Still Possible,”
by David Wallechinsky
Historical Document: “The
Declaration of Independence”
Poetry: “Ellis Island,”
by Joseph Bruchac
Poetry: “On Being Brought From
Africa to America”
by Phillis Wheatley
Poetry: “Europe and America,”
by David Ignatow
Defend, Refute, Qualify
Focus/Angle of Am Dream
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Text title Poetry: “Who Burns for the
Perfection of Paper”
by Dana Gioia
Drama: Excerpt from A Raisin in
the Sun
by Lorraine Hansberry
Poetry: “Who Burns for the
Perfection of Paper,”
by Martín Espada
Speech: Excerpt from Keynote
Address, 2004 DNC,
by Barack Obama
Defend, Refute, Qualify
Focus/Angle of Am Dream
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Text title Essay: “The Right to Fail,”
by William Zinsser
Editorial: “Five Myths About the
American Dream”
by Michael Ford
Website/Survey: State of the
American Dream Survey
by Xavier University
Editorial: “The American Dream
is Leaving America”
by Nicholas Kristof
Defend, Refute, Qualify
Focus/Angle of Am Dream
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Text title Defend, Refute, Qualify
Focus/Angle of Am Dream
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