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Essay Prompt | Synthesis is the combination of ideas to form a definition of a concept. In this case you are formulating a definition of the American Dream in order to determine it has impacted the ideology of an entire nation. Begin your essay by defining the American Dream based. Consider the key aspects of the American Dream today and where they come from. Finally, consider how the Dream is portrayed in America’s founding documents, literature and art. Readings
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Definition/Purpose: topic + argument = thesis. The author presents the audience with the framework of the argument. The audience has a clear understanding of what the text will be about, encouraging them to read further. Outline and Format: Be extremely specific when filling out your answers to the following questions. This worksheet will become the road map for both your thesis statement and your Bridge paper. The more specific you are now the easier it will be to write your essay. Finally, remember that a solid Bridge paper is written in academic language, meaning it should maintain third person point-of-view. Avoid pronouns like I, me, we, ours, us, etc. What | What is your topic? Why | What is important about your topic? What do you want your audience to understand about your topic? What is the outcome? How | Based on your answers from why, how do ensure this happens? What evidence are you going to use to prove your argument true? Who | On occasion it may be necessary to indicate a specific group of people. This group would indicate the who. This group would indicate the who. For example, the information provided above might be relevant only to students or young adults, which you would indicate here. Thesis Statement | Combine the above answers into one sentence. Do Now | Prepare your American Studies Journal for your final I Used to Think.....Now I Think response to A Raisin in the Sun.
Discussion | I Used to Think...Now I Think Synthesis Essay Synthesis is the combination of ideas to form a theory or system. Essential Questions
James Truslow Adams first used the term “American Dream” in his 1931 book, The Epic of America. He states: "The American Dream is that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement. It is a difficult dream for the European upper classes to interpret adequately, and too many of us ourselves have grown weary and mistrustful of it. It is not a dream of motor cars and high wages merely, but a dream of social order in which each man and each woman shall be able to attain to the fullest stature of which they are innately capable, and be recognized by others for what they are, regardless of the fortuitous circumstances of birth or position" (214-215). Begin your essay by defining the American Dream based. Consider the key aspects of the American Dream today and where they come from. Finally, consider how the Dream is portrayed in America’s founding documents, literature and art. Readings
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