Poverty In AMerica
The American Dream
Standards
SS.8.1- Primary and secondary sources are used to examine events from multiple perspectives and to present and defend a position.
SS.8.24- Choices made by individuals, businesses and governments have both present and future consequences
11. Students will recognize stereotypes and relate to people as individuals rather than representatives of groups. (Social Justice Standard)
Instructional Resources
KWL Chart
At the begining of this unit I will give students blank KWL charts to fill out. I want them to tell me things the know about the american dream and thongs they want to know about the american dream. I will have them keep the charts and fill out what they learned throughout the lesson.
Exit Slip
At the end of class I will hand out exit ticets to students where I expect them to tell me some things they learned today, then tell me some thinsg they want to know more information about and then something that they were confused on or have a question about.
Timline Pt.1
Declaration of Independance
1776
1787-1791
US Constitution and The BIll of Rights
1830-1840
Individualism and The American Dream
1920s
The Roaring 20's
1929/1930s
The Great Depression
LEARNING EXPERIENCE
Timeline Pt.2
1950s
Middle Class Expansion
Housing Market Crash
2000s
Pandemic
2020s
Refining the American Dream
Present
Forbes: 5 reasons the american dream is alive and well
Stock Story
The American Dream Is Achievable for Everyone
The American Dream is the dream of having a house and a family living comftorably with money and being able to go on vacation and buy whatever you want. This is proved in forbes article that by Education, Demographics, Geography and Agriculture, Energy and The Constitution the american dream can be achieved by everyone who works for it. Most Americans had faith in the next generation to be able to achieve the American dream off of those aspects which allows others to belive it themselves if they work for it hard enough and make sacrifices to achieve it.
Challenges:
The American Dream is ultimatley surrounded by false realities and unrealistic outcomes.The American Dream is a reality of a big happy family in a house you own with lots of money living happily ever after with nothing bad hardly ever happening. When in reality that is not achievable for most American due to many economic factors in the world and those who do succeed tend to suffer great losses along the way for themselves. Those who state the american dream is acheviable for everyone dosent take into consideration those who are considered lower and middle class.
Forbes:The American Dream Is Unattainable For Many, According To Research
Concealed Story
Teaching students about the true reality of the American dream allows them to see the flaws and issues with the original statment. This shows a different side and perspective than what people want you to think about.
The American Dream is unattainable for many
The American Dream is a unrealistic vision for most Americans. According to forbes research, the average cost it would take in a persons lifespan to be considered "living the americann dream" is over 4.4 million dollars. Which is over million dollars more than the average american makes in their lifetime and thats not even including their essential costs.
Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The Great Gatsby
Resistance Story
The Great Gatsby
One of the biggest themes in great gatsby is tehillusion of teh American Dream. During this time individualism became more popula.. This caused many to see the american dream as a materialistic wealth insleatd of happiness and a family. The dream started to change in meaning which started changing people to loose themselves as they try to do whatever it takes to achieve the dream. In this book Gatsby gives his all to make money and be sucessful but along the way he looses everyone he did it for and still dosent get the happy ending promised within the American Dream. Using the Great Gatsby to teach about the american dream shows hoe hardwork can give people the sucess the so badly want but it shows the unfortunate sacrafices and endings that arent always as great and amazzing as promised with the dream. SO teaching this shows the opposite side of the concealed story yet still goes back to how the dream has many flaws within it.
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Transcript
Poverty In AMerica
The American Dream
Standards
SS.8.1- Primary and secondary sources are used to examine events from multiple perspectives and to present and defend a position.
SS.8.24- Choices made by individuals, businesses and governments have both present and future consequences
11. Students will recognize stereotypes and relate to people as individuals rather than representatives of groups. (Social Justice Standard)
Instructional Resources
KWL Chart
At the begining of this unit I will give students blank KWL charts to fill out. I want them to tell me things the know about the american dream and thongs they want to know about the american dream. I will have them keep the charts and fill out what they learned throughout the lesson.
Exit Slip
At the end of class I will hand out exit ticets to students where I expect them to tell me some things they learned today, then tell me some thinsg they want to know more information about and then something that they were confused on or have a question about.
Timline Pt.1
Declaration of Independance
1776
1787-1791
US Constitution and The BIll of Rights
1830-1840
Individualism and The American Dream
1920s
The Roaring 20's
1929/1930s
The Great Depression
LEARNING EXPERIENCE
Timeline Pt.2
1950s
Middle Class Expansion
Housing Market Crash
2000s
Pandemic
2020s
Refining the American Dream
Present
Forbes: 5 reasons the american dream is alive and well
Stock Story
The American Dream Is Achievable for Everyone
The American Dream is the dream of having a house and a family living comftorably with money and being able to go on vacation and buy whatever you want. This is proved in forbes article that by Education, Demographics, Geography and Agriculture, Energy and The Constitution the american dream can be achieved by everyone who works for it. Most Americans had faith in the next generation to be able to achieve the American dream off of those aspects which allows others to belive it themselves if they work for it hard enough and make sacrifices to achieve it.
Challenges:
The American Dream is ultimatley surrounded by false realities and unrealistic outcomes.The American Dream is a reality of a big happy family in a house you own with lots of money living happily ever after with nothing bad hardly ever happening. When in reality that is not achievable for most American due to many economic factors in the world and those who do succeed tend to suffer great losses along the way for themselves. Those who state the american dream is acheviable for everyone dosent take into consideration those who are considered lower and middle class.
Forbes:The American Dream Is Unattainable For Many, According To Research
Concealed Story
Teaching students about the true reality of the American dream allows them to see the flaws and issues with the original statment. This shows a different side and perspective than what people want you to think about.
The American Dream is unattainable for many
The American Dream is a unrealistic vision for most Americans. According to forbes research, the average cost it would take in a persons lifespan to be considered "living the americann dream" is over 4.4 million dollars. Which is over million dollars more than the average american makes in their lifetime and thats not even including their essential costs.
Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The Great Gatsby
Resistance Story
The Great Gatsby
One of the biggest themes in great gatsby is tehillusion of teh American Dream. During this time individualism became more popula.. This caused many to see the american dream as a materialistic wealth insleatd of happiness and a family. The dream started to change in meaning which started changing people to loose themselves as they try to do whatever it takes to achieve the dream. In this book Gatsby gives his all to make money and be sucessful but along the way he looses everyone he did it for and still dosent get the happy ending promised within the American Dream. Using the Great Gatsby to teach about the american dream shows hoe hardwork can give people the sucess the so badly want but it shows the unfortunate sacrafices and endings that arent always as great and amazzing as promised with the dream. SO teaching this shows the opposite side of the concealed story yet still goes back to how the dream has many flaws within it.