Rags+to+Riches

=﻿The American Dream=
 * Brainstorm what you think the American Dream is and how you accomplish it.
 * What are the common themes behind your definitions of the American Dream? Is there a right answer?
 * American Dream does not stand out more than during the industrial revolution where thousands of immigrants flooded American shores in search of it.

Take a look at Neil Diamonds song America (Below) download the song []


 * How does the song compare to your own ideas of the American Dream, what themes do you see?

=Using the following documents= =From Immigration=
 * complete a ven diagram between the American Dream of Immigrants to that of the American Dream of the elite upper class.
 * Write a compare and contast essay using the ven diagram.

Selling apples [] Bessemer process [] Child Labor [] Political cartoon wokers [] Series of Child Labor images []

=To Riches=

his house [] Andrew Carnegie [] Political cartoon carnegie []

=﻿Discussion: Is the American Dream Realistic?= (does it exist?)