What: We are fortunate to reside in the United States of America and possess freedoms that many yearn for across the globe. Despite this, we are always striving to be “a more perfect union”. This can be seen in presidential campaign slogans like “change we can believe in”, “make America great again”, and “our revolution”. But how is our country really doing? How can we evaluate this objectively? How can we strive for a “more perfect union”?
How: Students will have one of three distinct roles within their groups. Each student will write a research essay on one of the following topics. Trios will then present their findings in a cohesive manner.
How has U.S. history led to our successes or shortcomings?
How do we compare to the rest of the world?
How can we improve our country to create a “more perfect union”?
Paper Example
Cohen's process: A Monumental Range; notes /annotated bib
(a couple sentences explaining why the topic is interesting to you is fine)