U1EA2 Resources

Unit 1, Embedded Assessment 2: Synthesizing the American Dream.

Located on p. 87 of your textbooks. The rubric is on the following page.

The assignment poster for this assessment is here:

Here is the central question that this essay should answer:

Video 1 of 4: Collecting your thoughts about this essay and its essential question

Matching your thoughts on The American Dream to the five elements of argument:

Five elements of argument, color coding and thought process - made at my Creation Station

Here is a graphic organizer / intellectual map that may help you piece this essay together:

I have many other graphic organizers, printed and stored in the Peer- and Self-Editing Tools box. Just ask! :)

Here are ways to tell if the news you are reading is, indeed, real or fake. We'll learn more about this in the second and third units.

From NPR, "A Finder's Guide To Facts": http://www.npr.org/2016/12/11/505154631/a-finders-guide-to-facts

From Professor Melissa Zimdars, Assistant Professor of Communication and Media at Merrimack College: https://docs.google.com/document/d/10eA5-mCZLSS4MQY5QGb5ewC3VAL6pLkT53V_81ZyitM/preview

The following map helps to explain the credibility / lack of credibility of various news organizations. This was not created by me, but I agree with its assertions. Orginally found on imgur, creator unknown (I will do what I can to find out about its creator / its back story):

These are pre-approved, real news articles about The American Dream and its existence, today.

Resources

News and opinion pieces from respected news organizations / governmental agencies (The New York Times, The Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, PBS, USA Today, CNBC, Forbes, Fortune, Bureau of Labor Statistics):

1. The American Dream, Quantified at Last: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/08/opinion/the-american-dream-quantified-at-last.html?_r=0
2. American Dream Unrecognized - http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/07/05/american-dream-unrecognized/12047675/ (found by K.G.)
3. Why Half of U.S. Adults No Longer Believe in the American Dream - http://www.pbs.org/newshour/making-sense/why-half-of-u-s-adults-no-longer-believe-in-the-american-dream/ (found by B.G.)
4. Americans Need a Financial Wake-Up Call - http://www.cnbc.com/id/101707523 (found by HAAH)
5. Is the American Dream Dead? - http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2014/06/05/is-the-american-dream-dead/ (found by B.M.)
6. The American Dream is Hurting - http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2014/09/24/the-american-dream-is-hurting/
7. For Poor, Leap to College Often Ends in Hard Fall - http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/23/education/poor-students-struggle-as-class-plays-a-greater-role-in-success.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
8. Education Gap Grows Between Rich and Poor, Studies Say - http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/10/education/education-gap-grows-between-rich-and-poor-studies-show.html?pagewanted=all
9. Encouraging Paid Employment - http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/11/11/encouraging-paid-employment/?_r=0
10. TANF Education and Training - http://www.clasp.org/resources-and-publications/files/PaS.pdf
11. Teen Endures Starvation And Homelessness To Become Valedictorian | The Hunger Site Blog: http://blog.thehungersite.com/cs-homeless-valedictorian/?utm_source=lit-twcfan&utm_medium=social-fb&utm_term=20151121&utm_content=link&utm_campaign=cs-homeless-valedictorian&origin=lit_twcfan_social_fb_link_cs-homeless-valedictorian_20151121#LO1gkphGBoIqwU6g.32
12. poor-kids-who-do-everything-right-dont-do-better-than-rich-kids-who-do-everything-wrong: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2014/10/18/poor-kids-who-do-everything-right-dont-do-better-than-rich-kids-who-do-everything-wrong/
13. http://www.forbes.com/sites/glennllopis/2012/09/03/why-most-people-will-never-achieve-the-american-dream/
14. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2015/08/24/indian-immigrants-make-it-obvious-that-the-american-dream-is-alive-and-well/ - (found by J.D.)
15. http://fortune.com/2014/07/08/millennials-home-ownership-renting/
16. http://www.bls.gov/careeroutlook/2015/article/career-planning-for-high-schoolers.htm
17. http://www.pressherald.com/2016/10/18/that-moment-for-one-new-american-and-his-family-a-free-and-fair-vote-at-last/

From research organizations, also known as "think tanks":

1. Economic Mobility: Is The American Dream Live and Well? - http://www.brookings.edu/research/papers/2007/05/useconomics-morton
2. Economic Mobility and The American Dream - http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/multimedia/video/2011/economic-mobility-and-the-american-dream
3. Economic Mobility and The American Dream - Where Do We Stand in the Wake of the Great Recession? http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/reports/2011/05/19/economic-mobility-and-the-american-dream-where-do-we-stand-in-the-wake-of-the-great-recession1
4. Thirteen Facts About Education and Social Mobility: http://www.brookings.edu/research/reports/2013/06/13-facts-higher-education

From questionable sources (see the difference?):

1. http://parade.com/301083/ashleighschmitz/is-the-american-dream-still-achievable/ - (found by M.G.)
2. http://www.fastcoexist.com/3049643/the-american-dream-is-dead-heres-where-it-went
3. http://www.alternet.org/economy/7-facts-show-american-dream-dead

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