1. 23 Sep 10
American Dream Narratives

2. 23 Sep Agenda
★ CLT - Response Question
★ American Dream Narrative Presentations
★ Declaration of Independence
★ Exit Ticket [Cornell Notes on Presentations &
D of I Video]
★ Closure

3. City on the Hill
/ A belief in America as a
shining example of good to the
world.
/ President Reagan said that
America should be a shining
City on the Hill.
Response Question: How does America act
as an example of “good” to the world?

4. Group Presentations
• Students will take notes on each of the presentations
using Cornell Notes. They can do this on loose-leaf in
their notebooks or using the blank Cornell notes on the
tables. They will take notes in the right column of the
Cornell Notes.
• Presenters will not identify which of the American
Dream narratives they are presenting. Students taking
notes will write their guesses in the left column of the
Cornell Notes.
• After each presentation, students will guess which
narrative has been presented. Students will be called on
to make their guess.

5. Declaration of
Independence
• Video Introduction
• Frederick Douglass’ Response
• Annotating HO1.2
• Discussion

6. Exit Ticket/Homework
✤Exit Ticket: Cornell Notes on
Presentations/Decl. of Ind. videos
✤Homework: HO1.2
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7. Closure