Lesson 1.01: The History Underlying the American Dream

Following successful completion of this lesson, students will be able to:

• Identify the correct structure of sentences
• Critically read the Declaration of Independence
• Identify the author's use of parallelism
• Discuss the author's tone
• Connect the American Dream theme to a book or movie

The above objectives correspond with the following Alabama Course of Study Objectives: CCRS 13Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze how an author uses and refines the meaning of a key term or terms over the course of a text, CCRS 15Determine the author’s point of view or purpose in a text in which the rhetoric is particularly effective, analyzing how style and content contribute to the power, persuasiveness, or beauty of the text, CCRS 17Analyze seminal United States documents of historical and literary significance, including how they address related themes and concepts, CCRS 18By the end of Grade 11, read and comprehend literary nonfiction in the Grades 11-College and Career Readiness (CCR) text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range, CCRS 35Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking, CCRS 36Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing, CCRS 36bSpell correctly.