WHAT IS THE AMERICAN DREAM?ELLIS ISLANDAmerican Literature Honors

Mr. Gallegos

Semester One

Anticipation Guide Warm-Up

• As you read each of the statements on the worksheet, use a scale from 1-10 to rate the extent to which these ideas are prevalent (widespread) today. If the idea presented in the statement is something you are exposed to on a regular basis, rate it a 10.. If you do not see evidence of the statement at all in American Society, rate it a 1.

• Remember, there are plenty of numbers in between!

Where is the American Dream Realized?

• Our educational system.• Freedom of religion and faith.• Right to pursue your dreams.• The careers we choose.• The structure of our families.• In hard work.• A free press.• Scientific endeavors.• Equality of opportunities.

Learning Objectives• Content Objective: Students will be able to explain the

essential learning goals for the first unit.• Content Objective: Students will be able to compare

and contrast between primary and secondary sources.• Language Objective: Students will read Pages 1 and 4

in the SpringBoard book.• Language Objective: Students will read the poem “Ellis

Island” and annotate the poem for the dreams and disappointments of the people as they are expressed in the poem.

Primary and Secondary SourcesRecord in Your Spiral Notebooks• Primary Source: An original document containing

firsthand information about a subject. (Examples: Original photograph, original work of art, letters, diary entries, videos, Interview)

• Secondary Source: Discussion or commentary on a primary source; they key feature of a secondary source is that if offers interpretation of information gathered from primary sources. (Examples: Biographies, encyclopedias, Books Analyzing Civil War, Article Critiquing Art, History Book)

Ellis Island• Ellis Island, in Upper New York Bay, was the gateway for

millions of immigrants to the United States as the nation's busiest immigrant inspection station from 1892 until 1954. The island was greatly expanded with land reclamation between 1892 and 1934. Before that, the much smaller original island was the site of Fort Gibson and later a naval magazine. The island was made part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument in 1965, and has hosted a museum of immigration since 1990. A 1998 United States Supreme Court decision found most of the island to be part of New Jersey. The south side of the island, home to the Ellis Island Immigrant Hospital, is closed to the general public and the object of restoration efforts spearheaded by Save Ellis Island. The island has been closed to the public since Hurricane Sandy in October 2012[4] with no re-opening date projected.

Ellis Island

Biographical Sketch• Please read the directions for the biographical sketch on

Page 4 of the SpringBoard books.• You will write your own biographical sketch so that I can

get to know you better.• Feel free to add onto the essay if you wish as long as it

says something about who you are as a person.• Be as descriptive as possible. Paint images in the minds

of your audience.• We will work on the biographical sketches in class

tomorrow.