Is the American Dream still alive today ?
Presentations :
James Truslow Adams, The Epic Of America
the economy in America (free trade, free market economy, …)
Henry Ford
Rockefeller
Steve Jobs
Amy Tan (writer)
The Joy Luck Club
The New Colossus, Emma Lazarus
The Statue of Liberty
Ellis Island
Immigration in the US in the XIXth cent.
Immigration in the US in the XXth cent.
Immigration in the US today
Para-military groups in Texas
The wall between Mexico and the United-States
The American Way of Life
The subprime crisis
The gulf between rich and poor in the United States
The healthcare system
I. A harsh reality
Step 1: Practise your oral skills.
Amy Tan, American culture and Chinese heritage.
Documents:
The Joy Luck Club, Amy Tan : Audiobook abridged version
Step 3: Watch the video and take notes.
Explain how and why Amy Tan's family was forced to leave China.
Step 4: Read this excerpt of The Joy Luck Club
Questions:
1. Read the text.
2. Look up for difficult words. Make a list.
3. Who are the protagonists of the story ? Be as descriptive as possible, explain their relationship.
4. What is the mother trying to achieve ?
5. How can this text be linked to the American Dream ?
III. Immigration today, the end of the Dream?
Oral comprehension: watch the video and take notes:
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