Thursday, December 6, 2012

The American Dream

Drafts of your American Dream poem are due tomorrow. Be sure to follow the template.
In case you misplaced it, here it is:


American Dream (Template)

I am the American Dream
From the (specific location or geographical feature) of  (your family’s city/ country of origin)
To the (specific location or geographical feature) of  (town, city, or country in which you live now)
I am ( a metaphor about yourself)
I am the American Dream

I am the American Dream
Through the eyes of my (parent, grandparent, relative, etc.) I have seen (List 2 or 3 things they have told you about your/their “homeland” and/or past)
With my own eyes I have witnessed ( list 2 or 3 important things or events you have witnessed in your life)
I’m like (a simile about you)
I am the American Dream

I Am the American Dream
One day I will (list 2 or 3 things you plan on doing in the future/ dreams, goals, etc.)
Someday I will tell my children (2 or 3 things you will tell them (advice))
I will see them live in a world ( describe the type of world you would like for them in them in the future)
That is my dream
The American Dream 

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