laurel
Uploaded by
5 SLIDES
240 VUES
50LIKES

Exploring the Essence of America: Defining Characteristics and Personal Reflections

DESCRIPTION

This assignment invites students to delve into what defines America today by identifying five key aspects that encapsulate its essence. It encourages introspection with the prompt "What Does America Mean to Me?" and fosters group discussion through shared readings and annotations. Students will analyze various responses, share thoughtful feedback, and create a poem that reflects their understanding of America’s pivotal elements. The final product, due on August 16th, should be an imaginative piece of at least 25 lines, presented creatively.

1 / 5

Télécharger la présentation

Exploring the Essence of America: Defining Characteristics and Personal Reflections

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. American Lit

  2. What Defines America? • On a sheet of paper number 1-5 • List 5 aspects that define America. • I am not looking for adjectives to describe America’s personality, but what defines what America is today?

  3. “What Does America Mean to Me? ” • Follow along as I read a response to this question • As I read, jot down thoughts, feelings, questions, quotations, essentially you need to annotate this text. • Be prepared to discuss your analysis.

  4. Group Reads • At each of your table groups, you have several responses to the question • Read them as a group and discuss what you like/dislike about the texts

  5. Your Turn • Complete the handout analyzing all aspects America. • Turn to the person next to you and share your writing. Give feedback to each other. • Choose important elements from parts of America and highlight them. • Compose a poem centered around these elements of Your America. • Assignment Due: Friday, August 16th • The poem should be typed (you are free to play around with fonts and sizes). • The poem should be at least 25 lines.

More Related