B ELL R INGER 9/24/13 Grab a red book from the counter. Respond to this question using 2 – 3 COMPLETE sentences. What is an American? How would you describe.

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B ELL R INGER 9/24/13 Grab a red book from the counter. Respond to this question using 2 – 3 COMPLETE sentences. What is an American? How would you describe a person who is a “true American”? What characteristics or values would this person uphold?

W HAT IS AN A MERICAN ? Answer the following questions in 2 – 3 complete sentences on your own piece of paper. Responses MUST be in complete sentences to receive points.

W HAT IS THE “A MERICAN DREAM ”? D O YOU THINK THAT THIS DREAM IS ACHIEVABLE FOR ALL A MERICANS ? W HY OR WHY NOT ? G IVE SPECIFIC EXAMPLES TO SUPPORT YOUR ANSWER.

H OW MIGHT A MERICAN BE SPECIAL OR DIFFERENT FROM OTHER COUNTRIES ? W HY MIGHT PEOPLE FROM OTHER COUNTRIES WANT TO COME HERE ?

W HAT IS AN A MERICAN ? Crevecoeur’s letter, “What is an American?” makes a bold and expressive statement that presents America as a place where the people, land, and opportunities are the best to be found anywhere in the world. While you read, you should organize your thoughts on a specific note chart. Take note specifically of the sections that describe the people, land, and opportunities in 1782.

G UIDED N OTES People What were the people in America like? What qualities did they have? What did they value? Land What sort of land or towns were to be found in America? Opportunities What special opportunities could a visitor find in America?

A FTER R EADING Q UESTIONS Answer the following questions in complete sentences. Restate and answer the question. Include a quote from the text to support your response. Explain how the quote supports your response. If you don’t include ALL three steps, then you will receive a zero for that question.

W HAT IS THE “ METAMORPHOSIS ” THAT C REVECOEUR SPEAKS OF ON PAGE 148? H OW WILL A MERICA BE DIFFERENT FROM E UROPE ?

D O YOU THINK THAT C REVECOEUR REFERS TO ALL PEOPLE IN HIS LETTER ? I S EVERYONE INCLUDED IN HIS DEFINITIONS OF THE TERM “A MERICAN ”? I S ANYONE LEFT OUT ?

A RE THE IDEAS AND VALUES ILLUSTRATED IN C REVECOEUR ’ S LETTER DEFINING “A MERICA ” REFLECTED IN TODAY ’ S SOCIETY ? A RE ANY OF THE VALUES EXPRESSED IN HIS LETTER EVIDENT IN A MERICA TODAY ?