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fanfia
04-09-2003, 06:17 PM
I am doing a presentation tomorrow on The American Dream. It's 15 minutes and I'm taking about 5 minutes to summarize The Great Gatsby and Of Mice and Men and this reoccuring them. BUT for the rest of the time, I need to do some type of interactive activity with the students on this topic. I NEED IDEAS!! I'm completely lost.

An idea suggested to me was to pick several celebrities (business, entertainment, humanitarian, etc...) and debate with the class whether they have achieved the American Dream and who has achieved the American Dream to its fullest.

BUT this may not work if the students are not very enthusiastic about debating. Is there any other ideas? I know they like to do lists, decipher things (like guess the meaning of something, etc.), draw, etc.

*sigh* How did I ever get stuck with this? :rolleyes:

Lindz

Ladytiger
04-09-2003, 06:32 PM
Oh my! You are doing this tomorrow?? While doing a search to get ideas, it dawned on me that the "American Dream" is different to all people. While one may think that someone achieved the dream, another may not. I am lost too, but will still keep looking.;)

suziebee20
04-09-2003, 07:08 PM
Sorry, wish I could help, but no advice here- however wanted to say the Great Gastby was a good book, read it last week. ;)

fanfia
04-09-2003, 07:32 PM
cab92, they're my classmates. :D so about 16-19?

Ladytiger, i know! :( i'm horrible! but there's about 80% chance i won't have to go and i've been using that as a crutch. *sigh*

I have a World Issues assignment on Environmentally-friendly Housing due tomorrow AND an Economics test tomorrow, too EEK! :eek:

suziebee20, agreed! i absolutely LOVED the movie, too. Robert Redford is a HUNK! And still is...;)

CT