American Dream Project: Is the American Dream in decline?
Watch each of the four videos from pop culture.
What Happened to the American Dream This is politician Bernie Sanders delivering a prepared
speech on the U.S. Senate Floor.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgvpxE_WKxw This is Fox News’ Tucker Carlson
interviewing someone about a theory why according to him, he agrees with Bernie Sanders,
the American Dream is dying.
https://video.foxbusiness.com/v/6103785343001#sp=show-clips Mark Cuban is now a
billionaire investor who owns the Dallas Mavericks and is a personality on the tv show, Shark
Tank. As I understand it, he made the bulk of his wealth by selling tech stocks at their peak
before the tech bubble burst in the late 1990s.
https://dai.ly/x7u0o7l This is a comedic routine from a Moroccan born French immigrant about
the American Dream. It is full of observations about goods and services available to, and
largely taken for granted by, most Americans.
Post to your group whether you agree or disagree as to the importance of the topic today
(3pts). Explain (12pts). Provide additional evidence from an article or video (2020-2021) to
support your position (5pts). Make certain to properly cite your source (APA or MLA; 2pts).
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American Dream Project
Prompt 3 2
1
0
Agree or Disagree:
American Dream is
an important topic
Clearly stated
position
Ambiguous Did not specify No response
Section Total
Prompt 10-12 7-9 4-6 1-3 0
Explain Thoughtful
explanation of
position with details
or examples and
relation to course
Thoughtful
explanation of
position with details
or examples
Thoughtful
explanation of
position
Explanation of
position
No explanation
Section Total
Prompt 5 4 3 2 1
Evidence from
article or video
Present and
strongly supports
position
Present and
supports position
Present and related Present but fit is
not clear
Mentioned
Section Total
Prompt 2 1 0
APA or MLA Thorough Incomplete No citations
Section Total
Grand Total
1
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