Living Outside the Dream

ACTION – LIVING THE DREAM

6 Write key words to describe the tone and basic emotions of this blog post. 7 Research B, N, C and S online.

Choose one character and make a document where you Living Outside the Dream "America is the wealthiest nation on Earth, but its people are mainly poor, and poor Americans are urged to hate themselves." Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five (1969) Americans are known for being extremely driven. You could say that the main message of the American Dream is that all are free to work hard and succeed, meaning that all have the same opportunities to do well in school, win in sports or succeed in post images and use the STAR 8 In groups, present and discuss your answers to the previous tasks 6–7. Give each other feedback on two positive elements and one way to improve your answers. 9 What impression do you get of Gossip Girl as a blogger? How does she present herself and her friends? Discuss by using examples from the text. 10 Discuss what you know about blogs and influencers and their lifestyles. Use both international and Norwegian examples. 11 Do you think people who cannot afford private schools Vurderingseksemplar have the same opportunities in life as those who can? life in general. At the same time, this mindset can contribute

Discuss why or why not. to an attitude that all are responsible for where they end up, 12 Find and discuss more examples of both poverty meaning that if you lose in sports, fail in school or end up poor, you only have yourself to blame. and wealth in American films or TV series. How are Choose one of the titles below to match each of the three images: the people and their lives Homeless Veterans, Border Chaos, Immigrants Held at Detention portrayed? Do they have Centers, Increased Use of Metal Detectors, Poverty on Native anything in common? Present American Reservations. Find images to match the titles that are not your examples in class. used. Discuss the factors that contribute to all the situations.

ACTION – LIVING OUTSIDE THE DREAM

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13 Imagine that you are a reporter. You have just photographed the people in the images, and now you are going to interview them. Choose one subject and do some research on what their life might be like. Then use the interview topics below to create questions and possible answers. name, age, living conditions, background, history, why they are here, solutions to improve the situation, available help, future hopes, the American Dream 14 In pairs, record your interviews. Share your recordings in groups. Compare and discuss the interview answers and give each other feedback. 15 Americans are masters of Vurderingseksemplarvolunteer work, meaning that private individuals or groups help those in need. First, discuss what you know about volunteer work and make a list of examples you might know. Then, in pairs, do some research on volunteer WATCH work in the USA. Find some Extreme Makeover: images and make a summary Home Edition document of your findings.