Thursday: Welcome Back Orientation
Friday: Pre-Assessment
Objective: Use annotated Summer Reading texts to write an essay that explores the concept of American Identity as a cultural and political metaphor:
“Letter from an American Farmer: Letter III: What is an American?” by Hector St. John De Crevecoer
“American and Americans: Is the American Dream Even Real?” by John Steinbeck
“Let America be America Again” by Langston Hughes Let America Be America Again