Group
Tasks

Each person is responsible for a management task.

Assessment
Questions

How will your project be assessed? Use these questions to guide your inquiry.

Identify which assessment questions you will use to guide your inquiry.

What is the American Dream?

How has the American Dream changed over time?

How do diverse cultures view the American Dream?

How have significant historical events effected the Dream?

How will new opportunities of the 21st century challenge the American Dream?

What makes comedy an effective medium for exploring the American Dream?

Action Plan

Create your action plan and and determine your timeline for completing the project.

Include the following information in your Action Plan

Timeline and Responsibilities

1. Choose your team management responsibilities.
   
2. Decide each manager's responsibilities.
   
3. How much time do you have?
   
4. What deadlines do you need to meet?
   
5. What materials do you need?
   
6. How do you plan to manage the materials?

Research Strategies

What is your focus for inquiry?
Identify your research topic or theme.

What are the questions that will focus your research?
List a series of genuine questions you intent to answer to focus your research. What additional information do you need to answer these questions?

How will you know you've found what you are looking for?
List the type of resources you intend to look for to answer your research questions. What primary resources from American Memory will you search for?

How do you know that the examples you've found are valid?
Once you have located a few examples of primary sources, what is your criteria for selecting these as evidence? Use the document analysis worksheet.