American‌‌Dream:‌‌Research‌‌Paper‌ 

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Summary:‌‌ ‌Students‌‌will‌‌construct‌‌a‌‌well-crafted‌‌five‌‌(5)‌‌paragraph‌‌essay,‌‌complete‌‌with‌‌all‌‌ 
elements‌‌listed‌‌in‌‌the‌‌assignment‌‌guidelines.‌‌This‌‌essay‌‌is‌‌due‌‌prior‌‌to‌‌school‌‌beginning‌‌on‌‌
 
Monday,‌‌Oct.‌‌4,‌‌2021.‌  ‌
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What‌‌is‌‌one‌‌claim‌‌that‌‌can‌‌be‌‌made‌‌about‌‌the‌‌
 
current‌‌state‌‌of‌‌the‌‌American‌‌Dream,‌‌which‌‌can‌‌be‌‌
 
supported‌‌by‌‌both‌‌national‌‌and‌‌local‌‌data?‌  ‌
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Elements:‌‌ ‌Your‌‌essay‌‌should‌‌include‌‌all‌‌of‌‌the‌‌following‌‌elements.‌‌Please‌‌make‌‌sure‌‌to‌‌ 
thoroughly‌‌read‌‌the‌‌directions‌‌for‌‌each‌‌element‌‌and‌‌follow‌‌directions‌‌accordingly.‌‌    ‌
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Thesis‌‌Statement‌‌(10‌‌points):‌‌‌This‌‌statement‌‌should‌‌clearly‌‌deliver‌‌the‌‌author’s‌‌response‌‌to‌‌  
the‌‌writing‌‌prompt‌‌above.‌‌A‌‌good‌‌thesis‌‌will‌‌connect‌‌the‌‌author’s‌‌major‌‌claim‌‌to‌‌the‌‌supporting‌‌ 
claims‌‌made‌‌in‌‌each‌‌of‌‌the‌‌three‌‌topic‌‌sentences.‌‌
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Topic‌‌Sentences‌‌(5‌‌points‌‌x‌‌3):‌T ‌ hese‌‌sentences‌‌should‌‌clearly‌‌deliver‌‌one‌‌of‌‌the‌‌author’s‌‌
 
three‌‌supporting‌‌claims,‌‌which‌‌are‌‌being‌‌used‌‌to‌‌support‌‌the‌‌major‌‌claim.‌‌Each‌‌of‌‌these‌‌ 
sentences‌‌should‌‌be‌‌followed‌‌by‌‌evidence‌‌which‌‌supports‌‌the‌‌claim‌‌being‌‌made.‌‌    ‌
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Evidence‌‌(5‌‌points‌‌x‌‌3):‌‌‌These‌‌sentences‌‌should‌‌clearly‌‌introduce‌‌evidence‌‌that‌‌works‌‌to‌‌  
support‌‌or‌‌prove‌‌the‌‌claim‌‌being‌‌made‌‌in‌‌each‌‌topic‌‌sentence.‌‌This‌‌information‌‌should‌‌be‌‌  
incorporated‌‌with‌‌proper‌‌MLA‌‌formatting‌‌for‌‌in-text‌‌citations,‌‌using‌‌the‌‌bibliographies‌‌provided‌‌to‌‌  
the‌‌class.‌   ‌ ‌
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Closing‌‌(10‌‌points):‌ T ‌ his‌‌sentence‌‌should‌‌restate‌‌the‌‌author’s‌‌thesis‌‌using‌‌different‌‌words.‌‌
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Elements:‌Y‌ ou‌‌may‌‌use‌‌any‌‌and‌‌all‌‌of‌‌the‌‌close‌‌readings‌‌from‌‌Unit‌‌1,‌‌as‌‌well‌‌as‌‌the‌‌articles‌‌ 
provided‌‌to‌‌you‌‌via‌‌Google‌‌Classroom.‌‌Statistics‌‌collected‌‌in‌‌infographic‌‌from‌‌the‌‌American‌‌
 
Dream‌‌survey‌‌should‌‌be‌‌included‌‌as‌‌your‌‌“local”‌‌data.‌‌
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Thesis‌‌Statement‌‌
   ‌ The‌‌writer‌‌
  The‌‌writer‌‌
  The‌‌writer‌‌
  The‌‌writer‌‌ 
10‌‌points‌‌
   ‌ generates‌‌a‌‌precise,‌‌  generates‌‌an‌‌  generates‌‌a‌‌general‌‌   generates‌‌an‌‌  
logical‌‌major‌‌claim‌‌
  adequate‌‌major‌‌  claim‌‌that‌‌attempts‌‌
  illogical‌‌claim‌‌that‌‌
 
specifically‌‌  claim‌‌that‌‌
  to‌‌address‌‌the‌‌given‌‌
  does‌‌not‌‌address‌‌  
addresses‌‌the‌‌given‌‌   sufficiently‌‌
  prompt.‌   ‌ the‌‌given‌‌prompt.‌‌    ‌
prompt.‌   ‌ addresses‌‌the‌‌given‌‌
 
prompt.‌   ‌

Topic‌‌Sentence‌‌1  
‌‌ ‌ The‌‌writer‌‌
  The‌‌writer‌‌
  The‌‌writer‌‌
  The‌‌writer‌‌ 
5‌‌points‌‌
   ‌ generates‌‌a‌‌precise,‌‌   generates‌‌an‌‌   generates‌‌a‌‌vague‌‌   generates‌‌an‌‌  
logical‌‌claim‌‌that‌‌
  adequate‌‌claim‌‌that‌‌  claim‌‌that‌‌attempts‌‌
  illogical‌‌claim‌‌that‌‌
 
supports‌‌the‌‌thesis‌‌  supports‌‌the‌‌thesis‌‌
  to‌‌support‌‌the‌‌thesis‌‌
  does‌‌not‌‌support‌‌the‌‌ 
with‌‌specific‌‌  with‌‌general‌‌  with‌‌general‌‌  thesis.‌   ‌
language.‌‌    ‌ language.‌‌   ‌ language.‌‌   ‌

Topic‌‌Sentence‌‌2  
‌‌ ‌ The‌‌writer‌‌
  The‌‌writer‌‌
  The‌‌writer‌‌
  The‌‌writer‌‌ 
5‌‌points‌‌
   ‌ generates‌‌a‌‌precise,‌‌   generates‌‌an‌‌   generates‌‌a‌‌vague‌‌   generates‌‌an‌‌  
logical‌‌claim‌‌that‌‌
  adequate‌‌claim‌‌that‌‌  claim‌‌that‌‌attempts‌‌
  illogical‌‌claim‌‌that‌‌
 
supports‌‌the‌‌thesis‌‌  supports‌‌the‌‌thesis‌‌
  to‌‌support‌‌the‌‌thesis‌‌
  does‌‌not‌‌support‌‌the‌‌ 
with‌‌specific‌‌  with‌‌general‌‌  with‌‌general‌‌  thesis.‌   ‌
language.‌‌    ‌ language.‌‌   ‌ language.‌‌   ‌

Topic‌‌Sentence‌‌3  
‌‌ ‌ The‌‌writer‌‌
  The‌‌writer‌‌
  The‌‌writer‌‌
  The‌‌writer‌‌ 
5‌‌points‌‌
   ‌ generates‌‌a‌‌precise,‌‌   generates‌‌an‌‌   generates‌‌a‌‌vague‌‌   generates‌‌an‌‌  
logical‌‌claim‌‌that‌‌
  adequate‌‌claim‌‌that‌‌  claim‌‌that‌‌attempts‌‌
  illogical‌‌claim‌‌that‌‌
 
supports‌‌the‌‌thesis‌‌  supports‌‌the‌‌thesis‌‌
  to‌‌support‌‌the‌‌thesis‌‌
  does‌‌not‌‌support‌‌the‌‌ 
with‌‌specific‌‌  with‌‌general‌‌  with‌‌general‌‌  thesis.‌   ‌
language.‌‌    ‌ language.‌‌   ‌ language.‌‌   ‌

Evidence‌‌1 ‌  ‌ ‌ The‌‌writer‌‌  ‌The‌‌writer‌  The‌‌writer‌‌

  The‌‌writer‌‌
 
5‌‌points‌‌
   ‌ incorporates‌‌   incorporates‌‌   incorporates‌‌vague‌‌  incorporates‌‌illogical‌‌
 
specific,‌‌insightful‌‌
  adequate‌ ‌evidence‌‌   evidence‌‌that‌‌  evidence‌‌that‌‌does‌‌
 
evidence‌‌that‌‌   that‌‌supports‌‌the‌‌
  attempts‌‌to‌‌support‌‌
  not‌‌support‌‌the‌‌
 
supports‌‌the‌‌claim‌‌   claim‌‌with‌‌general‌‌
  the‌‌claim‌‌with‌‌
  claim.‌‌
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with‌‌specific‌‌   language.‌‌    ‌ general‌‌language.‌‌
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language.‌‌    ‌

Evidence‌‌2 ‌  ‌ ‌ The‌‌writer‌‌  ‌The‌‌writer‌  The‌‌writer‌‌

  The‌‌writer‌‌
 
5‌‌points‌  ‌ incorporates‌‌   incorporates‌‌   incorporates‌‌vague‌‌  incorporates‌‌illogical‌‌
 
specific,‌‌insightful‌‌
  adequate‌ ‌evidence‌‌   evidence‌‌that‌‌  evidence‌‌that‌‌does‌‌
 
evidence‌‌that‌‌   that‌‌supports‌‌the‌‌
  attempts‌‌to‌‌support‌‌
  not‌‌support‌‌the‌‌
 
supports‌‌the‌‌claim‌‌   claim‌‌with‌‌general‌‌
  the‌‌claim‌‌with‌‌
  claim.‌‌
   ‌
with‌‌specific‌‌   language.‌‌    ‌ general‌‌language.‌‌
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language.‌‌    ‌

Evidence‌‌3 ‌  ‌ ‌ The‌‌writer‌‌  ‌The‌‌writer‌  The‌‌writer‌‌

  The‌‌writer‌‌
 
5‌‌points‌‌
   ‌ incorporates‌‌   incorporates‌‌   incorporates‌‌vague‌‌  incorporates‌‌illogical‌‌
 
specific,‌‌insightful‌‌
  adequate‌ ‌evidence‌‌   evidence‌‌that‌‌  evidence‌‌that‌‌does‌‌
 
evidence‌‌that‌‌   that‌‌supports‌‌the‌‌
  attempts‌‌to‌‌support‌‌
  not‌‌support‌‌the‌‌
 
supports‌‌the‌‌claim‌‌   claim‌‌with‌‌general‌‌
  the‌‌claim‌‌with‌‌
  claim.‌‌
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with‌‌specific‌‌   language.‌‌    ‌ general‌‌language.‌‌
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language.‌‌    ‌

Closing‌‌
   ‌ The‌‌writer‌‌reiterates‌‌
 
10‌‌points‌  ‌ the‌‌major‌‌claim‌‌with‌‌
 
specific‌‌language‌‌in‌‌
 
a‌‌unique‌‌way.‌‌   ‌
The‌‌writer‌‌reiterates‌‌
  The‌‌writer‌‌reiterates‌‌
  The‌‌writer‌‌does‌‌not‌‌ 
the‌‌major‌‌claim‌‌with‌‌
  the‌‌major‌‌claim‌‌
  reiterate‌‌their‌‌major‌‌
similar‌‌language‌‌in‌‌
  using‌‌the‌‌same‌‌  claim.‌‌
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a‌‌unique‌‌way.‌‌   ‌ language‌‌as‌‌their‌‌
thesis.‌   ‌