Inequality and the American Dream, from the Economist

Table of Contents

Course Readings

“Inequality and the American Dream,” from The Economist

“Mahatma Gandhi”

“Greening the Ghetto: Can a Remedy Serve for Both Global Warming and Poverty?”

Elizabeth Kolbert

“Arn Chorn Pond,” excerpted from “Participating in Democracy”

“Winona LaDuke,” excerpted from “participating in Democracy”

“Ernest Villareal,” excerpted from “Participating in Democracy”

“The Issue: What is the best way to create jobs in the U.S.?” by Myra Gorevan

“The U.S. Jobs Outlook,” by Phyllis Williams

“The HIRE Act”

“Government Must Keep Stimulating Economy, Proponents Say,” by Stanley Griffin

“Current Job Creation Plans Misguided, Critics Say”

“Where Will the Jobs Be in the Future?” by Don Joyce

“By the Numbers: Job Creation”

Documents and handouts

Please note: Students will be required to make multiple copies of blank

documents marked with a star (*) before filling them in and submitting

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Note-Taking Strategies

Clarifying Your Understanding

Paraphrasing Strategies

*Paraphrases and Quotations

*Paraphrasing Worksheet

Summary Assignment

Summary Assignment Sheet

100 Ways to Say “Said”

*Sequence Chart

*Article Graphic Organizer

Templates for Introducing Information

*Summary Rubric I

*Summary Rubric II

The Pact and Summary Response Essay

*Reading Response Handout

Study Guide for The Pact, 1-58

Study Guide for The Pact, 59-110

SEE Paragraph Format

*SEE Worksheet

How to Use Quotation Marks