English 11
1. SpringBoard distributed
2. Unit One
1. Goals
2. Essential Questions
3. Embedded Assessment #1
4. Defining PATRIOTISM
 Pick up a book from the
box
 Write your name on the
front of your book as well
as on the inside.
 Springboard is created
by College Board, and it
is a pre-AP text.
 You can put your text in
your 3-ring binder
Unit One: The American Dream
UNIT ONE: THE AMERICAN DREAM
 Pg. 1: Unit Overview. Any Questions?
 Pg. 2: Goals
 Pg. 4: Read and mark the text
 Work with your seat partner to answer
these two essential questions.
EMBEDDED ASSESSMENT 1:
WRITING A DEFINITION ESSAY
 Page 51
 Let’s unpack what
you need to
know/do for this
weighted
assignment.
 Go through both the
assignment and the
rubric.
Your assignment is to write a multiparagraph essay that defines your
interpretation of what it means to be an
American. This essay should use the
strategies of definition and different
perspectives from the unit help you
develop a complex and thoughtful
definition. If possible, incorporate an
iconic image into your essay.
 Identify the key nouns and verbs in EA1
and the Exemplary column of the rubric.
 Make a poster, detailing the
requirements of Embedded
Assessment #1.
 Your poster should be creative.
 Gallery Walk