<p>The American Dream: One Powerful Paragraph</p><p>Background: Read the various opinions on the American Dream. You may do additional research on your own as well (on the internet). Assignment: Who do you agree with? Is the American Dream still attainable today? This is a one paragraph essay. See guidelines below for writing powerful paragraphs:</p><p>Paragraph Basic Outline (minimum 9 sentences, maximum 15): Attention grabbing sentence:</p><p>Introduce Topic:</p><p>Topic sentence (answer the question with clear view point):</p><p>Supporting Details and Points (use specific details and examples as much as possible):</p><p>Concluding Sentence (recaps topic sentence and main points):</p><p>Grading Rubric (20 points) Follows basic paragraph outline (above) 10 points Free of clarity and grammatical errors* 10 points</p><p>*Do not use the following words: I, me, my, us, we, our, you, your (-1 point if used) **Do not exceed 15 sentences or -1 pt per sentence) </p>