LibGuides: English: Mr. Horne AP Language Research Paper

Assignment: AP Language Research Paper

Vanity Fair: Rethinking the American Dream (David Kamp)
Provides excellent background for either play and helps define and deconstruct the American Dream.
I have put this on your sample "works cited" list.

Literary Themes for Students: The American Dream, Volume 2 (hard copy only) by Anne Marie Hacht
ISBN: 1414402864
Publication Date: 2007-07-01
See this volume for several thematic essays: The American Dream in the Twentieth Century, The American Dream Today, The African American Dream.

Miller's Death of a Salesman (Explicator)
From ProQuest: Learning Literature. You will receive the password to access this document in class. There are at least two other articles in PLL from the Explicator. Make sure you cite them correctly. This article is on your sample works cited list.
Wilson's Fences (Explicator)
From ProQuest Learning: Literature. You will receive the password to access the document in class. This is included on your sample works cited list.

Critical Insights: The American Dream by Salem Press Staff
Call Number: EBK 210.9 AME
ISBN: 9781429838214
Publication Date: 2013-04-01

Drama for Students: Death of a Salesman (vol 1)
This will come in handy and citing it can be tricky. I have put some entries on the sample works cited list. Use the Gale / Cengage password for this.
Drama for Students: Fences (volume 3)
This source will work for nearly everyone and a citation is included on your sample works cited list. Use the Gale / Cengage password for this.

Source Credit: 60 Minutes/Vanity Fair poll April 26, 2016.
www.vanityfair.com/news/2015/04/what-is-the-american-dream

Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window
This database will work for most of you. It does not contain pro/con argumentative aspects but will provide background on a chapter basis for each title. I have isolated individual reference book chapters for your works on the web page.

ProQuest Learning: Literature (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Has a great Knowledge Notes on Death of a Salesman. Has lots of critical essays on Salesman and Fences. Look for the reviews on each play from The Explicator (great "starter" criticism).
SIRS Issues Researcher (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Although many students use the Leading Issues browse, SIRS provides many excellent previously published critical pieces, Make sure to use the Boolean operators to find relevant articles. Unfortunately, not too much on Fences here.

MLA Style Center
Excellent help from the Modern Language Association. Perhaps even better than the OWL for understand the elements of a citation, for right now.
Noodletools
Your teacher will spell out the requirements for use in the assignment.
Turntin.com
Your teacher will spell out requirements in the assignment.

2019 Sample Works Cited List for American Dream
This list includes several entries for items discussed during the presentation as well as several from databases and websites.

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