How can dreams and aspirations positively or negatively affect people’s lives and relationships? What qualities make a dream worth pursuing? How do people decide when a dream is unrealistic, out of reach, or even harmful?

How can dreams and aspirations positively or negatively affect people’s lives and relationships? What qualities make a dream worth pursuing? How do people decide when a dream is unrealistic, out of reach, or even harmful?

Think about the selections in this unit. Choose two selections from the unit and write an informative essay that analyzes the impact of dreams and aspirations on the lives and relationships of the people and characters in these texts. Along with information from the selections, include research from at least three other credible print and digital sources to support your ideas.

Your informative essay should include:
Introduction
Hook to capture your reader’s attention (direct quote, shocking fact or quote, anecdote)
Transition to thesis
Thesis statement that details the central focus of your paper
Preview statement that lists the main ideas of your paper
Body Paragraph 1
Main idea/Topic sentence (1 sentence)
Evidence from your sources (1 sentence)
Analysis (explanation) of Textual evidence (2-3 sentences)
Link textual evidence to topic sentence and thesis (3-5 sentences)
Body Paragraph 2
Main idea/Topic sentence (1 sentence)
Evidence from your sources (1 sentence)
Analysis (explanation) of Textual evidence (2-3 sentences)
Link textual evidence to topic sentence and thesis (3-5 sentences)
Body Paragraph 3
Main idea/Topic sentence (1 sentence)
Evidence from your sources (1 sentence)
Analysis (explanation) of Textual evidence (2-3 sentences)
Link textual evidence to topic sentence and thesis (3-5 sentences)
Body Paragraph 4
Main idea/Topic sentence (1 sentence)
Evidence from your sources (1 sentence)
Analysis (explanation) of Textual evidence (2-3 sentences)
Link textual evidence to topic sentence and thesis (3-5 sentences)
Conclusion
Restate your thesis
Provide a commentary on the main ideas of your paper
Offer a final observation of your paper and leave the reader with a final impression of your topic

Use THREE out of all the sources provided ONLY!

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