For this assignment, you need to focus on 2 different possible topics/questions

For this assignment, you need to focus on 2 different possible topics/questions for your semester-long research project
focusing on the American dream. You’ll be doing a general search. This is information you will use in your Project
Proposal!

Some suggestions for your research process: Experiment with different search words. Try Google Scholar (but do not
Use actual scholarly journal articles, just general sources or web journals). Look for newspaper articles/broadcasts in
reliable newspapers (New York Times, Wall St. Journal, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, NPR, CNN, etc.) Be sure
you review the reliable list of sources. Plan to spend a chunk of time on this, at least 45 min. on each. AND TAKE
NOTES ON EVERYTHING!

As part of this process, you will want to try out different keywords and phrases for your searches. Record the keywords
and phrases you found most useful. YOU WILL NEED THIS INFO FOR YOUR &quotFORMAL PROJECT
PROPOSAL "

Record the names and URL’s of websites, names of journals, and anything else you think you could possibly need to
find it again

Generally, “reliable” sources (in no particular order) —

New York Times

Los Angeles Times

Washington Post

‘The Guardian (British newspaper)

Wall St. Journal (business focus, tends to be more conservative)
BBC

PBS

NPR

CNN

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Slate (online, owned by WaPo, hip and edgy, for a younger audience)
MSNBC