Test 1ere American Dream or American Nightmarewriting Task

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 CREATIVE WRITING : Choose one of the following subjects (250 words)

 TASK 1 : Enter a writing contest ! To be selected you have to submit the summary of a novel entitled American Dream ... or American Nightmare ? Use the notes below, decide how the story will end and write the summary of your future novel. GUIDELINES: A- STUDY THE INFORMATION  Study the information given about this married couple so as to use all of itADJ in : your summary overworked :

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surmené responsible for sth doomed = unlucky/luckless jealous (of) = envious submissive / SOUMIS VERBS: to show off : frimer can’t afford : n’a pas les moyens to blame sb for sth : rejeter la responsabilité sur qqn to bear/have a

 Give each character a name and make a quick portrait of each (personality traits, likes and dislikes), so as to give coherence to the story.  Decide if you prefer a happy ending (“American dream”...) or a sad ending (“nightmare”). Chance may play a role in the story.  Decide who the narrator will be (one of the characters , or an external character) .  B- WRITE YOUR SUMMARY:  Rephrase the indications provided in the notes.

 Keep using the first or third person according to the type of narrative you have chosen.

 TASK 2 : DISCUSS (300 words) The American Dream—the naïve notion that with hard work anyone can achieve great wealth—is basically over. The myth of the U.S. as the land of opportunity still persists, but the longtime American Dream has turned into American Nightmare for many . Discuss.