Negative and Positive Ideas in the song "America" (West Side Story)

18.11.2013 …

By Mr Hattais

Hey,

today you had to say if the ideas presented in the song were positive or negative.

Here is a chart to remember:

Positive ideas

Negative ideas

The Girls think that ...

America is synonymous with progress.

You can climb the social ladder in America.

Thanks to credit, consumer goods are available for everyone.

America is a highly developed country.

All the citizens are equal in the States.

About the USA

The boys think that ...

Immigrants are only offered
low-skilled jobs.

The consumer society is a trap
that makes you fall into debts.

There is no equality between the
races in the US.

American people are prejudiced.

There’s a lot of criminality in the
US.

Immigrants can’t afford to rent
a flat alone.

About Puerto Rico

The Girls think that ...

Puerto-Rico is overpopulated.

Puerto-Rico suffers from extreme climatic conditions.

To articulate your ideas, don't forget to use WHILE or WHEREAS to show that people think differently.

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The girls have a positive opinion of the USA whereas the boys have a negative opinion.

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Homework:

- être capable de parler de la scène "America" vue et commentée en cours.

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