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Elvis Presley’s Houses House A: Elvis Presley’s Birthplace, Tupelo, Mississippi House B: Graceland, Memphis, Tennessee Elvis Recorded Live on Stage in Memphis LP Cover Discussion Questions 1. Describe Elvis’ birthplace (House A): How big is the house? How many rooms might a house like this have? How is it decorated? What construction materials can you see? Who do you think might live in a house like this? 2. Describe Graceland (House B) using the questions above. 3. The image of Graceland is from the cover of one of Elvis’ albums. Why do you think the decision was made to put the house on the album cover? What statement does this make about Elvis and his relationship to the idea of the American Dream?

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Elvis  Presley’s  Houses  

         House  A:  Elvis  Presley’s  Birthplace,  Tupelo,  Mississippi House  B:  Graceland,  Memphis,  Tennessee      Elvis  Recorded  Live  on  Stage  in  Memphis  LP  Cover  

Discussion  Questions  

1. Describe  Elvis’  birthplace  (House  A):• How  big  is  the  house?  How  many  rooms  might  a  house  like  this  have?• How  is  it  decorated?• What  construction  materials  can  you  see?• Who  do  you  think  might  live  in  a  house  like  this?

2. Describe  Graceland  (House  B)  using  the  questions  above.

3. The  image  of  Graceland  is  from  the  cover  of  one  of  Elvis’  albums.  Why  do  you  think  the  decisionwas  made  to  put  the  house  on  the  album  cover?    What  statement  does  this  make  about  Elvis  and  his  relationship  to  the  idea  of  the  American  Dream?