Monday, October 24, 2016

Is gentrification good for Vancouver's Eastside Downtown neighborhood?

Your task is to answer the question, "Is gentrification good for Vancouver's Eastside Downtown neighborhood?"

Create a well written paragraph that answers the focus question. Your paragraph should contain the following:


  1. An effective topic sentence that answers the focus question, "Is gentrification good for Vancouver's Eastside Downtown neighborhood?"
  2. Three specific pieces of evidence from the text to support your idea. 
  3. Be certain to cite your sources, example, (Doc. A).
  4. In your conclusion, if you feel gentrification is good, discuss how some of the negative effects of gentrification could be mitigated (reduced). If you feel gentrification is bad, discuss what should be done to help the poor neighborhoods.

Monday, October 10, 2016

What is the most severe consequence of climate change?

Write a paragraph that describes 4 important consequences of climate change. Provide specific details from your documents, and be certain to cite your sources -- for example, (Doc. A). Which consequence is the most serious? Why?