Tue (A) 3/1 -- Wed (B flex) 3/2

Continue discussion on housing?

Tone-Art/Music Essay
  - complete rough draft in class for peer review and revision

New Terms - Diction

HOMEWORK:
 - Issue group preparation (articles/notes) for 3/3 and 3/4
 - Final Tone essay due Mon, 3/7 and Tue, 3/8


ISSUE GROUP ARTICLES

Period 2 - Gentrification

PRO // The benefits of gentrification:

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/10/in-defense-of-gentrification/413425/

http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2007/08/gentrification_is_good_for_the.html

CON // The negative impacts on gentrification:

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/10/gentrification-schools/408568/

This link is also a good place for students to read through more articles that have nuanced arguments surrounding the effects and pros and cons of gentrification on a national scale:

http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2014/04/13/the-pros-and-cons-of-gentrification

We will also be sharing some snippets of podcasts and pieces from this student-created website during our presentation. If students want to peruse the site themselves before hand they may:

http://www.ilovethisplacepdx.org/new-blog/2015/9/22/grandmas-story-by-tyler-white

Period 5 - legalized prostitution

General: http://www.debate.org/legalized-prostitution/

Pro:http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/08/15/why-it-s-time-to-legalize-prostitution.html

Con: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/29/opinion/buying-sex-should-not-be-legal.html?_r=0

Period 6 - College Tuition

• https://berniesanders.com/issues/its-time-to-make-college-tuition-free-and-debt-free/
  
• http://www.usnews.com/opinion/knowledge-bank/2015/05/27/why-bernie-sanders-free-public-college-plan-is-a-bad-idea
• http://www.businessinsider.com/how-do-european-countries-afford-free-college-2015-6