About This Lesson
This unit will expose students to the concept of gentrification. Participants will read and review an article on the topic looking at the negative and positive aspects of gentrification. They will examine its impact on Harlem, a New York neighborhood. They will gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources to debate the topic in a formalized debate. The unit will teach the skills of a debate. The unit also provides additional resources to allow students to consider how gentrification has or may be relevant to their own lives and neighborhoods.
