What is Gentrification?

Procedures

Part I: What is Gentrification?

• Have you ever heard of the word gentrification? Write down everything you know or wonder about this word. (If completing as a whole class, use a KWL chart)

Watch the following video to learn about gentrification.

Based on this video, what is gentrification? Write a definition.

• Compare your definition with your classmates-- how are your understandings different?

• Work together to come up with a definition of gentrification that includes your understandings.

Part II: Which Cities are Gentrifying?

• Which cities in the United States are gentrifying? Do you have any predictions?

• What do you think makes a city vulnerable to gentrification?

Watch the video, and explore the website below to learn about the 10 most gentrified cities in the United States.

After watching the video and exploring the website, answer the following:

• Which cities are gentrifying?

• Who benefits from gentrification? How?

• Who is negatively impacted by gentrification? How?

Part IV: Create a "One Pager"

Create a one page document to explain your understanding of gentrification. This page can be done by hand or digitally, and can include any combination of words and images.

Be prepared to share your one pager!

Additional Reading

• "They're rolling in rainbow dough - but at a cost to the neighborhood" article on Newsela.com, adapted from the Washington Post