{"id":20328,"date":"2023-05-19T22:34:17","date_gmt":"2023-05-19T22:34:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/how-does-the-process-of-gentrification-in-echo-park-impact-the-social-fabric-cultural-identity-and-community-dynamics-of-the-neighbourhood\/"},"modified":"2023-05-19T22:34:17","modified_gmt":"2023-05-19T22:34:17","slug":"how-does-the-process-of-gentrification-in-echo-park-impact-the-social-fabric-cultural-identity-and-community-dynamics-of-the-neighbourhood","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/how-does-the-process-of-gentrification-in-echo-park-impact-the-social-fabric-cultural-identity-and-community-dynamics-of-the-neighbourhood\/","title":{"rendered":"How does the process of gentrification in Echo Park impact the social fabric, cultural identity, and community dynamics of the neighbourhood?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"line-height: 22.5px; cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\"><u style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">English 101: Working Thesis and Outline<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 22.5px; cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">This assignment is designed to help you further articulate your working thesis for your essay and consider how you might develop or refine it as you begin writing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 22.5px; cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 22.5px; cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\"><u style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">Thesis<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 22.5px; cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">Your essay should have a clear, specific working thesis &#8211; a main complex claim you explore and develop in the essay &#8211; to help focus your topic. In a few sentences,<span style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">&nbsp;<\/span><strong style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">articulate your thesis at the top of your outline<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 22.5px; cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">Remember that a \u201cworking\u201d thesis means that this idea can and will change as you write your essay. What your write now is enough to get your paper started and for your initial readers to see the focused claim guiding your discussion in the paper.<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 22.5px; cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 22.5px; cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\"><u style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">Writing the Outline<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 22.5px; cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">Draft a bird\u2019s-eye-view of how you might develop the discussion of your initial claim or guiding question<\/strong>. Doing an outline, before writing your draft, should help you see how might organize your ideas and evidence &#8211; be it examples, observations, interviews, or secondary sources. This is supposed to help you brainstorm and give you a way to possibly begin the first draft. You are not, however, tied to your outline once you start writing; this assignment will hopefully be useful in developing your writing, not shutting it down.<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 22.5px; cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 22.5px; cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">You may not be able to deal with every aspect of your paper in detail right now, but do<span style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">&nbsp;<\/span><strong style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">think in terms of<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">an<span style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">&nbsp;<\/span><strong style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">introduction<\/strong>, leading readers to your initial claim or question for the paper (basically this is the thinking problem or the \u201ccatalyst\u201d getting the essay set up for further analysis, discussion, and research).<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">providing<span style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">&nbsp;<\/span><strong style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">specific evidence<\/strong><span style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">&nbsp;<\/span>(examples, sources, details) to help you develop analysis and evolve your idea\/theory (both primary and secondary sources play a part in this)<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">providing<span style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">&nbsp;<\/span><strong style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">context<\/strong><span style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">&nbsp;<\/span>for your readers by discussing what others have said about your topic<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">how your<span style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">&nbsp;<\/span><strong style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">thesis<\/strong><span style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">&nbsp;<\/span>evolves (and\/or the way you answer your guiding question)<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">a conclusion that offers readers a<span style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">&nbsp;<\/span><strong style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">take-away idea or theory<\/strong><span style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">&nbsp;<\/span>&#8211; one that doesn\u2019t just repeat what you\u2019ve already in the paper, nor suddenly introduce a new topic. Of course, you may not be ready for this portion yet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"line-height: 22.5px; cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 22.5px; cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\"><u style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">Assignment Requirements:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">Your working thesis and essay outline is due via Canvas. It should offer a strong, working thesis at the top of your outline that shows an attempt at adhering to the thesis features discussed in class and in our Canvas writing handbook.<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">You should offer an outline which roughly organizes the development\/examination of your thesis using short, concise complete sentences and a system of numbers and letters which show levels of generality.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"line-height: 22.5px; cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\"><u style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">Guidelines for constructing an outline<\/u><\/strong><strong style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">Put the thesis at the top<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">Make items at the same level of generality as parallel as possible.<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">Use sentences or phrases<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">Use the conventional system of numbers and letters for the levels of generality.<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">Be flexible; be prepared to change your outline as your drafts evolve.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"line-height: 22.5px; cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 22.5px; cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\"><u style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">Here are some questions to help you offer ideas in outline form<\/u><\/strong><strong style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 22.5px; cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 22.5px; cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">Introduction:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">What is the \u201cbig, burning question\u201d or the hypothesis\/initial claim this paper will explore?<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">Why is it important or interesting?<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">What might be an interesting way to introduce your readers to your essay topic?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"line-height: 22.5px; cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">Providing a context to help your readers understand the issue:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">What have other writers said about this topic? How does it relate to your claim or question?<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">What information do readers need to understand the context of this idea\/issue\/subject?<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">What evidence (details, examples, experiences) can help readers see or understand this idea or subject?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"line-height: 22.5px; cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">Sharing and analyzing the information you\u2019ve discovered:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">What evidence will you look at to explore your guiding claim or question?<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">What evidence do you find most interesting?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"line-height: 22.5px; cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">Answering \u201cso what? &#8211; making your voice\/conclusion clear:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">How might you answer your opening question or refine the claim\/thesis you started with?<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">What do you want your readers to be thinking about or better understand after they read this paper?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"line-height: 22.5px; cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">Your focus should be on developing a new idea or new insight, gained by your analysis\/study, work with source material, and examination of multiple perspectives. The take-away of your paper should try to avoid just providing an opinion (for\/against, pro\/con). Instead,<strong style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">&nbsp;<\/span>push yourself to develop a nuanced theory or an idea that moves<span style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">&nbsp;<\/span><em style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">beyond<\/em><span style=\"cursor: auto; font-size: unset;\">&nbsp;<\/span>just taking a position or pushing an opinion.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>English 101: Working Thesis and Outline This assignment is designed to help you further articulate your working thesis for your essay and consider how you might develop or refine it as you begin writing. &nbsp; Thesis Your essay should have a clear, specific working thesis &#8211; a main complex claim you explore and develop in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"disciplines":[186],"paper_types":[],"tagged":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/questions\/20328"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/questions"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/questions"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20328"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/questions\/20328\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20328"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"disciplines","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/disciplines?post=20328"},{"taxonomy":"paper_types","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/paper_types?post=20328"},{"taxonomy":"tagged","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tagged?post=20328"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}