Warm Up How do you think urbanization is affecting our

environment?

What do you see occurring if urbanization continues at the rate it is right now?

Urbanization DBQ

Urbanization The dramatic rise in the number of cities and

the changes in lifestyle that result

Think/ Ink/ Pair/ Share What could be some changes in lifestyle that

result from urbanization

Ted Talks http://www.ted.com/playlists/29/our_future_in_

cities.html

Warm Up How do you think urbanization is affecting our

community around us?

Urbanization DBQ

Warm Up What songs have related to the urban core?

Support with details from your notes What songs have related to the urban fringe?

Support with details from your notes What songs have related to the rural fringe?

Support with details from your notes

Urbanization DBQ

Songs about Urbanization “My City was Gone” by the Pretenders “Big Yellow Taxi” by the Counting Crows “My Town” by Montgomery Gentry “Empire State of Mind” by Jay-Z (Glee Version)

“My City was Gone” by the Pretenders Background

The song was written in 1982 by Pretenders leader Chrissie Hynde, and reflected her growing interest in environmental and social concerns; the lyrics take the form of an autobiographical lament with the singer returning to her childhood home of Ohio and discovering that rampant development and pollution had destroyed the "pretty countryside" of her youth.

“Big Yellow Taxi” by the Counting CrowsBackground

Written on her first trip to Hawaii in 1970, 'Big Yellow Taxi‘, is about her trip to Hawaii when she woke up the next morning, she threw back the curtains and saw beautiful green mountains in the distance. Then, she looked down and there was a parking lot as far as the eye could see, and it broke her heart... this blight on paradise.

The song is known for its environmental concern – "They paved paradise to put up a parking lot" and "Hey farmer, farmer, put away that DDT now" – and sentimental sound. The line "They took all the trees, and put 'em in a tree museum / And charged the people a dollar and a half just to see 'em." refers to Foster Botanical Garden in downtown Honolulu, which is a living museum of tropical plants, some rare and endangered.

“My Town” by Montgomery GentryBackground

The song's narrator describes his hometown

Empire State of Mind” by Jay-ZBackground

"Empire State of Mind" was originally written by Brooklyn natives Angela Hunte and Jane't "Jnay" Sewell-Ulepic who were feeling homesick while on an overseas trip in February 2009.

Task Listen to what each song says about life

before AND after urbanization

After Each Song… Using details from the lyrics, what is the song

writers opinion on urbanization

Urbanization: Positive or Negative? After listening to each song, fill in the chart”

Life before Urbanization” and Life after Urbanization”

Is urbanization positive or negative? What do you think each of the singers think?

E.S.P.N. and Urbanization How does urbanization affect each of the

following: E: Economic S: Social P: Political N: eNvironment

DBQ Using your chart that you just created and

your knowledge from the readings and the songs…

What is the impact of urbanization on society?