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Not In My Neighborhood Excerpt Analysis Ms. Stith

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Directions: You are going to read 4 excerpts from Not in My Neighborhood by Antero Pietila (2010). This book is an examination of
race, segregation and housing in Baltimore. For each excerpt, you are going to identify the key points, select a quote and relate it
back to one of the research questions we are using.

Research Questions:
1. How has setting historically impacted the people of Baltimore and their ability to achieve their dreams?
2. What are the modern impacts of setting on individual’s ability to achieve their dreams?
3. How does this essential question relate to you, your neighborhood, your community, or your city?
Excerpt 1 (Pages 202-204)
1. What are the key points of this excerpt?
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2. Select the quote that you thing best sums up the excerpt or is most useful to your research:

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3. Which research question is this excerpt relevant to? How will the excerpt help you answer that question?

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Excerpt 2 (Pages 237, 238-240)

1. What are the key points of this excerpt?
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2. Select the quote that you thing best sums up the excerpt or is most useful to your research:

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3. Which research question is this excerpt relevant to? How will the excerpt help you answer that question?

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Excerpt 3 (Pages 242-243)

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3. Which research question is this excerpt relevant to? How will the excerpt help you answer that question?

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Excerpt 4 (Pages 255-258)

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2. Select the quote that you thing best sums up the excerpt or is most useful to your research:

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3. Which research question is this excerpt relevant to? How will the excerpt help you answer that question?

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