Evaluate trend feature

Read and evaluate the trend feature linked below and then answer the following questions:

1. Identify the trend that is the focus of the story.

The trend is the demand of ice rinks during Olympic years.

2. How well does the writer do in explaining why the trend is happening now? Give example that support your answer.

The writer explains why the trend is happening now by explaining why the winter Olympics brings interest to ice skaters, explaining rink closures and how hard it is to find rink time and how the demand decreases after Olympic years.

3. Identify your favorite quote.

“Where don’t they skate? I chase ice everywhere,” said Nancy O’Neal, mother of 15- and 12-year-old competitive skaters. 

4. Identify any description passages from the writer?

Even Kristi Yamaguchi, who grew up in Fremont and won Olympic gold in 1992, is now driving her 12-year-old daughter around the Bay Area for ice time, O’Neal said.

5. Identify any transitional sentences in the story.

As much as Feldman and harried parents are wringing their hands, not everyone sees a crisis in the Bay Area skating world.