diff --git a/examples/week2/first_route/app.rb b/examples/week2/first_route/app.rb
index 32bd99d..141626a 100644
--- a/examples/week2/first_route/app.rb
+++ b/examples/week2/first_route/app.rb
@@ -2,10 +2,7 @@
 
 # Main route  - this is the form where we take the input
 get '/' do
-  <<-HTML
-  This is an example of simple routes.
-  Check out this <a href='/~irs221/sinatra/same_route_twice/same_route'>route</a>
-  HTML
+  "This is an example of simple routes. Check out this <a href='/~irs221/sinatra/same_route_twice/same_route'>route</a>"
 end
 
 get '/same_route' do
diff --git a/examples/week2/params/app.rb b/examples/week2/params/app.rb
index 651111c..38f808a 100644
--- a/examples/week2/params/app.rb
+++ b/examples/week2/params/app.rb
@@ -2,12 +2,7 @@
 
 # Main route  - this is the form where we take the input
 get '/' do
-  <<-HTML
-  This is an example of simple routes.
-  Check out <a href='/~irs221/sinatra/url_params/route/1'>route 1</a> or
-  <a href='/~irs221/sinatra/url_params/route/2'>route 2</a> or
-  <a href='/~irs221/sinatra/url_params/route/4032467'>route 4032467</a>!
-  HTML
+  "This is an example of simple routes. Check out <a href='/~irs221/sinatra/url_params/route/1'>route 1</a> or <a href='/~irs221/sinatra/url_params/route/2'>route 2</a> or <a href='/~irs221/sinatra/url_params/route/4032467'>route 4032467</a>!"
 end
 
 get '/route/:id' do
diff --git a/examples/week2/returning_something/app.rb b/examples/week2/returning_something/app.rb
index c88854f..85d253d 100644
--- a/examples/week2/returning_something/app.rb
+++ b/examples/week2/returning_something/app.rb
@@ -2,11 +2,7 @@
 
 # Main route  - this is the form where we take the input
 get '/' do
-  <<-HTML
-  This is an example of simple routes.
-  Check out the <a href='/~irs221/sinatra/returns_last_line/first_route'>first route</a> or
-  the <a href='/~irs221/sinatra/returns_last_line/second_route'>second route</a>
-  HTML
+  "This is an example of simple routes. Check out the <a href='/~irs221/sinatra/returns_last_line/first_route'>first route</a> or the <a href='/~irs221/sinatra/returns_last_line/second_route'>second route</a>"
 end
 
 # You can see this at http://itp.nyu.edu/~irs221/sinatra/returns_last_line/first_route
diff --git a/examples/week2/route_conditionals/app.rb b/examples/week2/route_conditionals/app.rb
index 1c00481..214d7e5 100644
--- a/examples/week2/route_conditionals/app.rb
+++ b/examples/week2/route_conditionals/app.rb
@@ -1,30 +1,23 @@
 require 'sinatra'
 
 get '/' do
-  <<-HTML
-  <form action="http://itp.nyu.edu/~irs221/sinatra/conditionals/conditional_greeting" method="GET">
-  <p><label>Enter your name:</label> <input type="text" name="yourname" /></p>
-  <p><input type="submit" value="Go" /></p>
-  </form>
-  HTML
+  erb :form
 end
 
 get '/conditional_greeting' do
-  image_url = ""
+  
+  @image_url = ""
   
   if (params[:yourname] == "World")
-    image_url = "http://www.buddhanet.info/wbd/images/maps/WBD_world-map.jpg"
+    @image_url = "http://www.buddhanet.info/wbd/images/maps/WBD_world-map.jpg"
   elsif (params[:yourname] == "Flower")
-    image_url = "http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/White_and_yellow_flower.JPG/250px-White_and_yellow_flower.JPG"
+    @image_url = "http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/White_and_yellow_flower.JPG/250px-White_and_yellow_flower.JPG"
   elsif (params[:yourname] == "Ruxy" || params[:yourname] == "Cat")
-    image_url = "http://www.vectorsigma.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/cute_cat1.jpg"
+    @image_url = "http://www.vectorsigma.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/cute_cat1.jpg"
   else
-    image_url = "http://tectabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/hello-1769.jpg"
+    @image_url = "http://tectabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/hello-1769.jpg"
   end
-  
-  <<-HTML
-  <p>Hi, #{params[:yourname]}!</p>
-  <img src="#{image_url}"/>
-  HTML
-  
+
+  erb :result
+
 end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/week2/route_conditionals/views/form.erb b/examples/week2/route_conditionals/views/form.erb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..923340e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/week2/route_conditionals/views/form.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<form action="http://itp.nyu.edu/~irs221/sinatra/conditionals/conditional_greeting" method="GET">
+	<p><label>Enter your name:</label> <input type="text" name="yourname" /></p>
+  <p><input type="submit" value="Go" /></p>
+</form>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/week2/route_conditionals/views/result.erb b/examples/week2/route_conditionals/views/result.erb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..83ff44a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/week2/route_conditionals/views/result.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+<p>Hi, #{params[:yourname]}!</p>
+<img src="#{@image_url}"/>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/week2/routes/app.rb b/examples/week2/routes/app.rb
index 9bb3a65..5d58bc1 100644
--- a/examples/week2/routes/app.rb
+++ b/examples/week2/routes/app.rb
@@ -2,11 +2,7 @@
 
 # Main route  - this is the form where we take the input
 get '/' do
-  <<-HTML
-  This is an example of simple routes.
-  Check out the <a href='/~irs221/sinatra/simple_routes/first_route'>first route</a> or
-  the <a href='/~irs221/sinatra/simple_routes/second_route'>second route</a>
-  HTML
+  "This is an example of simple routes. Check out the <a href='/~irs221/sinatra/simple_routes/first_route'>first route</a> or the <a href='/~irs221/sinatra/simple_routes/second_route'>second route</a>"
 end
 
 # You can see this at http://itp.nyu.edu/~irs221/sinatra/simple_routes/first_route