What are the Five Boroughs of New York City? Do Now What are the Five Boroughs of New York City?
NYC Trivia How many spikes are on the Statue of Liberty’s crown. Minimum height requirement to be a Rockette. The number of Italian American families that dominated organized crime. Amount of times the network censor allowed the word “pregnant” to be said on I Love Lucy. Number of languages spoken by NYC cab Drivers. Number of words published in the average edition of the NY Times. 7 5ft. 6 in. 5 Bonanno, Gambino, Colombo, Genovese, and Luchese 60 138,000
Tenement Life http://www.maggieblanck.com/NewYork/Life.html
The Gangs of New York http://www. history Show Clip
Gangs of New York Video. WATCH TOGETHER Watch the following video Gangs of New York Video. WATCH TOGETHER Watch the following video. Note three facts from the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Idp7fLSo-nE
Artifacts In your group, discuss the following: Describe the objects. How is it designed? How might this artifact be used? Who might use this object?
Using Primary Sources Discuss – How can people learn about you without talking to you? Just like a historian, use the primary sources to learn about the Confino family. What did you find?
Finally… Library of Congress Video Research http://www.loc.gov/film-and-videos/?q=new+york Scroll through and choose which videos are of interest to you. List the ones you chose.
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Ever heard NYC was man-made? More Factoids http://www.factslides.com/s-New-York Things you Never Knew http://untappedcities.com/2013/10/09/the-man-made-areas-of-nyc-governors-island-ellis-island-freshkills-park-battery-park-marble-hill-u-thant-island/ Ever heard NYC was man-made?