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1 What are the Five Boroughs of New York City?
Do Now What are the Five Boroughs of New York City?

2 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

3 Tenement Life http://www.maggieblanck.com/NewYork/Life.html

4 The Gangs of New York http://www. history
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5 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.

6 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?

7 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?

8 Finally… Library of Congress Video Research Scroll through and choose which videos are of interest to you. List the ones you chose.

9 Before you continue working on stations
Day Two: Before you continue working on stations

10 Ever heard NYC was man-made?
More Factoids Things you Never Knew Ever heard NYC was man-made?


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