1. 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 0 60 138,000

3.  Tenement Life http://www.maggieblanck.com/NewY ork/Life.html http://www.maggieblanck.com/NewY ork/Life.html

4. The Gangs of New York http://www.history.com/news/ history-lists/7-infamous-gangs- of-new-york http://www.history.com/news/ history-lists/7-infamous-gangs- of-new-york Show Clip

5. Gangs of New York Video. Watch the following video. Note three facts from the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Idp7fLSo-nE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Idp7fLSo-nE

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 http://www.loc.gov/film-and-videos/?q=new+york 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.