Pat's+Tenement+Museum+Unit

Tenement__** **__Museum__** The Tenement Building was the beginning of a new life in a new country for many immigrants. Although many immigrants left this type of housing, many others have taken their place. All the immigrants are connected by their common experiences as New Americans.
 * __Overview

The tenements of New York City is an interesting topic but reading about the tenements in the textbook is a totally different experience from visiting the website and getting a virtual tour of the building. The Lower East Side Tenement Museum has a site that takes you on a virtual tour throughout the tenement building beginning with the hallway entrance. You can enter into six of the apartments. There is a history given about five of the families that lived at 97 Orchard Street in New York City. You can notice different decorations and styles from patterns on material to clothing. This website offers a great deal of history about New York and the immigrants during the 1800s and early 1900s. This might be a nice follow-up if you visit New York City. http://www.tenement.org/Virtual_Tour/index_virtual.html
 * The Tenement Museum offers free workshops to discuss many topics relating to Coming to the United States then and now such as, health issues, social welfare, undocumented immigrants, housing conditions and making a living.


 * //__Information__//**
 * At the top of the page you can click on **//For Educators//**. This section will give you an abundance of ideas for activities and a list of books you can choose to use.
 * You can make this research as __simple or as broad__ as you like, depending upon the age or the students. All these factors were relevant to the Tenement Museum.
 * The students can go to the top of the page and click on **//Research & Explore.//**//Research & Explore.//Research & Explore. Then click on left side menu, on the **//Tenement Encyclopedia.//**//Tenement Encyclopedia.//Tenement Encyclopedia. This will bring up a great deal of information for students to do their research.
 * After research is completed, all the students share their work and information. This will be done **jigsaw** style. Every student gets a copy of the research paper. This information is complied as a __research/reference book__ to be used as they take the virtual tour of the family assigned.
 * The __family history__ will be reported jigsaw style. All students will get a copy of the information to add to their book.
 * Some students presented their family using a __Power point__ presentation. (All students participate by adding words, drawings, reading and using the clicker to present.)

__**Research Topics**__ __Below are listed the topics that each group can choose from for their research prior to entering the Virtual Tour of the appartments of the Tenement.

When did they come to the United States? Why did they come to the United States?__
 * [|Immigration to the United States]**: Where did they come from?

[|Ellis Island:] __What was Ellis Island? Who went to Ellis Island? How were the immigrants processed?

[|Economic Depressions] In the United States: When were the depressions? What effect did it have on the immigrants?

[|Garment Industry:] What was it? Where was the Garment Industry? Who worked in the Garment Industry?

Who were the workers? What conditions were present?
 * [|Sweatshops:]** Where were they located?

Who received public assistance? Where did people live under public assistance?__
 * [|Public Assistance:]** What did public assistance mean during the 1800s & the 1900s?

http://www.tenement.org/Virtual_Tour/index_virtual.html
 * __Activity #1 worksheet__ (**This is a collaborative project that includes diverse levels of learners)

Directions: Students go to the top of the page and click on **//Research & Explore.//** Then click on left side menu, on the **//Tenement Encyclopedia.//** This will bring up a great deal of information for your research. __Research Questions__ The students will work in groups consisting of: Reader/s Recorder/s Drawer/s __**Draw a picture to describe your topic**__
 * Immigration to the United States**
 * 1) Where did they come from?
 * 2) When did they come to the United States?
 * 3) Why did they come to the United States?


 * __//Activity #2 Worksheet: Introduction - Virtual Tour of New York City Tenements//__**

Group Members: Reader/s: Recorder/s Mouse Mover/s:


 * Reminder:** Read all the directions before you begin.


 * Directions: http://www.tenement.org/index.htm**
 * Select Virtual Tour
 * Read the introduction
 * On the top of the page put cursor on the pictures to find your family and click on your family name.
 * **DON’T FORGET**: Being on a virtual tour means that you can spin the arrow around and look at the ENTIRE room. **//The arrow will point in a direction and you can move the mouse to see everything around or you can double click to move to the next room, for a close up.//**
 * Begin reading about 97 Orchard Street, a tenement on the Lower East Side in New York City.
 * Answer the following questions about 97 Orchard Street. (practice)

__Questions about 97 Orchard Street__:
 * 1) Who was Lukas Glackner? What did he do?
 * 2) How many people lived at 97 Orchard Street between the years 1863-1935?


 * Now, click on where it says __ENTER HERE__ (on the left side of the screen)**
 * 1) What were some things that the tenements at 97 Orchard Street lacked?
 * 2) In 1867, New York City created laws that forced landlords to improve conditions in tenements. What were some changes the landlord of 97 Orchard Street made?
 * Go to the photograph on the right. **Spin** around. What do you see?
 * You can also look at the pictures of the **kitchen and the front room**
 * 1) What are three words you can use to describe the living conditions of this apartment?


 * //__Activity #3 Worksheet: Visiting the families at home__//**

Once you have answered the above questions, you can begin to look at the homes of families that actually lived at 97 Orchard Street There were many families who lived at 97 “Orchard Street. We are going to look at the apartments of five families: Ø **The Gumpertz apartment** Ø **The Rogarshevsky apartment** Ø **The Confino apartment** Ø **The Baldizzi apartment** Ø **The Levine apartment**


 * REMEMBER: You have to read the story about the family and look at the photographs.**
 * //On the top of the page put your cursor on the pictures to find your family and click on your family name.//
 * //Read the questions below so you know what information to look for.//Read the questions below so you know what information to look for.
 * //Begin to read the story and listen to the audio tour for more information.//Begin to read the story and listen to the audio tour for more information.
 * 1) List the __members__ of the family:
 * 2) **Where** did this family emigrate from?
 * 3) **When** did the family start living at 97 Orchard Street?
 * 4) **Who** made the money for the family and **what** were some of the jobs that the family members had
 * 5) Look all around the apartment. Be sure you go to each room. **What** were some things this family had in their house? **Describe** at least __three__ things that you see.
 * 6) Examine the photographs of the family (found on the left side of the screen). If you **met them today**, __what questions__ would you **ask** them?
 * 7) Open discussion; your thoughts about the tenement. Do immigrants today differ from the immigrants in the late 1800s and early 1900s? Talk about how they are the same and different.

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