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Materials Related to New York (N.Y.)--Social life and customs

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American Sabor: Latinos in U.S. Popular Music
by Costa-Kim, Patricia
http://americansabor.org/classroom

Classroom curriculum and educator resources for middle and high school students focused on Latino music and culture found in Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Antonio, Miami, and New York City. Topics include the social and cultural history of Latino music, Latino music's impact on American popular culture, the vocabulary and styles of Latino music, and Latino musicians. Although created to accompany an exhibition of the same name, the educational materials can stand alone. The site includes lessons, activities, and word games, video and audio recordings, biographical information on Latino musicians, interpretive maps, and bilingual accompanying resources. Most of the materials on the site can be found in both Spanish and English and in PDF-format.

Grade Level: 3-5; 6-8; 9-12 Curriculum: Music; Language Arts; History and Social Studies; Geography; Art and Culture
Resource Type: Video recordings; Primary sources; Lesson plans; Activities; Audio recordings Language: English; Spanish
Subjects: United States--Social life and customs; Maps in education; Puerto Ricans; Mexican Americans; Hispanic Americans; Music; Popular music; New York (N.Y.)--Social life and customs; Miami (Fla.)--Social life and customs; San Antonio (Tex.)--Social life and customs; San Francisco (Calif.)--Social life and customs; History; Hip hop; Salsa (Music); Rap (Music); Dance music; Dance; Immigrants; Cuban Americans; Merengue (Dance)
Geographic locations: United States; Texas; New York (N.Y.); Florida; California

Sponsoring Organization:
Experience Music Project
325 5th Avenue N
Seattle WA 98109
(206) 770-2776
http://www.empmuseum.org/index.asp

Other Organizations:
Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES)
470 L'Enfant Plaza, SW, Suite 7103
Washington DC 22024
(202) 633-3168
http://www.sites.si.edu/


Confino Primary Source Activity Lesson Plan - Elementary School
by Tenement Museum
http://www.tenement.org/documents/lessonplans/web5_lessonplan_ConfinoElementary.pdf

Lesson plan with activities for elementary school grades to demonstrate how primary sources and documents can be used to piece together stories from the past. The primary source materials on the site include manuscripts and photographs pertaining to a young immigrant girl of Greek American heritage named Victoria Confino. In the early decades of the twentieth century, Victoria was a resident with her family at 97 Orchard Street, the current location of the Lower East Side Tenement Museum. The lesson plan guides students in examining the primary source materials to learn about Victoria and her family. Appropriate for use with history, social studies, and geography curricula.

Grade Level: K-2; 3-5 Curriculum: History and Social Studies; Geography; Art and Culture
Resource Type: Primary sources; Activities; Lesson plans Language: English
Subjects: Immigrant families; Greek Americans; Inquiry-based learning; History; New York (N.Y.)--Social life and customs; Immigrants; Family--History; Tenement houses
Geographic locations: New York (N.Y.)

Sponsoring Organization:
Lower East Side Tenement Museum
91 Orchard Street
New York NY 10002
(212) 431-0233
http://www.tenement.org/


Confino Primary Source Activity Lesson Plan - Middle School
by Tenement Museum
http://www.tenement.org/documents/lessonplans/web5_lessonplan_ConfinoMiddleSchool.pdf

Lesson plan with activities for middle school grades to show how primary sources and documents can be used to piece together stories from the past. The primary source materials for this lesson include manuscripts and photographs pertaining to a young girl of Greek American heritage named Victoria Confino who was a resident at 97 Orchard Street, the location of the current Lower East Side Tenement Museum. Students are guided in examining the primary source materials to learn about Victoria and her family. Appropriate for use with history, social studies, and geography curricula.

Grade Level: 6-8 Curriculum: Art and Culture; History and Social Studies; Geography
Resource Type: Activities; Lesson plans; Primary sources Language: English
Subjects: Tenement houses; Greek Americans; Immigrants; New York (N.Y.)--Social life and customs; History; Inquiry-based learning; Family--History; Illinois--Social life and customs
Geographic locations: New York (N.Y.)

Sponsoring Organization:
Lower East Side Tenement Museum
91 Orchard Street
New York NY 10002
(212) 431-0233
http://www.tenement.org/


Puerto Rican Mundillo (bobbin-lace) Maker: Rosa Elena Egipciaco
by Local Learning: The National Network for Folk Arts in Education
http://locallearningnetwork.org/guest-artist/rosa-elena-egipciaco/

K-12 curriculum ideas for studying the life and artistry of Rosa Elena Egipciaco, a 2003 NEA National Heritage Fellow. Egipciaco is a master bobbin lacemaker of Puerto Rican heritage who lives in New York City. These resources and activities can be used in the curriculum areas of language arts, math, and the visual arts.

Grade Level: K-2; 3-5; 6-8; 9-12 Curriculum: Math; Language Arts; History and Social Studies; Art and Culture
Resource Type: Activities Language: English; Spanish
Subjects: Decorative arts; New York (N.Y.)--Social life and customs; Puerto Ricans; Crafts; Lace and lace making; Needlework
Geographic locations: New York (N.Y.)

Sponsoring Organization:
Local Learning: The National Network for Folk Arts in Education
c/o City Lore
72 East First Street
New York NY 10003
http://locallearningnetwork.org/


Rogarshevsky Primary Source Activity Lesson Plan
by Tenement Museum
http://www.tenement.org/documents/lessonplans/web5_lessonplan_RogarshevskyPrimarySourceHighSchool.pdf

Lesson plan with activities for students in high school to demonstrate how primary source documents can be used to piece together stories from the past. The primary source materials for this lesson include manuscripts pertaining to Abraham Rogarshevsky, a Russian immigrant, and his wife Fannie, who lived on Orchard Street in the Lower East Side of New York where the Tenement Museum is currently located. The lesson plan guides students in examining the documents to learn about the lives and occupations of the Rogarshevsky family. Appropriate for use with history, social studies, and geography curricula.

Grade Level: 9-12 Curriculum: Art and Culture; Geography; History and Social Studies
Resource Type: Activities; Lesson plans Language: English
Subjects: Tenement houses; Family--History; Inquiry-based learning; History; New York (N.Y.)--Social life and customs; Immigrants; Immigrant labor; Russian Americans; Immigrant families
Geographic locations: New York (N.Y.)

Sponsoring Organization:
Lower East Side Tenement Museum
91 Orchard Street
New York NY 10002
(212) 431-0233
http://www.tenement.org/


 

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