Introduction
Welcome to a webquest on the Lower East Side Tenement! You will be exploring the topic through several online sources that are provided below. Make sure to complete each section. Enjoy the adventure.
Ready, set, explore!
Task
Explore the sites listed in the webquest to explore life in the tenement on the Lower East Side by listening to personal testimonies and visiting the online museum. As you discover what life was like, answer the questions that pertain to your discovery.
Process
1. http://www.tenement.org/encyclopedia/immigration_administration.htm
The Museum's website, history of immigration.
http://www.tenement.org/collections.html
The Museum's website, includes oral histories (first-hand accounts of people who lived in tenements).
The Library of Congress, history of the Lower East Side.
3. http://www.lowereastsideny.com/leshistory.htm
Lower East Side Business Improvement District. Goal: Revitalize Orchard Street Shopping District while preserving its unique character.
4. http://www.tenant.net/Community/Les/contents.html
The Lower Manhattan Project, 1993.
Evaluation
Listen to several testimonies. What was life like in the Lower East Side tenement?How is the tenement important to our local history?Josephine Baldizzi lived on the Lower East Side, in a tenement on 97 Orchard, between 1928 and 1935.1. What country did Josephine's family live in before they came to America?2. Where did Josephone's mother work?3. What's one difference between your life and life for Josephine on the Lower East Side?
Conclusion
You have successfully navigated this webquest!