Options for Senior Brooklyn History, Friday 10.17

Option 1:

 Continue Neighborhood Research:

The work you did yesterday will be returned to you with comments from Ms. Krucoff and I. Many of you have started to identify the story of your neighborhood. Now what more do you need to know? Where are the holes in your story? See what you can find out!

·         Internet Research: (Only if Computers are available)

Check brooklynhistory413.blogspot.com for research links for your neighborhood. Take Notes.

·         Classroom Library: (Not a lending library, books must stay in the classroom)

Look in the “BKH To Be Filed” create at front of room for Research note taking sheets, or just use loose-leaf. Take notes on what you read/learn from the book about your neighborhood. Be sure to make note of the book title, author and year.

Option 2:       

Block Portrait Assignments:

Students need to take turns using the desktop on the left in the back of the room to print any photos. You must print to the Lexmark. Once photos are printed paste them together, Write the neighborhood and street at top, the addresses of the buildings and the years the buildings were built below. See Darrell’s on the big bulletin board for a good example. You should print your photos 5X7, 2 on a page.

Option 3:

Complete Marking Period 1 Work

Have you completed the Following:

• ·         My Brooklyn/NYC Essay
• ·         Conjecture Assignment
• ·         Gowanus Photo and Label Assignment

If not get to it!!!

Option 4:

Assignment 1 Marking Period 2:

Start drafting your Block Description, due Monday. See Krucoff’s model.

For work to be counted for MP1 it must be in the Class Inbox by the end of the day!!!

Building Inventory Research Assignment, Due Monday, October 6th

BUILDING INVENTORY

An inventory is list of things, usually a type of property, such as items in a store.  A building inventory is a list of the types of buildings in your neighborhood.  You will be doing a building inventory of your neighborhood as well as creating an accompanying photo document of one of your neighborhood’s blocks. 

I.  STEP ONE, IN CLASS:  How old are the buildings in my neighborhood?

1. Log on to the following link:

http://bklynr.com/block-by-block-brooklyns-past-and-present/

2. Find your neighborhood.  Look at the color of the buildings and compare that color to the date graph at the lower right hand corner. 

3.  Move your curser over the buildings in your neighborhood.  The address of the building and the date it was built will appear in the upper right-hand corner.

4.  Answer the following questions:

How old is your home?

How old are the buildings on your block?

What is the oldest building in your neighborhood? Where is it?

What is the newest building in your neighborhood? Where is it?

What is the age of most of the buildings in your neighborhood?

Now come up with 3 research questions about your neighborhood based on your data?

CONJECTURE:

Looking at our timeline, and using your prior knowledge of your neighborhood, can you make an educated guess as to why the oldest buildings might have been built when they were? As to why the newest buildings might have been built when they were?  About where they are located?

II. STEP TWO, IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD:  What kinds of building are in my neighborhood?

Choose a section of your neighborhood to investigate.  Or choose two sections!  That’s up to you, but each section must include at least a 5 x5 block area. 

Where did you walk? ________________________________________________________

INVENTORY OF RESIDENCES

Which types of residences are in your neighborhood?

res·i·dence n  the house, apartment, or other dwelling in which somebody lives

CIRCLE All THAT APPLY TO YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD

1.    ROW HOUSES:

FAÇADES (the Façade is the Face of the building):   

• Brownstone              (painted or unpainted)
• Brick               (painted and unpainted)
• Limestone
• Aluminum siding

Average # of floors:             _____________________

Stoops                                    Y                     N

Gates                                      Y                     N

Ornamentation?                  Y                     N

If yes, describe: 

2.  LARGE APARTMENT BUILDINGS:

• Brick
• Glass and steel

Average # of floors:  ___________________________

Ornamentation?

If yes, describe:

Were these apartments:

• Built to be apartments                                         Y                     N
• Renovated Industrial buildings                          Y                     N
• Renovated commercial buildings                       Y                     N
• Renovated municipal or religious bldgs           Y                     N

4.  INDIVIDUAL HOUSES

• Wood
• Brick
• Stone

Average # of floors ________________________________

Front yards?                       Y         N

Porches?                              Y         N

Steps?                                   Y         N

Gates?                                   Y         N

Ornamentation?                 Y         N

If yes, describe:

CONJECTURE:

Which types of residences are most prevalent (widely occurring) in your neighborhood? Looking at our timeline, and using your prior knowledge of your neighborhood, can you make an educated guess about why these building were built when they were? About where they are located?

COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS                   

COMMERICAL

• Where located?
• Mom-and-Pop                                   Y                     N
• Big Box Store                                   Y                     N

INDUSTRIAL

• Where located?
• In use as a factory today?              Y                     N

CONJECTURE

Why might these commercial and/or industrial buildings be located where they are in your neighborhood?  When was the average date the commercial and/or residential buildings were built?  Looking at our class timeline, can you make an educated guess as to why they were built at this time?

Historic Photo Archive vs Google Maps Street View

Directions: In pairs you will compare and contrast historic photos of specific avenue/street locations to the same location on google maps using street view. Each student will need a computer, one to go to the NY Historical Site the other should go to Google Maps. Research 2-3 photos from different avenues/streets listed below. Use the worksheet to write down your observations. Finally, on the back of your worksheet there is a place for you to generate hypothesis and research questions about why, how and when the area in question changed.

 

Link to NY Historical Site:

http://cdm16694.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/search/collection/p16124coll2/

Names of Streets to look up:

Flatbush Avenue

Bedford Avenue

Bushwick Avenue

Atlantic Avenue

Myrtle Avenue

Fulton Street, Brooklyn

Kent Avenue

Church Avenue

Surf Avenue

Court Street, Brooklyn

Rockaway Avenue

Flatlands Avenue

Kings Highway

Bill de Blasio's Platform

Political figures usually run their campaigns following a philosophy or vision that they think will serve the greater good of the citizens the intend to govern. This is called a platform.

Today you will research Mayor Elect, de Blasio's website to find out more about how he intends to change city policy. Follow the link below, and answer the questions below based on your research of one issue from de Blasio's website.

Once you get to his site, click on the option, issues. Read the list of issues and select one that you are most interested in researching de Blasio's plan.

www.billdeblasio.com

Questions:
1. What is the issue?
2. What is de Blasio's solution?
3. What can we infer about de Blasio's philosophy (platform) based on the solution he offers for the issue you selected?

Be prepared to share with the class.

Brooklyn History Lesson- 10.10.13

Aim: How and why did Brooklyn develop from 1750-1850 and what role did your neighborhood play in it.?

Do Now: We are adding data to our BK Map by including the dates buildings were built in your neighborhood! Once you have copied your Aim and HW come up to the map and follow Krucoff’s directions.

HW: Read over our class timelines. Add information about your specific neighborhood in the first 2 eras. Pick any era and look for patterns between Larger historical events, Brooklyn events and your neighborhood’s events.

•How was Brooklyn developing in the 18th and 19th Centuries?

•Why was it developing as it was during these time periods?

•How did your neighborhood play a role in all of this?

And….
How is history depicted?

•Historic overview (Big Picture)

»VS.

•Details (the color)

BUILDING INVENTORY PHOTOGRAPHY ASSIGNMENT - Due Tuesday 10.15.13

Please note that only the photo portion of this assignment are due Tuesday. Writing your block description will be due at a later date!

YOUR TASK:

I.  Choose a block in your neighborhood that you feel depicts the character of your neighborhood.  This could be because:

1. The buildings on the block are very typical of the types of buildings in your neighborhood
2. The buildings on the block are varied, and thus show the changes over time
3. The buildings on the block are historic for one reason or another
4. The buildings on the block best show your neighborhood’s character

II.  Once you have chosen the block to photograph, you will be taking “building portraits.”  This means you will be photographing one building at a time, framing the entire building in the frame. 

1. If your block has smaller buildings on it, you must take between 6 – 8 photos (one each of 6 – 8 buildings),  on  BOTH SIDES OF THE BLOCK.
2. If your block has large buildings, you must make at least 3 building portraits.  If you can’t fit the entire building in the frame, be creative!  Take photos on both sides of the block.
3. You might have to figure how to best frame your buildings, which means you might need to take more than one photo of a building.  Try not to take more than 2 – this will save printing later on. 

BE SURE TO STAY ONLY ON ONE BLOCK, AND TO PHOTOGRAPH BOTH SIDES

OF THE STREET!

REMEMBER: WRITE DOWN THE ADDRESSES OF THE BUILDINGS YOU HAVE PHOTOGRAPHED! You will need this information later.

III.  Consider the time of day you will go and how your buildings will line up once printed and cut.  Be careful of cars, and of owners of homes.

1. Building portraits need to be taken at the same time of day
2. Buildings should line up fairly well (but they don’t have to be perfect)
3. You will likely have to stand in the street to take your photos.  Please be careful and be aware of cars.
4. You might encounter some people who will ask you why you are taking a photo of their home.  You can politely answer that you have been given an assignment to document the character of your neighborhood for school.  Don’t forget to smile when you answer. J

IV. AFTER YOUR PHOTOS ARE TAKEN:

If you have a computer and color printer:

1. Down load your photos to the computer.
2. Print your photos out at 4” x 6”. 
3. Cut your photos, leaving the white borders at the top and bottom.
4. Tape your photos together using transparent tape.
5. Label the neighborhood and street at the top.
6. Label the addresses and ages of the buildings at the bottom.

If you have a computer but no color printer:

1. Down load your photos to your computer.
2. Save them to a flash drive or CD
3. Bring the drive or CD in to Mr. Salak

Once your photos are printed:

1. Cut your photos, leaving the white borders at the top and bottom.
2. Tape your photos together using transparent tape.
3. Label the neighborhood and street at the top.
4. Label the addresses and ages of the buildings at the bottom.

If you do not have a computer at home:

1. Bring in your camera, or camera card to school.
2. Down load your photos to a school computer.
3. Save them to a flash drive or CD that Mr. Salak will give to you.

Once your photos are printed:

1.  Cut your photos, leaving the white borders at the top and bottom.
2. Tape your photos together using transparent tape.
3. Label the neighborhood and street at the top.
4. Label the addresses and ages of the buildings at the bottom.

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V.  Write your block description (see model) 

1. Describe where the block is in your neighborhood.
2. Describe what how this block depicts the character of your neighborhood.
3. Give some background history to the block and the neighborhood.
4. Describe some of the buildings in the photographs.

BKH Lesson 10/2/13

Brooklyn History – 10/2/13

Unit 2: History of NYC/Brooklyn

AIM: How has your neighborhood changed over time, and how have those changes influenced your neighborhood?

Do Now: Copy the definition of a turning point. Think of and jot down examples of turning points on the International, National, City-wide levels.

Turning Point: Events that change the character of the world, a nation, city or neighborhood in a significant way.

AGENDA:

1. View Flickr images as a shout out.

2. Introduction to History Unit

3. Review the Do Now

4. Hand-out readings to students.

6. Intro timeline where students will add their turning points and Did you know fact as well.

7.  Independent work time + add turning points to the timeline.

8. Exit slip: Write one turning point that influenced your neighborhood. Why is this a significant turning point in your neighborhood?

 

HW: Finish coding and annotating your neighborhood text. (See Salak if you don't have a neighborhood article yet.)