Researching Greenwich Village in the School Library by 2-303

Class 2-303 completed the Three Steps of Research about The Village in the PS 112 Library! Here is their amazing research!

The first step of research is what do I know. Here is what class 2-303 knows about Greenwich Village.

Alexis - In Greenwich Village, there are the most famous jazz musicians.

Zain - In Greenwich Village, the streets are random.

Elanni - In Washington Square Park, there is a fountain.

Kevin - People go to NYU.

Jennifer - In Greenwich Village, there is a park with a fountain and a lot of dogs go into it.

Jesus - People pay to go to NYU.

Ashley - There is Washington Square Park.

Brianna - muchas plantas

Javier - In Washington Square Park, they play their guitars.

Jeysdalee - They play guitars.

Kaiden - People go to NYU.

Autumn - People go to take pictures by the arch.

Carlos - NYU is the largest school in NYU.

Yeiker - flores, calles

Owen - autobús

The second step of research is what do I wonder. Here are the open-ended questions that class 2-303 asked about The Village.

Alexis - Why did the most famous musicians perform in the Village?

Zain - When was Greenwich Village made?

Elanni - Why is there an arch in Washington Square Park?

Kevin - Why do they have a Washington Square Park?

Jennifer - Why are the streets random in Greenwich Village?

Jesus - How did they make Washington Square Park?

Ashley - Why are the streets random?

Javier - Why do they play their guitars in Washington Square Park?

Kaiden - Why is NYU in Greenwich Village?

Autumn - Why did they make the arch in Washington Square Park?

Carlos - When did they make Washington Square Park?

The third step of research is searching for facts. First we use books and then we use computers. Here is the information that 2-303 found to answer their amazing questions!

Elanni and Autumn - Washington Square Arch honors George Washington becoming president.

Jennifer and Ashley - In the 1600s, the streets were random. About 100 years later, they changed the rest of the city, but left The Village alone.

Kaiden = NYU has a lot of money and they keep getting bigger even when people say no.

Javier and Alexis - A printer named George Margolin performed in Washington Square Park near the fountain in 1945. By 1960, young people wanted to be like him, so they started to copy him.

Carlos, Kevin, and Jesus - There is a Washington Square Park because in 1827 the city bought the land to make a park.