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Newhallville:A Neighborhood of Changing Prosperity

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Sixth graders review the various immigrant groups who settled in the Newhallville neighborhood. In groups, they compare the boundaries of the neighborhood in the past and today. Using the Internet, they research the types of industries in the area and how they have affected New Haven and its prosperity. To end the lesson, they guess on what the town might look like in 2040.

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6th
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