WQ3

WEB QUEST 2 DUE DATE: 4TH MARCH (MONDAY) **Webquest # 2 – The Young Lords** [] [] [] [] []
 * Due Monday March 5th**
 * Some Useful Resources**

To complete this webquest you must write a short history of the Young Lords (typed, 12 point Times Roman font, double spaced).

Use the following structure: Paragraph 1 focuses on the origins of the Young Lords Paragraph 2 describes five activities of the Young Lords Paragraph 3 explains what happened to the Young Lords

To help you gather the information you need to write the history, read some of the websites listed above and watch some of the videos on youtube. Use your answers to the following questions about the Young Lords to build evidence/facts/ for your short history. I would expect each paragraph to include facts and there should be a Works Cited page.


 * 1) When and where were the Young Lords founded?
 * 2) Who was instrumental in founding this organization?
 * 3) What are the reasons given for creating this organization? Give specific examples.
 * 4) What was the response from the public in general, and from Puerto Ricans in particular?
 * 5) What activities were the Young Lords involved in?
 * 6) What happened to some of the founders?
 * 7) In your opinion, was the Young Lords a useful response to the conditions facing Puerto Ricans in NYC? Why/why not?
 * 8) How does Pedro Pietri's poem __Puerto Rican Obituary__ relate to the Young Lords?