Objective: SWBAT identify the living conditions immigrants endured

Warm-up: 1.***What were some of the reasons immigrants came to America?2.Why did Jacob Riis take these photographs?

U.SAmerican History: Immigrants

Agenda

1. Vocab Boxes Completion (10 min)2. Jacob Riis Intro (2 min)3. Slideshow and Discussion

Questions (15 min)4. “How the Other Half Lives” (15

min)5. Political Cartoons about

Immigrants (10 min)6. Group Work with cartoons ( 25

minutes)

Vocabulary Boxes- Your Turn

Tenement

Definition

Sentence Example

Illustration

1. Tenement

2. Immigrant

3. Enclave

4. Muckraker

5. Culture

6. Custom

7. Ellis Island

Definitions1. Tenement: an overcrowded, poorly built

apartment building2. Immigrant: a person who moved

permanently from one country to another3. Enclave: an area or neighborhood where

most residents are of one nationality, race, or religion

4. Muckraker: one who exposes corruption or scandal in public life

5. Culture: the beliefs, customs, practices, and social behavior of a particular nation or people

Jacob Riis

New York City photographer and author

Documented poverty on the Lower East Side

Opened eyes of richer residents

One of the first muckrakers

Jacob Riis Photo Slides

http://xroads.virginia.edu/%7eMA01/Davis/photography/riis/riis.html

While we look through the slide, remember to take notes of what you see in order to earn your points during our discussion of the posted questions.

Homework Questions1. Why do you think these images of

mothers and children would be shocking to more wealthy women?

2. Why did Jacob Riis take so many pictures of homeless people (especially children and lodging houses)

3. Why would the faces of these people be so scary to readers of the book?

4. What solutions do you think Jacob Riis supported?

Tenements

Children

Children

Lodging

Lodging in 47 street

How the Other Half LivesListen as we read the provided excerpt

from Jacob Riis’ bookUse the article to answer the questions

about life in the tenementsBe ready to share your thoughts!

Next Steps:Political Cartoons

Some starting tips-1. Symbolism: Uncle Sam, Eagles,

Statue of Liberty2. Read the caption and any labels!3. The artist will give away their

opinions with comparisons-dark/light-dirty/clean-ugly/beautiful-scared/evil