u.s american history: immigrants
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U.S American History: Immigrants. Objective: SWBAT identify the living conditions immigrants endured Warm-up: ***What were some of the reasons immigrants came to America? Why did Jacob Riis take these photographs?. Agenda. Vocab Boxes Completion (10 min) Jacob Riis Intro (2 min) - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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
Agenda1. 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 building
2. Immigrant: a person who moved permanently from one country to another
3. 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 RiisNew 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?
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