Jacob Riis Jacob Riis How The Other How The Other Half Lives Half Lives
Jan 12, 2016
Jacob RiisJacob RiisHow The Other How The Other
Half LivesHalf Lives
Photo Analysis QuestionsPhoto Analysis Questions Directions: You will analyze the Directions: You will analyze the
pictures. You will use the following pictures. You will use the following questions to analyze these primary questions to analyze these primary sources:sources:
What do you see?What do you see? What do you smell?What do you smell? What sounds do you hear?What sounds do you hear? What are the feelings of the people in What are the feelings of the people in
the picture?the picture? What are your feelings about the What are your feelings about the
photo?photo?
How does the Other Half How does the Other Half Lives?Lives?
Bandits’ Roost ( 1890)Bandits’ Roost ( 1890)
Jersey Street tenementsJersey Street tenements
Mulberry Bend (1896)Mulberry Bend (1896)
Loddgers in a crowded Loddgers in a crowded Bayard Street TenementsBayard Street Tenements
The man slept in this cellar The man slept in this cellar for four years ( 1890)for four years ( 1890)
Police Station lodgers Police Station lodgers (1890)(1890)
12 yr. boy pulling threads 12 yr. boy pulling threads in a sweat shopin a sweat shop
Necktie workshop in a Necktie workshop in a Division Street Tenement Division Street Tenement
(1889)(1889)
Girl and baby on Girl and baby on doorstepdoorstep
Children Sleeping in Children Sleeping in Mulberry Street (1890)Mulberry Street (1890)
How does the other half How does the other half lives?lives?
““I AM” POEMI AM” POEM5 illustrations around the 5 illustrations around the
poempoem I am… (who are I am… (who are
you?)you?) I wonderI wonder I hearI hear I seeI see I amI am I pretendI pretend I feelI feel I touchI touch
I worryI worry I cryI cry I amI am I understandI understand I sayI say I dreamI dream I tryI try I hopeI hope I amI am