How the Other Half Lived: Jacob Riis, Immigration & Urbanization in the Gilded Age

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The story of Jacob Riis and the lives of the New Immigrants in New York City that led to his muckraking book, "How the Other Half Lives," is taught in this story-lecture. Covering new immigrants in the Gilded Age, urbanization, push and pull factors, immigration, the rise of nativism, the Chinese Exclusion Act, the immigrant experience and Jacob Riis' own immigrant story- his struggles to survive in New York City and his revolutionary use of flash photography to expose the terrible living conditions in the tenements.
Like all History For Humans episodes, this teaches students in a way they understand and actually learn- through story and with visual supports for diverse learners.
For teachers and homeschool parents, I have resources that go with this lesson that include interactive notesheets, a quick quiz, and an extension lesson that has students do a mini-DBQ that explores powerful primary sources- a diagram, photos, and a reading passage from "How the Other Half Lives." Engaging, exciting, and builds historical thinking skills! There are answer keys for everything.
I do hope you enjoy it.
-dan

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