Part 1:
https://www.npr.org/2008/06/30/91981589/jacob-riis-shedding-light-on-nycs-other-half
Write a short two – three paragraph reflection to the following questions:
What did you hear, feel and think through reading and watching: “Jacob Riis: Shedding Light on NYC’s ‘Other Half’?
What prompted these thoughts and feelings. You may draw from readings, as well as personal experiences.
Part 2:
https://www.bartleby.com/208/4.html
Read: “The Down Town Back-Alleys” (p. 294-307) and read and listen to Robert Siegel, “Jacob Riis: Shedding Light on NYC’s ‘Another Half’”, NPR, June 2008.
(Link to readings and listening are above this on canvas)
In essay form, answer the following questions: (remember all essays require you use APA)
Do you visualize and recognize the areas where Jacob Riis is referring to?
If so which areas.
What are two important points Jacob Riis is trying to make in this chapter?
Why do you believe these are important points?
Who is “Old Dan” and what role does he play in the story.
Who is Riis advocating for? And why?
This chapter IV is called, “How the other half lives” What is the meaning of this title? Who is the ‘other half’? What does this ‘other half’ look like today?
Summarize this chapter in your own words.