The+Progressive+Era


 * Class One **

 With your partner you are look through the following photographs in link 1. These photographs were taken by Jacob Riis and showcase many of the problems that help to begin the Progressive Era. As you examine the photographs, pay attention to the caption along the bottom. Once you have examined the photographs, you are to go to the second link and select one of the listed chapters from the "How the Other Half Lives" - which is where the photographs also appeared. Read some of the selection (some of the chapters are pretty long - you want to get the main idea/description). Once finished, answer the questions below.

[|1. Documenting "The Other Half", Jacob Riis Photographs.]

2. [|How The Other Half Lives - Jacob Riis]

With your partner answer the following questions:

1. What problems (be specific) was Riis trying to expose with his photos? What categories of reform would each photo fall under? 2. What is your reaction to the fact that Riis frequently "staged" his photographs - positioning people and their possessions for dramatic effect? Does this damage the credibility of his photographs and his message?