1. Riis Preview You need a piece of paper

2. Directions As you look a the following pictures:  Do not speak  Think in your own head  Write down the first things that come to your mind

5. Table Talk At your table, talk about…  What did you see?  What did you think?  What did you feel?

6. Next… I will show you both pictures again Imagine you are standing in the alley/grate with the children – What social problem or problems do these photographs show? Again – no talking, think in your own head & write down your thoughts

8. Finally… Share at your tables On paper, describe each problem you see in two sentences or more. Use vivid and shocking language that might stir someone into action.

10. Jacob Riis Danish immigrant Photographer in New York City Documented urban poverty A “muckraker”

11. What’s a Muckraker? Does this give you a clue? How about now? Stir up the muck and it stinks! Can’t ignore it now!

12. Muckraker – Journalists that exposed the nation’s problems in the 20 th Century They stirred up the muck and made it stink so people couldn’t ignore it anymore