 The Immigrant Experience in America
Here's a recommended pathway to follow as you complete your Web lesson:
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Begin with the Images from the AMERICAN VISIONS site:
A Black and Tan Dive, c. 1889, Riis Collection
http://www.masters-of-photography.com/R/riis/riis_black_and_tan.html
5 Cents A Spot, c. 1889, Riis Collection
http://www.mcny.org/Exhibitions/riis/riisc.htm
One of Four Peddlers, c. 1890, Riis Collection
http://www.thirteen.org/americanvisions/gallery/index.html
Room in a Tenement Flat, 1910, Jesse Tarbox Beales
http://www.thirteen.org/americanvisions/gallery/g_5.2.flat.html
Questions to consider: |
| Who were the immigrants? |
| What were the age, gender, social class, and/or ethnic identity of the immigrants?
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| Where did they live and what were their living conditions?
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| Are there any clues about their working conditions?
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View the images of Ellis Island.
Questions to consider:
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What was it like to pass through Ellis Island?
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How did the Ellis Island experience compare or contrast with tenement life?
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Read the report by a fifth grade student about Ellis Island and get ideas for your own essay. |
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How did it feel to be subjected to this treatment?
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Did you expect a different experience?
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Visit the Virtual Tenement.
How would you describe life in a tenement? Try to make connections between this site and the American Visions site to add details and character to your essay.
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