How to Read How the Other Half Lives:
1. Read the book quickly. There’s no need to read every word or remember every story.
2. However, as you read, focus on individual scenes, descriptions, or characters who stand out to you. What makes those parts of the book so gripping? Write down individual page numbers to enhance our discussion.
3. Read the following discussion questions before reading the book. As you read, look for answers to these issues. You will not be turning these in, but the questions will guide our discussion of the book.
Based on the first chapter, describe tenement life.
What is impoverished about tenement life?
Why do you think Riis writes this work?
What impact do the photos have on your reading of this work? What does Riis hope to achieve through images?
As you read, look for evidence of Riis’ views on assimilation. Does he seem to think assimilation is possible?
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