Bellwork Pull out your Jacob Riis Webquest handout

Bellwork: • Pull out your Jacob Riis Webquest handout from yesterday, or grab it from the bin, and an i. Pad from the cart • Go to mshallhistory. weebly. com Period 6: Gilded Age Urbanization Learning Target: Today we will analyze the disparities in wealth that existed during the Gilded Age; explain the causes and effects of immigration and analyze perspectives on immigration

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What’s their story? – With a partner, you will be creating stories about the people or places in the photos passed around – You will have 2 minutes to write down 1 sentence about their story (CAN’T BE THE SAME AS WHAT PREVIOUS PEOPLE HAVE WRITTEN, BUT YOU CAN ELLABORATE ON THEIR IDEAS IF YOU HAVE RELAVENT/IMPORTANT DETAILS TO ADD ON) – Sentences should be about things we have covered in class – You can include things such as: § WHO THEY MIGHT BE (PROMINENT FAMILY, ETC) § WHERE THEY CAME FROM § WHAT THEIR PAY IS/OCCUPATION § EVENTS THEY HAVE SEEN OR PARTICIPATED IN § ISSUES THEY MIGHT WANT SOLVED OR OPINIONS THEY MIGHT HAVE ABOUT SOCIETY OR BUSINESS

New vs Old Immigrants – Using the book, starting on pg. 543, complete the handout about immigration in the Gilded Age – Makes sure your reading the sections noted completely to get the full picture

Analyzing Political Cartoons 1. J. Keppler drew the first cartoon in 1880 and the second in 1893. Describe the two cartoons. 2. What are the differences in the point of view between them? 3. Why do you think attitudes on immigration changed? 4. Do you think that there has been a change of attitudes on immigration recently in our country? 5. In what ways has the Trump presidency and problems in Europe influenced discussion/policies toward immigration? 6. In what ways are the attitudes toward immigrants/immigration today similar and different to attitudes of the Gilded Age?

Welcome to All J. Keppler. 1880 “We may safely say that the present influx of immigration to the United States is something unprecedented in our generation. ” – N. Y. Statistical Review

Looking Backward J. Keppler, Puck magazine, 1893 “They would close to the new-comer the bridge that carried their fathers over. ”

Poetry Analysis Answer the following questions: 1. How does Emma Lazarus portray immigrants in “The New Colossus”? 2. Why is her poem on the Statue of Liberty? 3. How does Thomas Bailey Aldrich portray immigrants in “Unguarded Gates”? 4. Why is he concerned about immigration?

The New Colossus Emma Lazarus

Unguarded Gate Thomas Bailey Aldrich

Exit Slip: – Why did some Americans have negative opinions about immigrants/immigration during this time period? (Explain their rationale)