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Uncovering Problems at the Turn of the 20

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Century
CHAPTER 16
uc!ra!er "riting for Un#erstan#ing Activity
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%irections& You are to assume the role of a muckraker uncovering information from primary sources,
photographs, and your textbook to write an investigative newspaper report about issues in American
society in the early 20th century. Follow the instructions below when analying your photograph to help
write your article.
1. 'iel# (ite& To)ic& Examine the visual and written information on the picture.
In this space, explain what problem ou thin! ou have uncovered.
". In this space, describe the problem usin# vivid and shoc!in# lan#ua#e that
will stir our reader into action. $rite at least two sentences about the
photo#raph. %lso choose one sentence from the &uotation to excerpt.
'. (ead the correspondin# section from )hapter1* +p.1,1-. .hen, in this space,
record at least four important pieces of information about the problem.