My response: The tenements that the lower class and poorer people were living in were very dangerous to live in. They were often very overcrowded and did not have the necessary materials a house should have. Many times the conditions of these tenements would lead to death or diseases within the inhabitants. It is as if the buildings/tenements were made without realizing people are going to be living in them.
The checklist:
at least one complete paragraph
at least one specific example from the text
Riis’s ideas in your own words
that tenements were built with little concern for the people who would live in them
that tenements were overcrowded
that tenement conditions led to disease and death
