Advocating for Change: Uprising & Flesh and Blood So Cheap

Explain the impact of the Triangle fire by studying a fictional and nonfiction account of the event.

Flesh and Blood So Cheap pp. 1–6
Uprising pp. 1–5

Standards

RI.7.3RI.7.5RL.7.9

Explain how Chapter I contributes to the development of ideas in Flesh and Blood So Cheap.

Flesh and Blood So Cheap pp. 7–22

Standards

RI.7.3RI.7.5

Explain how the author structures the text to address how the growing population in New York City necessitated innovation and change in lifestyle at the turn of the twentieth century.

Flesh and Blood So Cheap pp. 23–39

Standards

RI.7.3RI.7.5

Using evidence from the text, compare the experience of working in sweatshops to the experience of working in shirtwaist factories.

Flesh and Blood So Cheap pp. 59–74 — start at "Rise of the Sweatshop"

Standards

RI.7.1RI.7.3

Compare and contrast a fictional portrayal of a time, place, or character and a historical account of the same period as a means of understanding how authors of fiction use or alter history.

Uprising pp. 7–31
Flesh and Blood So Cheap

Standards

RI.7.1RL.7.1RL.7.2RL.7.9

Explain how the author reveals the differing perspectives of each of the text's protagonists.

Uprising pp. 32–57

Standards

RL.7.6

Identify ways that the author has drawn on historical facts to explain how characters' lives are shaped by sexism and gender roles in the early 1900s.

Flesh and Blood So Cheap
Uprising pp. 58–79

Standards

RL.7.1RL.7.3RL.7.6RL.7.9

Identify ways that the author has drawn on historical facts to develop the plot of Uprising.

Flesh and Blood So Cheap pp. 75–84
Uprising pp. 80–90

Standards

RI.7.1RL.7.1RL.7.9

Analyze text structure to explain how specific individuals and ideas shaped the "Uprising of Twenty Thousand."

Flesh and Blood So Cheap pp. 84–97

Standards

RI.7.1RI.7.3RI.7.5

Writing

Overview

Conduct a research project using multiple credible sources to build and share knowledge about different aspects of a chosen topic.

Day 1 - Planning

Research and take notes on a topic from credible digital sources.

Day 4 - Drafting / Language

Two-Column Notes Template (G6–8)

Standards

W.7.8

Day 2 - Planning

Gather relevant, categorized notes on the most important details about a topic from digital sources.

Standards

W.7.7W.7.8

Day 3 - Drafting

Draft summaries for each section of the museum display.

Standards

W.7.2W.7.2.b

Include describing phrases into text features such as headings, captions, pictures and graphics to develop a topic.

Standards

L.7.1.cW.7.2.a

Day 5

Standards

Explain how setting and specific interactions impact characters’ perspectives in Uprising.

Uprising pp. 145–165
Flesh and Blood So Cheap

Standards

RL.7.1RL.7.6

Compare and contrast a fictional portrayal of a time, place, or character and a historical account of the same period as a means of understanding how authors of fiction use or alter history.

Uprising pp. 166–188
Flesh and Blood So Cheap pp. 100–103

Standards

RL.7.6RL.7.9

Explain how Haddix develops characters' conflicting perspectives through conversations that change the way characters understand the world.

Uprising pp. 189–211

Standards

RL.7.1RL.7.6

Identify different characters' perspectives in Uprising and explain how the author develops and contrasts them.

Uprising pp. 213–234

Standards

RL.7.1RL.7.6

Engage in a Socratic Seminar with peers, demonstrating a deep understanding of the text and topic by posing and responding to questions, and providing evidence to support ideas.

Flesh and Blood So Cheap
Uprising

Standards

SL.7.1SL.7.1.aSL.7.1.cSL.7.4

Explain how the author develops and contrasts different characters' perspectives.

Flesh and Blood So Cheap pp. 104–121

Standards

RI.7.1RI.7.3

Socratic Seminar

Explain how Haddix uses historically accurate details and dramatic irony to convey the events of the fire.

Uprising pp. 269–286
Flesh and Blood So Cheap pp. 104–121

Standards

RL.7.9

Explain how Haddix uses specific words and phrases to develop meaning, mood, and tone in Uprising.

Uprising pp. 287–298
Flesh and Blood So Cheap

Standards

RL.7.4RL.7.6

Explain how the fire reveals and changes the way that characters in Uprising see the world.

Uprising pp. 229–315

Standards

RL.7.1RL.7.3RL.7.6

Explain the impact of the fire on New Yorkers.

Flesh and Blood So Cheap pp. 122–130 — stop before "Never Again"

Standards

RI.7.1RI.7.3

Explain how Haddix develops and contrasts characters' perspectives at the conclusion of Uprising.

Uprising pp. 316–330
Flesh and Blood So Cheap

Standards

RL.7.6

Determine the central message of Rose Schneiderman's speech and explain the impact of word choice on meaning and tone.

Flesh and Blood So Cheap pp. 130–133 — begin at "Never Again!" and end at "Enter Al Smith," (including "Bread and Roses")
“We Have Found You Wanting”

Standards

RI.7.2RI.7.4

Use evidence from the text to describe the impact of specific individuals, events, and ideas on the development of labor laws in the United States.

Flesh and Blood So Cheap pp. 139–146 — begin at "Reform"

Standards

RI.7.1RI.7.3

Explain the factors that led to—and continue to influence—conditions in the modern garment industry in the United States and around the world.

Flesh and Blood So Cheap pp. 153–163 — begin at "Return of the New York Sweatshop"

Standards

RI.7.3

Take a clear position on a question and share evidence to support that point of view in a Socratic Seminar.

Flesh and Blood So Cheap
Uprising

Standards

SL.7.1SL.7.1.aSL.7.1.bSL.7.4

Unpack the expectations of a research-based writing task and begin to gather evidence in preparation for writing an op-ed.

Flesh and Blood So Cheap pp. 68–74
“We Work Non-Stop”
“LA's Garment Workers Face Horrific Workplace Conditions”

Standards

W.7.5W.7.7W.7.9

Assess the credibility of research sources and continue gathering evidence in preparation for writing an op-ed.

“We Work Non-Stop”
“LA's Garment Workers Face Horrific Workplace Conditions”
Flesh and Blood So Cheap

Standards

W.7.5W.7.7W.7.8W.7.9

Writing

Overview

Draft a claim statement and create an outline for a multi-paragraph op-ed.

Standards

W.7.5W.7.7W.7.8

Day 1

Draft two body paragraphs with strong evidence and analysis.

Standards

W.7.1W.7.1.aW.7.1.bW.7.1.cW.7.7W.7.8

Day 2

Draft strong introduction and conclusion paragraphs.

Standards

W.7.1W.7.1.aW.7.1.bW.7.7W.7.8

Day 3

Create a works cited page and differentiate between compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences.

Standards

W.7.8

Day 4

Give and receive peer feedback and incorporate suggestions into the final draft of an op-ed.

Standards

W.7.2W.7.5