Advocating for Change: Uprising & Flesh and Blood So Cheap

Lesson 11
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ELA

Unit 2

7th Grade

Lesson 11 of 33

Objective


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

Readings and Materials


  • Book: Uprising by Margaret Peterson Haddix  pp. 145 – 165

  • Book: Flesh and Blood So Cheap: The Triangle Fire and Its Legacy by Albert Marrin 

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Target Task


Discussion & Writing Prompt

How is Jane changing since becoming friends with Yetta and Bella? Support your answer with at least two examples from pages 160–165.

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Key Questions


Key Questions

  • How is Haddix's account of the "motor parade" (Marrin, p. 97) historically accurate? (Uprising & Flesh And Blood So Cheap)

  • How and why is Yetta impacted by being in Jane’s home and neighborhood? Provide at least two pieces of evidence that support your answer. (Uprising)

  • How and why have Bella’s feelings about the strike changed? Provide evidence from page 159 to support your answer. (Uprising)

  • How is Miss Milhouse’s behavior toward Yetta and Bella impacted by prejudices about social class? Provide at least two pieces of evidence that support your answer.  (Uprising)

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Vocabulary


Text-based

scorn

n.

(p. 161)

extreme dislike or disrespect

Homework


To ensure that students are prepared for the next lesson, have students complete the following reading for homework. Use guidance from the next lesson to identify any additional language or background support students may need while independently engaging with the text.

  • Book: Uprising by Margaret Peterson Haddix  pp. 166 – 188

While reading, answer the following questions.

  • How has Miss Milhouse treated Jane since the incident with Bella and Yetta?

  • Where is Bella living now?

  • What has Bella been doing with her time since leaving Jane’s? Why does Rocco come to visit Bella?

  • What have the Triangle Factory owners offered the strikers?

  • How does Yetta feel about the offer?

  • What two important pieces of news does Rahel tell Yetta?

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Common Core Standards


  • RL.7.1 — Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
  • RL.7.6 — Analyze how an author develops and contrasts the points of view of different characters or narrators in a text.

Supporting Standards

L.7.6
RL.7.2
RL.7.4
RL.7.9
RL.7.10
SL.7.1
SL.7.6
W.7.1
W.7.1.a
W.7.1.b
W.7.4
W.7.9
W.7.9.a
W.7.10

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