Advocating for Change: Uprising & Flesh and Blood So Cheap

Lesson 12
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ELA

Unit 2

7th Grade

Lesson 12 of 33

Objective


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.

Readings and Materials


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

  • Book: Flesh and Blood So Cheap: The Triangle Fire and Its Legacy by Albert Marrin  pp. 100 – 103

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Target Task


Discussion & Writing Prompt

How does Haddix draw on historical facts to describe the end-of-strike agreement on pages 177–183 of Uprising? Has she altered or omitted any details included on pages 100–103 of Flesh and Blood So Cheap? Support your answer with evidence from both texts.

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Key Questions


Key Questions

  • How and why has participating in the strike changed Bella's perspective of herself and her life? Provide specific evidence from the text to support your answer. (Uprising)

  • Reread pages 177–178. What do the men from the union think about the employers' offer? How is this different from how Yetta and the other strikers see this offer? How does Haddix develop this difference in perspective?  (Uprising)

  • How does Haddix develop the difference between Yetta and Rahel's perspectives on the end of the strike? How are their differing perspectives reflective of workers' opinions in 1910?  (Uprising and Flesh and Blood So Cheap)

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Vocabulary


Text-based

fervent

adj.

(p. 172)

showing passionate intensity

 

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. 189 – 211

While reading, answer the following questions.

  • How does Jane behave when her father first arrives home? Why?

  • What does Jane's father think of Jane's involvement with the Triangle Factory strike?

  • What does Jane learn about her own father's history with strikers?

  • What does Jane do when she learns this news?

  • Where is Jane living at the end of today's reading?

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Common Core Standards


  • RL.7.6 — Analyze how an author develops and contrasts the points of view of different characters or narrators in a text.
  • RL.7.9 — 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.

Supporting Standards

L.7.6
RL.7.1
RL.7.2
RL.7.3
RL.7.4
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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