Fighting Injustice: Uprising & Flesh and Blood So Cheap

Lesson 15
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ELA

Unit 2

7th Grade

Lesson 15 of 38

Objective


Identify ways that author Margaret Peterson Haddix has drawn on historical facts to develop the plot of the novel, Uprising.

Readings and Materials


  • Book: Flesh and Blood So Cheap: The Triangle Fire and Its Legacy by Albert Marrin  pp. 98 – 103 — (beginning at “On January 2, 1910”)

  • Book: Uprising by Margaret Peterson Haddix  pp. 177 – 183

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Target Task


Writing Prompt

How has Haddix drawn on historical facts to describe the end-of-strike agreement on pages 177-183 of Uprising? Has she altered or omitted any details included in Flesh and Blood So Cheap? (p. 101-103)  Support your answer with evidence from both texts.

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Key Questions


Close Read Questions

  • Has Haddix accurately represented or altered historical facts in her description of rich people’s reaction to the speakers at the Carnegie Hall meeting? Support your answer with evidence from both Uprising (p. 180) and Flesh and Blood So Cheap. (pp. 99-100)

  • On page 103 of Flesh and Blood So Cheap, Marrin writes that “Blanck’s cave-in allowed both sides to claim victory.” Does Yetta’s response to the settlement reflect the idea that her side “claimed victory”? Provide evidence from pages 182-183.

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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.7.9 — 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

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RL.7.10
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