Fighting Injustice: Uprising & Flesh and Blood So Cheap

Lesson 18
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ELA

Unit 2

7th Grade

Lesson 18 of 38

Objective


Explain how and why characters respond to specific plot events in Uprising.

Readings and Materials


  • Book: Uprising by Margaret Peterson Haddix  pp. 235 – 268

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Target Task


Writing Prompt

How does the presence of a single rose in their apartment affect the girls? Why does it have this effect? Provide specific evidence from the text to support your answer.

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Key Questions


Close Read Questions

  • How did Rahel's experience in Bialystock affect her? How does Yetta react to Rahel’s story? Provide evidence from pages 241–242 to support your answer.

  • Why do the girls decide to go to the suffrage parade, even though they will get less money for the week? What does this reveal about the girls? Support your answer with evidence from pages 245–246.

  • Why do some wealthy women not want their servants to be able to vote? How does Yetta respond to this idea? Provide evidence from the text to support your answer.

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: Flesh and Blood So Cheap: The Triangle Fire and Its Legacy by Albert Marrin  pp. 104 – 110 — end at "and so it was"

While reading, answer the following questions.

  • What happened in Newark, New Jersey in November, 1910?

  • Were factories safe for workers during this time period? Provide three examples from this chapter to support your answer.

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Common Core Standards


  • RL.7.3 — Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact (e.g., how setting shapes the characters or plot).

Supporting Standards

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