Advocating for Change: Uprising & Flesh and Blood So Cheap

Lesson 19
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ELA

Unit 2

7th Grade

Lesson 19 of 33

Objective


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

Readings and Materials


  • Book: Uprising by Margaret Peterson Haddix  pp. 229 – 315

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Target Task


Discussion & Writing Prompt

How does Bella's perspective on life change over the course of her chapter? What events change her perspective? Provide evidence from the text to support your answer.

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Key Questions


Key Questions

  • How does Jane's perspective of herself and of the factory girls change between pages 299 and 301? How does Haddix develop the idea that her perspective has changed? Provide two pieces of evidence from these pages.

  • How has Jane's perspective of her own life changed as a result of being trapped in the factory during the fire? Support your answer with 2 pieces of evidence from pages 302–304.

  • Summarize how Bella escapes from the factory and how this is historically accurate.

  • How does Bella reveal her sense of belonging in one of the loneliest moments of her life?

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Vocabulary


Text-based

disgrace

n.

(p. 302)

a loss of reputation or respect as a result of a dishonorable action

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. 122 – 130 — stop before "Never Again"

While reading, answer the following questions.

  • How did police officers and firefighters react to the tragedy?

  • How were immigrant families affected by the tragedy?

  • What did the city of New York do to honor seven unclaimed bodies?

  • How did the people of New York come together to support victims and survivors?

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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.7.3 — Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact (e.g., how setting shapes the characters or plot).
  • 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.7.1
RL.7.2
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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