Fighting Injustice: Uprising & Flesh and Blood So Cheap

Lesson 23
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ELA

Unit 2

7th Grade

Lesson 23 of 38

Objective


Explain how the fire reveals and/or 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


Writing Prompt

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

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Key Questions


Close Read 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 three pieces of specific evidence from pages 302–304.

Discussion Questions

  • Reflect on the events of today’s reading. Is this how you expected the girls’ story to end? 

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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: Flesh and Blood So Cheap: The Triangle Fire and Its Legacy by Albert Marrin  — pp. 122-130 (stop before “Never Again”) and 137

While reading, answer the following questions.

  • What questions do you have after reading this section of text?

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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).
  • 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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