Fighting Injustice: Uprising & Flesh and Blood So Cheap

Lesson 19
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ELA

Unit 2

7th Grade

Lesson 19 of 38

Objective


Explain how specific events and ideas shaped fire safety practices in the early 20th century.

Readings and Materials


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

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Target Task


Writing Prompt

The epigraph that opens this chapter suggests that the tragic fire ("hell") at Triangle was caused by greed. Explain how the information included in today’s reading supports that idea. Provide evidence from pages 108–109 to support your answer.

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Key Questions


Close Read Questions

  • How did knowledge of current events impact workers from the Triangle factory? Provide evidence from pages 104–105 to support your answer.

  • What safety features were in place in the Asch Building to protect against fire? Make a list, based on the information from page 106.

  • What features of the Asch Building made it unsafe for workers in the case of a fire? Provide at least two details from pages 108–109.

  • What led to the development of some fire safety practices in the 1890s? What were those safety practices? Provide evidence from pages 107–108 to support your answer.

Discussion Questions

  • Page 109 includes a quote by a factory owner who was talking about his employees: "Let ‘em burn. They’re a lot of cattle, anyway." What are some examples from Uprising and Flesh and Blood So Cheap that demonstrate that many factory owners shared this attitude about their workers? 

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Vocabulary


Text-based

omen

n.

(p. 104)

an event that suggests something bad or evil will happen

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. 111 – 121

While reading, answer the following questions.

  • What date and time did the fire occur?

  • On what floor did the fire begin? What other floors did it spread to?

  • How long did the fire last?

  • How many people died?

  • How did people die?

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Common Core Standards


  • RI.7.3 — Analyze the interactions between individuals, events, and ideas in a text (e.g., how ideas influence individuals or events, or how individuals influence ideas or events).

Supporting Standards

RI.7.1
RI.7.2
RI.7.4
RI.7.10
SL.7.1
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W.7.4
W.7.9
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W.7.10
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