Fighting Injustice: Uprising & Flesh and Blood So Cheap

Lesson 2
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ELA

Unit 2

7th Grade

Lesson 2 of 38

Objective


Explain push factors leading to mass immigration of Russian Jews and Italians to the United States and identify similarities and differences between those two groups. 

Readings and Materials


  • Book: Flesh and Blood So Cheap: The Triangle Fire and Its Legacy by Albert Marrin  pp. 7 – 22

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Target Task


Writing Prompt

In what ways were the push factors for Russian Jews and Southern Italians similar? In what ways were they different? Provide at least three pieces of specific evidence from the text to support your answer.

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Key Questions


Close Read Questions

  • What were the primary push factors that led to the immigration of southern Italians to the United States? Provide at least four, and support your answer with specific evidence from pages 9-12.

  • How did Russians view Jewish people? How did these biases impact the way they were treated? Provide evidence from pages 13-18 to support your answer.

Discussion Questions

  • Making connections: Read the epigraph at the beginning of this chapter. Why did the author most likely choose to begin the chapter with this quotation?

Exit Ticket

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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. 28 – 39

While reading, answer the following questions.

  • What were tenements? Provide three details about life inside tenements.

  • Select one photograph on these pages and describe what you see in detail.

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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

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