Fighting Injustice: Uprising & Flesh and Blood So Cheap

Lesson 20
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ELA

Unit 2

7th Grade

Lesson 20 of 38

Objective


Explain the factors that influenced the outcome of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire and the impact of the fire on bystanders.

Readings and Materials


  • Book: Flesh and Blood So Cheap: The Triangle Fire and Its Legacy by Albert Marrin  pp. 111 – 121

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Target Task


Writing Prompt

Could the tragically high death toll of the Triangle Fire have been prevented? Provide at least two pieces of evidence from today’s reading to support your answer.

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Key Questions


Close Read Questions

  • What specific factors led to the devastating number of lives lost in the fire? Provide at least five factors from pages 110-116.

  • What specific factors/events helped to save lives? Provide at least two from pages 112–118.

  • What was the emotional impact of witnessing the fire on firefighters and onlookers? Provide at least two pieces of evidence from the text to support your answer.

Discussion Questions

  • What emotional impact has reading about the fire had on you? You knew from the beginning of this unit that a fire was going to happen—what parts surprised you? Was it likely what you had expected?

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Vocabulary


Text-based

inferno

n.

(p. 115)

a large, out-of-control fire

Notes


  • Today’s reading includes graphic descriptions of suffering and death, and there is one (blurry) photograph of two dead bodies in the chapter. It may be very upsetting to students. Allow students time to process the information in this chapter; more time has been allotted to class discussion today for this reason.
  • You may wish to give parents and school social workers a “heads up” about the subject matter. Be mindful that it is possible that you have students in your class who have personal experience with fire or death—and that the content may be upsetting to students even if they do not have personal experience.

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: Uprising by Margaret Peterson Haddix  pp. 269 – 286

While reading, answer the following questions.

  • Who is Jacob?

  • Where is Yetta when the fire begins?

  • Where is Bella when the fire begins?

  • How do the workers on the 8th floor respond when the fire begins?

  • Why does Yetta decide to go upstairs rather than outside where it is safe?

  • Why are Jane and the Blanck children at the factory?

  • Why does Jane go down to the 9th floor?

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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

L.7.6
RI.7.1
RI.7.2
RI.7.4
RI.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.b
W.7.10
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