Fighting Injustice: Uprising & Flesh and Blood So Cheap

Lesson 25
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ELA

Unit 2

7th Grade

Lesson 25 of 38

Objective


Explain how Haddix develops and contrasts characters’ perspectives at the conclusion of Uprising.

Readings and Materials


  • Book: Uprising by Margaret Peterson Haddix  pp. 316 – 330

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Target Task


Writing Prompt

What is Harriet’s point of view on who is responsible for the fire? How does it conflict with Mrs. Livingston’s? Explain how Haddix develops their conflicting perspectives. Provide evidence from pages 317–319 to support your answer.

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Key Questions


Close Read Questions

  • How does Haddix develop the idea that Harriet is deeply conflicted about what to do and how to think about her own life? Provide specific evidence from the text to support your answer. 

  • What is Mrs. Livingston’s perspective on Harriet’s statement that "Nothing I can do could ever bring back Yetta and Jane" (p. 327)? How does Haddix develop their difference in perspective? Provide evidence to support your answer.

Discussion Questions

  • Is there anything that Harriet can do to atone for the terrible things her father did? Do you believe she has a responsibility to?

Vocabulary


Text-based

atone

v.

(p. 325)

to take responsibility and make up for harm you have caused as a way of earning forgiveness

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. 130 – 133 — begin at “Never Again” and end before “Enter Al Smith”

  • Book: Flesh and Blood So Cheap: The Triangle Fire and Its Legacy by Albert Marrin  pp. 139 – 146 — begin at “Reform”

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Common Core Standards


  • 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.7.3
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.b
W.7.10
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