Fighting Injustice: Uprising & Flesh and Blood So Cheap

Lesson 8
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ELA

Unit 2

7th Grade

Lesson 8 of 38

Objective


Explain how characters’ lives in Uprising are shaped by sexism and rigid gender roles.

Readings and Materials


  • Book: Uprising by Margaret Peterson Haddix  pp. 58 – 79

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Target Task


Writing Prompt

How has Jane’s perspective of women’s roles and rights changed since she began to attend lectures with Eleanor? Provide at least two pieces of evidence from the text that demonstrate this change in perspective.

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Key Questions


Close Read Questions

  • How do expectations around gender roles shape Yetta’s life? How are these expectations different from when she lived in Russia? How are they the same? Provide at least two examples and support them with specific evidence from the text.

  • How is Jane’s life shaped by gender roles and expectations? Provide at least two examples and support them with specific evidence from the text.

  • How is Bella’s life shaped by expectations around gender roles? Provide at least one example from the text and support it with evidence.

Discussion Questions

  • How are expectations around gender roles different for Jane—a wealthy young woman—than they are for Rahel and Yetta? How does social class influence gender expectations?

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Vocabulary


Text-based

preposterous

adj.

completely foolish or unreasonable; ridiculous 

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. 75 – 84

  • Book: Uprising by Margaret Peterson Haddix  pp. 80 – 90

While reading, answer the following questions.

  • What are Yetta and the other workers striking for?

  • What are the benefits of having a union?

  • How do the police respond when they see that Yetta is being beat up?

  • How does Yetta respond to the experience of being put in jail?

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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).

Supporting Standards

L.7.6
RL.7.1
RL.7.2
RL.7.6
RL.7.9
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
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