Curriculum / ELA / 7th Grade / Unit 2: Fighting Injustice: Uprising & Flesh and Blood So Cheap / Lesson 29
ELA
Unit 2
7th Grade
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Explain the factors that led to—and continue to influence—conditions in the modern garment industry in the United States and around the world.
Book: Flesh and Blood So Cheap: The Triangle Fire and Its Legacy by Albert Marrin pp. 153 – 163 — begin at "Return of the New York Sweatshop"
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Has the Triangle Fire had an impact on conditions for workers in foreign countries? Support your answer with at least two pieces of evidence from the text.
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Questions about the text that will help guide the students understanding
What impact did strong labor unions have on the garment industry in the United States? Provide two pieces of evidence support your answer.
How does the perspective of labor activists differ from the perspective of some economists and workers in developing countries? Provide evidence from pages 158–161 to support your answer.
What impact have factory fires in Bangladesh had on safety regulations in that country? Provide evidence from pages 161–163 to support your answer.
How do you feel about Marrin’s statement that “sometimes we must choose between the awful, the bad, and the less bad.” (p. 159)
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Literary terms, text-based vocabulary, idioms and word parts to be taught with the text
denounce
v.
(p. 158)
to speak out against
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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).
Standards that are practiced daily but are not priority standards of the unit
L.7.6 — Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.
RI.7.1 — Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
RI.7.2 — Determine two or more central ideas in a text and analyze their development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text.
RI.7.4 — Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.
RI.7.6 — Determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how the author distinguishes his or her position from that of others.
RI.7.10 — By the end of the year, read and comprehend literary nonfiction in the grades 6–8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
SL.7.1 — Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 7 topics, texts, and issues, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.
SL.7.6 — Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.
W.7.1 — Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
W.7.1.a — Introduce claim(s), acknowledge alternate or opposing claims, and organize the reasons and evidence logically.
W.7.1.b — Support claim(s) with logical reasoning and relevant evidence, using accurate, credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text.
W.7.4 — Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
W.7.9 — Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
W.7.9.b — Apply grade 7 Reading standards to literary nonfiction (e.g. "Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient to support the claims").
W.7.10 — Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
Lesson 28
Lesson 30
Explain the impact of the Triangle Fire by studying a fictional and nonfiction account of the event.
RI.7.3 RL.7.3
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.
RI.7.3
Identify the author’s purpose and point of view in a section of Flesh and Blood So Cheap.
RI.7.6
Compare the experience of working in sweatshops to the experience of working in shirtwaist factories.
Writing
W.7.2 W.7.2.c W.7.5
Explain how the author develops Bella’s point of view and distinguishes it from that of other characters.
RL.7.6
Explain how Uprising is structured and identify the unique perspective of each of the text’s protagonists.
RL.7.5 RL.7.6
Explain how characters’ lives in Uprising are shaped by sexism and rigid gender roles.
RL.7.3
Identify ways that author Margaret Peterson Haddix has drawn on historical facts to develop the plot of Uprising.
RL.7.9
Explain how specific individuals and ideas shaped the “Uprising of Twenty Thousand.”
Identify different characters’ perspectives in Uprising and explain how the author develops and contrasts them.
Write objective summaries of several chapters in Uprising.
RL.7.2
Explain how setting and specific interactions impact characters’ behavior and perspectives in Uprising.
RL.7.3 RL.7.6
Identify ways that author Margaret Peterson Haddix has drawn on historical facts to develop the plot of the novel, Uprising.
Explain how Haddix develops characters’ conflicting perspectives and identify events that change the way characters understand the world.
Explain how and why characters respond to specific plot events in Uprising.
Explain how specific events and ideas shaped fire safety practices in the early 20th century.
Explain the factors that influenced the outcome of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire and the impact of the fire on bystanders.
Explain how the reader’s point of view differs from the characters’ in today’s reading, and the impact of dramatic irony on the reader’s experience of the text.
Explain how Haddix uses specific words and phrases to develop meaning, mood, and tone in Uprising.
RL.7.4
Explain how the fire reveals and/or changes the way that characters in Uprising see the world.
Explain the impact of the fire on New Yorkers and determine Marrin’s purpose and point of view in a section of Flesh and Blood So Cheap.
RI.7.3 RI.7.6
Explain how Haddix develops and contrasts characters’ perspectives at the conclusion of Uprising.
Compare Haddix’s account of the Triangle fire in Uprising to historical facts and explain how she has used and altered history.
Determine the central message of Rose Schneiderman’s speech and explain the impact of word choice on meaning and tone.
RI.7.2 RI.7.4
Describe the impact of specific individuals, events, and ideas on the development of labor laws in the United States.
Socratic Seminar
Engage in a Socratic Seminar with peers, demonstrating a deep understanding of the text and topic by posing and responding to questions, and providing evidence to support ideas.
SL.7.1 SL.7.1.a SL.7.1.c SL.7.4
Unpack the expectations of a research-based writing task and begin to gather evidence in preparation for writing an op-ed.
W.7.5 W.7.7 W.7.9
Assess the credibility of research sources and continue gathering evidence in preparation for writing an op-ed.
W.7.5 W.7.7 W.7.8 W.7.9
Draft a claim statement and create an outline for a multi-paragraph op-ed.
W.7.5 W.7.7 W.7.8
Draft two body paragraphs with strong evidence and analysis.
W.7.1 W.7.1.a W.7.1.b W.7.1.c W.7.7 W.7.8
Draft strong introduction and conclusion paragraphs.
W.7.1 W.7.1.a W.7.1.b W.7.1.e W.7.7 W.7.8
Create a works cited page and differentiate between compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences.
L.7.1 L.7.1.a L.7.1.b W.7.8
Give and receive peer feedback and incorporate suggestions into the final draft of an op-ed.
W.7.2 W.7.5
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