Interpreting Characters, Setting, Plot, and Theme - The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Disaster

PBS Learning Media
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Classroom Material
Keywords
middle school literacy American history Jewish studies story elements plot setting characters main characters climax resolution theme plot events graphic organizer relevant vs. irrelevant information reading language arts rla vtl07 women womens' studies labor new york city Lower east side labor movement documentary Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire 1911 early20th century disasters workers' rights
Subjects
English-Language Arts History-Social Science Geography
Grade Levels
Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8
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Interpreting Characters, Setting, Plot, and Theme - The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Disaster

While viewing a video documenting the real-life story of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in 1911, students wil complete a story elements graphic organizer.  This organizer will help them distinguish various story elements and put them in the proper order.
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PBS Learning Media

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