1. Triangle Factory Fire
from Flesh & Blood So Cheap: The Triangle Fire and Its Legacy by Albert Marrin
from The Story of the Triangle Factory Fire by Zachary Kent

2. from Flesh & Blood So Cheap: The Triangle Fire and Its Legacy
by Albert Marrin

3. Annotate the Text As you read, take notes on the following:
Any questions that you may have
Any unfamiliar words/phrases
Anything you want to comment on during discussion

4. from Flesh & Blood So Cheap
1. Lines 1–30: What is the main activity on each of the three floors? What details reveal the danger of fire on each floor?

5. from Flesh & Blood So Cheap
2. Lines 89–96: What are especially vivid descriptive details in this paragraph? Why does the author include those details?

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3. Lines 120–125: What is the reason why the ninth-floor stairway was locked? Why do you think the author included this detail?

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4. Lines 152–177: Determine what each paragraph is mainly about, and state each main idea in a sentence.

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5. Lines 182–196: Why did the author include this excerpt?

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6. Lines 207–219: Summarize the most important information about the fire escape.

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7. Lines 223–239: Which sentence states the main idea in this passage? Cite one detail from the passage that supports the main idea.

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8. Lines 254–265: What details describe Chief Croker? Why does the author include them?

12. Analyzing the Text p.274 #1-6
Cite evidence for EVERY question using the ICE Method
Restate the question in your answer (complete sentence form)
Introduce evidence using a signal phrase
Cite the page number and author’s last name in parenthetical citation
Explain how the evidence supports your answer

13. from The Story of the Triangle Factory Fire
by Zachary Kent

14. from The Story of the Triangle Factory Fire
1. Lines 1–14: What words in these lines signal chronology?

15. from The Story of the Triangle Factory Fire
2. Lines 15–28: Is the point of view subjective or objective? Explain why.

16. from The Story of the Triangle Factory Fire
3. Lines 39–41: How long did it take for New York State lawmakers to pass safety laws for workers?

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4. Lines 41–42: What evidence in these lines reveals what the author values? Does this evidence reveal an objective or subjective point of view?

18. from The Story of the Triangle Factory Fire
5. Lines 45–51: When did Frances Perkins make the comments that are quoted? What do those comments refer to?