The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire of 1911

Part A: What is the central idea of “The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire of 1911” ?

• The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire showed how important it is to practice fire safety at work.

• The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire showed how far we have come as a society when it comes to fire and work safety.

• The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire showed how a community can come together during a tragedy.

• The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire showed the dangerous consequences that unsafe working conditions and corrupt business owners could have for workers.

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What text evidence supports the central idea chosen in the previous question?

• "... Blanck and Harris had refused to install sprinkler systems and take other safety measures in case they needed to burn down their shop again."

• "It was a true sweatshop, employing young immigrant women who worked in cramped spaces at lines of sewing machines."

• "A fire prevention law was passed that October."

• "The danger of fire in factories like the Triangle Shirtwaist was well known."

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

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CCSS.RI.8.2

Select the sentence from the section entitled "A true sweatshop" that is MOST relevant to the central idea of the article.

• "The Triangle Factory, owned by Max Blanck and Isaac Harris, was located in the top three floors of a building, in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan, in New York City."

• "There were two stairways down to the street, but one was locked from the outside to prevent stealing and the other only opened inward."

• "It was a true sweatshop, employing young immigrant women who worked in a cramped space at lines of sewing machines."

• "Nearly all the workers were teenage girls who did not speak English, working 12 hours a day, every day."

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

Which of the following would be LEAST important to include in a summary of the article?

• "In 1911, only one of the four elevators in the factory building was working."

• "Blanck and Harris only paid their employees $15 a week."

• "The factory owners had refused to install sprinkler systems."

• "A manager tried to put the fire out with a hose, but the hose was rotted."

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

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CCSS.RI.8.2

Each of the following is cited as evidence the tragedy could have been prevented EXCEPT:

• One of the doors to the street was locked to prevent theft.

• The owners of the factory had not taken safety precautions including installing sprinkler systems.

• The fire began in a rag bin while there were 600 workers in the factory.

• Three of the four elevators in the building were not working at the time of the fire.

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

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CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

Read the sentence from the article.

One of the most deadly events in the history of American factories was largely preventable.

Select the paragraph from the section "A true sweatshop" that BEST supports the author's claim.

• Paragraph 4

• Paragraph 5

• Paragraph 6

• Paragraph 7

Read the following introduction paragraph from a student essay. Then choose the correct spelling for the underlined word.

The author of “The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire of 1911” discusses the effects of a tragic fire in a garment factory, which was located in New York. Many workers died due to the neglagince of safety by the owners of the factory. In the text it states, “the manager attempted to use the fire hose to extinguish it, but was unsuccessful, as the hose was rotted and its valve was rusted shut.” When the fire spread workers were forced to jump from windows and roofs.

• neglegance

• negligence

• neglagance

• neglagince

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CCSS.RL.4.1

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CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which TWO pieces of text evidence support your answer to question 12?

• "As firefighters arrived, they witnessed a horrible scene."

• The girls who did not make it to the stairwells or the elevator were trapped by the fire inside the factory and began to jump from the windows to escape it."

• "On March 25, 1911, a Saturday afternoon, there were 600 workers at the factory when a fire began in a rag bin."

• "The manager attempted to use the fire hose to extinguish it, but was unsuccessful, as the hose was rotted and its valve was rusted shut."

• "Also, the firefighters' ladders reached only seven floors high and the fire was on the eighth floor."

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

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CCSS.RI.8.8

How does the section entitled "Fire and panic" develop the overall central idea of the text?

• This section shows how the owners purposely neglected safety issues.

• This section proves that many preventable factors contributed to the deaths of the 146 workers

• This section demonstrates that the fire department was at fault.

• This section illustrates that the workers' panic is what caused their deaths.

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CCSS.RL.7.2

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What is the common topic in both the text “The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire of 1911” and the graphic?

• All factories are dangerous places to work.

• Deaths caused by factory fires

• The impact of unions on safety in the workplace

• Corruption in businesses

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CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

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CCSS.RL.7.7