NYS Common Core 7th Grade ELA Module 2 Unit 1

1. DO NOW
Checking for Understanding
Entry Task!!
• Will help review for today’s test
• You MAY use your Notes
• You may NOT use the book 

2. Lyddie
Reading Chapter 12
Chapter Setting
12
Characters
Plot
How do the setting,
character and/ or plot
interact?
How does the letter from
Lyddie’s mother affect
her?
What are Betsy and Amelia
arguing about? Does
Lyddie agree with either
of them?

3. Lyddie
Reading Chapter 12
Chapter Setting
Characters
Plot
How do the setting,
character and/ or plot
interact?
12
Lyddie
Worthen
Lyddie gets a letter
from her mother, and in
it she finds out her
sister Agnes died, and
Rachel is sick. Mother
needs money.
How does the letter from
Lyddie’s mother affect
her?
Concord
Corp.
factory
Boarding
house
Mr. Marsden
(overseer)
Amelia
(Lowell)
Betsy
She’s afraid she’ll never
have the money for her
family. She doesn’t
want to risk her job.
Lyddie is good at her
job. Prudence quits.
Betsy starts a study
group. Amelia gets
upset. Betsy talks
about rebelling.
What are Betsy and Amelia
arguing about? Does
Lyddie agree with either
of them?

4. Lyddie
Definitions
diligent: (86) hard-working, careful,
thorough
indefatigable: (86) determined; never
giving up
piece rates: (86) the amount a worker is
paid per unit of work he/she completes

5. Lyddie
Definitions
barren: (88) with nothing growing
disdain: (89) lack of respect
defiance: (91) behavior that shows that
you will not do as you are told

6. Lyddie
Definitions
real wages: (91) the amount a worker is
paid, calculated as the amount per hour,
adjusted for inflation
turnout: (92) protest march or asking off
the job in protest
What new words did you define?

7. Lyddie
Reading Chapter 13
Chapter Setting
13
Characters
Plot
How do the setting,
character and/ or plot
interact?
Why does Lyddie not sign
the petition?
How does the speed-up
affect Lyddie? How does it
affect the other girls?
How does Lyddie respond
to her injury? How does
Diana help her?

8. Lyddie
Reading Chapter 13
Chapter Setting
Characters
Plot
13
Lyddie
Worthen
Lyddie sends her mother Why does Lyddie not sign
a letter and some
the petition?
money. Her writing is
getting better.
Concord
Corp.
factory
Diana Goss
Boarding
house
Amelia
(Lowell)
Betsy
Mr. Marsden
(overseer)
Dr. Craven
She gets a fourth loom
to tend at the factory.
She’s exhausted.
Irish immigrant girls
taking jobs in the
factory. People get hurt
in the icy winter.
Lyddie gets hurt when
daydreaming. Diana
helps her. The doctor is
Diana’s friend.
How do the setting,
character and/ or plot
interact?
How does the speed-up
affect Lyddie? How does it
affect the other girls?
How does Lyddie respond
to her injury? How does
Diana help her?

9. Lyddie
Definitions
plucky: (95) bold, brave
recoiled: (95) moved back quickly and
suddenly
justify: (95) give an acceptable
explaination
tuned to: (97) adjusted to; in sync with

10. Lyddie
Definitions
allotted: (98) provided or given
subsidize: (100) pay for part of the cost of
something
partial to: (103) fond of; happy about

11. Lyddie
Definitions
What new words did you define?

12. Lyddie
Learning Objectives
I can cite specific textual evidence to
explain what working conditions were
like in the mills and how they affected
Lyddie.

13. Lyddie
Textual Evidence
Mid-Unit 1 Assessment
• Focus on Chapter 12 ; Chapter 13 (pg 97-98)
• Let’s re-read these pages together !!

14. Lyddie
Textual Evidence
Mid-Unit 1 Assessment
• Focus on Chapter 12 ; Chapter 13 (pg 97-98)
• Can use book AND all notes from yesterday
• When done, begin reading Chapter 14!

15. Lyddie
Homework
Homework
• Read all of Chapter 14
• Complete Reader’s Notes Chapter 14
• Be prepared for a quiz tomorrow!