About Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by
Mildred D. Taylor:
A black family living in Mississippi during the Depression of the
1930s is faced with prejudice and discrimination which its children do not understand.
It takes the events of one turbulent year--the year of the night
riders and the burnings, the year a white girl humiliates Cassie in public simply because
she is black--to show Cassie that having a place of their own is the Logan family's
lifeblood. It is the land that gives the Logans their courage and pride, for no matter how
others may degrade them, the Logans possess something no one can take away.
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry won the 1977 Newbery Medal.
Reading level: Ages 9-12
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry : A Unit Plan (Litplans on CD)
Complete lesson plans for teaching Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. Includes
introduction to the unit, unit objectives, reading assignments, unit outline, study
questions (short answer), study/quiz questions (multiple choice), vocabulary worksheets,
daily lessons planned, related nonfiction reading assignment, oral reading evaluation,
biographical info about the author, three detailed writing assignments (inform, persuade,
personal opinion), vocabulary review games & activities, unit review games &
activities, at least one group activity assignment, discussion questions on all levels
(factual, critical, interpretive, personal response), 2 short answer unit tests, 2
multiple choice unit tests, 1 advanced short answer unit test, unit and vocabulary
crossword puzzles, unit and vocabulary extra worksheets & games, bulletin board ideas,
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Study Guide CD-ROM
Easy-to-use, reproducible lessons on literary terms, comprehension and analysis,
critical thinking, Christian related scriptural principles, vocabulary,
activities, plus a complete answer key. 56 pages.
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