Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor

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Description:

The reader meets the Logans, a black family struggling to maintain their human dignity and personal freedoms in a racist Mississippi. The story is told from the point of view of nine-year-old Cassie Logan as she faces the trials of coming of age in the South. She reveals the problems of black families, sharecroppers, white landowners and “poor whites,” and their feelings and struggles. Through the characters of each social division, the causes and effects of racism are made manifest. The plot mirrors a black child’s hopes, fears, and disillusionment, factors which eventually brought about the Civil Rights movement in the mid-twentieth century.

Activities:

Activities in this curriculum unit focus on attitudes, prejudices, and historical background. Students conduct research, answer open-ended questions, analyze values, role play, and brainstorm. They have small and large group discussion, compose written and oral presentations, and have the opportunity for creative writing activities.

Supplementary materials include vocabulary study with answer key and a test with answer key.

Ethical Values:

Compassion
Courage
Equality
Peace
Respect
Self-actualization