1. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Literature
By Mildred D. Taylor

2. The Novel Published: 1976 Second novel Segregated Mississippi Themes
Mildred D. Taylor's six-volume
Logan family series
Segregated Mississippi
Great Depression
Themes
Love
Land
Family unity
Maintaining dignity
Face of racism
Bigotry
Title
From a song
Written by Taylor

3. Awards Honors: Newberry medal, 1977 ALA Notable Book
New York Time Book Review Best of Children’s Books,
Nominated for the National Book Award
Winner of the Pacific Northwest Young Readers Award

4. Farming During the Great Depression
Falling price of cotton
Farmers suffered
Overproduction
Problem since the mid-1920s
The Logans
Live on 400-acre cotton farm
Purchased by Cassie’s grandfather
House in Spokane County
Strawberry and Vicksburg, near by towns
Road connects
Great Faith Elementary
Secondary School

5. Segregation Segregation People in dominant groups Violation of rules
The separation of groups of people by custom or by law
Race or ethnic groups
People in dominant groups
Feel superior to others
Violation of rules
Cassie goes to the market with Big Ma
Park their wagon at the back of the market

6. Segregation in the U.S. 1880s legal racial segregation “Jim Crow” laws
Separate public schools
Separate facilities
Transportation
Recreation
Sleeping
Eating
Segregation in 1930s
Change occurred
1950s and 1960s

7. About the Author University of Colorado Mildred D. Taylor
Graduate of University of Toledo
Two years in Ethiopia
Peace Corps volunteer
University of Colorado
Master’s degree in English
Founded the Black Student Alliance
Mildred D. Taylor
Born in 1943
3 weeks old
Her father Wilbert Lee Taylor
Violent conflict
Moved to Toledo, Ohio
Attended segregated elementary schools
High School integrated
Class officer
Editor of the school newspaper
Member of the honor society

8. Journal Novel Responses
At the end of each chapter
Journals are due
Readings are due
Criteria for Success
Dated properly
Pages and/or chapter for the title.
Typed in 12 pt. font- Either Times New Roman or Calibri, single spaced.
Minimum- 5 sentences.
Correct grammar & spelling
Each entry must contain 2 or 3 different Reading Comprehension techniques

9. Reading Comprehension Techniques
Question (write a question about the section you read.)
Predict (Predict what is going to happen next.)
Evaluate (Give your opinion about the section. Did you like it? Why or why not?
Clarify (Did your prediction come true? Did your question get answered?)
Connect (How does the section relate to you?)

10. Point System
The final version of these journals need to be typed and turned in two days after the novel is finished. (3 points)
1+ Follow the criteria for success
Reading Comprehension Techniques
1+ Content