Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Lesson Plan

Read Chapters 3-4.

Common Core Objectives

1. 1

   CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.8.1
   Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 8 topics, texts, and issues, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.

2. 2

   CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.8.1
   Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

3. 3

   CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.8.4
   Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies...