Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Lesson Plan

Read Chapters 8-10.

Common Core Objectives

1. 1

   CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.8.2
   Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective summary of the text.

2. 2

   CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.8.3
   Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision.

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 or...