Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Lesson Plan

If all of the elements of this lesson plan are employed, students will develop the following powers, skills, and understanding:

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   Reading carefully and attentively, making informed inferences about the text grounded in evidence and analysis.

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   Writing creatively and analytically while exploring elements of character, imagery, and mood and making claims well-supported by evidence from the text.

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   Engaging in discussion with peers, in which they clearly articulate impressions, claims, and information learned from research.

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   Becoming well-acquainted with the historical context for Roll of Thunder, including the history of slavery and Jim Crow in the Southern United States,...