Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

Learning Goal

You will be able to engage effectively in a

range of collaborative discussions (one-on-

one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse

partners on grade 7 topics, texts, and issues,

building on each others’ ideas and expressing

your own clearly. SL.7.1

What do you know?

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry is centered

around issues that occurred in the 1930s.

What do you know about the 1930s?

You have two minutes to create a Word

Splash on the 1930s.

1930s/Important Vocab

Sharecropping

Jim Crow Laws

Klu Klux Klan (KKK)

Great Depression

Objective

You will come to discussions prepared, having

read or researched material under study;

explicitly draw on that preparation by referring

to evidence on the topic, text, or issue to probe

and reflect on ideas under discussion. SL.7.1a

Preparation

1. Get into groups:

Great Depression

KKK

Sharecropping

Jim Crow Laws

2. Library hunt for research questions

Research Questions

To better understand the vocabulary in Chapter 1, your groups will

do a library hunt on your topic. Each person must have 1 set of

questions to answer independently to bring back to the group for

discussion. You may use ANY resource available in the library.

1. What is it? Why did it come about?

2. When did it happen? How were others affected?

3. Where did it happen? Any important people who contributed?

4. An illustration. Related book.

Objective

You will follow rules for collegial

discussions, track progress toward specific

goals and deadlines, and define

individual roles as needed. SL.7.2b

Discussion

1.Discuss research exchanging answers to questions.

Everyone in the group is responsible for knowing all the

information.

2.Understand roles in the group. Roles will change every 3

pages of Ch. 1.

Leader: Checklist

Writer: Writes answers to Say Something

Reader: Reads 3 pages

Responder: Responds using Say Something

Objective

You will pose questions that elicit elaboration

and respond to others’ questions and

comments with relevant observations and

ideas that bring the discussion back on topic

as needed. SL.7.1c

Say Something

1. Kagan Round Table of roles in group. Every 3 pages, roles will rotate.

2. Say Something steps- Every 3 pages responder will:

Make a prediction

Ask a question

Clarify something you misunderstood

Make a comment

Make a connection

Make an argument

3. Make sure everyone completes their assigned jobs.

Project

Choose answers from the Say Something of

Chapter 1 to add to your Library Hunt

information.

Create a poster that answers the research

questions and adds information from Ch. 1 of

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry.

Objective

You will acknowledge new information

expressed by others and, when

warranted, modify your own views.

SL.7.1d

Carousel

1. One person from each group will go to each poster. The

remaining person from the group who made the poster will

present the poster to the classmates.

2. One person from the group will stay and everyone else

rotates. That person will teach the poster to the group adding

or questioning his or her own information.

3. One person stays, and repeat.

Connections

The land that Cassie’s family lives on belongs to the Harlan Granger. Cassie’s family sharecrops with the Harlan Granger so that they can own the land they live on.

What is sharecropping and why is it important?

Connections

TJ brings up the burning that took place

the night before. White men burned their

neighbor and two of his nephews.

What does the KKK have to do with this? How

are they different than law enforcement?

Connections

The Logans walked Jeremy to the White

school. Jeremy gets beaten for being

with the Black children.

How is this an example of the Jim Crow Laws?

Connections

Many instances in the book, the families in

the book are seen struggling and being

poor.

How has the Great Depression affected the

families in the Chapter 1?

Chapter 2

Read Chapter 2 with group.

1. Reader: reads 3 pages.

2. Vocabulary Hunter: writes down unknown or interesting vocabulary (at least 5)

3. Responder: responds using Say Something.

4. Connector: connects to one of the four topics.

Round Table every 3 pages switching roles. Be ready to discuss.