Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: An Instructional Guide for Literature

Looking for ways to add rigor to your students' explorations of rich, complex literature? Students will be engaged as they analyze this classic Newbery Medal-winning book about a young girl's fight against prejudice. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: An Instructional Guide for Literature provides engaging activities that incorporate the following research-based literacy skills: close reading tasks; text-based vocabulary practice; cross-curricular activities; text-dependent questions; reader response writing prompts; leveled comprehension questions; story elements comprehension tasks; diverse and relevant assessments. Strengthen your students' literacy skills by implementing this high-interest resource in your classroom! | Follow along as Cassie Logan, a young black girl, discovers and experiences the injustices of racial prejudice in the American South after the Civil War. This guide is the perfect tool to aid students in analyzing and comprehending this exciting story. | Charles Aracich, M.A. Instructional Technology, is currently a fourth grade teacher. He has 15 years teaching experience ranging from early elementary grade levels to upper middle school classes.