Organize and annotate Web sites for use in lessons.
Background for "Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry"
Track #
284838
Annotations by:
Nancy Prouty
Track Category
Grade(s):
Middle (5-9)
Subjects(s):
Language Arts
Social Sciences
Last Modified:
Dec 10, 2006
Format:
Worksheet
Track Description
Students will learn about the author, Mildred Taylor, as well as topics related to the plot of this classic novel. Topics covered through the webquest include sharecropping, the Ku Klux Klan, the growing of cotton and cotton plantations, and a timeline of the modern civil rights movement. A variety of sources are used including slave narratives.
