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Song of the Trees by Mildred Taylor
Explore the literary elements of Mildred Taylor's Song of the Trees with this beautiful Prezi presentation. Focusing on the story's characters, setting, and major plot points, young readers are provided with a complete summary of this...
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Mildred Taylor: Understanding the Author of "Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry"
Middle schoolers complete various activities related to the analysis of the novel "Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry." They create a collage of words and images of what it was like to live in the South in the 1930's, conduct Internet...
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The Land and Other Books: Mildred Taylor
Students read summaries of the books written by the author Mildred Taylor. In this summaries lesson plan, students read the summaries of 6 books and answer discussion questions about them after they read them.
Learning to Give
The Beginning of the Storm
Introduce readers to Mildred Taylor's Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry with a lesson that sets the context for the novel. Class members research the bigotry in Mississippi during the Great Depression and identify examples in the story of how...
Learning to Give
What Are Your Thoughts?
The varying responses of the characters in Mildred Taylor's Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry to the discrimination they experience or perpetrate provides readers with an opportunity to not only examine the feelings of the characters but to...
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: Chapter 11
In this comprehension check worksheet, students respond to 11 short answer questions covering chapter 11 of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor.
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: Chapter 3
In this comprehension check worksheet, students respond to 16 short answer questions covering chapter 3 of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor.
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: Chapter 4
In this comprehension check worksheet, students respond to 19 short answer questions covering chapter 4 of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor.
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: Chapter 2
In this comprehension check worksheet, pupils respond to 10 short answer questions covering chapter 2 of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor.
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: Chapter 12
For this comprehension check worksheet, learners respond to 12 short answer questions covering chapter 11 of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor.
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: Chapter 5
In this comprehension check worksheet, middle schoolers respond to 14 short answer questions covering chapter 5 of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor.
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: Chapter 10
In this Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry comprehension check worksheet, young scholars respond to 20 short answer questions pertaining to chapter 10 of the Mildred D. Taylor novel to better understand the novel and the author's craft.
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Roll With the Punches: Oprah's On!
Sixth graders prepare questions for an Oprah Winfrey talk show featuring the characters from Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, the amazing novel by Mildred D. Taylor. Selected students role-play the characters and answer questions Oprah...
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Plot and Conflict
Pupils listen to a short story by Mildred Taylor entitled, "Song of the Trees." They focus on and discuss the elements of plot and conflict. They determine which events are examples of the central conflict and which elements of the plot...
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Small Group Discussion Questions
Support a class reading of the novel Song of the Trees by Mildred D. Taylor with this series of discussion questions. Covering a variety of topics from character and setting to historical accuracy and symbolism, these questions challenge...
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: Question Answer Response Strategy
Readers of Mildred D. Taylor's Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry are introduced to the Question Answer Response Strategy (QAR) as a way to increase their engagement in and comprehension of the novel.
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: Chapter 8
In this Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry comprehension check worksheet, learners respond to 12 short answer questions covering chapter 8 of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor in order to help them better understand the chapter...
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: Chapter 7
In this Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry comprehension check activity, students respond to 19 short answer questions covering chapter 7 of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor in order to help them better understand those...
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: Chapter 9
In this Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry comprehension check worksheet, students respond to 16 short answer questions covering chapter 9 of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor in order to help them better understand the chapter...
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Breaking the Barrier
Middle schoolers participate in a game based on bullying. In this social justice lesson, students read Taylor's Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry and discuss the mistreatment of African-Americans in the book. Middle schoolers then relate the...
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Prejudice and Discrimination
Students are read-aloud an excerpt from The Friendship by Mildred Taylor. They pick strips of paper, white or brown, and sit according to color drawn. Students are given preferential treatment if their paper is white while the students...
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Roll Of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Eighth graders read Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry and participate in whole class discussions. They evaluate, analyze, and synthesize information in the text in order to explain character motivation and action. Students produce an essay...
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Eighth graders read the novel, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry and then watch a movie based on the novel. They write an essay comparing the movie to the book.
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Students watch the video Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. They participate in daily lecture, and create vocabulary cards. Students participate in oral reading evaluation, and complete a writing assignment:Do things like those that...
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