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The Beginning of the Storm Lesson PlanThe Beginning of the Storm Lesson Plan
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6th - 8th
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English Language Arts
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The Beginning of the Storm

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Introduce readers to Mildred Taylor's Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry with a instructional activity 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 families cope with the discrimination.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

roll of thunder, hear my cry, mildred d. taylor, the great depression, racism, prejudice

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community capital, hear my cry, roll of thunder, the great depression, english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Ask volunteers to adopt the voice of a character for the read alouds

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  • Requires a free account to download lesson handouts
  • The first lesson in a three-part unit

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  • Includes step-by-step detailed instructions

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RL.8.4 RL.8.10 RI.8.4 SL.8.1.a L.8.6

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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...
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