Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

A black family living in Mississippi during the Depression of the 1930s is faced with prejudice and discrimination which its children do not understand. Cassie Logan is raised by a family determined not to surrender their freedom or humanity because they are black.

Winner of the 1977 Newberry Medal, this is a remarkably moving novel—one that has impressed the hearts and minds of millions of readers.

Lesson Plans

• Comprehension Questions 

• Score Cyberguide: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry - Lesson plans

• Crisis Times for African- Americans - Unit on slavery and the Great Depression

• The Family that Endured: An Historical View of African-American Families As Seen through American Literature and Art- Unit that studies the historical development of the African-American Family

• Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry - WebQuest

• Writing Activities for Roll of Thunder
• Exploring Prejudices using Roll of Thunder
• Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry - Anticipation Guide
• Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry - Classic Notes - There's a character list, summary, author bio, summary and analysis, and more here! New
• Mildred Taylor Resource File New