Roll of Thunder Journal Entries

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Roll of Thunder Journal Entries
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• Pre-Reading Journal   Imagine you are a poor,
  black sharecropper in the South during the
  depression.  Describe your life and your
  feelings. (2 paragraphs) 

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• CHAPTER 1 This book takes place during the
  Great Depression before the Supreme Court passed
  Brown vs. Board of Education saying that school
  facilities had to be equal. Find and list at
  least 4 examples which show that the black and
  white schools are not equal.

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• CHAPTER 2 Describe the new character
  introduced in Ch. 2. Who is the person and why
  are they now involved with the plot of this
  novel?
• Predict how the character will impact the plot of
  the novel (2 plot connections or twists)

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• CHAPTER 3 Pretend you are either Cassie or
  Stacey Logan, write a letter to Papa explaining
  the events of chapter 3. You can use dialect the
  way Cassie or Stacey would. Include your
  feelings about the events in ch. 3.
  (approximately 1 page length)

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• QUIZ for Chapter 4
• Who are the night men and why do you think
  Mildred Taylor doesnt use the term KKK?
• Retell the history of the Logan land (p. 90).
• What plan does Mama seem to have hatched by the
  end of the chapter? How will it work?

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• QUIZ Answers
• 1. The night men are white men who terrorize
  black people who get out of their place. They
  burned Mr. Berry. Mildred Taylor doesnt use the
  term KKK because the story is told from the point
  of view of Cassie who is only 10 and probably
  hasnt heard about the KKK.

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• QUIZ Answers
• 2. The land was originally part of the Granger
  plantation. During Reconstruction the Grangers
  sold some of their land so they could pay taxes.
  Grandpa Logan bought 400 acres. Mr. Granger is
  trying to buy back all of the old plantation.

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• QUIZ Answers
• 3. Mamas plan is to make sure nobody shops at
  the Wallace store. She is going is to find
  someone to shop in Vicksburg for everyone and
  maybe someone to sign for credit for the
  sharecroppers.