This unit, designed to supplement the teaching of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry , will focus on the discrimination and prejudice African Americans faced during the 1930's. It will lead to a study of the development of the Civil Rights Movement. Because students will need to examine web documents critically, they may require a printer for a hard copy of the material. After a clustering activity and a Web search, students complete an editorial essay following the problem-solution format on the prejudice and discrimination existing between the southern Blacks and Whites during the 1930's in the South, referring to events in the novel and events researched on the Web. Easy vocabulary for students.
Students can sign guest book and respond to questionnaire.
Good links to other pages at the same site. Text has been written for a public audience. Easy for students. Easy for students. Written for an adult audience.