Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Lesson Plan

Jeremy's Journal

Kind of Activity:

Creative Writing

Objective:

Students will be able to think more extensively about one of the novel's characters

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.8.3, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.3

Structure:

Students should begin by choosing an incident in Roll of Thunder that features Jeremy Simms, and write a narration of the event from Jeremy's point of view in the style of a journal entry. In crafting their narratives, they can think not only about the incident itself, but what might have been happening in Jeremy's life before and after. They can also use this excercise as an opportunity to address questions that they may still exist...