ROLL OF THUNDER HEAR MY CRY

BY MILDRED TALOR

STAIR

PRESENTED BYTyrique Dorsey

CEP 811

STAIR

PRESENTED BYTyrique Dorsey

CEP 811

Audience: 8th grade Language Art students

Purpose:for the students to become familiar with jim crow laws and segregation in the 1930s

Audience: 8th grade Language Art students

Purpose:for the students to become familiar with jim crow laws and segregation in the 1930s

The Students will be presented new information about segregation using Powerpoint in kiosk mode.

Then they will be given and interactive quiz to review what they have learned.

Here are some sample slides:

The Students will be presented new information about segregation using Powerpoint in kiosk mode.

Then they will be given and interactive quiz to review what they have learned.

Here are some sample slides:

This slide show is an extension to the book Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor.

The objective of the slide show is to introduce you to segregation in the south in the 1930s. The time in which the book takes place.

Your Objectives:

You will learn the definition of segregation.

You will learn when legal segregationStarted in the united states

You will learn what “jim Crow” Laws Were.

Segregation is separation of groupsOf people by custom or by law oftenBased on race or ethnic origins.

People in the dominant group oftenFeel superior to the other group. SomePeople fear losing power over the Other group.

In the united states legal segregationStarted in the 1880s.

The Laws that supported this were Called Jim Crow laws.

The name jim crowCame from a singerNamed thomas rice.Rice had a “jim crow” song and Dance routine that madeFun of africanAmericans.

Roll of Thunder takes place in the early1930s when segregation was stillWidely practiced.

The following quote by the author MildredTaylor shows how Jim Crow laws affectedHer childhood:

“that summer and summers to come I came to realize that the Lovely baskets of food my mother always packed for trips, she Prepared because we could not eat in the Restaurants: that the Long overnight ride was because we could not sleep in the motels.”

from taylor’s 1977 newberryAcceptance speech

Now take this quick quiz to see what you Have learned about segregation and Jim crow laws. Click on the correct answer.

Segregation has never occurredIn United states history.

True False

You are correct!!!!!legal segregation Began in the united statesIn the 1880s.

You are correct!!!!!legal segregation Began in the united statesIn the 1880s.