Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry - Research Keynote
Directions: Use the guide below to make a keynote presentation to help you understand more about the setting
of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. The information you research will help you understand the historical
allusions (references) in the novel. You may design the layout of each slide however you like, but you must
include the information listed. You are allowed to use bullet points when appropriate.
Requirements: You will be graded on
following the directions
including the required information on the slides
use of proper grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and clarity
thoughtful and thorough answers
TITLE SLIDE
Give your presentation a title. Please do not name it the title of the book; Mildred D. Taylor has dibs on
that title.
Include the names of the people creating this presentation.
SLIDE 1
Name the slide and include at least 1 image, chart, and/or graph
Define historical fiction
Define the literary term allusion
SLIDE 2
Name the slide and include at least 1 image, chart, and/or graph
Define sharecropping
Answer: How is sharecropping similar to slavery? How is it different?
Describe what life is like for a sharecropper
SLIDE 3
The Ku Klux Klan was originally organized as a social club, but devolved into a racist organization. There is a
reference to "night riders" in this book, which is an allusion to the KKK.
Name the slide and include at least 1 image, chart, and/or graph
Include details on the following
o The groups the KKK was against
o Examples of things the KKK did to frighten and intimidate people
SLIDE 4
Name the slide and include at least 1 image, chart, and/or graph
Define Jim Crow Laws
Give at least 3 examples of Jim Crow Laws
SLIDE 5
Name the slide and include at least 1 image, chart, and/or graph
Define the Great Depression
Describe what life was like during the great depression
CONCLUSION SLIDE
Based on the title of the novel and the information you have learned, what do you think this book will be
about? Make a thoughtful prediction.
EXTRA CREDIT BONUS SLIDE
Make a timeline slide, and for each item below placed on that timeline you get 1 extra credit point.
1. Setting of Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry
2. The sale of slaves ended in the United States
3. First African American President of the United States
4. Slavery became illegal in the United States
5. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated
6. First African American Supreme Court Justice