If you have read the book called "roll of thunder hear my cry" please can u anwser my question?

Question

ok i have to anwwser for my gcse coursework this question about the book called roll of thunder hear my cry:
"Do you think the text, roll of thunder hear my cry, is a relevant text to be stuided in schools today?

any tips on what i could write?

some of u r saying i shud read the book, i have i know the story line and ive done my draft, im jus tthing if there is anything i cud add

Answer 1

Absolutely! I am a teacher of 32 years and I use the book each year with my sixth graders. The book is about the Logan family -a black family living in Mississippi. There are four children, Stacey( a boy), Cassie, Christopher John, and Little Man. Even though it is set in Mississippi during the Great Depression, it is a timeless story of family relationships with the theme of racisim woven throughout. One of the more interesting aspects of the book is that it brings out the fact that not only are the majority of the whites in the book prejudiced against the blacks - but the blacks are also prejudiced against the whites. Stacey - the teenage boy in the story wants to be friends with a white boy he likes - but his dad cautions him against it and explains that whites and blacks can never be friends. The idea that race relations are starting to change is also brought out in the book.There are three generations living in the Logan household and the degree of their prejudice changes from one generation to the other. Big Ma ( grandma) is still very deferential to the whites while Mary Logan ( the mother) is a school teacher at the black school and is starting to get rebellious against the white rule of the town. The kids are just starting to notice differences in the two races. There is another storyline being developed regarding their neighbor T.J. who ends up hooking up with some older white boys who set him up to rob a store with them then turn him in when it is discovered the store owner they hit during the robbery has died.It is really a complex book that you should do yourself a service and read.
To summarize, I teach it because it encourages discussions on the following topics;
1. Racial prejudice
2. Historical info about the Great Depression and how it affected families.
3. What can be done to change racial attitudes.
4. The dangers of becoming a "follower" rather than thinking for yourself.
I hope this helps some - but READ THE BOOK. There is also a "prequel" called The Well and a sequel that covers T.J.'s trial for murder and follows the four Logan children as they grow up. It is called "Let the Circle Be Unbroken"

Answer 2

I had to read that book when i was like in 7th or 6th grade i'm now starting college this fall but i do remember that it was a good book and there is a second book after that called Let the Circle Be Unbroken. I think it can be relevent text to be studied in school because it is a book i think about a family struggling in the time when there were slaves and i think this would go under the subject of Social Studies or history. It was a good book, i'm not exactly sure what you could write but i hope i gave you some idea, with the history thing. Well good luck and hope this helped.

Answer 3

I'm a resource teacher who used that book for a remedial 9th grade English class last year. I would say yes, it is a relevant text to be studied in schools today. It puts 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. It not only deals with overt and subtle racism and prejudice, it portrays a cohesive supportive family whose members are strong in the face of adversity. So, the characters are role models for students of all ages, plus by showing the face of racism, students will be able to look at injustice in the world and have a desire to iradicate it. How's that?

PS The book is great. The movie is one of the worst-made films ever made, in my opinion. It jumps around, and would make no sense at all if you hadn't read the book. Even if you have, the movie is not a good retelling of the story.

Answer 4

i had to read the book when i was in 5th grade and i see nothing wrong with having to study it. in fact it is proabably a good realistic book to open the eyes of younger children to the way our country was all those years ago. and the dialect helps a lot too to make the book more real. anyway, i don't know what to say to help you write, i just remember that the book effected me when i was in elementary because i still remember it today, and have been out of school for about 4 years now.

Answer 5

You could write that you have not read the book, and have no opinion other than what others have shared with you or you could take about three hours and read the book.