Gr 7 ELA
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor - Mini-Research Scavenger Hunt
1. Define prejudice and find two synonyms for prejudice by going to Merriam-Webster OnLine
2. What was the 13th Amendement to the Constitution in 1865?
3. What was Reconstruction after the Civil War?
4. What were the Jim Crow Laws?
5. What was the Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court decision about? Here is another article about Plessy v. Ferguson.
6. What is the capital of Mississippi?
7. What is the Mississippi state motto (in English)?
The Logan family relies on their cotton crop to help support the family. Cotton was the most important crop of the southern United States at the time the novel takes place. Find out about cotton by answering the following:
8. Describe how cotton grows and draw a picture of a cotton plant.
9. The boll weevil destroys the cotton plant. Describe what a boll weevil looks like and then draw a small picture. Here are some photos of boll weevils.
10. List 6 interesting details about the Great Depression in the United States. Use complete sentences! (You can also check this source about the Great Depression.)
When you are done with the Webquest, you may want to :