7th Grade Reading Classes Honor Black History Month
by Stephanie Salisbury and Michelle Valentine
March 12, 2008
In honor of Black History Month, the seventh grade reading classes explored a novel written by Mildred D. Talyor. Students were very moved by the hardships faced by Cassie Logan and her family in Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry.The tale is set in the 1930s in Mississippi and intertwines fiction and historical fiction.
"The book was very good and held my attention very well. It was exciting," said Nioka.
"Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry is a great and interesting book that I enjoyed with the class," Evie commented.
"The book inspired us to treat other fairly, and help people when they need it," explained Kailey and Jackie.
"Our book was a great one and really got you to think how lucky we have it. It was just a great book to ponder on," said Trey.
"Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry was a book that showed a relationship between races and this taught us to treat other people how you want to be treated. We would recommend it, " commented Casey and Jessica.
