2. Roll of Thunder, Hear My
Cry
Chapter: 8

3. Roll of Thunder, Hear My
Cry
Chapter: 8
Author: Mildred D. Taylor
Project by: Liza, Devyn, and Jordan

5. Characters

6. Characters
• Cassie- stubborn, active, tough
• Stacey- oldest brother
• Lillian Jean (L.J.- Jeremy’s older, she’s in the
Simms family, she thinks shes better than
African American, white
• T.J.- mean, cheater, annoying
• Uncle Hammer- Papa’s younger brother
• Charlie Simms (Mr. Simms)- L.J’s dad, white

8. Setting

9. Setting
• The Logan’s home, on a dirt road, and in
the woods

11. Theme

12. Theme
• racism

14. Dialect

15. Dialect
• wooja p.171
• jus p.172
• gotta p. 172
• naw p.173
• ain’t p.173
• ‘count p.174

16. Dialect
• wooja p.171 • ‘em p.179
• jus p.172 • ‘bout p.173
• gotta p. 172 • nothin’ p.173
• naw p.173 • ole p. 172
• ain’t p.173 • s’pose p. 174
• ‘count p.174 • wanna p. 174

17. Dialect
• wooja p.171 • ‘em p.179 • kinda p. 174
• jus p.172 • ‘bout p.173 • comin’ p. 173
• miz p.177
• gotta p. 172 • nothin’ p.173 • y’all p. 177
• naw p.173 • ole p. 172 • ‘spect p. 177
• s’pose p. 174 • ware’t p. 178
• ain’t p.173 • ‘scuse p.179
• ‘count p.174 • wanna p. 174 •‘pollogize p.180

19. Vocabulary

20. Vocabulary
• Ventured p.174 -
known waters.
a risky or daring journey or undertaking : pioneering ventures into little-
• Irritably p.171-
tired and irritable.
having or showing a tendency to be easily annoyed or made angry : she was
• Fuming p.173-
exhaust fumes spewed by cars.
gas, smoke, or vapor that smells strongly or is dangerous to inhale : clouds of
• Sentinels p.175- a soldier or guard whose job is to stand and keep watch.

22. Metaphors

23. Metaphors
• Standing like sentinels on the edge of the
hollow. p.175

25. Events

26. Events
• Cassie was getting fed up with Lillian Jean
because Lillian Jean was treating her like
she was a piece of gum on her shoe.
• Cassie and her dad had a talk about how
people do not always treat them right
because of the color of there skin.

28. The End