Novel Study: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: Post-Reading Response Prompts

After completing the novel Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor, give readers an opportunity to reflect on the major themes, characters, and events of the story with these post-reading writing prompts. Featuring ten thought-provoking prompts based on Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, this worksheet asks students to choose five of the prompts to respond to on a separate piece of paper. To see sample student responses to all ten prompts, click “View answer key.” Designed for sixth- and seventh-grade students, this reading comprehension activity is part of a larger novel study unit on Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry.