Introduction Mildred D. Taylor has written a story of the racial discrimination that existed in the South in the 1930's through the eyes and ears of Cassie Logan, a proud but innocent nine-year-old black girl. Cassie has shared with you the many incidents of prejudice and discrimination faced by members of her family and other families. Imagine you and your partner are writers from a major northern city newspaper. You have been assigned to write an editorial opinion on the subject using the incidents in the novel as your guide. You will be expected to offer solutions and predict results. An editorial is the opinion of the newspaper staff. It presents the details of a problem or issue and suggests solutions for change. It attempts to convince the reader to agree with the writer's opinion or change the reader's attitude on the subject. The Task: Write a Editorial (Problem/Solution Essay) Working with a partner, you will cluster incidents and examples of prejudice and discrimination from Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry and view a Website to write an editorial. Use the problem solution format to answer the following questions: • What were the racial problems between the Blacks and the Whites in the South during the 1930's? • What solutions do you suggest to resolve these conflicts? • What are the possible outcomes to the solutions you suggest? The Process: Exploring the Web, Creating a Product You will work as a team and submit a polished product involving these steps: 1. Take the National Civil Rights Museum Tour to read and view the kinds of racial prejudice experienced in the south. 2. Brainstorm with your partner examples of prejudice and discrimination faced by different characters in the novel. Generate a bank of four to six incidents 2a.Create a Cluster of your examples or create your own copy. Your cluster must reflect the experiences of four different characters. (Keep in mind that each character may have been exposed to many racial incidents.) 4. Choose one incident that affects each character. List possible actions that the characters might have taken to prevent or avoid further acts of discrimination. 5. Use the Problem/Solution format to organize your thoughts. 6. Follow these steps to write your editorial (problem/solution essay). • Identify the racial problems. • Give examples to back up your thoughts. • Explain why the problem is serious. • Suggest solutions. • Predict the outcomes of the suggested solutions. • State the best way to deal with the problem. • Defend your opinion. 7. Review your editorial to check that your opinions are convincing to the reader. 8. Edit for grammar and spelling errors. 9. Complete your polished product on the computer. How You Will Be Graded You will meet his standard: • The editorial must include: • Description of the racial problems in the novel. • Examples of where this problem showed itself in the novel. • Explanation of the seriousness of the problem. • Suggestions on how to solve the problem. • Give persuasive evidence on how to solve the problem. • A defense of your opinion. • You and your partner will receive the same grade. You are on the honor system that you have both contributed equally to the assignment. All written work from the above steps must be labeled and handed in for evaluation.

Introduction

Mildred D. Taylor has written a story of the racial discrimination that existed in the South in the 1930's through the eyes and ears of Cassie Logan, a proud but innocent nine-year-old black girl. Cassie has shared with you the many incidents of prejudice and discrimination faced by members of her family and other families.

Imagine you and your partner are writers from a major northern city newspaper. You have been assigned to write an editorial opinion on the subject using the incidents in the novel as your guide. You will be expected to offer solutions and predict results.

An editorial is the opinion of the newspaper staff. It presents the details of a problem or issue and suggests solutions for change. It attempts to convince the reader to agree with the writer's opinion or change the reader's attitude on the subject.

The Task: Write a Editorial (Problem/Solution Essay)

Working with a partner, you will cluster incidents and examples of prejudice and discrimination from Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry and view a Website to write an editorial. Use the problem solution format to answer the following questions:

•What were the racial problems between the Blacks and the Whites in the South during the 1930's?

•What solutions do you suggest to resolve these conflicts?

•What are the possible outcomes to the solutions you suggest?

The Process: Exploring the Web, Creating a Product

You will work as a team and submit a polished product involving these steps:

1. Take the National Civil Rights Museum Tour to read and view the kinds of racial prejudice experienced in the south.

2. Brainstorm with your partner examples of prejudice and discrimination faced by different characters in the novel. Generate a bank of four to six incidents

2a.Create a Cluster of your examples or create your own copy. Your cluster must reflect the experiences of four different characters. (Keep in mind that each character may have been exposed to many racial incidents.)

4. Choose one incident that affects each character. List possible actions that the characters might have taken to prevent or avoid further acts of discrimination.

5. Use the Problem/Solution format to organize your thoughts.

6. Follow these steps to write your editorial (problem/solution essay).

•Identify the racial problems.

•Give examples to back up your thoughts.

•Explain why the problem is serious.

•Suggest solutions.

•Predict the outcomes of the suggested solutions.

•State the best way to deal with the problem.

•Defend your opinion.

7. Review your editorial to check that your opinions are convincing to the reader.

8. Edit for grammar and spelling errors.

9. Complete your polished product on the computer.

How You Will Be Graded

You will meet his standard:

•The editorial must include:

•Description of the racial problems in the novel.

•Examples of where this problem showed itself in the novel.

•Explanation of the seriousness of the problem.

•Suggestions on how to solve the problem.

•Give persuasive evidence on how to solve the problem.

•A defense of your opinion.

•You and your partner will receive the same grade. You are on the honor system that you have both contributed equally to the assignment. All written work from the above steps must be labeled and handed in for evaluation.