Currently we have been reading Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry and boy it is good, but it's not that easy! We have had to prepare for this book for a long time by reading and researching about the time period. First came learning about equality, racism, and segregation. Next learning and prejudices and bias. Then we had to learn the historical context of the book and the background of the author. Finally, we started reading the book!
It has a Southern dialect so we are listening to a person read it to us and boy is it nice. If we weren't listening to a person who knows how to speak with a Southern dialect we would have to try to pronounce something like, "Hush now, Little Man or the wolf get you" or "She'd've whipped me." We are just kids, how are we supposed to deal with 3 words put into one?! It's too hard for our ginormous brains to comprehend.
How do you guys like Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry so far? Do you think it should be banned like it is in some school districts? ''Cause I sure don't. No way, cousin dude person! See, even in writing I can't do the Southern dialect.
It has a Southern dialect so we are listening to a person read it to us and boy is it nice. If we weren't listening to a person who knows how to speak with a Southern dialect we would have to try to pronounce something like, "Hush now, Little Man or the wolf get you" or "She'd've whipped me." We are just kids, how are we supposed to deal with 3 words put into one?! It's too hard for our ginormous brains to comprehend.
How do you guys like Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry so far? Do you think it should be banned like it is in some school districts? ''Cause I sure don't. No way, cousin dude person! See, even in writing I can't do the Southern dialect.