Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry BY: YOUVENSKY BATAILLE

THEME: FAMILY IS IMPORTANT  Living life is fun and we've just begun To get our share of the world's delights (HIGH!) high hopes we have for the future And our goal's in sight (WE!) no we don't get depressed Here's what we call our golden rule Have faith in you and the things you do You won't go wrong This is our family Jewel Written by Bernard Rodgers & Nile Rodgers Originally performed by Sister Sledge We Are Family - Song Lyrics

PLAY LIST  I love the family  Longer than longevity  Mother tells me what to be  Taller than the tallest tree  I love the family

PLAY LIST Little Sister Words and music by Rick Nielsen Well I’ve been around here for way too long It’s really time to go But there’s reasons for my madness Though it doesn’t show I sit and wait and contemplate what am I gonna say When the telephone rings I hear her voice She speaks that special way Alright now, little sister Wait all night for the call She’s alright with me

PLAY LIST  Can we work it out (Can we)  Can we be a family (Can we)  I promise I'll be better (I promise)  Mommy I'll do anything (I'll do anything)  Can we work it out?  Can we be a family?  I promise I'll be better  Daddy please don't leave

PLAY LIST Who gives me my food when the clock says, “Feed!”? Who spares me the time sitting to hear me read? CHORUS Family, Family’s important to me. Family, Family are special people to me.

PLAY LIST I am the youngest in this family My mommy says that I will always be her baby My favourite thing is basketball, that's what I like to do I play it with my mom and dad and sisters too I am the youngest in this family.

PLAY LIST

CHARACTER

PAPA Page7  “You ain’t never had to live on nobody’s place but your own as long as I live and the family survives, you’ll never have to.  This quote shows the theme of family because papa seems that he cares about his family.

CASSIE Page26  Miz Crocker, don’t please ‘’’ I cried Miss Crocker‘s dark eyes warned me not to say another word ‘’ I know why he done it. This quote shows that Cassie loves her family because she is helping her brother by sticking up for him.

CHISTOPHER-JOHN Page 38  I wish papa didn’t never have to go way no more. I wish he could just stay….and stay…  This quote shows that Christopher-John cares about his father.

PAPA Page 175  I had to weigh the hurt of what happened to you could’ve happened if I went after him if I’d gone after charlie simms and given him a good thrashine like I felt like doing the hurt you received. So let it be I don’t like letting it be, I don’t like letting it be, but I can live with the decision.  This quote explains Papa telling Cassie that when someone does something bad to you, you have to let it be but sometimes you can’t let it be, sometimes when you don’t let it be you can get into more trouble.

MAMA  ‘’Mr. Morrison, you’re part of us now. I don’t want you to get hurt because of us.  MaMa said that because she care about Mr. Morrison she don’t want to see Mr. Morrison to get hurt.

SYMBOLS SUPPORT

Family  The family takes care of each other.  Papa work hard for the family.

Land Symbol land  Owning their own land means having the power to get credit shop at other store.

Race  The Wallace store treat the black bad because they think black people is not a person like them.

Gun  The is a symbols for protection and no one will mess with you.