Whether you're teaching Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry for the first time, or whether your class is following the unfolding saga of the Logan family, Teaching the Selected Works of Mildred D. Taylor will help make the most of your students experience with this popular and award-winning young adult novelist. In Teaching the Selected Works of Mildred D. Taylor , young adult literature advocate, author, and researcher Chris Crowe presents new and inviting ways to explore Taylor's novels with adolescent readers. Crowe offers proven ideas for literature-circle instruction, where students can home in on themes of family, memory, war, oppression, and economic hardship. In addition his sensitive and well-researched biographical sketch of Taylor will help you and your students understand the inspiration for not only much of her writing but also for the attitudes and actions of the characters in her major novels. Crowe also gives you sage advice for dealing with the sensitive questions of race and class that Taylor's novels raise, as well as detailed summaries and discussions of each book, including: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Let the Circle Be Unbroken The Road to Memphis The Land . He offers questions and activities for prereading, discussion, and post-reading as well as ideas for writing assignments and comprehensive lists of print and electronic resources. And for those who want more, material that supports the teaching of Taylor's short fiction is also available online at www.hein