Golden keys are important points that move the story forward and help develop a novel’s conflict and theme. Now that you have read the first three chapters of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, think about the events that have occurred. How do the golden keys in the first three chapters help develop the story?
Locate your file containing this module’s journal assignment, paste the prompt below at the end of the document, and label the entry with this lesson’s title. Then type a response to the prompt.
Journal
Reflect on the events and details in Chapters 2 and 3 of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. Identify three to five golden keys in each chapter. Describe each golden key and explain how it moves the plot forward, adds to the mood created by the story’s setting, or develops the novel’s conflict.
When you have written a complete and detailed answer to the journal prompt, save the file so that you can open it again for the next lesson with a journal assignment. (You will submit your journal to your teacher for grading once or twice during the module.)
