This document provides an overview of chapter 8 of the book presented by Karan, Austin, and Max. It introduces the characters of Little Willie Wiggans and Cassie's mother. The main themes are racism and the land. The key event was Cassie's mother getting fired from her job, which was an act of racism. This impacted the family's finances as they struggled to pay the mortgage. The document also includes vocabulary words, examples of dialect and similes/metaphors from the chapter, and instances of foreshadowing.

1. ROT- Chapter 8 Presentation
By Karan, Austin, and Max

2. Setting
Mississippi, 1933 at the Logan plantation, the
school, and the roads that go to and go from
school

3. Character Introduced
Little Willie Wiggans

4. Themes
The main themes of chapter 8 are racism,
and the land

5. Main Events
The main event of the chapter was when the
mama got fired. This is where the theme of
racism came because the white people
framed the mama because she was black and
because she messed around with school
property (she glued the books back
together.) Also, the land is another theme
because the mama had lost her job and
since she lost her job, she could not get
paid. This added to the Logan’s problem of
not getting enough money to pay of the
mortgage of the land.

6. Vocabulary Words
Sentinels- (noun) a soldier or guard whose
job is to stand watch
Condemning- (verb) to express complete
disapproval of
Feigned- (verb) to pretend to be affected by
(a feeling, state, or injury)
Jovial- (adj.) cheerful and friendly
Morosely- (adj.) sullen and ill-tempered

7. Vocabulary Words
Continued...
Prophesied- (verb) to say that (a
specified thing) will happen in the future
Fallow- (adj.) (of farmland) plowed and
harrowed but left unsown for a period in
order to restore its fertility as part of a
crop rotation or to avoid surplus
production

8. Vocabulary Words
Continued 2...
Shunned- (verb) persistently avoid, ignore, or
reject (someone or something) through
antipathy or caution
Indignant- (adj.) feeling or showing anger or
annoyance at what is perceived as unfair
treatment

9. Dialect
“Cassie you cracked?”, cried Stacey.

10. Foreshadowing
TJ says that Cassie’s mama makes up very
hard exams and that leads to Cassie’s mama
getting fired
TJ said that he had good white friend not
like the Logan’s which leads to TJ getting in
trouble, and later, dying

11. Similes
Standing like sentinels on the edge of the
hallow. (pg. 175)

12. Metaphor
“When I catch up with that little rascal, I’m
going to beat him to a pulp, ‘round here
tellin’ everybody I got Miz Logan fired.” (TJ)
When friends of her walked with us, she
bragged about her little colored friend and
hugged herself with pleasure when I called
her “Miz Lilian Jean”.