Draper went to ghana and fell in love with the culture and history. Engaged to the handsomest man in her tribe, adored by her. Amari shuffled in the dirt as she was led into the yard and up onto a raised wooden table, which she realized gave the people in the yard a perfect view of the women who were. Copper sun study guide the following questions could be used for small group discussions, whole class discussions, or short answer written questions. Copper sun is the epic story of a young girl torn from her african village, sold into slavery, and stripped of everything she has ever knownexcept hope. Goodreads members voted copper sun into the following lists.
Draper when pale strangers enter, 15 year old, amaris village, her entire tribe welcomes them. Draper is a twotime coretta scott king awardwinning author, most recently for copper sun, and previously for forged by fire. But, this novel also demonstrates that there are people in this world eager to do the right thing. The first edition of the novel was published in september 20th 2006, and was written by sharon m. A student recently said, i dont care about slavery. Choose from 457 different sets of the chapter 1 copper sun flashcards on quizlet. How amari reacts to losing her family to white men. In order to go through the signing line and meet sharon draper, please purchase stella by starlight from blue willow bookshop. Copper sun is a 2006 young adult novel by coretta scott king awardwinning author sharon draper. Draper did a wonderful job explaining how the african americans had they rights also, that it was wrong for americans to take them away and their rights to do anything. Draper is a published author of childrens books and young adult books. This outstanding novel is about the harsh realities of slavery. Ohio civil war 150 lesson plan includes discussion questions, extension activities. Book discussion, copper sun, chapters 111, pages 163 group students in pairs and have each pair of students read the page just before part one and chapters, pages 120.
In chapter 6, who says you know, certain people are chosen to survive. Give students to work in groups of four to develop a list of five questions they would like to ask the author pertaining to copper sun. Finally, nontraditional love relationships extend to the transcendence of social. Her novel out of my mind has won multiple awards and. Her novel out of my mind has won multiple awards and was.
Copper sun is a book that strongly tells you how we as in americans treated the african americans. Families may find the violence, habitual rape, and cruelty described here a challenge to read about, but the story does succeed in connecting modern teens to a period in time that many view from the. Derby is a very nice affectionate woman and she is mr. Her out of my mind has won multiple awards and was a new.
Two fifteenyearold girlsone a slave and the other an indentured servantescape their carolina plantation and try to make their way to fort moses, florida, a. The story begins with a happy teenager named amari. Copper sun is a great example of a good historical fiction book. Edwards award honoring her significant and lasting contribution to writing for teens. Amari is a strong 15yearold slave, and the main character who experiences the horrors of slavery teenie is the mother of tidbit, and strong woman who helps the children adjust to slave working life mrs.
Slaves come to america this lesson introduces students to the. Reading copper sun 820l by sharon draper can be used as an extension of this lesson. See more ideas about teaching, drapers, middle passage. Free download or read online copper sun pdf epub book. Support your students understanding of sharon drapers copper sun with this internetbased activity. When november nelson loses her boyfriend, josh, to a pledge stunt gone horribly.
Stolen from her village, sold to the highest bidder, fifteenyearold amari has only one thing left of her own hope. Jul 16, 2018 resources and links for teaching sharon drapers copper sun. Tears of a tiger by sharon draper crossword puzzle bundle this is a fun and challenging puzzle pack related to, tears of a tiger, by sharon draper. This 49page guide for copper sun by sharon draper includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis covering 42 chapters, as well as several more indepth sections of expertwritten literary analysis. In her remote part of africa, visitors are always a cause for celebration, but these strangers are not here to celebrate. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 302 pages and is available in hardcover format. The main characters of this historical, historical fiction story are. Deajana lopez, hallie walsh, christina johnson, hannah johnsrud, josh mattison, and eric mehus. Draper include little sister is not my name sassy, the birthday storm sa. I would also provide the parent a short excerpt from the book to share. Copper sun and forged by fire both received the coretta scott king award, the battle of jericho and november blues were coretta scott king honor books, and tears of a tiger won the john steptoe author award for new talent. The neoslave narrative in the new millennium regina behoekoe. The reason why i think that copper sun would be a lot better then if it was a true story is because, if copper sun was a true story it would not be as fun to read.
Buy copper sun by sharon m draper online at alibris. Learn the chapter 1 copper sun with free interactive flashcards. Inform students that todays class will focus on developing questions to ask sharon draper, the author of copper sun. When a book is fiction you have more of a visual image of what actually was happening in the book because the author, sharon draper, uses many details to describe what is happening. That happened a long time ago, and i dont want to think about it. Sharon draper used great detail in her book and uses this not only to explain the story of amari but the story of slaves as well.
The characters that author sharon draper introduces are complex but still real and relatable. The spirit of the copper sun seemed to bleed for them as it glowed bright red against the deepening blue of the great water 34. The story is told from two perspectives alternating in parts of the book, between amari and polly, a friend of amaris. Draper teachingbooks original movie transcript sharon m. Draper atheneum books for young readers copper sun is the epic story of a young girl torn from her. This 50page guide for copper sun by sharon draper includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis covering 42 chapters, as well as several more indepth sections of expertwritten literary analysis. She has received the coretta scott king award for both copper sun and forged by fire, and was most recently awarded the charlotte huck award for stella by starlight. Draper, interviewed in her home in cincinnati, ohio, june 19, 2007. Permission to use copper sun study guide granted by sharon m. Two fifteenyearold girlsone a slave and the other an indentured servantescape their carolina plantation and try to make their way to fort mose, florida, a spanish colony that gives sanctuary to slaves. At the time of your purchase, we will issue a signing line. Shes also the recipient of the 2012 jeremiah ludington award, which recognizes lifetime achievement in childrens literature, as well as the coretta scott kingjohn steptoe author.
Sharon draper, samantha murray and cherie reisman you are free to copy, modify and use these questions in educational settings, but not for commercial purposes. Literature circle process excerpts from copper sun to model imagery literature circle roles literature connections literature circle presentation parent permission may need to be asked when reading this text. Two fifteenyearold girlsone a slave and the other an indentured servantescape their carolina plantation and try to make their way to fort moses, florida, a spanish colony that gives sanctuary to slaves. Draper copper sun is the epic story of a young girl torn from her african village, sold into slavery, and stripped of everything she. Chapters 6 quiz on copper sun by sharon draper what were the mother and daughter who lept from the ship attacked by. How does the blending of history and fiction make for a successful story. Copper sun is a fine example of historical fiction, but i feel that many readers would be able to relate to the themes of love and loss, hope and despair, friendship and cruelty, without being distracted by a situation that is so foreign to their own life experiences. Why does learning history through fiction make the story more memorable. Derbys young, second wife she also gets pregnant by noah, who she really loves nathan is a kind young man who helps the. Draper is a new york times bestselling author and recipient of the margaret a. Copper sun by sharon draper by lauren hopkins on prezi. From sand to ship while grouped together and waiting on the beach, afi tells amari the harsh truth about their situation, and amari doesnt want to go on. Two fifteenyearold girlsone a slave and the other an indentured.
Copper sun by sharon draper a choose to read ohio toolkit about the book. Her out of my mind has won multiple awards and has been a new york times bestseller for well over two years. Extension projects language arts you are a reporter at one of the following scenes. This riveting novel was written by draper, a granddaughter of a slave.
She has received the coretta scott king award for both copper sun and forged by fire. I have broken it into eight parts and have provided word and pdf versions as well as answer sheets for all activities. Sharon draper will discuss and sign stella by starlight, her newest book for middle graders. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides for challenging works of literature.
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