Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Draper is a new york times bestselling author and recipient of the margaret a. 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. Told from the modulating viewpoints of 15yearold slave amari, and 17yearold indentured servant polly, copper sun is a story of resilience in the face of human depravity, and a hope for freedom against all odds. If you want to know what happens next then read the book. It has been fiftyfive years since the angels of the apocalyptic war attempted to wipe out humanity.
After a very long while she was face to face with her owner clay. Stolen from her village, sold to the highest bidder, fifteenyearold amari has only. The characters that author sharon draper introduces are complex but still real and relatable. Sharon draper adriana mondragon climax resolution well off they went into the woods,with just a little bit of food and a gun. This is my first read of author sharon draper and will not be my last. Now a new nation has been built where alchemy is forbidden. Fifteenyearold amari witnesses the murder of her family and the destruction of her remote african village. He thought that it was very dumb of his father to marry such a young woman. If i had to rate this book on a scale of 110 i would give the book a 12. 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.
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. He didnt care about the slaves,and he punished them a lot. Engaged to the handsomest man in her tribe, adored by her family, and living in a beautiful villa. The lessons are designed to fit anywhere from 4590 min classes. Coppersun books publishes literature to touch, inspire and enlighten people worldwide. The book is under the genre of historical fiction and is about a 15 year old slave girl who was captured and sold into slavery from her native. Besa catches up with amari to ask her how her day was, and the two exchange affectionate words. The characters were well developed, the plot wasnt very predictable, and it gave me a sense of awe and wonder when i finished it.
While accounts of the attack on the tribe and the middle passage are ephemeral, the. Mynaamari is a fifteen year old slave from africa, who gets taken away from her family and her betrothed, besa. In her remote part of africa, visitors are always a cause for celebration, but these strangers are. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides for challenging works of literature. Engaged to the handsomest man in her tribe, adored by her family, and fortunate enough to live in a beautiful village, it never occurred to her that it could all be taken away in an instant. She endures countless humiliations as she is beaten, branded, and forced to board a slave ship. The atrocities continue as she struggles through endless days of backbreaking work and daily. Stolen from her village, sold to the highest bidder,fifteenyearold amari has only one thing left of her own hope. 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.
In the beginning of the book she has a horrible attitude and thinks her life is over but, after meeting a few friends, she becomes a happy, cheerful young woman. Copper sun exposition everything was alright until they came. This is a great book for eight graders to study at the end of the year as they are learning about slavery and the civil war. The copper sun is an amazing book about an african girl named amari who is ripped away from her family and stripped of her dignity as she narrates her story of the slave trade and tells of the awful experiences she had being taken away from her home and losing the man that she loves. Clays mother died giving birth to him, and his dad didnt care about him. Her little brother died died when they were forced to march with all of the other people in her. Poignant and harrowing, this narrative of early america alternates between the voices of enslaved amari and indentured servant polly, building a believable interracial friendship centered on the common goal of freedom. She goes through many things to get to america, like getting raped and getting branded. She mentioned that copper sun is being taught in conjuction with things fall apart by chinua achebe, which i have used with sophomores in world literature, so i was intrigued. They kill all the elderly and young so they will have the strong middle aged human beings.
From the moment the first line was finished, i was captured. The atrocities continue as she struggles through endless days of backbreaking work and daily degradation on a plantation. Her novel out of my mind has won multiple awards and was. Amari is captured from her idyllic home in africa, and sold into slavery in the new world. Copper sun by sharon draper published by simon and schuster on 20120619 genres. Copper sun by copper sun students current language.
Somehow, through it all, amaris hopes and dreams survive because. The story opens with kwasi amaris younger brother climbing a coconut tree to look a giraffe in the eye. Designed by sonia chaghatzbanian the text of this book was set in life. This book is hard to put down with the rich language and the exciting plot. Winner of the 2007 coretta scott king author award. Have the book the middle passage by tom feelings available for students to use as a resource. Another critic claimed that the book showed themes of pain, hope. Copper sun is a beautifully told story of a young african girl sold into slavery, the horrors she endures, and her underlying hope. It brings the reader into the main character, amaris life and the obstacles she had to overcome. 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. It brings about enough to explain the wickedness and cruelty of slavery. Draper even includes a list of the resources she used in writing this book.
They are then sold and amari goes to charlestown, south carolina. Polly is a 15yearold indentured servant and is amaris best friend. The reader will develop strong feelings for amari and those who suffer along with her surprisingly including the white mistress. This written assignment is due for a grade on the first day back to school in the fall. Beverly almond noted that the novel expresses unimaginable hardship and starvation and disease. When pale strangers enter, 15 year old, amaris village, her entire tribe welcomes them. Summary and evaluation copper sun, a book by sharon draper. The story is an emotional ride, and very hard to read. Amari was put on a slave ship and shipped to africa. Then they are taken away to cape coast castle and are loaded onto the slave ships to america.
Free copper sun worksheets and literature unit for. I was angry, sad, frustrated, happy for any little meager piece of relief and finally i sighed. Also available in an atheneum books for young readers hardcover edition. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the lost immortals. Draper about the book amaris life was once perfect.
Copper sun unit, full semester of lessons by marilyns. It feels like ive known the characters my whole life and it seems like they are real people that live just around the corner. Derby, treated like an animal hates life in the beginning of book, becomes friends with polly and tidbit, escapes farm, makes it to fort mose and is granted freedom. The beginning of the book is set in ziavi which is the african villiage that amari and besa have grown up in. The violent imagery and the conflict at the end really captivated me the first time i read this poem last fall and after i finished copper sun, i thought of this poem. An up and coming book blogger, she loves getting books from diverse points of view into the public eye. Copper sun is a book that actually tells us what happened in back then. It was an honest take on slavery and incredibly moving. I would recommended reading this book, just because it is about slavery doesnt mean it is boring, it is quite interesting. Edwards award honoring her significant and lasting contribution to writing for teens. Clay owned amari, and he did terrible things to her. Copper sun addresses issues of the african slave trade, slavery in america, and freedom. It isnt sugar coated, and readers get a true picture of how devastating it was for human beings to be stolen from their native country, watch their families and communities murdered, and then be shipped to america to be sold as slaves.
Copper sun is a wonderful book and i would definitely read this again or tell. When copper suns fall by kasonndra leigh was definitely a different ya premise than most books out there now angels in a dystopian society. It has been fiftyfive years since the angels of the apocaly. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Two fifteenyearold girlsone a slave and the other an indentured servantescape their. When a person comes into my shop and they fall in love with a particular piece, when it brings them joy in their heart, and. When the novel opens, amari is a happy teenager, engaged to the most handsome man in her african village, and beloved by her parents. Copy of copper sun by sharon draper for each student or use the free online copy stickynote pad for each student optional smartboard or laptop for kahoot quizzes only time needed. The title itself, a far cry from africa, sums up amaris feelings at everything she sees in north carolina, from raised beds to the pale people to besas torn up body. Reading this book makes the reader feel alive and excited to cheer amari on. Copper sun is so well written that it feels as though you are inside of the book. Copper sun is a book about an african american girl named amari who lives in her peaceful african village, that is later destroyed by caucasian men looking for slaves.
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