Amari is a strong 15yearold slave, and the main character who endures the horrors of slavery. Copper sun by sharon drapper, is an exciting, intense, and very descriptive book. Copper sun is a 2006 young adult novel by coretta scott king award winning author sharon draper. This is a timeline of the story copper sun freedom whe they finally reached fort mose, amari said freedom not big. Polly is a 15yearold indentured servant and is amaris best friend. Polly started out working on teaching amari how to speak.
They are then sold and amari goes to charlestown, south carolina. The reader will develop strong feelings for amari and those who suffer along with her surprisingly including the white mistress. 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. Copper sun welcome to the official site of sharon draper. When amari was sold to clay derby, what did he name. Copper sun is a 2006 young adult novel by coretta scott king awardwinning author sharon draper. This is important because this is where amari meets afi 10th event amari and polly meet teenie and tidbit who are some slaves mr. Copper sun when pale strangers enter fifteenyearold amaris village, her entire tribe welcomes them.
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. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Afi has been traded multiple times so she knows the ropes. It brings about enough to explain the wickedness and cruelty of slavery. Copper sun is a book that actually tells us what happened in back then. Historical fiction can dive deep into the depths of history with some factual information and includes a great story. Her novel out of my mind has won multiple awards and was a new york times bestseller for over three years.
It feels like ive known the characters my whole life and it seems like they are real people that live just around the corner. 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. Timeline lesson plan great gatsby template brainstorm. Amari is captured and taken to a holding place where see meets afi. Timeline world history documentaries recommended for you. Copper sun timeline settlers arrive in the village of amari and massacre the people before taking a young girl named. She was taken from her village in africa, after all her friends and family were killed by slave hunters. Copper sun themes the nature of evil the word evil is not tossed around a lot in this book, but when it is, it is paralleled with any actions that demonstrate a complete disregard for humanity. Copper sun book summaries, study guides, quotes and character analysis, book themes, essay examples you can learn literature easier with us. I dedicate this book to him, and to my grandmother estelle, who, even though she was not allowed. Student made book trailer for copper sun by sharon draper. Amari loves her community the ewe people, her family, and her soontobe husband, besa. 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. Derby bought her indenture, polly had to work with amari and the rest of the slaves on the plantation.
The man who had pollys parents indentures made polly pay back her parents indenture. First simon pulse edition january 2008 the library of congress has cataloged the hardcover edition as follows. Choose from 500 different sets of vocab copper sun flashcards on quizlet. Amari meets afi and she tells amari how to stay in line and out of trouble, she also comforts her like a mother. 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. Free copper sun study unit worksheets for teachers to print. Amari is on the boat that is on its way to america. Then they are taken away to cape coast castle and are loaded onto the slave ships to america. Copper sun is so well written that it feels as though you are inside of the book. If i had to rate this book on a scale of 110 i would give the book a 12. Minor characters afi is a slave who helps amari stay alive when they are being transfered to america. Copper sun is just one example of historical fiction. Amari and polly become friends as their relationship grows throughout the story.
Learn vocab copper sun with free interactive flashcards. Flagg, helps her recover by making sure she is fed and drinks plenty of fluids. Derby already owned, teenie shows them where they will be staying. The sun was such a red that it seemed to amari to bleed for them because she felt that she has bled to the point of no more.
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. Her little brother died died when they were forced to march with all of the other people in her. But, this novel also demonstrates that there are people in this world eager to do the right thing. It was an honest take on slavery and incredibly moving. The characters that author sharon draper introduces are complex but still real and relatable. One day, unannounced, a group of palefaced strangers arrive, led there by a neighbouring tribe, the ashanti. This riveting novel was written by draper, a granddaughter of a slave. When my english teacher first handed this books out i was thinking to myself not another boring book. The two main characters used for this is amari and polly. 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. When white men arrive to her village for the first time, the inhabitants welcome them with open arms.
In the story copper sun, polly and amari were stuck with a nutcase family, mr. But that was what happened when her village was invaded by slave traders. I went to ghana several years ago and was overwhelmed by the beauty of the land and people, as well as the history of the place that hovered just out of reach. When amari wakes up she notices that the village is on fire and it is also destroyed, 4. Draper about the book amaris life was once perfect. Two fifteenyearold girlsone a slave and the other an indentured servantescape their. Considerable copper was recovered from old slags and ores not classed as copper ores. 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. Strangers came into the village with sticks in their hands and smelled of danger. Amari is just an average teenage girl living her life in a quit and peaceful village.
She gave them food and told them about the place a little bit. 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 book that i never would have thought about reading. Afi has been traded multiple times so she knows the ropes and without her help amari certainly would have died. The story begins in 1738 in a small african village during the time of the.
Summary and evaluation copper sun, a book by sharon draper. As a result, books set in the cosmere share a single cosmology and underlying rules of magic, and some characters from one world will make appearances on other worlds. Amari reaches a slave shipping port and befriends a slave named afi after which is shipped. Designed by sonia chaghatzbanian the text of this book was set in life. She had to pay back what was left of her parents indenture and also her own too. I was watching ny1 one morning and some students were sharing the books they were reading this summer. Amari loves her community the ewe people, her family. Amari arrives at a slave in the new world and is sold to a plantation owner named. They kill all the elderly and young so they will have the strong middle aged human beings. Copper sun is a historical fiction novel about fifteenyearold amari, a young woman from ziavi, ghana. This study guide consists of approximately 39 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of copper sun.
She lives in cincinnati, ohio, where she taught high school english for. This outstanding novel is about the harsh realities of slavery. Some of these punishments included more labor, beatings, or the least, a lecture. Copper sun is a great example of a good historical fiction book. The cosmere is a fictional shared universe where several of brandon sandersons books take place. Amaris character in copper sun is an important figure for young readers to. The beginning of the book is set in ziavi which is the african villiage that amari and besa have grown up in. Copper sun exposition everything was alright until they came. Amari was taken to a trading ports along the west coast of africa.
Most of the copper from colorado is derived from ores classed as siliceous ores and lead ore. Free copper sun worksheets and literature unit for teachers. Also available in an atheneum books for young readers hardcover edition. All in all, polly had to pay back 14 years for her indenture. Mattie wakes up in a strange hospital with many fever victims beside her. Throughout the story copper sun the book is divided into parts where the author switches poins of view between characters. The spirit of the copper sun seemed to bleed for them as it glowed bright red against the deepening blue of the great water. An up and coming book blogger, she loves getting books from diverse points of view into the public eye. Draper even includes a list of the resources she used in writing this book. 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. The copper sun and the piercing paleness of the sky, which were so. I was actually wrong, copper sun is a great book for students to read. General research division, the new york public library. Copper extracted from ore classed as copper bearing copper, copperlead, and copperzinc ores, and total production of copper from all sources in 1915.
Draper tells you what happens in order with the book and this also shows you how the african americans were treated. Copper sun is a fictional young adult novel by sharon draper, published in 2006. The children continue their journey toward fort mose, recalling their favorite memories of home and their favorite. Plot copper sun opens on the happy setting of amari in her african village, enjoying the pleasures of life and the love of family and friends.
The peaceful protest of disobediently following the better end of your conscience. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. Two fifteenyearold girlsone a slave and the other an. The sunset that evening was unlike any amari had ever seen. Amari got captured in her village and was made a slave. Amari is in love with besa and he tells amari that white men are coming members of the ashanti tribe. Historical fiction is a genre of literature that emphasizes on narratives that are from the past. In this book, sharon draper really gives you a taste of what it was like back during slavery. When the novel opens, amari is a happy teenager, engaged to the most handsome man in. I think that copper sun is a lot better of a book then if it was a true story.
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