What predictions can the reader make about the girl and the rest of the story?Īs you first meet Amari, even though she lives in the Africa of two hundred years ago, how is she like many fifteen-year-old girls today? How is she different? What strengths do you find in her family and home life? What negatives do you observe? Describe the feelings and fears of the girl being sold. The very first page, just before chapter one, tells of a slave sale and how it must feel to be fifteen years old, stripped naked, and standing on the auction block. How does the blending of history and fiction make for a successful story? Which elements are purely fictional? Which elements are basically historical? Why does learning history through fiction make the story more memorable? How does this method of telling the story affect the reader's response? What makes a hero or heroine? Is it necessary to save someone's life to be heroic? Are only certain people heroic? Is it possible to plan to become a hero in the future?Ĭopper Sun is a work of historical fiction. What happens if a rule or a law or a practice in a country is immoral or wrong? Who decides if it is right or wrong? What is done to change that law or rule or practice? How does one decide what to do? Why is it important to study historical information of a country or a people? Why can't the past simply be ignored? Discuss the importance of knowing your own personal history. You learned, you made mistakes, and you grew. From that time to today is your history, and it is important. Were these privileges always available to everyone? What might someone have had to do in order to make sure you have these freedoms? How does that make you feel about the privileges you enjoy? List some of the freedoms that you enjoy. Students in the United States enjoy lots of freedom. What would you tell that student if you had the chance to have a conversation?
It is no longer important." What do you think about that statement? Tell why you agree or disagree. That happened a long time ago, and I don't want to think about it in my life today. A student recently said, "I don't care about slavery.
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