What is Africa to me:
Copper Sun or scarlet sea,
Jungle star or jungle track,
Strong bronzed men, or regal
black
Women from whose loins I
sprang
When the brids of Eden sang?
One three centuries removed
From the scenes his father
loved,
Spicy grove, cinnamon tree,
What is Africa to me?
When You Turn in Your Test . . .
Brain Drain - What do you
know about slavery?
Make a list of everything you
know or comes to mind when
you think about slavery. This
may be facts, stories, examples,
ideas, opinions, adjectives,
nouns, symbols, ANYTHING!
Your thoughts are not wrong! 
Brain Drain - What
do you know
about slavery?
• Make a list of
everything you
know or comes to
mind when you
think about
slavery.
• Discuss with your
group
• Share with the
class
IQP
– Analyze the
cover of Copper
Sun.
– Record 2 initial
IMPRESSIONS.
– Generate 2
QUESTIONS that
come to mind.
– MAKE 2
PREDICTIONS
about the novel.
Probable Passage
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Giraffe
Death
Warrior
Village
Tremble
Papayas
Chuckled
Screams
Elder
Rhythm
Lovely
Strangers
Celebration
Arrival
Uneasy
Manners
Brother
Drumbeats
• Draw 5 boxes on your
paper, labeling them as
follows:
– Characters
– Setting
– Problems
– Outcomes
– Unknown words
• Sort the words from the
list into the boxes you
think they may go in.
Every word should be
placed in a box.
Probable Passage
• Now that you have sorted the
words, create a “gist statement” – a
prediction – using as many of the
words as possible.
• Next, list three questions you need
answered based on your prediction.
Copper Sun Journal Entry 1
• How do the students of today’s world
express themselves, and what do they
use as a tool for helping or healing?
• Besa and Amari are teens from 200
years ago. Times have changed
dramatically, but some things are
similar to today. What elements can you
relate to in our world? How are Amari
and Besa the same as teenagers today?
Copper Sun Entry Ticket
1. What impacted you the most from your
reading (pp. 15-44)? Be specific, and tell
how it impacted you – what did it make you
think and/or feel?
2. Complete the following simile:
The beginning of this novel (chapters 1-7) is
like (a / an) ________________ because
_______________.
3. IRONY is an outcome of events contrary
(opposite) to what was, or might have been,
expected. Look back at the chief’s welcome
speech on page 8. How is irony present?
Mention at least 4 points.
Copper Sun Character Chart
• Think about how the author
characterizes Amari. What personality
traits does she display?
• Identify at least TWO traits and think of
a symbol to represent each. Following
the examples, begin a metaphorical
character chart for Copper Sun’s main
character.
Copper Sun Notebook
1. CS Introduction (Brain
Drain and IQP)
2. Probable Passage
3. CS Journal 1 (2
questions)
4. Character Chart - Amari
--------------------------------5. Entry Ticket 1
Copper Sun Entry Ticket 2
Complete the following similes:
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Afi is like (a / an) _____ because __________.
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Bill is like (a / an) ______ because _________.
3. The sailors are like ______ because _________.
4. “Yes, it is beautiful to look at. Remember that when the
ugliness overtakes you,” (64) - What is the general
message / moral behind Afi's statement? Where
else can this theme be applied in the novel?
5. Why would a slave buyer be discouraged when seeing
a slave for sale has several scars on his or her back?
6. "At night, fear was the blanket that covered each of them"
(p.69) - Identify the type of figurative language
present and interpret the quote.
Copper Sun One-Pager
Create a onepage response
to Copper
Sun.
Divide your
paper into 4
parts, each
containing
one of the
following
requirements:
_____ / 8 A visual image – a picture or symbol that
represents an idea or concept that is especially
important to you from the reading. Use color to
further your symbolic meanings. You may find
photographs, magazine clippings, clip art, or other
sources that will increase the visual impact of y our
work. You must be able to clearly articulate the
visual image’s significance in relation to the novel.
_____ / 14 At least TWO direct quotes should be
selected from the text for whatever purposes you
like. They may show important ideas or issues that
have a clear relationship, or ideas that you question.
Be sure to use quotation marks and page numbers.
Provide a brief explanation (1-2 sentences) of why
you chose each quote.
_____ / 8 Generate at least one question. This
question should be a “diving deeper” question – one
that extends the ideas in the text and stretches you;
this is not a question to which you know the answer.
It may question beliefs, traditions, decisions,
opinions, etc.
_____ / 20 Include at least two personal statements.
These should connect/link parts of the reading to
other sources you know, tell about your own
experiences as it connects to these ideas, and / or
express your personal beliefs as they relate to the
text.