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= = = = = = =LITERATURE CORNER--Featured novel: Copper Sun by Sharon M. Draper--August 2011=



Copper Sun Chapter 3:
What painful circumstances did Amari experience? At this point in the book, what has become of all the dreams and hopes she held in her heart?

Describe the horrors of Cape Coast Castle, the Door of No Return, and the branding on the beach.
====How does Amari survive? What necessary survival techniques would you have to develop to survive those experiences? ==== ====Amari makes friends with people who help her survive, who give her the strength she needs at a crucial time in her life. ====

**Copper Sun Chapters 6**beyond
====Discuss the gradual developing of the relationship between Polly and Amari. How is each girl unique? What are the strengths and weaknesses of each? ====

====What was the overall effect of the gator bait scene? How do you think Tidbit felt when he was in the water? How do you think his mother felt? ====

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