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Title:
| Literature: "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong |
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Description:
| These sites are about the book "Sounder" and author William Armstrong. Includes suggested classroom activities, discussion questions for each of the chapters, and descriptions of the characters. Also learn about sharecropping and coonhounds. There are links to eThemes Resources on book activities, story elements, and the Emancipation Proclamation. |
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Grade Level:
| 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 |
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Resource Links:
| Easy Fun School: Sounder
This site offers a synopsis of the book, vocabulary words, and discussion questions.
Study Guide for Sounder
This 25-page pdf is a study guide for the book. Includes information about the author, prereading activities, vocabulary, chapter questions, and extension activities.
SparkNotes: Sounder
Although not all of the the chapter summaries can be accessed for free, most other pages can be viewed, including the study questions and quiz. NOTE: The site has a link to unmoderated message boards and there are pop-up ads.
Summary and Lesson Ideas
This activity has students record everything they read in a journal so that they can begin to understand the importance of literacy and why it is important to the boy character.
Coonhound Central
Read this article to learn more about coonhounds. NOTE: The site has a link to unmoderated message boards.
Sharecropping at the Turn of the Century
Read this first-person account of what it was like for black sharecropping families in the South. Click on the link to listen to the audio.
Lesson Plans for Sounder
These lesson plans include writing activities for the students.
eThemes Resource: Literature: Story Elements
This resource includes information and hands-on activities about story elements such as setting, characterization, and plot. Also includes activitites about sequencing and cause and effect.
eThemes Resource: Literature: Book Activities
These hands-on activities can be used to supplement almost any book. Includes class activities to increase reading comprehension and vocabulary.
eThemes Resource: Historic Documents: Emancipation Proclamation
These sites contain information about the Emancipation Proclamation signed by Abraham Lincoln in 1863. See the actual document and read about its impact on slavery and the Civil War. Includes a timeline with important events. There are links to eThemes Resources on slavery during the Civil War, the slave trade, and the Underground Railroad.
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Education Standards:
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MO Standards:
1.1, 1.2, 1.5, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 1, 2, 4, 6, 2, 4, 6
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