Sounder

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William H. Armstrong. A landmark in children's literature, winner of the 1970 Newbery Medal and the basis of an acclaimed film, Sounder traces the keen sorrow and the abiding faith of a poor African-American boy in the 19th-century South.

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Sounder is no beauty. But as a coon dog, this loyal mongrel with his cavernous bark is unmatched. When the African American sharecropper who has raised Sounder from a pup is hauled off to jail for stealing a hog, his family must suffer their humiliation and crushing loss with no recourse. To make matters worse, in the fracas, Sounder is shot and disappears. The eventual return of a tattered and emaciated Sounder doesn't change the fact that the sharecropper's oldest son is forced to take on man's work to help support the family. His transition to adulthood is paved by the rocks and taunts hurled at him by convicts and guards as he searches for his father. But along this rough road he ultimately finds salvation as well.

William H. Armstrong's Newbery Award-winning novel quickly became a classic as a moving portrayal of resilience and hope in the face of profound human tragedy. Decades later, the bittersweet story still rings true, as strong-spirited individuals continue to battle the evil of prejudice. (Ages 9 to 12) --Emilie Coulter

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Sad but so sweet.......2007-04-16

Sounder, the dog, stole my heart, I cried so much! But it was defiantly a good book!People are saying it isn't a good book only because they don't give other people names and that the story was sad, but they didn't give any names becasuue the WHOLE story was on Sounder. Even though the story is sad, trust me you'll love reading it. It will probably make any animal lover cry!And once you get into the book, you'll want to know more and more, and you won't put the book down.
NOTE: I HATE READING AND YET I LOOOOOVE THIS BOOK < AND THAT IS VERY RARE!!!

Sounder, not a good book .......2007-04-12

Sounder was not a good book. William Armstrong did not explain anything clearly. For example, nobody had names except for the dog. They were instead called the " The Man" or "The Mother." Also, everyone in the book was gloomy and sad and there was nothing good ever happening in the book. Another reason I didn't like this book was because the characters had no reaction. When something big would happen in the book they would just move on with life.
This story is about a poor boy and his family. His father is a sharecropper who struggles to feed his family. Every night the boys father and their great coon dog hunting but they've been getting nothing lately. One day, amazingly, there is a ham roasting on the stove. That day the boy's father is taken to jail and sounder goes missing. Soon enough the father is taken to jail and Sounder is still missing.
If you want to find out why sounder went away you have to read the book. Though I didn't like this book you might. If you love gloomy and sad books this is just for you.

Souder Stinks.......2007-04-12

Sounder for me was a very disappointing and depressing book. It was not very descriptive, but it was very sad. For example, a part of the book is "The piece of iron lay on the inside of the fence. Drops of blood from his fingers dripped down the fence, wire by wire." You need to be in the mood for a sad story in order to read this book.

The people don't show any emotions. If anything bad happens, they don't try to fix it. If something good happens, which is rare, they act like they couldn't care less.

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The whole thing was very tragic and had an abrupt ending that had people wanting to know more, like about what happens to the boy when he grows up. The whole story was a fiasco and I would urge you to avoid reading this book.

Perseverance in Difficult Times.......2007-04-02

Sometimes, we strive to achieve our goals and reach a point where exhaustion and opposition overwhelm us. We feel too tired to go on. However, if our want to succeed and gain pushes us onward, we persevere. Perseverance eventually brings success. In Sounder, by William H. Armstrong, each character reaches a point of despair and depletion. By showing perseverance, the characters, sooner or later, get through their situation successfully.
As a hard worker in the time subsequent to slavery, the boy in Sounder endured a lonely, fearful, and stressful life. He had to persevere because his family needed money. Their source of meat was scarce, and the boy's family lacked money to buy meat or anything else.
The father, therefore, stole a ham, for he had no other way to feed his family. A sheriff arrested the boy's father and shot his dog, Sounder, to prevent trouble. The shot wounded the dog so badly that he could no longer bark in the way that gave him his name.
Sounder was named after his unusual, sweet bark. It seemed to stretch out and roll in just the right way so that a listener would think someone was singing.
Now the boy had to fend for himself, his mother, younger siblings, and half-dead dog by working in the field and doing chores for white people to gain money.
The boy's father did not come home for a long time, so the boy went after him. After each search, the boy returned unsuccessful but endured and kept on.
The boy journeyed long and far to the prison farms, the jailhouse, and rock quarries to see his father, but he did not find him. Whenever he passed a white person's house, he thought he could feel their eyes staring at him through the curtains. Once, a white man threw a piece of iron at him. This was a blessing, though, because when the boy went to the schoolhouse to wash the cut the iron had caused, he met the schoolteacher who eventually taught him to read.
By the time the father finally returned, the boy was reading and had supported the family pretty well. The father had changed, however. His body had been damaged. He and Sounder had been hurt by the affects of slavery: racism and a system to keep blacks ignorant, poor, and dependant. However, their spirits of perseverance were not destroyed and the boy had hope of a better future because of his perseverance and education.
Through each of William H. Armstrong's characters, we can easily see that perseverance helps us overcome hardships. With perseverance, we can get past our limits into the world beyond.

a mut of a dog.......2007-03-30

I think this book is a good book for the type of person that has an interest in "tear jerker" stories. It is the perfect snow daybook. The way the author writes makes you feel as if you are really there. He uses great imagery and descriptive words. Personally I am a little bit old for this book but it is still is a great story. It has an easy plot to follow and a great story line. This is the kind that you need to really read in between the lines. If you do not understand a sentence read it over and over and over again until you do! The reason is, is because one thing can throw you off! This is an awesome book and I am a big fan of this author. This is a book that teaches you great morals, but I am not going to tell you them! If you want to know what the morals are you will have to read to find out!

A Guide for Using Sounder in the Classroom

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Sounder - Not only sounds like fun, but is FUN and LEARNING

A Guide for Using Sounder in the Classroom
MARI LU ROBBINS
Manufacturer: Teacher Created Resources
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Release Date: 2004-11-05

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This resource is directly related to its literature equivalent and filled with a variety of cross-curricular lessons to do before, during, and after reading the book. This reproducible book presents an exciting approach to teaching well-known literature! It includes sample plans, author information, vocabulary building ideas, cross-curriculum activities, sectional activities and quizzes, unit tests, and many ideas for culminating and extending the novel.

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Sounder - Not only sounds like fun, but is FUN and LEARNING.......2002-12-16

This is a complete literature unit with connections to Vocabulary, Science, Math, Culture, Art, Political Science, History, Geography and Logical Thought Process. The sample lesson plan at the front of the book is in outline form for the entire unit and connects across the curriculum. Provided are testing materials to determine the level of learning (answer keys are included.)

I was looking forward to teaching this unit, but alas, I did not have the opportunity to teach this grade level, (other than student teaching.)

With a scanner these lessons could easily be adapted to the computer.

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Complete lesson plans for teaching Sounder by William Armstrong. Includes introduction to the unit, unit objectives, reading assignments, unit outline, study questions (short answer), study/quiz questions (multiple choice), vocabulary worksheets, daily lessons planned, related nonfiction reading assignment, oral reading evaluation, biographical info about the author, three detailed writing assignments (inform, persuade, personal opinion), vocabulary review games & activities, unit review games & activities, at least one group activity assignment, discussion questions on all levels (factual, critical, interpretive, personal response), 2 short answer unit tests, 2 multiple choice unit tests, 1 advanced short answer unit test, unit and vocabulary crossword puzzles, unit and vocabulary extra worksheets & games, bulletin board ideas, ready-to-copy student materials, answer keys, and more!

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A positive spin.......2006-02-19

Just the sort of title that publishers love, so much so that Stewart, Tabori & Chang have trademarked the words '1,001 reasons to love...' so expect to see more of these books. The six chapters, Land of the Free, American Experience, From Sea to Shining Sea, Made in America and the American Dream, use the basic reason text but frequently expand it into detailed explanations and additional listings so the book is not just a thousand lines of type and some pictures.

It really is a delight to look through thanks to co-author Mary Tiegreen who designed it. The 1,001 reasons, of course, easily lend themselves to a pictorial treatment but the several hundred images in the book make them all come alive. For example, reason 84: Uncle Sam, uses six colorful renderings of him including the James Montgomery Flagg version, reason 582: The fifty great states that make up the United States of America, uses fifty of those nostalgic large-letter postcards with the name of each state. Spreads frequently have a collage of photos and vintage graphics all beautifully blending together.

You might think that some of these reasons are sort of superficial but why not? The authors have covered everything from the serious, reason 13: Lincoln's Gettysburg Address to the frothy, reason 619: Idiotville, Oregon (included in a list of unusual town names). Surely it all adds up to the optimism and diversity of the Nation.

Overall I think it is a handsome book that is worth looking through frequently.

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Well presented, easy to follow.......2007-03-19

I purchased this to learn how to make reusable templates for photobooks -- not necessarily for wedding photos. I have found the DVD is easy to use -- the visual quality could be better, but it suffices. I found Kelby's instructions clear and concise. I appreciated the use of short-cut keys. I stopped & started the DVD while trying out the techniques and created a library of templates. I use a PC, and unlike "Mac Killer" did not find the difference in the screens between PC and the Mac to be an issue.

Average presentation, Average techniques, MAC Snob!.......2006-08-27

As of August,06 the techniques here are at best average, and
presented in the same fashion. To worst part is that it
is presented on a Mac, and of course the controls are different
and even some displays on the layers pallette are different.
It galls me to no end the Mac snobs that make presentations to a predominantly PC world.
As of 2005, Mac had a 5.8% market share in the U.S. and 2.2% worldwide(source siliconvalley.com)
Like most PC users, I wish the Mac computers DIE soon, so there
will be uniformity of platforms.

DIE Mac, DIE!

Easy to follow.......2006-07-28

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Thank you Mr Kelby.......2005-10-26

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