The lesson can be used to start off a class reading of the text, or to encourage them to read it independently. Wed love you to buy this book, and hope you find this page convenient in locating a place of purchase. The family struggles to find enough food to eat, but one day, food. It is the story a poor africanamerican sharecropping family, their faithful dog, sounder, and the eldest boys efforts to learn how to read and help his mother to support the family after his father is arrested for stealing a ham. The boy does his work first, sees to his family, then seeks his father and sounder. Armstrongs classic youngadult novel sounder provides a great deal of insight into the difficult lives of black sharecroppers in the south. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the.
Armstrong this study guide consists of approximately 11 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of sounder. Maybe his father was dead in the back of the sheriffs wagon now. The parties intend that this agreement, together with all attachments, schedules, exhibits, and other documents that both are referenced in sounder by william h armstrong book report this agreement and refer to this agreement,represent the final expression of the parties intent relating to the subject matter of this agreement, contain all the terms. He based sounder on stories told to him by an elderly africanamerican teacher who worked for his father.
The man was the teacher in the oneroom school for black children. A young african american boy and his family are living in poverty in the south during the 19th century. As a recipient of one book resources, the free library requires that you devote one class period to introducing sounder to students, either using this lesson. Armstrong i n his authors note at the beginning of sounder, william armstrong describes sitting around his familys kitchen table when he was a child and listening to a grayhaired black man. William howard armstrong september 14, 1911 april 11, 1999 was an american childrens author and educator, best known for his 1969 novel sounder, which won the newbery medal. Armstrong grades 57 daily reading journal go beyond a simple book report. Maybe if she laid him on the porch and put some soft rags under him tonight, he might rise from the dead, like lazarus did in a meetinhouse.
Sounder was a great book to read because it really invested me in the story. Emi music publishing, cmrra, and 1 music rights societies. Jan 08, 2017 mop top and jill present sounder by william h. He learns to read, and with that skill comes the beginning of greater understanding. Lastly, the second passage makes the importance of the event clear. Sounder andrew black 5th period february 28, 2014 works cited armstrong, william h. Maybe his mother would drag sounder out of the road. The guards smash a gift the boy delivers to his dad in jail, men are beaten on the chain gang, one guard smashes the boys hand with a piece of thrown iron, a dynamite explosion kills some of the. Sounder eventually returns emaciated, battered, but still devoted and so does the boys hope. The best time of his life is when he listens to his mothers stories, finds a book, and gets the opportunity to learn to read. I never thought a book in which the characters have no names could be so powerful, yet even though i didnt know what they were called and very little of what they looked like, the author made me really care about them. Armstrong this study guide consists of approximately 11 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of.
Sounder by william h armstrong, james barkley, paperback. It is the story of an africanamerican boy living with his sharecropper family. I never thought a book in which the characters have no names could be so. He learns to read, and with that skill comes the beginning of. Maybe if she laid him on the porch and put some soft rags under him tonight, he might rise from the dead, like lazarus did in a meetinhouse story. Lesson plans and resources for sounder free library of.
That same night sounder is shot and left for dead in the middle of the road. Armstrong s sounder explores the life struggles of an african american family during the turn of the century. The parties intend that this agreement, together with all attachments, schedules, exhibits, and other documents that both are referenced in sounder by william. It is the story a poor africanamerican sharecropping family, their faithful dog, sounder, and the eldest boys efforts. Sparknotes is here for you weve got everything you need to ace or teach. Sounder is a quick read that probably could be done in a days time or less. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. Table of contents next page downloadable printable version. He is the bestselling author in the new york times and this book is the winner of several awards. Engage your students during remote learning with video readalouds. Although the familys difficulties increase when the father is imprisoned for stealing a ham from work, the boy still hungers for an education. Mar 12, 2020 william howard armstrong 19111999 is the author of some twenty other books, including sour land, a companion novel to sounder. The young boys father is a sharecropper and the family is struggling through hard times.
He became history master at kent school in kent, connecticut where he taught for 52 years. Armstrong winner of the newbery medal authors note a man keeps, like his love, his courage dark. Armstrongs sounder explores the life struggles of an african american family during the turn of the century. A list of important facts about william armstrongs sounder, including setting, climax, protagonists, and antagonists. Armstrong i n his authors note at the beginning of sounder, william armstrong describes sitting around his familys kitchen table when he was a child and listening to a grayhaired black man tell stories from aesop, the old testament, homer, and history. This is where we book report on sounder by william h armstrong step in, the. Lesson plans and resources for sounder inclass introduction this lesson is designed to provide students with a oneclass introduction to the book. He graduated from hampdensydney college and did graduate work at the university of virginia. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes.
This powerful newberywinning classic tells the story of the great coon dog sounder and his family. Armstrong was definitely an author who understood the meaning of the saying, less is more and put it to good use. William howard armstrong 19111999 is the author of some twenty other books, including sour land, a companion novel to sounder. Sounder printables, classroom activities, teacher resources. He taught ancient history and study techniques at the kent school for fiftytwo years. Tribute to armstrong by his three children, in honor of his. The sheriff accuses them of theft, but sounder sets out to help his family get through this crisis. Free sounder worksheets and literature unit for teachers. Sounder, a deeply moving story about a poor, black sharecropper and his family and their memorable coon dog, sounder, is mr. Writer and teacher william armstrong wrote celebrated childrens books including the newbery medalwinning sounder, about an african american sharecropper family with a loud and loyal hound, inspired by odysseus dog argus. He published his first book, a study guide called study is hard work in 1956. Armstrong the family struggles to find enough food to eat, but one day, food miraculously appears on their table.
The mangled body is described graphically, as is the death of a bull. Sounder is the paranormal, teenager, literature, fiction and redemption novel which plots the story of an africanamerican family. This middle grade novel is an excellent choice for tween readers in grades 5 to 6, especially during homeschooling. Armstrong was born september 14, 1911 near lexington, virginia. Angry and humiliated, the boy has no choice but to begin a difficult transition to adulthood. The newbery medalwinning classic novel about the courage and faithand the love of a dogthat give a family strength in the face of inhumanity. Set in the deep south in the 19th century, the story is about a poor african american sharecropper family and their coon dog, sounder. Armstrong is set in the 19thcentury american south. Although a tragic story of mans inhumanity to man, this is also an. Armstrong s classic youngadult novel sounder provides a great deal of insight into the difficult lives of black sharecroppers in the south. Armstrong was born in virginia 102 years ago today. Armstrong, christopher, david armstrong, and mary armstrong. Free sounder study unit worksheets for teachers to print. Maybe his father had said it hurt to bounce over the rough road on his back.
Winner of the newbery medal and an acknowledged landmark in childrens literature, sounder traces the keen sorrow and abiding faith of a poor africanamerican boy in the 19thcentury south. Read sounder by william h armstrong available from rakuten kobo. The family dog, sounder, is a beloved member of the family who helps them during. This study guide consists of approximately 11 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of. Despite their deaths, there is a sense of peace and resolution over the familyespecially over the boy, who has achieved the single thing he most wanted in the world, which. The mother is longsuffering and patient, and she even returns the parts of the uneaten pig when she realizes it was stolen.