After I get to school,
Before the bell rings,
While I do last minute homework,
As I talk to my buddies,
I begin my long day of school.

As soon as the bell rings,
Before I am late to class,
Since I am quite late often,
Even though I rush,
I head to class.

Copper Sun

Often we don't consider the lives of the black slaves before the civil war.Sharon M. Draper's Copper Sun showed me what it was like to be a slave before The American Civil War.

The main characters are Amari and Polly. The story tells about how the two girls escape from their master and develop an unlikely friendship.

The setting: The book takes place in the South East sometime before The American Civil War.

I can compare the book to past events. It takes place in the time right before the civil war. And I can also compare the book to Red Badge of Cougar because it takes place in the same time.