![]() ![]() She has a grandmother that is close to dying and a little sister named Poppie. She was like every other kid and went to the City of Embers school but when it came to choosing day when you choose your career Lina wanted to be a messenger more than anything. Lina, a messenger is the great granddaughter of the 8th mayor of Ember. Need discussion questions for another book? You can quickly and easily create discussion questions for ANY novel with my discussion questions cheat sheet.In The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau, Doon Harrell and Lina Mayfleet know their city, which is underground, is going to go powerless and run out of food soon. I seem to have forgotten to take any pictures of the art the kids created, but this art tutorial for kids about drawing a streetscape should help give you an idea of how to direct this activity.Įasy Step-by-Step Tutorial for a City with One Point Perspective Drawing and Coloring Page And I asked them to react as Lina would as I pulled out a full case of colored pencils, haha. I also asked kids to think about the colors they might find in Ember and how a street there might look different from a street in a city we’re used to seeing. Perspective, Draw a Street from the City of Ember with Colored Pencilsįor today’s book-centric arts and crafts project, we worked on a perspective drawing of a streetscape in Ember. (Define the terms apocalypse and post-apocalyptic.) Is this book the story of an apocalypse or is it a post-apocalyptic novel? Is it a story of hope or despair?.What do you think was clever about the Builders’ plan? What was flawed about their plan?.What is the significance of the city’s name?.What does corrupt mean? Who is corrupt in this book? Who is the most corrupt?.In this book, Lina’s colored pencils are a symbol. You’re almost 12! Does the prospect of that independence and responsibility seem exciting or scary to you? Kids in Ember stop going to school and begin their careers at 12 years old.Once I pose the initial questions, I ask kids to qualify their answers, respond to each other, and let them steer the discussion according to their reading and personal experiences. Here are a few of the questions I used as a starting point for our discussion. And the more you give it, the bigger and hungrier it gets.” (Clary)Īfter our warm-up, we move into the discussion part of our meeting. It wants and wants with a terrible power. It’s not just outside, it’s inside us, too. “There is so much darkness in Ember, Lina. “People find a way through just about anything.” (Motorboat Pilot) “He says I’m beautiful as a red tomato.” (Lizzie) And when anger is the boss, you get unintended consequences.” (Loris Harrow) And then you aren’t the master of yourself anymore. “The trouble with anger is, it gets hold of you. ![]() I laid the character name sticky notes out on the table so the kids could see the characters they could choose from as I held up the quotations and read them aloud.Īfter the kids correctly matched the character to the quote, we chatted about the significance of the quote. To play Who Said It?, I wrote a few significant quotes from the book onto construction paper and wrote the names of characters who spoke the passages on sticky notes. This time we played a simple game of Who Said It? ![]() It helps break the ice, helps get everyone’s thoughts centered on the book, and sets the scene for a good time. ![]() I like to start book club meetings with a warm-up activity. ![]()
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