1. The City of Ember

2. Pre-Reading
With your group, create a list of important natural resources that we use on a daily basis.

3. The Future of Resources
What is going to happen when we run out of these resources?
Fresh water
Oil (used to make gasoline)
Trees
Clean oxygen
Phosphorous (used in fertilizer)
Coal (used in electricity)

4. Predict – Half Time Slip
Get to know your book.
Look at the front cover.
Read the back cover.
Look at the table of contents.
Name:
Homeroom:
What do you predict this novel will be about?

5. Let’s get started! Read “The Instructions” pages 1-3. Homework:
How long are the people supposed to stay in the city of Ember?
What are the instructions for?
How did the box get lost?

6. Noun Definition – a noun is a person, place, thing or idea Examples:
girl
school
dog
love
teacher
library
banana
intelligence
sister
city
desk
secret

7. Proper Noun Definition – a SPECIFIC person, place or thing Examples:
Proper nouns are capitalized.
Examples:
person
place
thing
Ms. Gelz
Chicago
Titanic

8. Find the Nouns
In the city of Ember, the sky was always dark. The only light came from great flood lamps mounted on the buildings and at the tops of poles in the middle of the larger squares. When the lights were on, they cast a yellowish glow over the streets; people walking by threw long shadows that shortened and then stretched out again. When the lights were off, as they were between nine at night and six in the morning, the city was so dark that people might as well have been wearing blindfolds.

9. IXL Practice
6th grade - s.1.
If you finish, go on to 7th grade – Z.1

10. Chapter 1: Assignment Day
How old is the city?
How does the author describe the mayor to make his seem unfriendly?
How is getting your first job in Chicago different than getting your first job in Ember?
Which job do you think is the best/worst?

11. Homework Find common and proper nouns within chapter 1. Common Nouns2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
10.

12. Homework What skills does Lina have that make her a good messenger?
Read pages in chapter 2: A Message to the Mayor
What skills does Lina have that make her a good messenger?
Why did Lina and Doon stop being friends years ago?
What is Granny’s job?
Who does Lina live with? Where are her parents?
Describe Lina’s house.
What is beyond the city of Ember?

13. Pronouns Definition: A pronoun is a word that replaces a noun.
Example:
Bob, Dave and Kevin were late to the minion meeting.
They were late to the minion meeting.

14. Olaf found his nose. Antecedent
Definition: The word of group of words that a pronoun represents.
Example:
Olaf found his nose.
pronoun
antecedent

15. More Examples When Stuart saw a banana, Stuart screamed with joy!
When Stuart saw a banana, he screamed with joy!
There is a scratch on my whiteboard. It makes it difficult to write.

17. Pronouns to ask a question.
Who
Whom
Which
What
Whoever
whomever
Whichever
Whatever
Who will you bring to the party?

18. IXL Practice Complete the following skills on IXL: 7th grade AA.1
EXTRA CREDIT: 7th grade AA.10

19. Chapter 2: A Message to the Mayor
What are the rules of being a messenger?
What can you infer about the Believers?
Why would Lina receive a circle for her behavior in the Gathering Hall?
“Curiosity leads to trouble.”

20. Learning Vocab with Frayer Maps
Chapter 1 - labyrinth page 11
Chapter 2 - kiosks page 32
Chapter 3 - chasm page 43
Chapter 4 – enterprise page 66
Definition
Part of Speech
Picture/Characteristics
Example/Synonym
Non-Example/Antonym

21. Chapter 3: Under Ember Who is showing Doon around on his first day?
How can Doon tell that the city if falling apart? (page 45)
Why is Doon disappointed when he sees the generator?
What is Doon’s father’s job?
What are some of Doon’s hobbies/interests?

22. Chapter 4: Something Lost, Nothing Found
What does Granny do that makes it seem like she is losing her mind?
Describe the job of trash sifter.
Why can’t Clary complete the request from Arbin Swinn?
Why did Sadge Merrall try to go out in the Unknown Regions?
What invention have the people of Ember never been able to make? Page 66
What are some of the thoughts that Lina and Clary wonder about at the end of the chapter?