The City of Ember Novel Study - Reading Comprehension Questions and Activities

This 250+ page The City of Ember Unit contains a complete novel study with detailed City of Ember questions, answer keys, vocabulary, City of Ember activities, story element analysis, and engaging projects. To aid reading comprehension, a variety of City of Ember graphic organizers are also included. All activities are classroom tested and include creative handouts, information sheets, detailed instructions, foldable activities, templates, and rubrics!

Save time planning with these easy to implement NO PREP resources. The wide variety of activities focus on reading comprehension and encourage students to think critically and engage with text. Detailed answer keys are also included.

★IMPORTANT NOTE: All of these activities were designed with busy teachers like you in mind. All interactive elements require simple cuts and are MESS FREE - saving you time and making it easy for students to complete independently!

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Highlights of this engaging Novel Study include:

⭐Reader’s Notebook Setup Information and Implementation Tips - multiple pages of information to help get interactive notebooks organized and running smoothly in your classroom.

⭐Pre-Reading Activities - Several different pre-reading activities are included to help access prior knowledge and get kids excited about their reading.

⭐Assignment Day Simulation - A class favorite! Students draw for jobs in this engaging simulation activity, and reflect on their new occupations.

⭐Creative and Engaging Graphic Organizers - Lots of different graphic organizers to use throughout the novel are included - choose the ones that work best for your learners!

⭐Comprehension Questions - Traditional comprehension questions for all chapters are included.

⭐Color by Code Comprehension Questions - 5 different color by code comprehension activities are included. These make great differentiation options, exits tickets, or quick checks!

⭐Reading Strategy Based Questions and Activities - these focus on key comprehension strategies like summarizing, visualizing, connecting, inferring, determining importance, and asking questions.

⭐Detailed Answer Keys

⭐The City of Ember Vocabulary Word Lists and Definitions: A full set of vocabulary word lists with answer keys are included.

⭐Vocabulary Foldable Activities - Foldable activities to go along with key vocabulary from the novel are included. Full student instructions to create the foldable activities are included. These make great interactive notebook additions!

⭐The City of Ember Vocabulary Worksheets - A wide variety of different vocabulary worksheets are included - pick and choose the ones that work best for your learners.

⭐The City of Ember Vocabulary Mazes - Three fun vocabulary mazes, with answer keys, are included to help students practice the vocabulary words.

⭐The City of Ember Word Wall Cards - A full set of word wall cards are included so you can create your own City of Ember Vocabulary Word Wall. Color and black and white versions are included.

⭐Fun Interactive foldable activities - a variety of different foldable activities are included - choose the ones that work best for your learners.

⭐Cover Page - This makes a great interactive notebook cover or novel study packet title page!

⭐Create Your Own City Project - for this engaging final project, students must reflect back on Ember, and create cities of their own. Full student instructions included!

⭐City of Ember Pamphlet Project - For this additional final project, students must create a pamphlet advertising the City of Ember. Full instructions included!

⭐Journal Starters and Writing Prompts - creative writing activities to get students thinking!

⭐Close Reading Information and Annotation Guide - multiple pages of information with tips and tricks to get this effective reading strategy up and running in your classroom. Student annotation guide included!

⭐ Paired Non-Fiction Reading Passages - four different non-fiction reading passages focusing on topics related to the novel are included. Two versions of each passage are included - with and without built in annotation activities.
Comprehension questions, answer keys, and fact gathering templates are also included!

Topics include:

✅Jeanne Duprau: Illuminating Imaginations Through Literary Worlds

✅Underground Cities: Hidden Worlds Beneath the Earth's Surface

✅Understanding Blackouts: Causes and Impacts of Power Outages

✅Dystopian Literature: Exploring Bleak Futures and Thought-Provoking Realities

⭐Character Analysis Task Cards - 15 character analysis activities to help your learners discuss key characters from the novel. Each card features a different engaging activity related to the book. These task cards serve as a dynamic educational tool, designed to engage students through interactive and creative activities. By incorporating these cards into the classroom, educators can offer a hands-on learning experience that caters to diverse learning styles and encourages deeper exploration of key reading skills.

⭐The City of Ember Final Test - A three page unit test is included, with event ordering, multiple choice, true or false, and short answer questions. A full answer key is also included.

⭐The City of Ember Word Search - A fun The City of Ember Word Search activity is included. This is a great activity for early finishers to work on while others are completing their tests.

⭐TPT Digital Easel Activity - A digital version of this resource has been added for you to use online with your learners. All of the teacher pages and answer keys have been removed, so it is ready to assign. Text boxes have been added for you, so students can easily type in answers. Activities that are not designed to be done online, such as foldable activities, graphic organizers that require artistic elements, and final projects have been removed from the digital version of this resource.

Your students will master a variety of skills during this unit, including:

•Making Predictions
•Connecting to Text
•Visualizing a Story
•Summarizing key events
•Pulling key details from text
•Providing text evidence to support their answers
•Formulating Questions
•Vocabulary Mastery
•Determining Importance
•Monitoring Comprehension
•Making inferences
•Comparing and Contrasting
•Character Development
•Close Reading and Annotation Skills
•Prompted Writing

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