The City of Ember

WebQuest

 Like the people of Ember, the people of Ireland relied on potatoes to feed their families. In the summer of 1845 the crop was dug out of the ground and began rotting. Your job is to research the potato famine and present your findings to the class.

Historian

The Books of Ember

The City of Ember is the first of a four book series. Your job is to research the other books and share what you find about these books with the class. The People of Sparks The Prophet of Yonwood The Diamond of Darkhold

About the Author

Jeanne DuPrau is the author of The City of Ember. Your job is to research her and present to the class facts about her writing career and any other interesting tidbits you may find out about her life.

Vocabulary
Ms. DuPrau used some challenging vocabulary words to tell her story. Your job is to create a slide show with the vocabulary from the story listed below. You need to define, identify the part of speech, use the word in a sentence, and provide a graphic to help the class understand each word.

endeavor, plummet, hoist, methodically, vague, strewn, lurk, egress, convoluted, vicious, catastrophe, refugees

Living in a Biodome
The setting of the City of Ember is underground in an artificial city. The Biodome was an artificial city of greenhouses created in Arizona to prove that in the event of a nuclear or ecological disaster people could survive. Your job is to research this experiment and report to the class what you have learned.