Jeanne DuPrau, The City of Ember
Lesson plans and activities

The author's official site.

Summary and 9 discussion questions.

This extensive site includes chapter-by-chapter quiz questions in both interactive and printable format. It also has cross-curricular connections and vocabulary.

Synopsis, guided/close reading questions, and postreading projects. Adobe Reader required; 4 pages.

This digital booktalk (1:54) can serve as a good pre-reading activity.

Two book talks.

Introduction to cryptography. 3 pages; Adobe Reader required.

Students research an actual blackout and write a Blackout Survivor's Blog. 2 pages; Adobe Reader required.

Close reading activity: students use details from Ch. 5 and a map of Ember to show the route Lina takes to find Poppy. 2 pages; Adobe Reader required.

Under the "Learn" tab on this page find cross-curricular activities especially appropriate for a STEM environment.