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 * Book Preview: List 25 questions the reader might have before opening the cover to read this novel.**

 25 Questions for City Of Ember  #1 Why does Lina want to be a messenger? #2 Why does Doon want to be a electrician's helper or a pipeworks laborer? #3 Why does Doon want to get to the generator? #4 Why is Ember surrounded by ever-lasting darkness? #5 Is there a curse over Ember that causes the lights to flicker? #6 Does Lina have any siblings? #7 Does she live with her parents?  #8 Are her parents alive?  #13 If they do how are they going to get out of Ember? #14 How old are they? <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">#15 Why does Lina want to leave the city? <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">#16 Are they under ground? <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">#17 How long do they have to keep there jobs. <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">#18 Will the others believe them? <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">#19 Who is the Mayor? <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">#20 Do they get in trouble? <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">#21 Does Lina have any pets? <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">#22 D  <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">oes doon have any pets? <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">#23 How did they get under ground? <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">#24 How long have they been under ground? <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">#25 How long have the lights been flickering?
 * 1) 9 If any how many siblings does she have?
 * 2) 10 Is there something wrong with the generator?
 * 3) 11 How did the generator break?
 * 4) 12 Are they ever going to leave the city?

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**__Day 1 Response Questions:__**
Lina and Doon start the novel with "assignment day." Why is important for students to be excited about school? What is the purpose of school? How is your school similar / different to that of Lina & Doon's? How did the kids percieve the mayor? Is this perception of theirs about adults in general or just the mayor? Why do some people put on a "show for others?" Doon does a "Big Favor" for Lina. Describe a time when a friend has done you a big favor or you did one for someone else? What motivation would a person have for doing a big favor for someone else?

Nintendoo- Students should be excited about school because a proper education can get you a good job later on in life; in this book, you shouldn't be excited about school in any way, no matter how smart you are you may get the job of street sweeper... or worse. The purpose of school is to educate the young so that they can achieve great, or at least above average, things later on in life. In their school, like ours, they learn the alphabet and mathematics skills during class. In their school system, very-much-so unlike ours, in order to get a full education, you would begin schooling at birth because they are assigned jobs at the age of twelve, hence, a twelve year education. The children saw the mayor as vaguely rude and someone who only cared about work. Also, from the descriptions in the book, he looks somewhat like a fat gray blob with gray teeth and skin that turns a slightly darker shade of gray when he loses his zero-tolerance temper, then he starts yelling like mad. That perception of theirs is probably only toward the mayor, I think this because they did not do anything even slightly offensive to a most-likely strict teacher named Mrs. Thorn. Some people put on a "show for others" when they want attention or want to be understood or justified. I can't think of a single specific time that a friend has done a **//BIG//** favor for me or that I have done a //**BIG**// favor for one of my friends, but we always help each other out, that's what friends are for. A motivation to do someone a big favor would be if said favor would benefit both people involved, another is if they physically can't do what they want you to do, or, finally, if your so nice that you'll help anyone, but not gullible enough to do any//thing// (so you don't do something that's dangerous or stupid).

Wingman42- Well, the purpose of school is for kids to learn things like mathematics and writing, to prepare them for future jobs and difficulty's. They should be excited because you SHOULD have fun learning new things. Well our school's not underground! LOL! It's also different because we don't get out of school and get a job at 12 years old! It's similar because they learn the same kinds of things we do. I thought the mayor was scary, not just because of his grey blob appearence.

CMQA11: It is going to be there first job. They all have to stick with it for aver. There can be a vary good job that is like the best job aver in the hat. They have a normal school surgical. They learn like us, but they have a full eduction at the age of 12. I have don a big favor by trying to help them to fell beater. Inreturn you fell really good because you know that you helped them for a good reason why.

moemoe411

They are excited about school because the only go to school for 12 years. In the book so in the 12th year of school they have a day where they are assigned a job at the age of 12. They have to stay with that job for three years. I think the purpose of school is to get the students ready for high school and college if they decide to go to college. Plus it gets them ready for life in general.I think that their school is similar to mine because it is a public school. Also because we have free time during the school day.It is different than our school because our school is above ground.Also Our school is not surrounded by everlasting darkness. I think it is about adults in general. I think they do that for other people because the people in Ember are very kind and they just want people to be hapy and open up a little more than they are. One of the times that a friend has done a big favor for me was whenI went to my first fun fest my friend showed me around and helped me find out where the games were. A time when I did a big favor for my friend was when I had a ticket to go to a game and she wanted to go and I gave her my ticket. Seeing someone else doing a big favor.

Feedback42- It is important to be exited for school because you will get a job much easier. In their school they have books and school supplies, like us. I see the mayor as a big blob like hutt ( you know, like Jobba the Hutt).He has a temper, I know that, and thats only for the mayor.They "put on a show" for it's a dull life down there. Like Nintendoo said, I can't think of any big favors I've done for someone, or someones done for my. I'm known as the Star wars guy in my class, and the Jedi are keepers of the peace, so I will bring Star Wars into this last question. To stay with the light side they do good deeds, so I do good deeds to stick with the light in my head.

__**Day 2 Response Questions:**__
Doon looks forward to his job in the Pipeworks. He finds lots of interesting things, but isn't allowed full access to everything. Describe a time when you've been really close to achieving a goal only to experience failure. What advice would you give to Doon? Doon has a hobby of collecting bugs (entomology). What hobbies to you have? A citizen returns from the Unknown Regions with a message of fear. The city's security force locks him away. Should individuals ever be penalized for telling the truth? Describe a time when it would not the be best time to tell the truth.

Feedback43- most the time in video games you come to a point when you need to fight the main boss and it takes forever to final kill him. I would tell doon to be sneaky. My hobby is writing. It is never good to lie, but if someone was to die, I would leave that news for the doctor to say.

Wingman42- I was fighting the Elite Four, and I got to the strongest of them all, Lucian. later in the battle... Lucian and I were down to our last Pokemon, Infernape and Brongzong, both of them their HP in the red-zone. I was sure I would win, but then it used Ominous wind, the most powerful move in the game, and I lost. Keep working harder (or train your Pokemon more, in my case) and eventually you'll achieve your goal!My hobbies are collecting pokemon on Pokemon Diamond version, walking down to the creek in the woods, andjumping on my trampoline. If someone you know looks like they're literally wearing a peace of crud, don't tell them that! =]

Racecar: Yes I have. I was racing and I was stating to Peace the first place car and then I got Farica Trained. I still try to peace but note by getting paced to last place. Will have to tall him guest try and try don't stop until you have accomplish it. I have 3 hobbies. They are Racing,Horse Riding, and Basket Ball. It will be the beys time not to liar like if you don't won't to heart they flings. Like if some one is going to die you don't won't to heart they filings.

Nintendoo- On the game Kingdom Hearts II my brother (Harrison), and I were about half way through the game and we were in the town of Hollow Bastion and we were fighting Demyx, a dude in a black coat that can turn water into musical notes or people with his sitar (guitar). Anyway, we were on our first try, and we had gotten to the second time that you have to beat his water people (within a time-limit), but we had one more person to dissolve when time ran out. That was my experience of coming extremely close to a goal, then failing, however, we did succeed in that battle eventually. I would advise Doon to ask around Ember to get other people's theories on electricity, and put them together to come up with something. My hobbies include playing the video games of (and slightly obsessing over) Kingdom Hearts and Pokemon, playing organized sports, and collecting Foohy Warriors. My friends (Feedback and Wingman) and I invented these elemental creatures that are made up of Foohy head erasers and Rose Art pencil grippies for bodies. I don't think people should be penalized for telling the truth, on the contrary, you shouldn't always tell the truth because sometimes the truth hurts. A good example of when not to tell the truth would be if someone gives you a gift you don't like, I learned that the hard way (you can always return the gift later).

<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">Moemoe411 <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">A time when I was very close to achieving some thing was when I was just about to finish my 1:100 scale of the Ifel Tower. Then my sister camein the room and she backed up into it a. I would tell him to try to sneek into the generater room and at least try because you need that you need to have that job for three years and they can not fire yuo so why worry about it. My hobbies are drawing, painting, and writing stories in my journal. No they shouldn't because the truth is the truth have you ever heard of trusting s <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">omeone. When a friend has some thing that you don't like it and you don't want to upset them so you tell them you like it.

__Day 3 Wiki Repsonse Question:__

 * In reading, strong readers often make connections to help make their book more interesting, exciting, and desirable to read. One type of connection is a text to text connection. This means that the reader is connecting some aspect of the current book they're reading to another book they've read. List three (3) text to text (t-t) connections you've made so far about your novel.**


 * moemoe411
 * 1) 1 It is when I waas watching a movie called I am Legend. That relates to the story because in the movie the dog dies because she caught the virus and it the book Lina's father died from the caughing sickness.**
 * 2 My second one is about when her grandma dies of the other sickness reminded me of when I was watching Ella Enchanted and her mother died of disease. That relates to the story because Lina's grandma dies from a sickness too.**
 * 3 My other one is when Lina and Doon were trying to find the boats and the way out of Ember remindeed me of National treasure and when they were looking for the treasure.**

Wingman42-
 * In The Ranger's Apprentice, the begining was just kind of getting to know the characters before getting on to the plot of the book.**
 * It never exactly said they live underground, it just gave you hints throughout the book. I remember that from Vampire Plagues Book 1.**
 * It gives you there personalities and hoobies or likes gradually throughout the first few chapters, like in Skeleton Key.**

CMQA11 One is that I have times when it is really dark out and my flash lite has gone out and I was stuck in the dark. I all so have had the filling that the wold is going to end, and you gist know that it is going to be over for you but it don't. I had a thing of paper but then it gets torn and then you don't have it any more

Nintendoo- My first connection is from a packet we read in social studies. That connection is that a person bought something that they wanted (in this case colored pencils) and they didn't have enough money left over to buy something else that they needed (in this case a coat for Granny). Another connection I had was when Lina tried to put the Instructions back together but thought she might not ever come up with anything, but she pieced together a few words, this reminds me of a time in a Pokemon comic book I read when two little Pokemon were up against three large Pokemon, but they worked hard and triumphed. By the fact that they're in a city underground, I think their entire lives are science experiments like in Maximum Ride. Those were connections by Nintendoo. Peace out dudes! And dudettes!

Feedback42- In the Star Wars Expanded Universe some of the people go to an underground city. The Gathering Hall reminds me a little of Hogworts. Doon reminds me of Obi-Wan, too. Well thats it. Bye.

__Day 4 Wiki Response Questions:__

 * Connecting prior knowledge and experience to reading deepens comprehension. I would like you to explain one type of connection that you've made with the book you've been reading.** __List__ and __explain__ the __type of connection made__ & __answer how this helped you to understand the story better__.

moemoe411 My connection is a text to world connection. This is about when the two kids Doon and Lina try and find a way out of Ember so they can experience sun light for the first time. That connects to when there was a storm and the power went out and we had to find the circet box so the lights would go back on. That was kind of fun because that was the first time we ever had a black out and we did not know were the circet box was so it was like a treasure hunt and I found it.

Racecar When the grandma got sick I predicted that the sickness would make her very ill and then she would die. I would predict that they find a way out of Ember and experience sun light for the very first timeand that Doon would have wished that he would have brought more stuff. Doon and Lina might get into a relationship or she would just continue with there life and they are all grown up in the new city.

The four types of connections are: Text-to-Text (T-T) These connections made between the text and you are reading and what you have read elsewhere.

Text-to-World (T-W) These are connections made between the text you are reading and the bigger issues and events going on in the world.

Text-to-Self (T-S) These are connections made between the text you are reading and your own experiences.

Text-Within-Text (T-W-T) These are connections made between the text you are reading and another section of the same text.

Nintendoo- (T-W) When the mayor was telling the city that they were "coming upon solutions" it was like now because everyone is saying that global warming isn't happening and just ignoring it. I'm going to do something about global warming by buying a hydrogen fuel cell car when I learn to drive. It helped me to understand the story by showing that not all leaders actually wants to lead.

Feedback42- I partly agree with Nintendoo, but the fact YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING TO STOP gLOUBAL wARMING (Ha I didn't capitilize that). Hey world did you know the Polar Bear population is as higher then ever, take that Al Gore.

__Day 5 Wiki Response Questions:**__ Good readers make many predictions while they are reading. Some predictions turn out to be true, while others are "off."

List some of your predictions you made while reading this novel.

What would you predict would happen if there was a sequel to this novel? What direction might the author take with the characters?

Would you recommend the novel to others? Why or why not? Explain.

moemoe411

When the grandma got sick I predicted that the sickness would make her very ill and then she would die. I would predict that they find a way out of Ember and experience sun light for the very first time. and that Doon would have wished that he would have brought more stuff. Doon and Lina might get into a relationship or she would just continue with there life and they are all grown up in the new city.Absolutely this is my favorite book and it is very suspenseful. Also I loved the ending.

Nintendoo- One of the main predictions I had was that the instructions told of a way to make a flashlight. That's the only prediction I remember, and it was horribly wrong, the instructions were for an escape from Ember. I think they would start a new civilization above-ground. I think the author would make Lina and Doon scared and shocked by the above-ground world, but not let anyone know. I would recommend this book to people who like mystery, realistic fiction, and fantasy all at once (or separately).

feedback42- the prediction I made was that the instructions how to get above ground, but thats all. I think that Lina and Doon will meet people from above ground in the next one. I would totally recommend this book for the twists and turns. BYE

Racecar I wherd lose my spote,read words more the one time. They go abeve grond and find anouther poblem but they some how salve it out. Tell what had happen betwhen the other carickters. Yes it was really cool. The mary will make you laghe and it will be gest a good book over all.