Welcome back everyone!
Thanks to all those who answered our discussion question.
Were your predictions right? From what we’ve read so far, we can tell this book is going to be good. This takes place in an area of eternal darkness. The only light source comes from light bulbs powered by the underground generator. But the lights have started to flicker and blackouts have been getting longer and longer more often. What will happen if the lights go out forever?
In section one, Doon trades the job of messenger with Lina’s job as Pipeworks laboror so he can try and make a difference to fix the generator. Lina really seems to enjoy her messenger job, but poor Doon! Everything that he’s studied about fixing things has nothing to do with fixing the generator. And we loved the part where Lina tells Clary about what she pictures the outside world to be. At the end of this section, the biggest blackout of The City of Ember happened. Good thing that Doon was there to save Poppy.
Are you liking The City of Ember yet? We know we are! Check back next week and please do not read ahead.
Here’s our first discussion question: Based on Lina’s vision that she shared with Clary, what do you think might happen later in this story? Try to include facts from the vision in your prediction.
From Lina’s vision in the story I belive that her vision will not come true but, I think that her vision will somehow tie into the final ending if the book
I think later on in the story Lina is going to look for the unknown regions.
I think Lina can’t help it…she’ll go looking in the dark regions. But, what will she do with Poppy? That worries me. Her grandmother obviously can’t watch her!
This book rocks! It’s so exciting that you don’t know what the paper is, so it’s a mystery!
J.T.L.
Wow! Great Blog, Mrs. Phillips, and I love your reading strategy of predicting what’s happening next. It’s great that your class is reading The City of Ember and I hope you enjoy it!
-Kelly H.