Join The City of Ember
A self-paced 6-week pre-recorded class for IGCSE/GCSE students.
Printable resources
Worksheets and activity sheets to print for every lesson.
6 video lessons
Pre-recorded lessons to watch whenever suits — as many times as you like.
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The book we’re reading
The city of Ember is the only light in a world of total darkness — a city built to keep its people safe, powered by a great generator and stocked with supplies meant to last for generations. But now, more than two hundred years on, Ember is dying: the lights flicker and fail in longer and longer blackouts, the storerooms are running empty, and no one remembers there was ever anywhere else to go.
Two twelve-year-olds, Lina Mayfleet and Doon Harrow, refuse to give up on their home. When Lina discovers a torn, half-ruined message left by the city's original Builders, the two set out to piece together its secret — a hidden way out — racing against time, a corrupt mayor and the fading lights to save everyone before Ember goes dark forever. It's a gripping, clever adventure about hope, courage and daring to question the world you're told to accept.
Week One
Intro
Graphic Novel
Genre
Characters intro
Week Two
Subterranean Communities
Character analysis using evidence
Living underground
Dystopian Fiction
Week Three
Brief review of the quartet
POV 3rd person omniscient
Themes/ Bildungsroman
Censorship
Dystopian Literature
Week Four
Dystopian tropes
Genre
Dystopian protagonist
Short story writing
Brief look at 1984
Week Five
Symbols of The City of Ember discussion
Evidence and Litcharts guide summary of symbols.
Alternative ending intro.
Week Six
An alternative ending
Ideas for a different ending
Link to sequel: People of Sparks