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I have had quite the squirrelly bunch of 6th graders this year and have found it challenging to engage them all at the same time. I was nervous to start a class novel after state testing, but really wanted to round out our year with the book, The City of Ember. The story really connected to everything we emphasized in Social Studies (the development of civilizations, the importance of water for survival and life) this year and was just a good story!
I was astounded at the student interest and engagement when reading this book! Not only were they all on the edge of their seats at the end of each chapter, but they often begged me to continue reading. Their predictions and excited banter about the book was music to this teacher's ears!
The very end of the story gives a preview chapter of the next book, The People of Sparks. I made them wait to read it until they finished an activity about the end of the story -- but they were so eager! We finished The City of Ember yesterday, June 1. Even though we only have a couple weeks left of school, the idea came to me that I would love to gift each of them the 2nd book in the series as a fun summer read and a memento from our year. Many of my students don't own books of their own, so I think it would be an especially special gift for them.
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I have had quite the squirrelly bunch of 6th graders this year and have found it challenging to engage them all at the same time. I was nervous to start a class novel after state testing, but really wanted to round out our year with the book, The City of Ember. The story really connected to everything we emphasized in Social Studies (the development of civilizations, the importance of water for survival and life) this year and was just a good story!
I was astounded at the student interest and engagement when reading this book! Not only were they all on the edge of their seats at the end of each chapter, but they often begged me to continue reading. Their predictions and excited banter about the book was music to this teacher's ears!
The very end of the story gives a preview chapter of the next book, The People of Sparks. I made them wait to read it until they finished an activity about the end of the story -- but they were so eager! We finished The City of Ember yesterday, June 1. Even though we only have a couple weeks left of school, the idea came to me that I would love to gift each of them the 2nd book in the series as a fun summer read and a memento from our year. Many of my students don't own books of their own, so I think it would be an especially special gift for them.