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The People of Sparks |
Activities for
9. Hard, Hungry Work |
Audio Length Approximately - 34 minutes
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Vocabulary Words of the Day
crimp -
To bend or mold into shape; fold; tuck; gatherpage 111 - "It's wonderful!" and Martha's mouth would crimp into a small, pleased smile.
jitter -
page 114 - Doon felt a jitter in his stomach.
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riffled page 109
croquettes page 111
parcel page 111, 112, 116, 117
mourning page 124
bustling page 124
implied page 127
ravenous page 127
nuisance page 129
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Discussion
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Page 108 "Above the doors was a sign missing most of its letters. It was a long sign, so you could tell whatever it used to say was a long word, but now all it said was UPE ARK." What word could UPE ARK be? |
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The people from Ember felt they were being starved. The people from Sparks felt they doing the best they could to feed 400 extra people. Which group do you feel is right? What are some solutions to this problem?
Lina thought she was helping by removing the smelly goat and cow plops. The shopkeeper was angry because he thought she was throwing away the fertilizer. How could Lina or the shopkeeper have handled the situation differently?
Chapters 9 and 10 are full of problems. Name them. How can the people work to solve these?
hard work in the heat for the Emberites who are not use to this with the people from Sparks thinking they are lazy
food sharing
Lina throws away the "fertilizer.
Lina feels she and Doon are growing apart.
Torren doesn't want Lina around.
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The books in
Ember were smaller and not as sturdy as those in Sparks. Page 109 It was a book, yes. Not like the books of Ember-these were much bigger and sturdier, and had much more writing. Why do you think there was a difference in the books from Ember and Sparks? |