The City of Ember
Chapter 14 The Way Out

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Vocabulary Word of the Day

convoluted - Having numerous overlapping coils or folds; complex; elaborate; intricate

Page 181 - He ran a finger over their convoluted surface.

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Activities

Making Predictions

Worksheet - Making Predictions

 

What will Lina and Doon find after traveling downstream in the boat?

What could have happened on Earth for the people to feel they must build a city in such an isolated area?

  • nuclear war

  • volcanic eruptions

  • earthquakes - tsunamis

  • hurricanes

  • mudslides

  • ice age

  • a comet collision

  • heavy flooding

  • asteroid impact, meteor showers, solar flares

  • disease

  • freak waves and unusually high tides

  • unusual animal behavior

  • crop failure, food shortage

  • drought, heat, water shortage

  • wildfires

Why did the Builders put the people of Ember in this location?

 

 

 

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