The City of Ember Novel Study | No Prep | Printable & Digital | Gr. 4-6

Bring The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau to life with this complete, no-prep novel study for grades 4–6! This comprehensive The City of Ember book unit combines reading comprehension, vocabulary, grammar, writing, critical thinking, assessments, interactive activities, and teacher resources into one ready-to-use resource.

Whether you're teaching a whole-class novel study, small reading group, literature circle, homeschool, or independent reading unit, you'll have everything you need to guide your students through the novel while saving hours of planning and preparation.

This resource includes both printable PDF and Google Drive™ formats, giving you the flexibility to teach your way.

Try out a FREE sample of this product here, which includes all activities for Day 1 of the unit.

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📚 WHAT'S INCLUDED

👩‍🏫 TEACHER RESOURCES

• Teacher lesson plans
• Suggested pacing guide
• Common Core standards alignment for grades 4–6
• Vocabulary Word Wall cards
• Answer keys
• Parent letter

 

STUDENT RESOURCES

📖 READING COMPREHENSION

• Chapter-by-chapter comprehension questions
• Short-answer questions for deeper thinking
• Questions covering important events, characters, details, and themes
• Opportunities for inference and critical thinking
• End-of-book comprehension activities

📝 VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR

• 51 vocabulary words from the novel
• Vocabulary practice and activities
• Grammar activities connected to the novel
• Vocabulary Word Wall cards
• Vocabulary assessment questions

💡 NOVEL EXTENSION ACTIVITIES

• Electricity nonfiction webquest
• Electricity diagram activity
• Instructions puzzle inference activity
• Fiction-to-nonfiction connections
• Critical-thinking and problem-solving activities

✍️ WRITING

• Short-answer reading responses
• Essay writing prompts
• Opportunities to support answers with evidence from the novel
• End-of-book writing and reflection activities

 

📊 ASSESSMENTS

• After Chapter 6: Comprehension & Vocabulary Quiz
• After Chapter 13: Comprehension Quiz
• End-of-book: Comprehensive Comprehension & Vocabulary Assessment
• Multiple-choice, matching, short-answer, and essay questions
• Printable assessment versions
• Self-grading Google Drive™ multiple-choice quizzes
• Complete answer keys

 

📓 INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK ACTIVITIES

• Story Elements Interactive Notebook activities
• Activities for identifying and analyzing important story elements
• Printable and digital formats
• Can also be used with other novels

🎯 COMMON CORE ALIGNED

Standards are aligned to grades 4, 5, and 6 and include:

• Reading Literature
• Reading Informational Text
• Reading Foundational Skills
• Writing
• Speaking & Listening
• Language

 

💻 PRINTABLE + DIGITAL

• Printable PDF format
• Google Drive™ digital format
• Digital student activities
• Self-grading digital multiple-choice assessments
• Perfect for classroom, distance learning, Google Classroom™, small groups, or independent work

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⭐ PERFECT FOR:

✔ 4th, 5th, and 6th grade

✔ Whole-class novel studies

✔ Small-group instruction

✔ Literature circles

✔ Independent reading

✔ Homeschool

✔ Reading intervention

✔ Digital learning

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⏰ SAVE HOURS OF PREP!

No need to spend hours creating chapter questions, vocabulary activities, grammar practice, writing prompts, assessments, and extension activities!

This complete The City of Ember novel study has everything organized and ready to use, so you can focus on teaching instead of planning.

Print it, assign it digitally, and start teaching!

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Try out a FREE sample of this product here, which includes all activities for Day 1 of the unit.

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