{"id":4497,"date":"2017-07-17T01:47:25","date_gmt":"2017-07-17T05:47:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=4497"},"modified":"2026-07-28T20:21:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T00:21:31","slug":"the-people-of-sparks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=4497","title":{"rendered":"The People of Sparks Teaching Ideas"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4497\" class=\"elementor elementor-4497\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f278e19 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f278e19\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ed8ddc5\" data-id=\"ed8ddc5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4aa0271 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4aa0271\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.2 - 22-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"240\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/The-People-of-Sparks.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-14725\" alt=\"The People of Sparks\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/The-People-of-Sparks.png 240w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/The-People-of-Sparks-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-226b4d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"226b4d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.2 - 22-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><em>The People of Sparks<\/em> is a must-read novel for all lovers of\u00a0<em>The City of Ember<\/em>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-577cf4e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"577cf4e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9638ab2\" data-id=\"9638ab2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b656e6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b656e6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"stat-label\">Reading Level<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69ac2a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69ac2a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"stat-value\">Lexile 760L<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-55ce5b9\" data-id=\"55ce5b9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3190ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3190ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"stat-label\">Interest Level<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28810da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"28810da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"stat-value\">Grades 6-8<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f1d67fb\" data-id=\"f1d67fb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f22177a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f22177a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"stat-label\">Length<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24ec47e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24ec47e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"stat-value\">352 pages<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e5a329b\" data-id=\"e5a329b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94860c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"94860c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"stat-label\">Award<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b64421 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b64421\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>William Allen White Children&#8217;s Book Award<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-84d3d0b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"84d3d0b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fdefe02\" data-id=\"fdefe02\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ac3b7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ac3b7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #2b3d52;\">Jump to Section<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f8df5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"0f8df5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\r\n.mpp-jump-nav { \r\n  max-width:900px; \r\n  margin:20px auto; \r\n  display:flex; \r\n  justify-content:center; \r\n  gap:12px; \r\n  flex-wrap:wrap; \r\n  padding:0 20px; \r\n}\r\n\r\n.mpp-jump-nav a { \r\n  display:inline-flex; \r\n  align-items:center; \r\n  gap:8px; \r\n  padding:11px 22px; \r\n  border-radius:50px; \r\n  background:#2b3d52; \r\n  border:2px solid #2b3d52; \r\n  color:#ffffff; \r\n  font-weight:700; \r\n  font-size:14px; \r\n  text-transform:uppercase; \r\n  letter-spacing:.5px; \r\n  text-decoration:none; \r\n}\r\n\r\n.mpp-jump-nav a:hover { \r\n  background:#ffffff; \r\n  color:#2b3d52; \r\n  border-color:#2b3d52;\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\r\n\r\n<nav class=\"mpp-jump-nav\" aria-label=\"Jump to section\">\r\n  <a href=\"#summary\"><i class=\"fas fa-book\"><\/i> Book Summary<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"#details\"><i class=\"fas fa-list\"><\/i> Book Details<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"#activities\"><i class=\"fas fa-puzzle-piece\"><\/i> Teaching Activities<\/a>\r\n<\/nav>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-51198f1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"51198f1\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"summary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1841709\" data-id=\"1841709\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dcf025 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4dcf025\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>\u2b50 About the Book: <em>The People of Sparks<\/em><\/h2><p><em>The People of Sparks<\/em> by Jeanne DuPrau continues the story begun in <em>The City of Ember<\/em>, following the Emberites as they emerge from their underground city and encounter the village of Sparks. After days of traveling through unfamiliar terrain, the weary group arrives hoping for shelter, food, and guidance. Instead, they find a community that is cautious, overwhelmed, and unsure whether it can support so many newcomers.<\/p><p>The people of Sparks agree to help but only temporarily. As resources grow strained and misunderstandings deepen, tensions rise between the Emberites and the villagers. The novel explores how fear, scarcity, and first impressions can shape relationships, and how easily conflict can escalate when two groups struggle to coexist. Meanwhile, Lina sets off on her own journey, determined to find the \u201ccity of her dreams\u201d she imagined while living in Ember.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-92cff64 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"92cff64\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c9c5b62\" data-id=\"c9c5b62\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c84a429 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c84a429\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>\u2b50 Book Details<\/h2><div>\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8379a00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"8379a00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\r\n.mpp-details-section { max-width:760px; margin:0 auto; padding:20px 0; }\r\n.mpp-section-label { display:inline-block; font-size:14px; font-weight:700; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1px; color:#1dbb9d; margin-bottom:8px; }\r\n.mpp-details-section h2 { font-weight:800; color:#323a49; font-size:28px; margin-bottom:18px; }\r\n.mpp-details-table { width:100%; border-collapse:collapse; background:#fff; border-radius:12px; overflow:hidden; box-shadow:0 3px 14px rgba(0,0,0,.06); }\r\n.mpp-details-table tr:nth-child(even) { background:#fdf6ee; }\r\n.mpp-details-table td { padding:14px 20px; font-size:17px; color:#2d2d2d; }\r\n.mpp-details-table td:first-child { font-weight:700; color:#323a49; width:40%; }\r\n<\/style>  <div class=\"mpp-details-section\" id=\"details\">\r\n\r\n  <table class=\"mpp-details-table\">\r\n    <tr><td>Publication Date<\/td><td>June 22, 2004<\/td><\/tr>\r\n    <tr><td>Reading Level<\/td><td>Lexile 760L &bull; Guided Reading Level W<\/td><\/tr>\r\n    <tr><td>Interest Level<\/td><td>Grades 6&ndash;8 (Ages 8&ndash;12)<\/td><\/tr>\r\n    <tr><td>Length<\/td><td>352 pages (approx. 107,360 words)<\/td><\/tr>\r\n    <tr><td>Estimated Reading Time<\/td><td>About 7 hours and 9 minutes<\/td><\/tr>\r\n    <tr><td>Audiobook Length<\/td><td>7 hours and 55 minutes<\/td><\/tr>\r\n    <tr><td>Genre<\/td><td>Children&rsquo;s literature &bull; Post-apocalyptic &bull; Science fiction &bull; Action and adventure &bull; Sequel to <em>The City of Ember<\/em><\/td><\/tr>\r\n    <tr><td>Setting<\/td><td>The future, in the fictional town of Sparks near the wasteland left by the long-ago Disaster<\/td><\/tr>\r\n    <tr><td>Themes<\/td><td>War, Opposing Points of View, First Impressions<\/td><\/tr>\r\n    <tr><td>Point of View<\/td><td>Third person with shifting perspectives<\/td><\/tr>\r\n    <tr><td>Memorable Quote<\/td><td>&ldquo;When someone has been mean to you, why would you want to be good to them?&rdquo; &ldquo;You wouldn&rsquo;t want to. That&rsquo;s what makes it hard. You do it anyway. Being good is hard. Much harder than being bad.&rdquo;<\/td><\/tr>\r\n    <tr><td>First Line<\/td><td>&ldquo;Torren was out at the edge of the cabbage field that day, the day the people came.&rdquo;<\/td><\/tr>\r\n  <\/table>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-16ed6f8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"16ed6f8\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"activities\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2889cc4\" data-id=\"2889cc4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7efe5a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7efe5a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">The People of Sparks\u00a0Teaching Activities<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c0945c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5c0945c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8eaee02\" data-id=\"8eaee02\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f771f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f771f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Book Unit Samples<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6d73c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f6d73c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/reading_sparks\/sparkspin.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"The People of Sparks Novel Study Samples\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b04d867\" data-id=\"b04d867\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1edff4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1edff4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p align=\"left\">This sample contains the following:<\/p><ul><li>Vocabulary<\/li><li>Comprehension Questions for Chapters 1-2<\/li><li>Constructed Response Question \u2013 Sequencing<\/li><li>Activities and Discussion for Chapters 1-2<\/li><li>Story Mapping<\/li><li>English \u2013 Lesson 1 \u2013 Understanding Sentences<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae1db40 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ae1db40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/reading_sparks\/sparkssample.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-md\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-paper-plane\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get the unit sample.<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c49e64c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c49e64c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b770965\" data-id=\"b770965\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69e6ec3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69e6ec3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Discussion #1 ~ Community<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-13e7439 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"13e7439\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a51fe1b\" data-id=\"a51fe1b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f673bc8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f673bc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/reading_sparks\/The-People-of-Sparks-Community.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"The People of Sparks Activities\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-22a6d8e\" data-id=\"22a6d8e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ce37c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ce37c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p align=\"left\">Once the Emberites come to Sparks, the community is divided in two. The people in Sparks do not wish to give up their vital resources. They fear their winter supplies will be too low. The Emberites have no concept of winter. They cannot understand why the villagers are being stingy. The villagers provide the refugees with only the bare essentials for living. Over time, the quantity and quality of the food lowers. Eventually, Spark\u2019s leaders vote to stop having the Emberites in their homes for dinner.<\/p><p>Communication is low. Hostility grows between the two sets of people. The Emberites learn they will be ejected from the village in the middle of winter. Negative feelings escalate. Petty exchanges of revenge take place. Finally, the groups are at war. Ben brings out the \u2018Terrible Weapon.\u2019 The machine gun explodes. This creates a threatening fire.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-682a57a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"682a57a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.2 - 22-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-column .elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--spacer-size)}.e-con{--container-widget-width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer{width:var(--container-widget-width,var(--spacer-size));--align-self:var(--container-widget-align-self,initial);--flex-shrink:0}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer{height:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--container-widget-height,var(--spacer-size))}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c959a90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c959a90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Discussion Questions<\/h3><p>How does greed affect the community?<br \/>By what means does the community support itself? Is raising food a problem?<br \/>How does the community govern itself?<br \/>Why is communication vital?<br \/>How does Sparks\u00a0compare to other communities in literature?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-652dcdb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"652dcdb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e98302\" data-id=\"7e98302\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb7eb85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb7eb85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Discussion #2 ~ Refugees<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1cc3167 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1cc3167\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-dfb1de7\" data-id=\"dfb1de7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6da4a15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6da4a15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/reading_sparks\/The-People-of-Sparks-Questions.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"The People of Sparks Activities\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e40765\" data-id=\"9e40765\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfd1cc9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bfd1cc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Refugees are people who have been forced to leave a country because of war or for religious or political reasons. Most leave their homeland because they fear for their safety. Estimates show that at least 60 million people were displaced in 2015.<\/p><p>Another reason for fleeing a region is global climate change. Water and food are scarce in some parts of the world. Have students compare the Emberites to a group of refugees in today\u2019s world.<\/p><ul><li>\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11e0e86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"11e0e86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c244e39 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c244e39\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c8ab3aa\" data-id=\"c8ab3aa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e94520 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e94520\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Discussion #3 ~ Effects of War<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4bd9c31 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4bd9c31\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2858e4d\" data-id=\"2858e4d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac3f979 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ac3f979\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/reading_sparks\/The-People-of-Sparks-Discussion.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"The People of Sparks Activities\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9ff0023\" data-id=\"9ff0023\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56d724c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56d724c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The reader learns that the Builders took a group of people underground to prevent the race from completely dying. Four wars and a plague had nearly destroyed the population. What effects does war have?<\/p>\n<p>Here is a little information to get you started:<\/p>\n<h4>Revolutionary War Statistics<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Small Pox<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>George Washington had all his forces vaccinated for smallpox. After this, the death rate of this disease decreased from 17% to 1%.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d22a3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3d22a3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d01f51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d01f51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Causalities of the Revolutionary War<\/strong><\/p><table width=\"557\"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"322\">\u00a0<\/td><td bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"235\"><b>Number<\/b><\/td><\/tr><tr><td bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"322\">Battle Casualties<\/td><td bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"235\">6,824<\/td><\/tr><tr><td bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"322\">Americans Wounded<\/td><td bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"235\">8,445<\/td><\/tr><tr><td bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"322\">Deaths from Disease<\/td><td bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"235\">approximately 10,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"322\">Died in British Prisons<\/td><td bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"235\">8,500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"322\">Americans Captured<\/td><td bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"235\">18,152<\/td><\/tr><tr><td bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"322\">Casualties from Battle\u00a0<i>and<\/i>\u00a0Disease<\/td><td style=\"text-align: left;\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"235\">24,000<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-151c8a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"151c8a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Discussion Questions<\/h3><ol><li>What are some of the physical and emotional effects of war on soldiers?<\/li><li>How might war affect the mental health of soldiers?<\/li><li>What are some of the long-term effects of war on the families and communities of soldiers?<\/li><li>How might war disrupt or destroy the infrastructure and economy of a region or country?<\/li><li>How might war affect the education and future opportunities of children in war-torn areas?<\/li><li>How do you think war affects the environment?<\/li><li>What are some ways that individuals and communities can help support soldiers and their families during and after the war?<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bae4ddf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bae4ddf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2570208\" data-id=\"2570208\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f77544d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f77544d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"col-sm-9\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">See the product that inspired this post.<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8fc99ae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8fc99ae\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca33565\" data-id=\"ca33565\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16e6cca elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"16e6cca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/images\/novel-studies\/the-people-of-sparks-novel-study.webp\" title=\"\" alt=\"The People of Sparks Novel Study\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ef3bd06\" data-id=\"ef3bd06\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7528191 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7528191\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>The People of Sparks Novel 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