Zom-B City, by Darren Shan

Shan, Darren. Zom-B City. New York, NY: Little, Brown and Company, 2013.
Lexile Level: 890L

Selling Tool:
A letter from the Registry of Zombie Control:
(for better resolution, follow this link: https://blackboard.albany.edu/courses/1/2179-IIST-571-7890/db/_3950128_1/embedded/ZomB%20City.pdf )

Learning Activity:  

This book presents a great opportunity to learn about the Great Fire, which befell the city of London in the summer of 1666. The book, Zom-B City can act as a great allegorical tool to spurring interest in reallife history. The Great London Fire, 1666 Did you know that there was a fire that destroyed 13,200 homes, 87 churches, and many public buildings? It is hard to imagine destruction on such a scale. The aftermath of the fire was also terrifying…hysteria and blame ran rampant. 

Read the text: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/civil_war_revolution/great_fire_01.shtml 

In small groups, create a Venn diagram that compares the Great Fire with the Zombie Apocolypse. You may focus on any aspect of the Fire that you like. 

Though Zom-B City is completely fictional, it also can be seen as an allegorical tool for understanding society’s behavior.

Learning Standard:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.1 Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

Learning Goal:
Students will learn key information about the Great Fire of London in 1666 and the aftermath.

Learning Outcome:
Students will compare the aftermath of the Great Fire of London in 1666 with the fallout from the Zombie Apocolypse in Darran Shan ’s novel Zom -B City.

Learning Objective:
Students will create a Venn diagram to compare the aftermath of the Great Fire of London in 1666 with the fallout from the Zombie Apocolypse in Darran Shan’s novel Zom -B City.