“Wind Chimes” continues the dystopian theme of “Hushed”. Tre and Muse are on the run. They have escaped the city and the mindless activity enforced by the Examiners. There are clues to the oppression they are escaping, and there is a flashback to explain how Tre’s parents were taken, which provides a strong image of the way the regime controls the population.

This pack contains response activities complete with activity explainer videos for supporting teaching and learning reading strategies including:

• Skim and Scan activities
• Summarise activities
• Questioning activities
• Inference activities
• Making Connections activities
• Visualising activities

Themes explored include: apocalypse, authoritarianism, brainwashing, escape, fantasy, fascism, freedom, future, futuristic fiction, identity, individuality, rebellion, science fiction, serial, society, speculative fiction