City of Ember Movie Guide + Activities - Answer Keys Included

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This 12 page movie guide with handouts is for the film "City of Ember (2008)". This guide will also work well as a sub plan for your substitute teacher.

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PART 1 – Comprehension questions in chronological order. I have made two sets for differentiation. The multiple choice questions may also work well with ESL/ELL students. Answer keys included.

• 32 questions requiring full sentence answers.
• 30 multiple choice questions with 3 possible answers + 2 questions requiring full sentence answers.

PART 2 – Recount and creative writing (problems and solutions)

• (Students will need a dice) The first section students are to imagine they are part of the community during Assignment Day. Students will roll the dice to find out which job will be assigned to them, followed by writing a diary entry about their first day.
• The second section, students to make up 3 problematic scenarios that may occur within their job and a possible solution. For each problem they need to explain what it is and why it likely happened, followed by the possible solution to fix the problem. Example answer included

PART 3 – Storyboard and Synopsis

• Students to draw a 6-scene storyboard of what they believe to be the most important parts in the movie. To include a brief description for each scene. Remind students they can look at the movie questions to remind them of the sequences
• Synopsis. Using their storyboards as guides, students to write a synopsis of the movie.

Based on the 2003 novel The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau, the movie is about a city deep underground where the citizens live in a world of artificial lights. With the once powerful generator failing and the great lamps that illuminate the city starting to flicker, two teenagers race against time to search Ember for clues that will unlock the ancient mystery of the city's existence.

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