The
"City of Ember" book series, by Jeanne DuPrau, (2003) is a
science-fiction post-apocalyptic fantasy series loved by students and educators
alike. Many elementary, intermediate and middle schools are incorporating City
of Ember books into their classroom curriculum. With the release of a movie
version students can read and study the books and follow up with the film
version for comparison. Here are free printable City of Ember book activities,
movie study guides and lesson plans.
The
series chronologically is City of Ember, People of Sparks, Prophet of Yonwood
and Diamond of Darkhold. Not all have been made into film so there are movie
study guides only for City of Ember. But there are book activities for all
books. Here are free printable lesson
plans for teaching the City of Ember book series. Lesson Planet is a pay site with some free book
activities to print. Here arefree printable City of
Ember lesson plans.
Scholastic also charges for many of their printables. But here is a City of Ember book
discussion guide to print free. Here are more free printable City of Ember lesson plans for teachers of middle school and
homeschool parents. The movie study guides are really helpful for preparing
book activities.
This
free printable lesson plans kit includes story maps, worksheets, book
activities, character webs, comprehension questions, movie study guides, vocabulary,
grammar, symbolism, cause and effect, analysis and application questions,
synthesis and evaluation questions, book activities, games, reading response
rubrics, charts, quizzes and more. The City of Ember books are a dystopian
series that tells of a people that has suffered depletion. They've gone
underground, to re-emerge at a given time in the future. City of Ember is
Orwellian science fiction, reminiscent of 1984, Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451
and Aldous Huxley's Brave New World and The Hunger Games series by Suzanne
Collins. Use book activities and movie study guides for units on science
fiction.
