3 Film StudyCity of Ember

Learning FocusLearning Intention

To identify the protagonists and themes in City of Ember (the will to live, uptopia v's dystopia, survival, oppression)

Success Criteria I can define what a

protagonist is and name the protagonists in City of Ember.

I can list the themes in the film.

I can discuss the themes giving examples from the movie.

Key Vocabulary themes protagonists narrative characters setting Plot

GKR Character

(protagonist) analysis.

Research the definition of protagonist.

Create character profiles for Lina and Doon.

Group discussionDiscuss the roles of Lina and Doon and their impact on the story line.

Create a profile for both Lina and Doon.

Movie events In small groups, brainstorm all of the

events in the movie, including what you know about Lina and Doon.

Once you have a list of 10 or more events, prioritise the events in order of importance/impact on the plot.

Summarise the events in a paragraph.

Themes Share and discuss summaries. Now, sum up each summary in one

word – the overarching theme

Now we are going to create a class display of the themes.

Review A protagonist is ... The main theme

of City of Ember is ...

The learning actions I used today were ...