While watching the movie, i jotted down similarities and differences, and there were many more differences than similarities. I bought the city of ember after i watched the film adaptation a few weeks ago, which was a good movie, i liked the story. Theres more to a bottlecap than keeping liquid from leaking out of glass. It includes questions, charts, a scaffolded compare and contrast essay template, and more. So when lina thinks that she has found a way out she is ecstatic. My students will need 30 paperback copies of the book the city of ember, by jeanne duprau. There are significant differences and it is great to see students identify those. The city of ember my students love to watch movies after we read books. Compare and contrast city of ember movie and book answers. Giant killer moles and humungous moths and beetles. About a month ago, i read the book and loved it, and you know what that means. Elita 12 years old in the book, but in the movie dune is much older than 12. For the 2008 film based on this book, see city of ember. Conclusion in the end i think that the book was much better than the movie because of little mistakes and how different that movie was than the book.
However, the movie version has doons father finding the instructions. City of ember by jeanne duprau novel guide and student activities see more. Mar 25, 2017 naturally i wanted to see the movie, which had to be good since the book was so awesome nope. For a no prep way to have students compare and contrast a book with its movie, check out my book vs. These were terrible moments for the people of ember. Goodbye to the three electric lights in the ceiling that seemed. Directed by gil kenan, the film stars saoirse ronan, harry treadaway, bill murray, mackenzie crook, martin landau, mary kay place, toby jones and tim robbins. In 2008, the book was adapted into a film by walden media and playtone. What is difference between movie and book city of ember. I dont remember there being a big idea to escape the city that they stumbled.
I really wanted to like the movie as much as i did the book, and it was ok. The city of ember is a young adult novel that is a fantastic allegory for spiritual. As a reward for my students we watched the feature film the last week of school. The city of ember 2003, a young adult novel by jeanne duprau, is a post apocalyptic story with a twist. For generations, the people of the city of ember have flourished in an amazing world of glittering lights.
Lina and doon are citizens of the city of ember, a city surrounded by darkness. In the end, lina, doon and poppy all find the way out of ember. The city of ember is a postapocalyptic science fiction novel by jeanne duprau that was published in 2003. Compare and contrast novel and film this chart provides a way for students to organize their observations about the movie version of. Nickie will grow up to be one of the first citizens of the city of ember. Imagine seeing character from a movie walking in a dark lonely hallway where you see a giant shadow of a mole trying to eat you. But ember s once powerful generator is failing and the great lamps that illuminate the city are starting to flicker. What is difference between movie and book city of ember answers. The city of ember 2003 by jeanne duprau is the first science fiction novel in a series for young adult readers called the book of ember. Creately diagrams can be exported and added to word, ppt powerpoint, excel, visio or any other document. But embers once powerful generator is failing and the great lamps that illuminate the.
I read the book the city of ember by jeanne duprau, and watched the 2008 movie production city of ember. Discover the prophecy that started it all in this prequel to the the city of embera modernday classic with over 4 million copies sold. The city of ember is a fantastic read aloud and it is always a great activity to follow up with the movie. Also lina and doon want mayor cole to reveal what he knows. Rather than just watching a movie, students will be able to analyze it effectively by comparin. Jeanne deprau, reading curriculum, character development, creative problem solving, standardized test preparation for reading. Lina and doons heartpounding journey to save their people has captivated readers around the world, and the four adventures are.
May 14, 20 with the city of ember, jeanne duprau delivers a terrific read for 9 year olds. The young protagonist, lina mayfleet, and her friend, doon harrow, manage to decode a. Best of all, it can be used over and over again with any book that has a movie companion. So now and then the lights would flicker and go out. The city of ember was old, and everything in it, including the power lines, was in need of repair. The city of ember is such an enjoyable, imaginative, wonderful book. This chart provides a way for students to organize their observations about the movie version of the novel the city of ember, by jeanne duprau. As her and doon set aside their differences they find a way out before the mayor does. What is the conflict in the story the city of ember. Naturally i wanted to see the movie, which had to be good since the book was so awesome nope. City of ember is about two kids lina and doon who live in an underground city where the supplies are running low and their only power is wavering.
The city of ember is a postapocalyptic primarytomiddlegrade science fiction novel by jeanne duprau that was published in 2003. For example, in the movie there were sul, a worker in. On the positive side, it was a pretty entertaining movie to watch. I am expecting a large class for the coming year and it would be great if i had a copy of the city of ember to give each student within the first month of school. But this is just the start of something new, the rest of the citizens in ember still have to get out, but will they trust lina and doon. The moles have evolved into obese creatures with slimy tentacles surrounding their fangs, the better to eat you with, my dear. Might have involved radiation, since giant mutant bees, moles and beetles are roaming around down there. They got the basic plot, but i enjoyed the book a lot more than the movie. City of ember analysis this essay will explore the movie city of ember. Movie venn diagram use createlys easy online diagram editor to edit this diagram, collaborate with others and export results to multiple image formats.
Youre on track to get doubled donations and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you. The city of ember book of ember paperback 14 may 20. Kenan described it as exactly the kind of movie that i wanted to. City of ember extension activities use these handouts as extension activites after students read the novel, the city of. I am currently reading the city of ember aloud to my children. There are some differences between the book and the film as always, doon and lina are great characters and their quest to find a way out of ember is interesting as they work out the parchment which was left by the builders. Another difference is the inclusion of a giant mole in the film strange. The story begins in the mid twentyfirst century following. If they were making the last book of ember they would have trouble you have to read.
The anticipation of the movie coming out will definitely excite them to read their book. The city of ember is a postapocalyptic primarytomiddlegrade science fiction novel by. The city and its rulers show the failure of humanity, especially the failure of big government. Which is better the city of ember book or the movie. My students love to watch movies after we read books. The story is about ember, a city threatened by aging infrastructure. Goodbye to the map of the city of ember in its scarred wooden frame and the cabinet whose shelves held the book of numbers, the book of letters, and the book of the city of ember.
Also in the book the city of ember one of the main themes is person vs person. Goodbye to the cabinet drawers labeled new paper and old paper. At the same time, the city in city of ember is a very dirty, decaying, human dystopia. I appreciate all of the excellent imagery the author uses and i have bought many many copies over the years and have given them as gifts to others. Jun 10, 2011 i read the city of ember several years ago so i had to quickly read it again to refresh my memory a bit. Similar to suzanne martels the city under ground published in 1963, the story is about ember, an underground city that is slowly running out of power and supplies due to its aging infrastructure. Robert sutton from horn book magazine compared the novel to gathering blue by lois lowry, noting how the darkness of ember is essentially literal with. The book the city of ember was first published in 2003 and is the first in a. One reason is that the mystery of ember is bigger than both lina and doon, and itll take them working together to figure it out. Although the prophet of yonwood takes place before the city of ember, it was published as book 3.
I read the city of ember several years ago so i had to quickly read it again to refresh my memory a bit. When doon and lina are trying to escape there is a blackout. If youve seen the movie, its worth reading the book because not everything that happened in the movie, happens in the book for example. The city of ember is a science fiction novel by jeanne duprau recommended for children ages 9 to and published in 2003. City of ember tells of a city buried deep within the earth, as a shelter for human survivors after something awful happened upstairs, im not clear exactly what.
City of ember is a 2008 american science fiction adventure film based on the 2003 novel the city of ember by jeanne duprau. I know that this book, the city of ember is being turned into a major motion pictu. The first movie was based on a popular series of novels but should fans expect a city of ember 2. City of ember is a very clean movie in the sense that there are no foul words or crude elements. Yep, i had to go and see if there was a movie adaptation. City of ember book was very different from the movie. At moments city of ember suggests a mild satire of endofdays. But why call it that instead of lina and doons excellent adventure or lina in emberland. The city of ember is, you guessed it, about a city nameddrumroll, pleaseember. One of the first things we learn about lina is that she loves to run. The giant mole is eventually the demise of the crooked mayor of ember played by bill murray. This isnt exactly the ember i read about in jeanne dupraus novel. Another similarity is when there is signs telling doon and lina that there is a three hour hike ahead of them. In the book, linas caretaker a lady finds the instructions.
The city of ember complete series by jeanne duprau. The city of ember compare and contrast by mya dubois on prezi. A gentle introduction to the idea of a dystopian future, ember is a sealed city built to protect a chosen few from a cataclysm. The adaptation really skimmed a lot of what made city of ember so good. The story is about 18yearold lina mayfleet and her friend doon harrows efforts to survive in a postapocalyptic underground city.
Also when lina and doon are escaping both the movie and the book state poppy came with. The adaptation really skimmed a lot of what made city of ember so good the tension, the mystery, the hope and faith. When we picture doon, we imagine him having a serious but kinda dorky look about him hey, who. The main characters, doon and lina, looked as if they had stepped out of the book, especially lina. Ill probably forget some, but here are the ones i can think of. I would rate them this because the book was a little more realistic than the movie. Book to movie the city of ember concerning writing. Sul is the one with the orange shirt trying to fix the turbine of the generator. This book was made into a movie in the fall of 2008. I have personally read all three books in this series and highly recommend it to my students. For example, in the movie there were sul, a worker in the pipeworks that worked in there for his whole life.
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