Film Study ~ ‘City of Ember’ Integrated literacy unit covering aspects of English: Listening, reading, writing and viewing plus health / relationship objectives. Suitable for use with inquiries themed around community and enviromental aspects. Theme: When a global catastrophe looms, ‘Ember’ an underground city is constructed to shelter survivors. A small metal box is created with instructions on how to leave the city in 200 years when the catastrophic effects to the planet are past. The box’s significance is forgotten. It opens by itself after 200 years, but goes unnoticed. Several decades later, Ember’s generator begins to fail, and food, medicine and other necessities are in dangerously short supply. Two youngsters find the box and work out a solution for the group of survivors.