THE HUNGER GAMES THEMES AND ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS FOR

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THE HUNGER GAMES

THE HUNGER GAMES

THEMES AND ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS FOR THE HUNGER GAMES Copy this chart into your notebook

THEMES AND ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS FOR THE HUNGER GAMES Copy this chart into your notebook on the next available page by dividing the WHOLE PAGE into 2 columns. Leave space in each square to add more notes later. Theme 1: Dystopian Society Theme 2: Survival Essential Questions: 1. How is Panem a Dystopian Society? 2. How does any ruling class maintain power? 3. What is my role and impact on society? Essential Questions: 1. How can using individual strengths and/or intelligences help someone survive? 2. What is the importance of alliances with regard to survival?

THEMES AND ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS FOR THE HUNGER GAMES Copy this chart into your notebook

THEMES AND ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS FOR THE HUNGER GAMES Copy this chart into your notebook on the next available page by dividing the WHOLE PAGE into 2 columns. Leave space in each square to add more notes later. Theme 3: Violence in Reality TV Essential Questions: 1. What is real and what is manipulation in reality TV? 2. How can people change perceptions in order to win? Theme 4: Identity Essential Questions: 1. Who or what determines your identity? 2. How can your identity change or morph?

SETTING: PANEM • Draw the following table in your notebook on the next page.

SETTING: PANEM • Draw the following table in your notebook on the next page. • For each district, describe the industry of the district and write the names of the tributes selected for the Hunger Games.

MY PERSONAL WORD JOURNAL • Draw the following chart in your journal. This will

MY PERSONAL WORD JOURNAL • Draw the following chart in your journal. This will be your Personal Word Journal to keep up with our vocabulary from the novel. • Leave space so you can add rows as we go. • Write the example and the page number in the “example” column. ”

CHAPTER FOUR: VOCABULARY • opulence • deteriorate • obscenities • indulgences • Cornucopia Write

CHAPTER FOUR: VOCABULARY • opulence • deteriorate • obscenities • indulgences • Cornucopia Write these words in your journal. Write the page number as you read. If you’ve read it already, then go back and find the page number.

PART ONE: "THE TRIBUTES" CHAPTER FOUR • Learning Objective(s): • Students will identify events

PART ONE: "THE TRIBUTES" CHAPTER FOUR • Learning Objective(s): • Students will identify events in the novel that demonstrate Katniss' survival skills. • Students will orally share the major events of Ch. 1 -4, as well as Katniss' survival skills. • Essential Question(s): • How can using individual strengths/intelligences help someone survive? • What is the importance of alliances to survival?

CHAPTER FOUR: READING CHECK Directions: Make sure to answer each question fully and in

CHAPTER FOUR: READING CHECK Directions: Make sure to answer each question fully and in complete sentences. Cite textual evidence! 1. Do you think Haymitch will be helpful as a mentor? Why or why not? 2. What does Katniss mean when she says; "a kind Peeta Mellark is far more dangerous to me than a mean one. " 3. What happens to convince Haymitch that Peeta and Katniss might be fighters? 4. "May the odds ever be in your favor. " How does Katniss's survival skill set work in her favor against a society's quest for entertainment? 5. Why did Katniss put up a "wall" between her and her mother?