The Hunger Games Introduction

1. The Hunger Games Introduction LEARNING TARGET: I can determine what it takes to survive in a perilous situation.

2. What does it take to survive? This is the essential question for the next 9 weeks. • At the end of this unit, you should be apply to apply this question to your own life. • What does it take to survive in high school? • What does it take to survive as a teenager? • What does it take to survive difficult situations?

3. Learning Targets Monday: I can identify skills needed to survive tough circumstances. Tuesday: I can identify setting and explain its importance. Wednesday: I can identify what motivates my character. Thursday: I can cite textual evidence that supports a claim statement about character motivation. Friday: I can use narrative techniques to tell about a time I was faced with a difficult situation.

4. The Week Ahead… • Monday- • What does it take to survive? • Tuesday- • Hunger Games Introduction. • Wednesday- • Library Trip for Independent Reading and read Chapter 1.. • Thursday- • Read Ch. 2 and answer study questions. • Friday- • Finish up study questions and the Reaping Game.

5. January 13, 2014 LT: I can identify skills needed to survive tough circumstances.

6. “Let the Games Begin.”Now it’s time to practice your survival skills….are you ready? Imagine… You and your group have just survived the crash of a small plane in Northern Canada. (Yikes, no fun!!) Both the pilot and co-pilot were killed. It is mid-January and the daily temperature is 25 below zero and at night time it is 40 below zero. There is snow on the ground and the nearest town is 20 miles away! You are all dressed in city clothes and have managed to salvage the following items. Now it’s time to practice your survival skills….are you ready?

7. “Let the Games Begin.”Now it’s time to practice your survival skills….are you ready? Supplies: A ball of steel wool A small ax A loaded .45-caliber pistol Can of Crisco shortening Newspapers (one per person in group) Cigarette lighter Extra shirt and pants for each person 20X 20 ft. piece of heavy-duty canvas A sectional air map made of plastic One quart of 100-proof whiskey A compass Family size chocolate bars (one for each person)

8. “Let the Games Begin.”Now it’s time to practice your survival skills….are you ready? Directions: 1) In your groups, work together to read the explanation sheet. 2) As a group, your task is to list the 12 items from the supply sheet in order of importance for your survival. List how you will use each item. You must come to agreement as a group on how you will use each item.

9. “Let the Games Begin.”Now it’s time to practice your survival skills….are you ready? For example… 1. Small Ax A small ax will serve as protection against wild animals. 2. Extra shirt and pants An extra shirt and pants will help keep the survivors warm. 3. (continue on till you rank all the items and give an explanation)

10. Exit Slip How do you survive crisis situations? On a slip of paper, write down one skill you must have in a time of crisis or an emergency and why.

11. The Hunger Games Introduction LEARNING TARGET: I can determine what it takes to survive in a perilous situation.

12. The Week Ahead… • Monday- • What does it take to survive? • Tuesday- • Introduction to The Hunger Games • Wednesday- • Visit the Library to select a book for Independent reading and read Chapter 1 in The Hunger Games • Thursday- • Read Ch. 2, answer study questions, and work on character chart. • Friday- • Write a narrative about a time you survived a difficult situation and explain what motivated you to press on.

13. January 14, 2014 I will be able to cite textual evidence to identify and describe the setting of The Hunger Games. I will be able to explain the significance of the setting to the plot and theme of The Hunger Games.

14. Independent Reading FQ: Identify the setting of The Hunger Games and explain its importance.

15. Analysis: The Setting The story is set many, many years in the future. The country (in which Katniss lives) is located in the former North America after natural disasters and the oceans “swallowed up” much of the land. This new country is calledPanem.

16. The Setting: Panem

17. Panem consists of 12 districts surrounding the Capitol City. The districts are a dystopian society and government. The Capitol is a utopian city. Note: The location of each district and outline of Panem is purely speculation. Capitol City The Districts (smaller red dots)

18. Analysis: Dystopia is a fictional society characterized by human misery, oppression, disease, and overcrowding. The government is usually totalitarian: one that exercises control over the freedom, will, or thought of others. Utopia is an imaginary place that is ideally perfect: free from poverty and suffering.

19. As punishment for the rebellion against the Capitol, the district citizens are forced into a life of poverty, starvation, and hard labor…

20. …while the Capitol citizens enjoy a life ofluxuryandease.

21. The Setting: The Capitol The Capitol City is located in the Rocky Mountains. Capitol City District 13 ruins The mountain range provided natural protection for the Capitol from the district rebels (who could only fight on foot), making it impossible to overthrow the repressive government.

22. The Setting: The Capitol The Capitol City is located in the Rocky Mountains. Capitol City District 13 ruins The mountain range provided natural protection for the Capitol from the district rebels (who could only fight on foot), making it impossible to overthrow the repressive government.

23. The Setting: District 12 Katniss, the narrator, lives in District 12, which is located in the Appalachian Mountains. Capitol City District 12

24. The Appalachian Mountain Range is perhaps the world’s oldest mountain range, with its creation dating back approximately 480 million years ago.

25. Interview with Suzanne Collins • Complete the interview sheet as you watch. • Be ready to discuss desensitization. • Do you think Americans are desensitized?

26. Why was The Hunger Games written? Discuss: Where did Collins come up with the idea for The Hunger Games? Do you think the Hunger Games could actually happen in real life?

27. The Hunger Games Introduction LEARNING TARGET: I can determine what it takes to survive in a perilous situation.

28. The Week Ahead… • Monday- • What does it take to survive? • Tuesday- • Chapter 1 and study questions • Wednesday- • Finish Chapter 1 and class reaping • Thursday- • Read Ch. 2 and answer study questions • Friday- • Chapter 3 and study questions

29. January 15, 2014 LT: I can identify what motivates my character. FQ: Make a claim about what motivates your character.

30. Read: Chapter 1 Keep in mind… How the people of District 12 live in comparison to the rest of Panem Katniss’ role in her family The purpose of the “Reaping”

31. The Hunger Games Introduction LEARNING TARGET: I can determine what it takes to survive in a perilous situation.

32. The Week Ahead… • Monday- • What does it take to survive? • Tuesday- • Chapter 1 and study questions • Wednesday- • Finish Chapter 1 and class reaping • Thursday- • Read Ch. 2 and answer study questions • Friday- • Chapter 3 and study questions

33. January 15, 2014 LT: I can identify what motivates my character. FQ: Make a claim about what motivates your character.

34. Chapter 2: Motivation What is motivation? As we read today, keep in mind what motivates Katniss to make the decisions that she does.

35. Exit Slip What motivates Katniss to enter the hunger games? Name, date, answer- turn in on your way out.

36. The Hunger Games Introduction LEARNING TARGET: I can determine what it takes to survive in a perilous situation.

37. January 17, 2014 LT: I can use narrative techniques to tell about a time I was faced with a difficult situation. Writing prompt: Tell about a time that you were faced with a difficult situation. Explain what motivated you to press on.