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Do Now!. Five sentences: What did you do this weekend? You CANNOT use the letter “I”. Red/Green Card Survey. Green = YES/I AGREE/ME TOO Red = NO/ I DISAGREE/ NOT ME. Yes/No. I remember that my independent reading project is due soon. Yes/No.
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Do Now! • Five sentences: • What did you do this weekend? You CANNOT use the letter “I”.
Red/Green Card Survey Green = YES/I AGREE/ME TOO Red = NO/ I DISAGREE/ NOT ME
Yes/No • I remember that my independent reading project is due soon.
Yes/No • I have finished my independent reading book.
Yes/No • I spent more than $50 this week.
Yes/No • 9 times out of 10, food tastes better when somebody else makes it.
Yes/No • I have tried the new bistro line.
Yes/No • Rules/laws were invented to keep us safe.
Yes/No • Some rules can be bent but not broken.
Yes/No • Unjust laws must be broken by citizens.
Yes/No • It is never okay to kill another human being.
Yes/No • The life of a loved one is worth more than 100 strangers’ lives.
Yes/No • If the government is wrong, the citizens must do something about it.
Yes/No • Injustices are a matter of opinion.
Yes/No • Loyalty is the most important part of a relationship between family or friends.
Yes/No • Older siblings need to take care of and responsibility for their younger siblings.
Yes/No • Success often has as much to do with luck as with our choices, actions, or abilities.
Yes/No • When in danger, it is best to play it safe rather than take a risk.
Yes/No • In a life-or-death situation, almost any action is forgivable.
Yes/No • I have read The Hunger Games.
Yes/No • I have seen “The Hunger Games”
An Introduction to The Hunger Games • Written by Suzanne Collins • Wrote for children’s television in the 90’s • Wrote best-selling children’s books such as Gregor the Overlander and When Charlie McButton Lost Power • Inspired by the mythological story of Theseus and the Minotaur—we will hear the background of this story • The Hunger Games explores the effects of war and violence on children
Theseus and the Minotaur • Heavily influenced by Greek mythology • Reality Television
Summary • Set in a dystopia • Definition: a society characterized by human misery, as squalor, oppression, disease, and overcrowding • In the future • North America and its governments have collapsed, and the country Panem was formed
Panem: means bread • Consists of twelve districts that have no communication between each other • These twelve districts are run—some say controlled—by the Capitol, a metropolis nested in the Rocky Mountains • Our main character, Katniss, lives in District 12
District 12 • Extremely poor • Known for coal-mining • People tend to die of starvation
The Hunger Games • There were originally 13 districts • They rebelled against the government • The government was able to regain control • They destroyed district 13, and the rest of the districts are punished • To remind them of their power, the capitol requires each district to sacrifice two children, one boy and one girl (ages 12-18), to fight to the death in a televised war inside a carefully constructed arena
How we will conduct our readings • Student-based discussions • The teacher will not participate unless there is a need for clarification • Each student will be responsible for either generating a discussion or participating in discussions • Instructions will be handed out
Things to look for • Government control/propaganda • Excess versus the bare minimum • Human morality/Compassion
