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Reading: Informational Texts
Writing
Speaking/Listening
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Over 300 pages of materials, designed for grades 7-9, this Literature Guide for The Hunger Games includes:
19 specific Pre-Reading Ideas and Activity Prompts
Author Biography in Suzanne Collins with corresponding questions
Article on the Myth of Theseus with corresponding questions
Notes on Genre: Science Fiction, Dystopia, and Fantasy with
corresponding questions
Historical Context article on Propaganda
Historical Context article on Roman Influences
Allusions, Terminology, and Sayings from the novel (defined and
explained)
Vocabulary lists with and without definitions
List of Characters with explanations
Note-Taking and Summarizing pages
Comprehension Check/Study Guide Questions for each
Chapter
Standards Focus/Literary Analysis activities on Characters, In
Medias Res, Building a Fictional World, Character Analysis,
Literary Archetypes, Point of View, Conflict, Character Map, Map
of the Setting, Inner Thoughts, Foreshadowing, and more
Assessment Preparation activities on Verb Tenses and Moods,
Coordinate and Cumulative Adjectives, Etymology, Author's
Purpose, Writing with Purpose/Concise Word Choice, Reflective
Writing, Word Choice, Audience, Writing Powerful Sentences,
Showing Not Telling, and more
Three Different Hands-On/Activities
Reading and Vocabulary Quizzes
Final Tests
Teacher Guide with Sample Agenda
Summary of the Novel
Rubrics for Projects Post-Reading Ideas and Alternative
Assessment Ideas and more!
