1. The Hunger GAmes

2. About the author
The Hunger Games trilogy is written by Suzanne Collins. She began writing for children’s television shows before writing her first novel. She is also the author of The Underland Chronicles.
She was inspired to write The Hunger Games after she had been channel surfing between watching live coverage of the Iraq war and a reality TV show .

3. She was also influenced by mythology, especially the story of Theseus and the Minotaur.
Roman gladiator battles as entertainment for the masses contributed, as well.

4. This new country is called Panem.
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 called Panem.

5. panem Panem consists of 12 districts surrounding the Capitol City.
The districts are a dystopian society and government.
The Capitol is a utopian city.
Capitol City
Katniss, the narrator, lives in District 12, which is located in the Appalachian Mountains.

6. District 12’s industry is coal production - for the Capitol, of course.

7. Plot
Each year in the Hunger Games, twenty-four district children enter the arena to fight to the death.
Only one will survive and be crowned the victor.
The Capitol forces all citizens to watch The Hunger Games competition on live TV. It was created by the Capitol to remind the district citizens of their past wrongs.
Watching their children die is the district citizens’ repentance for the rebellion.

8. Themes and Essential Questions for The Hunger Games
Theme 1: Dystopian Society
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?
Theme 2: Survival
1. How can using individual strengths and/or intelligences help someone survive?
2. What is the importance of alliances with regard to survival?
Theme 3: Violence in Reality TV
1. What is real and what is manipulation in reality TV?
2. How can people change perceptions in order to win?
Theme 4: Identity
1. Who or what determines your identity?
2. How can your identity change or morph?
Themes and Essential Questions for The Hunger Games
Copy the following chart into your notebook on the next page by dividing the WHOLE PAGE into 4 squares.
Leave space in each square to add more notes later.

9. 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.

10. My Personal Word Journal
Draw the following chart on a sheet of paper to keep in your Hunger Games Folder. 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.
Instead of example, label that column “Page #.”

11. Chapter One: Vocabulary
Reaping
to cut or gather (crops or harvest)
"You reap what you sew" means you eventually have to face up to the consequences of your actions.
The Reaping is the process by which "tributes" for the Hunger Games are selected.
tesserae
A token from the Capitol worth a year's supply of grain and oil
Panem
The dystopian country in which The Hunger Games is set.
As we read, make sure to define these words in your Personal Word Journal.

12. Part One: "The Tributes" Chapter One
Learning Objective(s):
Student will demonstrate an understanding of Dystopian societies.
Student will understand the importance and role of setting in a novel.
Student will be introduced to and practice new vocabulary related to novel and use this vocabulary to write text-based responses to complete essential questions.
Essential Questions:
How is Panem a dystopian society?
How does any ruling class maintain power?
What is my role and impact in society?
Think about these questions as we read Chapter One, pgs

13. Chapter One: Reading Check
Short Constructed Response. Your answers for each response should be written in complete sentences. 1. Describe District Sentence Minimum. 2. What illegal activity does Katniss participate in? Why does she do this? 3. Describe the relationship between Gale and Katniss. Why do you think the author is discussing the relationship so much at the beginning? 4. What is the reaping? Why do you think the Capitol calls it this? Why is this ironic? 5. What is a Dystopian society? Cite evidence from the text that demonstrates a feature of a dystopian society.

14. Chapter Two: Vocabulary
Lottery
a process or thing whose outcome is governed by chance
Taunting
to provoke or challenge someone
Mesmerized
to hold the attention of someone; hypnotized
Tribute
a person selected to compete in the Hunger Games
an act, statement, or gift that is meant to show gratitude, respect, or admiration
Opportunity
a chance or set of circumstances that makes it possible to do something
Sacrifice
a loss or something you give up for a better cause
Peacekeepers
The Capitol's internal security force; put in place to make sure that laws are obeyed
a person who preserves peace between two hostile opponents

15. Part one: "The Tributes" Chapter two
Learning Objective(s):
Students will understand and identify the use of symbolism within the literary text.
Students will understand and identify the use of characterization within the literary text.
Student will be introduced to and practice new vocabulary terms and concepts and use them to write text-based responses to essential questions.
Essential Questions:
How is Panem a Dystopian society?
How does any ruling class maintain power?
What is my role and impact on society?
Think about these questions as we read pgs

16. Characterization What is characterization?
Characterization is the device used step-by-step in literature to highlight and explain details about a character in the story.
There are two types of characterization:
Direct characterization: This is the direct approach to building knowledge of a certain character. The author directly tells you details about the character's personality or traits through the use of a narrator or the character him/herself.
Indirect characterization: This is a more subtle way of telling the audience about a character. In this approach, the audience has to decide for themselves what the character's traits are by observing his/her thoughts, behavior, way of talking, appearance, and what other characters say about him/her.

17. Character Notes
Create the following character charts so you can track the characterization of Katniss and Peeta as we read.
This chart will cover all 27 chapters of the novel.
Katniss Everdeen
Peeta Mellark
As you record character traits, important events, relationships, and reactions…
This helps us have a visual representation and track the theme of identity…
Include Chapter number or page number as well as a description of the characterization notes.
And show how our main characters help demonstrate that theme.

18. Chapter Two: REading Check
Short Constructed Response. Your responses should be written in complete sentences. 1. How does Katniss save her sister from the reaping? 2. Describe Peeta. What kind of person is Peeta so far? What evidence from the book illustrates these traits? 3. What evidence in this chapter might suggest that Peeta was abused as a child?

19. symBolism What is symbolism? Symbols to further represent each Theme:
Dystopian Society – Fences
Survival – Bow & Arrow
Violence in Reality TV – Cornucopia
Identity – Fire
Let’s discuss and explain how each symbol is representative of each theme. Use textual evidence from the novel to support your explanation.
What is symbolism?
Symbolism is the use of symbols to signify ideas and qualities by giving them symbolic meanings that are different from their literal meanings.
For example, a flag can be a symbol for a country and its beliefs, or a smile could be a symbol of "friendship.
Symbols can shift their meaning based on context. So, a symbol that means one thing in one novel could mean something entirely different in another novel.

20. Vocabulary: Chapter Three
Justice: the process of using laws to fairly judge and punish crimes and criminals
Apothecary: a person who prepared and sold medicines in past times
Mercifully: treating people with kindness and forgiveness; not cruel or harsh

21. Part ONe: "The Tributes" Chapter Three
Learning Objective(s):
Students will be able to identify additional attributes of a dystopian society and how it controls the population.
Students will write examples of how irony and imagery illustrate examples of the elements of a dystopian society.
Essential Questions:
How is Panem a dystopian society?
How does any ruling class maintain power?
What is my role and impact on society?

22. Part One: Chapter Three Reading Check
Short Constructed Response. Answer each question fully, and in complete sentences. Remember to cite text evidence in your responses!!!
1. What instructions does Katniss leave for her mother?
2. What act of kindness does Peeta's dad show to Katniss? How do you think this man might have influenced his son?
3. Why is Katniss so concerned with her appearance in front of the cameras?
4. What is a mockingjay? How did it come into existence (be specific)? What do you think this bird symbolizes/represents, and why would Madge want Katniss to have this symbol with her?
5. Why do you think the Capitol changes the location of the games each year?

23. Chapter Four: Vocabulary
opulence
deteriorate
obscenities
indulgences
Cornucopia
Add these words to your Personal Word Journal. Look for page numbers as you read!

24. 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?

25. 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?

26. Chapter Five: Vocabulary
Record the following words and their definitions in your Personal Word Journal.
grandeur
complementary
tangible
flamboyant

27. Part One: "The Tributes" Chapter Five
Learning Objective(s):
Students will understand the preparation of the tributes as they receive makeovers and relate it to the themes of Dystopian Society and Survival.
Students will be able to summarize sections of text.
Essential Question(s):
How can using individual strengths and/or intelligence help someone survive?
What is the importance of alliances to survival?

28. Chapter Five: Reading Check
Read each quote and explain how it relates to the theme of Survival/Violence in Reality TV.
1. "Cinna has given me a great advantage. No one will forget me. Not my look, not my name. Katniss. The girl who was on fire." (pg. 70)
2. "A warning bell goes off in my head. Don't be so stupid. Peeta is planning how to kill you, I remind myself. He is luring you in to make you easy prey. The more likeable he is, the more deadly he is. But because two can play at this game, I stand on tiptoe and kiss his cheek..." (pg. 72)

29. Chapter Six: Vocabulary
Record the following words and their definitions in your personal word journals.
complimentary: expressing praise or admiration for someone or something
barbarism: cruel and violent behavior
adversaries: an enemy or opponent

30. Part One: "The Tributes" Chapter Six
Learning Objective(s):
Students will be able to compare and contrast life in the Capitol to life in the Districts.
Students will identify an Avox and their purpose in a Dystopian society.
Students will work effectively with partners to discuss life in both the Capitol and the Districts.
Essential Question(s):
What is life like in the Capitol versus the Districts?
Are people in the Capitol really free from the persecution that people in the Districts face?
Is "doing the right thing" always the right choice?

31. Chapter Six: Reading Check
REMEMBER! Answer each question fully and in complete sentences! AND, restate the base of the question in your response!
1. Draw a Venn Diagram that compares and contrasts life in the Capitol to life in the Districts.
2. What is an Avox? (p.77)
3. How does an Avox fit into Dystopian Society? What is their purpose?
4. Should Katniss have intervened when the girl was taken by the hovercraft? Why or why not?

32. Heinz's Moral Dilemma
In Chapter Six, we read about Katniss's encounter with the Avox. Katniss feels guilty for not having helped the girl and her companion when she witnessed them running for their lives in the woods; though, helping the Avox and her companion would have put Katniss and her family at risk.
1. Did she make the right choice, the moral choice? What do you think?
2. AND, are the "right choice" and the "moral choice" the same? Why or why not?

33. Should Heinz have done this? Why or why not?
Heinz's Moral Dilemma
Read the following passage:
In Europe, a woman was near death from a special kind of cancer. There was one drug the doctors thought might save her. It was a form of raduim that a druggist in that same town had recently discovered. The drug was expensive to make, but the druggist was charging ten times what the drug cost him to make. He paid $200 for the radium and charged $2,000 for a small dose of the drug. The sick woman's husband, Heinz, went to everyone he knew to borrow the money, but he could only get together about $1,000, which is half of what is cost. He told the druggist that his wife was dying and asked him to sell it cheaper or let him pay later. But the druggist said, "No, I discovered the drug, and I'm going to make money from it." So Heinz got desperate and broke into the man's store to steal the drug for his wife.
Should Heinz have done this? Why or why not?

34. Chapter Seven: Vocabulary
Add the following words and their definitions to your Personal Word Journal.
deluged: a large or overwhelming amount of things that come at the same time.
amiable: friendly and pleasant
exertion: physical or mental effort

35. Part One: "The Tributes" Chapter Seven
Learning Objective(s):
Students will determine the ways in which Katniss has rebelled as a tribute and if this has helped or hurt her with the Gamemakers.
Students will orally share short constructed responses.
Essential Question(s):
How has Katniss rebelled as a tribute?
How do teenagers typically rebel against authority?
What skills might be necessary for Katniss and Peeta to learn in the arena?

36. Chapter Seven: Reading Check
Directions: Write a brief, two-paragraph essay responding to the prompt below. *MAKE SURE YOUR ESSAY CONTAINS A THESIS STATEMENT and CITE textual evidence. Teenagers are known for rebelling against authority. Consider how Katniss rebels against authority while she is in the training center. Write an argument for the question: Has her rebellion helped or hurt her as a Tribute? Take a position and justify your response with evidence from the text.

37. Chapter Eight Vocabulary
Directions: Add the following words to your Personal Word Journal. Don’t forget to find examples in the text!
reprieve: to give relief to or delay something for a time
reproach: an expression of disapproval
unrequited: not shared or returned by someone else

38. Part One: The Tributes Chapter eight
Learning Objective(s):
Students will learn new information about Katniss, Peeta, and the minor characters.
Students will understand how people try to alter perceptions of themselves in order to win.
Students will cite textual evidence relating to Theme 3 and justify their responses.
Essential Question(s):
How has Katniss rebelled?
What is real and what is manipulation in Reality TV?
How can people change perceptions in order to win?

39. Chapter Eight: Reading Check
Remember, answer each question fully and in complete sentences! Do not forget to CITE textual evidence in your responses! 1. How has Katniss rebelled since arriving at the training center? 2. Has her rebellion helped her or hurt her as a Tribute? Take a position and justify your response, using specific evidence from the text to construct your argument. (TWO Paragraph Minimum)

40. Chapter Nine Vocabulary
No new vocabulary for Chapter Nine! Review vocabulary from previous chapters of the novel, and make sure you have examples with page numbers listed for each of our vocabulary words up to this point in our novel study.

41. part one: "The Tributes" Chapter Nine
Learning Objective(s)
Students will synthesize the information from the book so far.
Students will demonstrate an understanding of the themes and characters through written assessment.
Students will use graphic organizers and notes to help construct a written response.
Essential Question(s):
What do we know so far about Panem, Katniss, Peeta, and the other minor characters?
How does Chapter Nine demonstrate the theme of Violence in Reality TV?
How do people try to change perceptions of themselves in order to win?

42. Chapters Five-Nine Assessment
Extended Constructed Response
Directions: In a well-organized, three paragraph essay, respond to one of the following prompts. You may use any of your worksheets or notes from this unit.
1. How is Panem a Dystopian society so far? Describe how it looks, how it's citizens act, what they value, and how they control the districts?
2. What survival skills does Katniss have? Describe her specific skills set in both intelligence and physical attributes? How might she use these skills to succeed over the other Tributes during The Hunger Games?

43. Chapters five-Nine Assessment Sentence Starters
If you choose the first prompt, you may want to start your essay something like this...
A dystopian society is a society that is imperfect, often dehumanizing and unpleasant in nature. Dystopias are often also characterized by their violence and controlling governments. Panem can be considered a dystopian society for the following reasons... (list two-three reasons, and write a separate body paragraph to explain each reason).
If you choose the second prompt, you may want to start your essay something like this...
The Hunger Games are a bloody battle that few survive. In order to survive the Hunger Games, a tribute must be able to survive the attacks of other tributes, as well as the elements of the arena the Gamemakers design. Katniss Everdeen has a unique set of skills that include... (list her survival skills). These skills will help her to... (describe how each skill will help her to survive the games. In your body paragraphs expand on these ideas with text evidence).

44. Chapter Ten: Vocabulary
Directions: Add the following words to your personal word journal.
catacombs: an underground place where people are buried or things are stored.
stockyard: an enclosed area where farm animals are kept so they can be slaughtered, sold, or shipped
lunatic: someone who is insane
characterization: the process by which a writer describes or gives certain traits to characters in a story.

45. Part Two: "The Games" Chapter Ten
Learning Objective(s):
Students will be able to recognize the continuing character development between Katniss and Peeta.
Students will orally share ideas with the class.
Students will cite textual evidence in their graphic organizers.
Essential Question(s):
How has Katniss and Peeta's relationship developed over the course of the past two chapters?
Peeta doesn't want the Capitol to change him into a monster during the Hunger Games. Is this a form of rebellion? Why or why not?

46. Chapter Ten Reading Check
Quickwrite:
List three things you know about dystopian societies.
List three questions you have about dystopian societies.
Short Constructed Response
1. What is the purpose of the tracker? How does it tie into the theme of Dystopian Society?
2. Page 144 refers to the Launch Room as a stockyard, which is where animals go before they are slaughtered. How is this reference appropriate at this point in the book?
3. In a dystopian society there is pressure to conform. Peeta doesn't want the Capitol to change him into a monster during the games. Is this a form of rebellion? Why or why not? Explain your thoughts thoroughly.

47. What is a Dystopia?
Essential Question: How is Panem a dystopian society?
Dystopia: A dystopia is a community or society, usually fictional, that is in some important way undesirable or frightening.
For each of the following descriptors of a dystopian society find textual evidence that supports it in The Hunger Games. Make sure you cite specific examples and page numbers.
Pressure to Conform
Surveillance
Isolation of Characters
Totalitarian Government
Hero Questions Society
Back Story of War, Revolution, Destruction

48. Chapter Eleven: Vocabulary
Directions: Add the following words to your personal word journal. -ludicrous: very foolish; amusing or laughable through obvious obsurdity

49. Part Two: "The Games" Chapter Eleven
Learning Objective(s):
Students will determine how key events relate to the themes in the story.
Students will note how the author shows the passage of time.
Students will state their opinions of the importance of alliances for survival.
Essential Question(s):
How does the author show the passage of time?
How many tributes have been eliminated? Who is left?
How do the major events of Chapter 11 relate to the themes of Dystopian Society, Survival, and Violence in Reality TV?

50. Determining Theme Activity
Page Number
Event
Connection to Theme
1. Page152
Day 1 is one of the heaviest betting days of the games.
Violence in Reality TV: There will be many deaths on the first day, which would be good for viewers and ratings. After the first day and the group is thinned down, the betting odds will get closer together.
2. Page156
Katniss describes
picking a good tree, climbing it, and securing herself.
3. Page156
The author describes the end of the first day with the anthem and the death recap.
4. Page
5. Page
6. Page
Determining Theme Activity
In groups, draw the following chart on a piece of paper.
Identify events from the novel that connect to any of the themes. Note the page number, synthesize or summarize the event and explain how it connects to a theme.

51. Chapter Twelve Vocabulary
Directions: Add the following words to your personal word journal.
foreshadowing: a literary device an author uses to hint at what's to come

52. Part Two: "The Games" Chapter Twelve
Learning Objective(s):
Students will analyze Katniss as a tribute versus the Careers.
Students will identify foreshadowing in the story.
Students will debrief whole class and work in partners.
Essential Question(s):
How does Katniss stack up against the Careers?
Why is Peeta with the Careers? Is this a real alliance?

53. Chapter twelve: Reading Check
Directions: Anwer each of the questions fully, and in complete sentences. Make sure to cite textual evidence. 1. Why is Peeta traveling with the Careers? Is it a real alliance or manipulation on his part? 2. How does Katniss stack up as a tribute in relation to the Careers? In what ways is she better than they are? 3. How might the reference to the berries foreshadow events yet to happen?

54. Chapter Thirteen: Vocabulary
Directions: Add the following words to your personal word journal.
motivation: a force or influence that causes or gives someone a reason to do something.

55. Part Two: "The Games" Chapter Thirteen
Learning Objective(s):
Students will find examples of manipulation in the text.
Students will note any additional references to the symbols from the symbols chart they were given at the start of the novel.
Students will share ideas to the class by connecting the text to the themes.
Essential Question(s):
Where do you see examples of manipulation in this chapter?
What are the major symbols in the novel, and what are they symbolic of?

56. Chapter Thirteen: Reading Check
In Chapter 13, there are many examples of manipulation from the tributes and the Capitol. Draw the chart from this slide in your notes, and complete it with examples from the chapter. The first one is done for you.

57. Part Two: "The Games" Chapter Fourteen
Learning Objective(s):
Students will determine how a trackerjacker is an advanced form of weaponry.
Students will complete assessment for Chapters
Essential Question(s):
What were the big events from chapter 13?
How is the trackerjacker an advanced form of weaponry?
How does the trackerjacker fit into the theme of dystopian society?

58. Chapter Assessment
Directions: Answer each question fully and in complete sentences. Cite textual evidence. 1. Haymitch believes the key to survival in the arena is to find what first? 2. What is Peeta's strategy for getting sponsors? 3. What did Katniss get in her backpack of supplies? Be specific. 4. Why do the gamemakers send the fireballs? 5. How does Katniss escape the Careers? 6. Describe Katniss's skills as a tribute so far. What does she know how to do and how has it helped her? 7. Is Peeta Katniss's enemy or ally? Why? Give at least 3 examples from the text to justify your response. 8. Choose one theme (Dystopian Society, Survival, Reality TV) and describe how it is playing out in the story so far. Give specific evidence from the text.

59. Chapter Fifteen: Vocabulary
Add the following words to your personal word journal.
-censorship: the system or practice of censoring books, movies, letters, etc.

60. Part Two: "The Games" Chapter Fifteen
Learning Objective(s):
Students will review how alliances relate to the theme of survival.
Students will think-pair-share what alliances are.
Essential Question(s):
What is an alliance
How do alliances relate to the theme of survival?
Explain the examples of irony found in this chapter?

61. Part Two: "The Tributes" Chapter Sixteen
Learning Objective(s):
Students will understand the advantages of going on the offensive in game play.
Students will work with a partner to find examples in the text and share with the class.
Essential Question(s):
How does going on the offensive provide advantages in game play?
How do things change when you are put on the defensive?

62. Part Two: "The Games" Chapter seventeen
Learning Objective(s):
Student will be able to highlight significant events in the novel and connect to themes.
Think-Write-Pair-Share
Students will share responses orally in class.
Essential Question(s):
How do you stay true to your own self-- beliefs, identity, values, etc.-- in an oppressive society?

63. Chapter Seventeen-Eighteen: Vocabulary
Add the following words to your personal word journal. -subsequent: happening or coming after something else -subtly: hard to notice or see; not obvious -vulnerable: easily hurt or attacked (emotionally, mentally or physically) -lethargy: a lack of energy or interest in doing things -inflict: to cause someone to experience something unpleasant or harmful

64. Part Two: "the games" Chapter Eighteen
Learning Objective(s):
Students will cite textual evidence to support whether the relationship between Katniss and Peeta is real or made for TV.
Students will orally share responses to the quickwrite and justify their arguments.
Essential Question(s):
What evidence does the text provide to show you that Katniss and Peeta's relationship is genuine?

65. Chapter Nineteen: Vocabulary
Add the following words to your personal word journal. -loathe: to hate someone or something very much -evade: to stay away from someone or something; to avoid

66. Part Three: "The Victor" Chapter nineteen
Learning Objective(s):
Students will demonstrate understanding of Katniss's character development and the themes of manipulation and survival in the novel up to this point.
Students will share and discuss responses with a partner.
Essential Question(s):
How has Katniss's character changed or developed in the past few chapters?
Is the relationship between Katniss and Peeta real or made for TV? Cite evidence to support your response.

67. Chapter Nineteen REading Check
Directions: Answer each question fully and in complete sentences. Make sure to cite textual evidence. 1. Why does Katniss scream Peeta's name at the end of Chapter 18? 2.

68. Chapter Twenty: Vocabulary
Add the following words to your personal word journal. -manipulation: -tethered: -potent: -racheting: -incoherence:

69. Part Three: "The Victor" Chapter twenty
Learning Objective(s):
Students will demonstrate understanding of how manipulation is used in Ch. 20 to advance the plot.
Students will pair-share responses to Quickwrite and participate in class discussion on manipulation.
Essential Question(s):
In terms of plot, where are we in the story?
Is lying always wrong? Is it ever ok to lie to someone? What does this teach us about our own morality?
How is manipulation used in the novel?

70. Chapter Twenty: REading Check
Pre-Reading QuickWrite: Is lying always wrong? Is it ever okay to lie to someone? Explain your response. Theme Three: Violence in Reality TV: Look for ways in which Katniss, Peeta, or the Capitol uses the TV cameras to manipulate a situation. What happens and what do they hope to gain?

71. Dark Materials: Reflecting on Dystopian Themes in YA Literature
Learning Objective(s):
Students will be able to use the general skills and strategies of the writing process.
Students will demonstrate competence in the general skills and strategies for reading a variety of literary texts.
Students will use general skills and strategies to understand informational text.
Essential Questions:
How is Panem a dystopian society?
Are today's young adult novels darker in theme than in years past?
What's behind the current wave of dystopia in young adult literature?
How do current dystopian or post-apocalyptic themes differ from other "dark" or heavy themes in YA books, like death, divorce, illness, poverty, teen pregnancy, and so on?

72. Dark Materials: Reflecting on Dystopian Themes in YA Literature
On posters around the room you will see the terms:
Strongly Agree
Agree Somewhat
Disagree Somewhat
Strongly Disagree
In just a moment, I will read and project four quotes from a New York Times debate about the darker side of young adult fiction.
When I read a quote move to the corner of the room to stand next to the poster that best expresses your views on that subject.

73. Dark Materials: Reflection on Dystopian themes in yA Literature
"Young adults crave stories of broken futures because they themselves are uneasily aware that their world is falling apart."
Strongly Agree, Agree Somewhat, Disagree Somewhat, or Strongly Disagree?

74. Dark Materials: Reflecting on Dystopian Themes in YA Literature
"Teenagers who are loving the dystopian themes are generally the ones who don't have to face it. Teens wouldn't be so in love with dystopian fiction if we lived in a culture where violent death was a major concern."
Strongly Agree, Somewhat Agree, Somewhat Disagree, or Strongly Disagree?

75. Dark Materials: Reflecting on Dystopian Themes in YA Literature
"Schools are places where teens are subject to dress codes, have few free speech rights, and are constantly under surveillance, where they rise and sit at the sound of a bell. No wonder that dystopian novels speak to them.
Strongly Agree, Somewhat Agree, Somewhat Disagree, Strongly Disagree?

76. Dark Materials: Reflecting on dystopian themes in Ya literature
"We want to hold on to our individuality, our humanity, our ability to love and connect to others, but in today's global communications network we can't avoid facing overwhelming obstacles. The more we understand about how small and powerless we really are against the immense forces that control our existence, the more we yearn to feel meaningful. And so we read again and again about the child of dystopia who makes us feel hope for humankind."
Strongly Agree, Somewhat Agree, Somewhat Disagree, Strongly Disagree?

77. Dark Materials: Reflecting on dystopian trends in Ya Literature
Read Paolo Bacigalupi's contribution to the debate, titled "Craving Truth-Telling," and answer the following questions:
1. Why are young adults interested in post-apocalyptic or dystopian stories, according to this writer?
2. What, if anything, does he or she think makes the themes in today's young adult stories different from those in the past?
3. After reading this writer's thoughts on dystopian themes in young adult literature, do you agree or disagree? Why?

78. Dark Materials: Reflecting on Dystopian Themes in YA Literature
Now, break into your small groups to briefly discuss your own opinions on YA dystopian literature. (5 minutes)
Once you have had a chance to discuss briefly in your group, you will individually write your own opinion piece on dystopian themes in YA literature. This opinion piece should be at least 10 sentences. Try to address the following questions in your piece:
Why do you think young adults are so interested in dystopian literature?
What does this interest/obsession with dystopias say about young adults in our world today?
What are your personal feelings about the themes in dystopian literature?

79. how to write a Great thesis statement
Take notes through the Prezi and watch video below and learn how to write a killer thesis statement for all your future essays and constructed response questions!!!