Date: Monday, August 15
Items Due
· The Hunger Games Metaphors worksheet completed
· Supplies for class
· Contract
Bell Work: In your journals, pick an object or idea the represents each of the following characters and briefly explain why you chose those things to symbolize each character. Characters: Katniss, Prim, Gale, Peeta, Rue, Haymitch, Effie, President Snow, Cinna, Katniss’s father, Katniss’s mother.
Assignments
· Class discussion about symbolism
· First Socratic circle discussion of the year: During this discussion, students will be expected to participate in order to earn their points. During the discussion, students will share the metaphors that they found in the book. Students will not just go around in a circle and share their answers; instead, they are expected to dispute the accuracy of the metaphor, provide more depth or further examples to the metaphor or provide an additional example of a metaphor that closely relates to the next one.
Homework: none
Date: Tuesday, August 16
Items Due: none
Bell Work: Journal: What ideas or topics do you notice recurring throughout the book?
Assignments:
· Introduction to theme
· The Hunger Games vocabulary
Homework: The Hunger Games vocabulary cards
Date: Wednesday. August 17
Items Due: The Hunger Games vocabulary cards
Bell Work: Journal: What are the themes found in The Hunger Games?
Assignments:
· Introduction to MLA Citation and academic sources
· Practice citations using a citation practice packet.
Homework: Choose one of the themes found in The Hunger Games and find a current even relevant to your theme. Annotate the article, citing evidence for where the theme is found in the real world. Be sure to ask questions, identify words you are unfamiliar with, etc. Be sure to write the theme that you have chosen at the top of the article. When you are finished, create a MLA citation at the bottom or on the back of the article. You MUST follow the format taught in class today.
Date: Thursday, August 18
Items Due: Annotated current event with MLA citation
Bell Work: Journal: Do you believe that fiction is created based on real life most of the time? Defend your position thoroughly with several examples of fiction that you have read.
Assignments:
· Class discussion on themes found in The Hunger Games
· Theme Gallery
Homework: none
Date: Friday, August 19
Items Due: none
Bell Work: none
Assignments:
· Quiz over annotating, metaphor, symbolism, theme , vocabulary and MLA citation
Homework: none
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