WARMUP: GO TO VOCAB SLIDE SHOW. SEE SLIDE 23 (WED) and SLIDE 24 (THURSDAY)

NOTE: THURSDAY’S VOCAB WARMUP WILL BE MORE FUN AND EXTRA HILARIOUS IF YOU DO IT WITH A PARTNER!!!

LEARNING TARGETS: As a result of today’s class you should be able to

A) Explain the critical plot points in chapters 1-2

B) Explain where we see the elements of a dystopia in chapters 1 and 2.

• IN CLASS: Working in groups we are going to create a study guide slide show for the book.
• TITLE SLIDE
• SLIDE 1: Pretend you have a friend who didn’t read. How might you summarize just the essentials of Chapters 1 and 2 to them? (Bullet points are fine–try to stay under 75 words)
• SLIDE 2: Pretend you are making a Disney-style animated film version of the book. What animal would you use to represent each of the following characters? (Katniss, Gale, Peeta, Primrose, Effie Trinket, Haymitch). For each, briefly explain WHY you chose the animal you chose?
• SLIDE 3: Create a list of the elements of DYSTOPIA that we see in Chapters 1 and 2
• SLIDE 4: What are two direct quotes from the first two chapters that support idea that District 12 is a DYSTOPIA. Cite them in MLA Style . EXAMPLE: “They were careless people, Tom and Daisy — they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together and let other people clean up the mess they made. . . ” (Fitzgerald 187-188).