Name: Ms. Fittz English 2 1 December 2014   English 2 Agenda

Monday, December 1  

Bell-Ringer.

1. Good Morning! How are you doing today?

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2 Trackerjacker. In Chapter 14, Katniss encounters trackerjackers for the first time in the games. What is a trackerjacker? Describe at least three characteristics that make a trackerjacker different than a normal wasp. What is it: ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Characteristic #1: ________________________________________________________________________________________ Characteristic #2: ________________________________________________________________________________________ Characteristic #3: ________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Alliance. Who helps Katniss escape from the careers? (hint: this character pointed to the trackerjacker nest) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. Strategy. What does Katniss realize at the very end of Chapter 14? Whose team is Peeta on!? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________

II. Review Bell-Ringer III. Journal #17 IV. Class Meeting V. Explanation of Final Writing Assignment: The Persuasive Letter VI. A Dystopian Thanksgiving VII. Watch Chapters 15-24 of The Hunger Games movie {1:26 / 1:31:30- 2:02} VIII. Exit Ticket

Learning Objectives *We will… ______________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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A Dystopian thanksgiving. If you were living in District 12 (one of the districts of Panem), how would your Thanksgiving have been different? What would you have done on Thanksgiving day if you were living in the Seam? Who would you have been with? What would have been the best part? What would have been the most difficult part? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________

“The Hunger Games” Chapters 15 – 24

1. a) Describe Katniss and Rue’s sabotage plan. b) What is Katniss’ role in the scheme? c) Rue’s role? d) What signal will Katniss give to signal that all is okay and how will it be transmitted?

a. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ b. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ c. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ d. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. a) How have the careers protected their supplies? b) How does Katniss beat their defenses? c) What injury does she sustain in the process?

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b. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ c. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. What does Katniss find when she goes looking for Rue? Describe what happens.

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a. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ b. _______________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ " What are Katniss’ actions an example of? _________________ ________________________________________________

5. What new rule is announced to the tributes? ___________________

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6. A) Where does Katniss find Peeta? B) How has he kept himself hidden?

C) Describe his injuries.

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b. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ c. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 7. What does Katniss do in the cave to merit Haymitch arranging the sponsor’s gift of soup?

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8. Explain the announcement from Claudius Templesmith (hint: Cornucopia). How does Peeta react? What does Katniss say that she will do?

________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 9. Why did the gamemakers make both the first and second announcements? (what was their strategy?) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 10. What happens when Katniss arrives at the Cornocupia? Describe the events in detail. Who saves Katniss from Clove? Why does he do this?

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Additional notes / questions:

“The Hunger Games” Chapters 25-27

1. What is chasing after the three final tributes? ___________________________________________ 2. What about these creatures makes Katniss especially uneasy? ________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ 3. What does Cato to Katniss that makes her pause? ________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ 4. Why do the games not end immediately after Cato’s death? _________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ 5. Describe Katniss’ idea. Why does she do this? ___________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ 6. How do the gamemakers react? ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ 7. Who wins the 74th annual Hunger Games? _____________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ 8. Describe the new dangers that face Katniss in the Capitol and in her new life back home. _____________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ Additional notes / questions: