Make a prediction

What will be going through Katniss' mind as she prepares to leave District 12 for the hunger games?

Reaping

Why is the lottery to select contestants called the reaping? What could that mean?

Mood

What kind of mood are you in today? What do you think that the mood is in the school in general?

Today in English:

1. Blog Posting

2. Define Mood/ Begin Literary term glossary

3. Read Hunger Games

4. Mood Quick Shot

Special Place

In the hunger games, Katniss only feels carefree when she's hunting in the woods outside District 12 with Gale. What place in your own life gives you that same feeling?

Worst job

In the "Hunger Games", particularly bad jobs are assigned to the districts as punishment. In district 12, that means working in the coal mines. What do you think the worst job is? What would you force people to do as punishment?

Reality show

Would you compete in a reality show where, if you won, you would become incredibly rich, but if you lost, you would lose your life?

In what circumstances....

is it okay to kill someone? is it ever okay?