Verb
Finish Your Thought
Hunger Games
Chapter 1
Characters: Katniss, Gale, Madge Undersee, Effie Trinket, Haymitch
Setting: The Country Panem, the forest near District 12, District 12
Describes
Introduces us to District 12, the main characters, and presents the idea of the Hunger Games.
Facts:
1. “The rules of the Hunger Games are simple. In punishment for the uprising, each of the twelve districts must provide one girl and one boy, called tributes, to participate. The twenty-four tributes will be imprisoned in a vast outdoor arena that could hold anything from a burning desert to a frozen wasteland. Over a period of several weeks, the competitors must fight to the death. The last tribute standing wins.” Pg 18
2. “Always close enough to run back to the safety of District 12 if trouble arises. ‘District Twelve. Where you can starve to death in safety.’ I mutter.” Pg 6
3. “Then came the Dark Days, the uprising of the districts against the Capitol. Twelve were defeated, the thirteenth obliterated. The Treaty of Treason gave us the new laws to guarantee peace and, as our yearly reminder that the Dark Days must never be repeated, it gave us the Hunger Games.” Pg 18
4. There is a scene where Katniss, Gale, and Madge are together and it introduces us to some of the main characters and their feelings on the reaping. Pg 12
Thematic Questions:
The Capital is a controlling and ruthless government that takes children from each district to play in their sick and twisted “Games” where the children of varying ages are forced to fight to the death.
Identify
Verb
Finish Your Thought
Hunger Games
Chapter 2
Characters: Katniss, Prim, Haymitch, Gale, Effie Trinket, Peeta
Setting: The Country Panem, District 12 Square
Describes
Katniss volunteers to take the place of Prim as tribute then Peeta Mellark is chosen as the male tribute causing Katniss to have a flashback.
Facts:
1. “The boy took one look back to the bakery as if