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November 30 - Catching Fire Chapter 21 & Theme

11/29/2015

Agenda:
1. Assemble Notebooks
2. Chapter 20 - Summary
3. Read Catching Fire - Chapter 21
4. Notes on Theme
5. Activity: Topic vs. Theme

Assemble Notebooks:
1. Theme Notes Worksheet
2. Theme Cloud

Chapter 20 - Summary
Read the first and last few lines of chapter 20 to refresh your brain. Then, write your summary in your notebook.

Read Catching Fire: Chapter 21
page 298

Unit 2 Goal - Theme
By the end of this unit, you will be able to:

Analyze the relationship between theme and the characters, setting, and plot in a fiction text.

Notes on Theme
As you watch this short video, complete the Notes
Worksheet in your notebook.

November 23 - Catching Fire - Chapter 20

11/22/2015

Agenda:
1. Chapter Summary - 19
2. Read Chapter 20
3. Chapter Summary - 20
4. Update Tribute Chart

Chapter 19 - Summary
Read the 1st two lines and the last 2 lines of chapter 19.
Complete your summary by recording the most important
details or events from the chapter.

Chapter 20, Page 280

Click on image to listen to Chapter 20.

Chapter 20 Summary
Complete your summary be recording the most important
details or events from this chapter.

Quarter Quell Tributes Chart
What special skills have tributes demonstrated?
Which tributes have died?
Which tributes have formed an alliance with Katniss?

November 12: Chapter 19- Let the 75th Hunger Games Begin!

11/20/2015

Agenda:
1. Reach Chapter 19, pg. 267
2. Ch. 19 Summary
3. Reflection Questions - in your notebook

Chapter 19

Chapter 19 - Reflection Questions
1. Should Katniss trust Finnick? Make a T chart and record evidence for why she should and should not trust him.

2. On page 277 Katniss thinks to herself, "Finnick knows then what Haymitch and I know. About Peeta. Being truly, deep-down better than the rest of us."

Why do Katniss, Haymitch and Finnick believe that Peeta is a better person than the rest of them?

Conflict Chart
Record one conflict for each of the 4 categories: character vs. character, nature, society and self.

November 5 - Chapter 16: Training and Tributes

11/4/2015

Agenda:
1. 9 Square Review & R.A.F.T. Letters
2. Update Foldable Notebook & Chapter 15 Summary
3. Read Chapter 16

R.A.F.T.
Follow the directions on your worksheet to complete your letter. Make sure you demonstrate your best writing and proofread your letter before turning it in.

9 Square Puzzle - Character Challenge
Match the clues to the correct answer to create a 3x3 square.
There is only one solution to the puzzle.

Notebook:
1. Glue in your Tribute Chart and "Acts of Defiance" graphic organizer.
2. Complete your summary from Chapter 15

Click on image to listen to chapter 16.

Read Chapter 16

Complete your summary
Update your Tribute Chart
Update your "Acts of Defiance" organizer

November 4 - Chapter 15: Meet the Tributes

11/3/2015

Agenda:
1. Read Chapter 15
2. Finish CFA - Dialogue
3. R.A.F.T. - Character Point of View
4. 9 Square Review Puzzle

Click on image to listen to chapter 15.

Finish CFA - Analyzing Characters: Dialogue

Be sure to identify the the purpose of the dialogue
Cite key text evidence
Explain how the cited text supports the purpose of the dialogue

Catching Fire R.A.F.T.

"Since I don't plan on making it back alive a second time, the sooner Gale lets me go, the better. I do plan on saying one or two things to him after the reaping, when we're allowed an hour for goodbyes. To let Gale know how essential he's been to me all these years. How much better my life has been for knowing him. For loving him, even if it's only in the limited way that I can manage. But I never get the chance." ~Katniss

"And I'm left staring out the window, watching District 12 disappear, with all my good-byes still hanging on my lips." ~Katniss

For the Quarter Quell, Katniss and Peeta do not get the chance to say goodbye to their loved ones before heading into the arena. Peeta suggests, "We'll write letters, Katniss. It will be better, anyway. Give them a piece of us to hold on to."

Catching Fire R.A.F.T.
R (Role) You are District 12 Tribute Katniss Everdeen. You are on your way to the Capitol to prepare the for Quarter Quell games. This time, it is a one-way trip because you have made it your mission to get Peeta out alive.
A (Audience) Your loved ones back in District 12: your mother, Prim, Gale, Madge and the community of the Seam.
F (Format) A personal letter or letter.
T (Topic) This is the time to say your final goodbyes. You know that you will not be returning and your final words may be the only thing that can bring your loved ones peace. Let them know what they meant to you, as well as your wishes for them as they try to move on in a world without you. Explain to them why you made it your mission to keep Peeta alive.

Things to consider in your letter:
Your letter should be written in complete sentences that make sense. Please make sure spelling, punctuation and capitalization are correct to the best of your ability.

9 Square Review Puzzle
Work independently to complete the puzzle by matching the
descriptions with the best answer. Pieces fit together to make
a 3x3 square. There is only one solution to the puzzle.