Teaching Classic Literature vs. Contemporary Literature
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Resources for teaching The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins.
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100 Things to Do Before Catching Fire Opens in November
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100 things to do before Catching Fire..." Share with your students and have them come up with their own lists (or additions to the list). {Also watch the video version; the list goes by quickly, so it's nice to have the list, too.} Delete the scoop?
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Catching Fire official trailer with classroom connections. Delete the scoop?
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Creative ideas for teachers in all content areas to use The Hunger Games in the classroom; from On Our Minds @Scholastic #teachingHG Delete the scoop?
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Catching Fire Foreshadowing: Just Winging It
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Another reason why re-reading a novel is a good thing. Delete the scoop?
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Catching Fire "What if..." journal/ writing or discussion prompts to stimulate creative and critical thinking.
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Free download for Part I. Have your students come up with their own "What if..." questions for their classmates. Delete the scoop?
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Use memes to hook students and inspire creative and critical thinking
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More examples and how I used memes to engage my seniors while reading Catching Fire. Delete the scoop?
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Review & links of book suggestions websites.
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Book suggestions for students (and adults) who like The Hunger Games... Delete the scoop?
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BookLamp is a book analytic engine powered by the Book Genome Project. BookLamp's technology has applications in book discovery, reader advisory, and book suggestions similar to how Pandora.com analyzes music. Via Tom D'Amico (@TDOttawa) , Tracee Orman Delete the scoop?
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A "Things that make me go hmmm..." post about the message of "The Hunger Games" movieto those who have not read the book. Delete the scoop?
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The Hunger Games Trilogy-inspired clip art and digital paper bundle includes 26 different backgrounds and over 40 clip art graphics inspired by The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, and Mockingjay. Delete the scoop?
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We Remember on Memorial Day
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A classroom activity (aligned with Common Core State Standards) that can be done anytime. Delete the scoop?
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Most commonly eaten insect groups include beetles, caterpillars, bees, wasps, ants, grasshoppers, locusts, crickets, cicadas
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I'm sure Greasy Sae has some delightful concoctions for these critters. Delete the scoop?
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Incorporate poetry into your novel unit! http://www.hungergameslessons.com/2012/04/which-poems-would-katniss-and-peeta.html Delete the scoop?
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Resources, articles, printables, etc. for teaching The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. Includes Common Core resources, as well. Delete the scoop?
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Hunger Games meets March Madness
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Maybe your March Madness brackets aren't doing too well. Perhaps you didn't count on FGCU's upsets over Georgetown AND San Diego State or Gonzaga to fall so quickly. Fear not...you can still have a winning bracket! Have your students fill out brackets for the novel you are reading, or for historical figures. Here's one for The Hunger Games Trilogy. The blog post contains links to free printable downloads to share with your students for a fun critical-thinking activity. Delete the scoop?
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Hunger Games meets March Madness
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Channel the excitement for March Madness into your lessons. Use these free bracket downloads to have students fill in characters, historical figures, etc. Delete the scoop?
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Exploring heritage in The Hunger Games
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Have your students infer different heritages for various characters based on context clues in the novels. Delete the scoop?
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Snow Day? Every day is Snow Day in Panem. Delete the scoop?
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We love books. Especially children's books. And reading. And kids who read. Delete the scoop?
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Classroom connections The Hunger Games and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. writing prompt Delete the scoop?
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Teaching inference with photos from the set of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
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Entertainment Weekly just released new photos this week; excellent opportunity to have your students practice inference. Delete the scoop?
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