In the dystopian novel, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, North America has been completely destroyed leaving behind 12 districts that's strictly run by the Capitol. Every year one boy and one girl from each district is chosen to participate in a "fight to the death" battle. The winner will get food for their district. The chosen have to fight for survival against nature, science, and the gamemakers in order to win for their district. "May the odds be ever in your favor."
I would use this in my middle or high school classroom because this is not only a well written book, but has a plethora of character development and themes.
Common Core Standards
Vocabulary acquisition and use
Determine and clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple meaning words or phrases based on grades 6-12 reading and content, choosing flexibility of ranges and stages.
After the student has read the first chapter of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, the students will use a visual thesaurus to define and categorize words as a pre-reading activity. The students will write the words on individual sticky notes and chart them into the correct categories.
Websites
www.visualthesaurus.com
http://www.bookrags.com/lessonplan/the-hunger-games/
http://novelnovice.com/classroom-tools/lesson-plans/
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