The Hunger Games

What personal traits and values are rewarded in The Hunger Games? How fair or unfair is that way of organizing society?

Teaching Suggestion: Re-reading key scenes and exploring what traits are celebrated or help people survive could guide students to access the question and use textual evidence to support their ideas. For a possible extension, students could discuss what traits they believe should be rewarded in society.

Differentiation Suggestion: For visual students, offering a graphic organizer might aid in planning the discussion. Students could create a chart listing qualities they see celebrated in one column and examples or textual evidence in a second column. Students might also sketch a scene and include captions or list qualities that help a character survive.