THE HUNGER GAMES
 Discussion Guide for The Hunger Games
Build understanding of the storyline and spark debate with this synopsis and 14 plot-related questions. |
Discussion Points
Use The Hunger Games booktalk to initiate discussion on relevant issues such as ritual, war, and survival. 
Look Inside The Hunger Games
Search for words and find specific pages for study in Chapter One. Plus download a PDF of the chapter for class handouts. 
Booktalk Video
Use the audio/video version of booktalk in your class to motivate listeners and augment your booktalk text. |
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 Discussion Guide for Catching Fire
Eighteen questions to get students thinking critically are preceded by a quick recap of the plot. |
Discussion Points
A highlight of the second book helps open dialogue on cooperation and teamwork, grief and loss, and understanding self. 
Look Inside Catching Fire
Use this interactive version of Catching Fire's first chapter while students follow along with copies of the PDF for Chapter One.
Booktalk Video
Engage students with the video version of this succinct summary of the second book in the trilogy. Hear the author read from Chapter Two. |
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Mockingjay
 Discussion Guide for Mockingjay
Get a summary and 23 thought-provoking questions for the final book in the series. Access study materials for class work comparing the books, making literary and historical connections, and more. |
Chapter One Video
Students become aware of the author's personal interpretation of characters as she reads her own work. 
Mockingjay
The third book ties plot elements together and gives resolution to character relationships. Download the PDF for Chapter One. 
The Hunger Games Reader
Capitalize on student interest in this compelling trilogy to keep them reading with a list of similar books in the genre. |
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THE AUTHOR
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Suzanne Collins
Learn the author's process as she describes in this downloadable interview what influenced the creation of the trilogy, discusses writing about brutal subjects in a sensitive manner, explains the difference between constructing a novel and a screenplay, and more. |
Video Interview
Hear, straight from the author, the backstory to the best-selling trilogy’s characters and plot. 
Q and A
Suzanne Collins talks to Scholastic about her views on violence in society, what drew her to science fiction, her concerns about reality TV, and more. 
Author Bio
Facts and figures about Suzanne Collins and the three books that make up The Hunger Games trilogy. |
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