Class 5 Short Version

2. AGENDA
Freewrite: Setting Goals
Vocabulary Test: (Chapters 1-4)
The Hunger Games: Themes and Concepts
Discussion:
A Well-Told Story
Sentence length.
Constructing an action sequence
Reflecting on the Event's Significance pp. 48-49
In-Class Writing
1. Focus on the climax of your event. Write a paragraph describing the action using
short and long sentences to control the intensity of your narrative.
2. Recalling Your Remembered Feelings and Thoughts
3. Exploring Your Present Perspective
4. Formulating a Tentative Thesis Statement

3. VOCABULARY TEST
The test covers the
words from Chapters
1-4.
You will have 15
minutes to complete
the test.
There are 20 words.

4. In your groups
Take five minutes to discuss the various themes and
concepts that appear in The Hunger Games.
Try to identify particular passages from the text that
support your assertions

5. DISCUSSION:
THEMES AND CONCEPTS
FRIENDSHIP
FAMILY
SURVIVAL
FREEDOM AND OPPRESSION
MATERIALSIM AND CLASS
???

7. Br
Briefly identify the five
parts of your essay

9. • A Well-told story
To create suspense,, Wolff uses a combination of short and long sentences. Reread
this paragraph and consider how they work here.

11. Use Sentence
Length to
Control the
Tension in your
story
1. Focus on the climax
of your event. Write a
paragraph describing the
action using short and
long sentences to control
the intensity of your
narrative.

12. HOMEWORK
Read: HG through chapter 12. SMG p 37 “Commentary: Autobiographical
Significance,” and 625-633.
Post #5: Post the rough draft of your narrative. Your draft should include each of
these elements:
Quotation from HG and context/setting
Transition paragraph that connects the quotation to the event in your own life
Multiple paragraphs narrating your event with detailed description(s) of place(s) and people and a
dialogue or two
One or more paragraphs for the climax (with short and long sentences working to achieve your goal),
A concluding paragraph that speaks to the significance or your event and connects back to your
introduction
Study: Vocab 5-7
Bring: HG and SMG; A hard copy of post #5