The games

5/13/16 homework

Dear Students,

Please answer the following question in complete sentences:

Level 1: Answer question #1
Level 2: Answer question 1-3
Level 3: Answer all of the questions

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1. Peeta says that he doesn’t want to lose himself once the Games begin and that he wants to prove he’s not just a “piece in their Games.” What does he mean by this? 

2. How will the Capitol and audience be able to locate the tributes in the arena? What does this remind you of? 

3. How do you feel about Capitol residents touring the past arenas? How does it make Katniss feel? Can you think of places that people vacation to that might be similar to the Hunger Games arenas? Why do people visit them? Are we any different than the Capitol residents in this regard? Why or why not? 

4. What is the purpose of a district token? Can you think of any events in real life where people might bring a token with them? Explain

KATNISS PREPARES FOR THE HUNGER GAMES

5/12/16 homework

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Please answer the following question in complete sentences:

Level 1: Answer at least 3 questions
Level 2: Answer at least 5 questions
Level 3: Answer all of the questions

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1. Why is the interview (and appealing to the crowd) so important for a tribute? 

2. List all the different personalities (or “angles”) Haymitch attempts to have Katniss practice while he is coaching her for her interview. 

3. Is she successful at any of these “angles”? Explain. 

4. Why does Haymitch have difficulty coaching Katniss for her interview? How would you coach her if you were him? 

5. Describe Caesar Flickerman. Does he remind you of any current TV personalities or talk show hosts? 

6. Whose interview steals the show, Katniss’s or Peeta’s? 

7. What do you think Peeta’s motivation is with his announcement at the end of part 1?

5/11/16 homework

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Please answer the following question in complete sentences:

Level 1: Answer question #1
Level 2: Answer questions 1-3
Level 3: Answer all of the questions

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1. How would you respond to Katniss’s private session if you were a Gamemaker? Why? 

2. True or False: Peeta scored a 7 for his training session. 

3. True or False: Katniss scores a 12 for her training session. 

4. Why do you think Peeta wants to train separately

THE GAMES START

5/10/16 homework

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Please answer the following question in complete sentences:

Level 1: Answer at least 2 questions
Level 2: Answer at least 4 questions
Level 3: Answer all of the questions

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1. What strategy does Haymitch suggest for Katniss and Peeta during training? How does it set them apart from the other tributes? Do you think it will be effective? Why or why not? 

2. True or False: One of Katniss’s skills is shooting with a bow and arrow. 

3. True or False: One of Peeta’s skills is throwing a knife. 

4. True or False: Katniss shoots at a turkey during her private session with the Gamemakers. 

5. Compare the modern conveniences in the Capitol with the primitive living conditions of District 12. List them. 

6. Why the stark contrast between the two? What other differences do you see between the Capitol and District 12?

5/9/16 homework

Dear Students,

Please answer the following question in complete sentences:

Level 1: Answer at least 2 questions
Level 2: Answer at least 4 questions
Level 3: Answer all of the questions

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1. Which floor of the Training Center is assigned to Katniss, Peeta & their team? 

2. How did Peeta “save” Katniss at dinner? 

3. What is an Avox? 

4. Where had Katniss seen the Avox girl previously? 

5. Do you think it is merely coincidence that the red-headed Avox girl is serving the district 12 tributes, the nearest district from where she was captured? Could it be possible that the Capitol knows Katniss was in the woods that day? Why or why not?

HUNGER GAMES--AN INTRODUCTION

5/6/16 homework

Dear Students,

Please answer the following question in complete sentences:

Level 1: Answer at least 3 questions
Level 2: Answer at least 5 questions
Level 3: Answer all of the questions

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1. Where are Katniss & Peeta taken when they arrive in the Capitol? 

2. What do these people do to Katniss?

3. Who is Katniss’s stylist? 

4. What is his plan for her outfit for the Opening Ceremony? 

5. What “slogan” does her stylist come up with for her? Why is this fitting for Katniss? 

6. What is the reaction from the Capitol crowd to the District 12 tributes in the Opening Ceremonies? How might this help them in the Games? 

7. Describe the Capitol. How is it different from District 12?

5/5/16 homework

Dear Students,

Please answer the following question in complete sentences:

Level 1: Answer at least 3 questions
Level 2: Answer at least 5 questions
Level 3: Answer all of the questions

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1. What does Katniss do with the cookies Peeta’s father gave her? 

2. What does she see when she does this with the cookies? How is that symbolic? 

3. What do the woods symbolize to Katniss and Gale? 

4. What is the symbolism of the arrow-shaped Katniss plant (also known as arrowroot)? 

5. Why do Katniss & Peeta get upset with Haymitch? 

6. What advice (about their stylists) does Haymitch give Peeta & Katniss? 

7. How does Peeta act when they arrive at the Capitol?

5/4/16 homework

Dear Students,

Please answer the following question in complete sentences:

Level 1: Answer at least 2 questions
Level 2: Answer at least 3 questions
Level 3: Answer all of the questions

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1. Who comes to say goodbye to Katniss? (List all) 

2. List all the “gifts” Katniss receives & by whom they were given. 

3. Why does Katniss refuse to show any emotion? Why doesn’t Katniss want to get close to any of the tributes, including Peeta? 

4. What form of transportation will take Katniss & Peeta to the Capitol? 

5. Why is it ironic that Effie calls district 12 barbaric? 

6. What happens to Haymitch at the end of Chapter 3?

5/3/16 homework

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Please answer the following question in complete sentences:

Level 1: Answer at least 3 questions
Level 2: Answer at least 5 questions
Level 3: Answer all of the questions

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1. Who volunteers for Primrose? 
2. How do the district 12 citizens address Katniss when she volunteers for Prim? What does this gesture symbolize? What gestures do we use today that might have similar meanings? 
3. Who is selected as the boy tribute for District 12? 
4. Why couldn’t Katniss’s mother take care of Katniss or her sister Prim? If they lived somewhere other than the Seam, would things have been different for her mother? 
5. How was Katniss’s life saved when she was 11 years old? 
6. Would you volunteer for your little sister (or brother, or older sibling, or friend)?  Why or why not?  What does it tell you about Katniss? 
7. How do you feel about the victors of the Hunger Games earning free food for their fellow citizens?  What problems might arise?

5/2/16 homework

Dear Students,

Please answer the following question in complete sentences:

Level 1: Answer at least 3 questions
Level 2: Answer at least 5 questions
Level 3: Answer all of the questions

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1. Why does Katniss go to the woods? 

2. Who is Gale? 

3. Which district does Katniss live in? 

4. How is Madge different from Katniss and Gale? 

5. What event is today? 

6. Whose name is selected from the bowl? 

7. The story is set in the future, so when Katniss references her ancestors, she is referring to us. What has happened to North America? How might we have contributed to the destruction of it?

RESOLUTION OF STEVE HARMON'S STORY

MONDAY, APRIL 4, 2016

4/22/16 homework

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Directions: Circle the correct answer

Monster Review

1.      Steve gets into fights in prison	True	False
2.      O’Brien tells Steve she thinks they will win the case	True	False
3.      The judge looks bored on day one	True	False
4.      Nesbitt was shot with his own gun	True	False
5.      Steve doesn’t want to look at the crime scene photos	True	False
6.      Steve admits to walking into the drugstore	True	False
7.      Steve may spend the rest of his life behind bars	True	False
8.      O’Brien encourages Steve’s Script writing	True	False
9.      O’Brien tells Steve the Jury looks good	True	False
10.  Steve doesn’t look at the crime photos	True	False
11.  Osvaldo lies on the stand about being a member of Diablos	True	False
12.  Steve’s mother goes with him to the police station when they question him	True	False
13.  Ernie is guilty of robbing a jewelry store	True	False

14.  According to Steve in the prologue, when is the best time to cry?

a.        At night.

b.       During visiting hours.

c.        In private.

d.      In the morning.

15.  Is Steve Harmon Innocent or Guilty (according to the court)?

a.       Innocent

b.      Guilty

16.  Mrs. Harmon brings Steve a:

a.       Cake

b.      Diary

c.       Bible

d.      Stuffed animal

17.  The drugstore was owned by:

a.       James King

b.      Kathy O’Brian

c.       Alguinaldo Nesbitt

d.      Jose Delgado

18.  Every day in prison Steve witnesses

a.       Musicals

b.      Fights

c.       Church services

d.      Kindness

19.  The jury found King:

a.       Guilty

b.      Not guilty

20.  After the trial Steve films:

a.       Neighbors

b.      Court cases

c.       The script he wrote

d.      Himself

4/21/16 homework

Dear Students,

Please answer the following question in complete sentences:

Level 1: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 2: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 3: Please write 7 sentences to complete the assignment

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Please complete your culminating project for 'Monster.'

4/20/16 homework

Dear Students,

Please answer the following question in complete sentences:

Level 1: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 2: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 3: Please write 7 sentences to complete the assignment

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Directions: Match the vocabulary words in 1-7 with the correct definition a-g. Write the letter of the correct definition on the line provided.

1._____________ deconstruct       2._____________ desperation 3._____________ appeal 4._____________ tenuous 5._____________ verdict 6._____________ reformatory 7._____________ ambiguous

a.    Having more than one possible meaning b.    Having more than one possible meaning c.    The decision of a judge or jury in a law case d.    A corrective institution for disciplining and reeducating young offenders e.    The feeling or condition of being desperate or without hope f.     To break down into parts g.    To request that a higher court change the decision of a lower court

4/19/16 homework

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Please answer the following question in complete sentences:

Level 1: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 2: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 3: Please write 7 sentences to complete the assignment

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Where do you see Steve in 25 years?

4/18/16 homework

Dear Students,

Please answer the following question in complete sentences:

Level 1: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 2: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 3: Please write 7 sentences to complete the assignment

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Do you agree with the jury’s verdict? Explain your answer.