Monday Tuesday

WEEK 1 What influences me? Introduce Dystopians

ACTIVITES:
-Define "influence"
- Reflection on the question
LEARNING TARGETS:
-Students will develop an
understanding of outside
influences in their lives through
reflection and exploration.
ACTIVITES:
-Give some, get some with list
of dystopians
-Look at exceprts from classics
LEARNING TARGETS:
-Students will consider the
genre of dystopia through the
analysis of classic dystopians.
ACTIVITES:
-Explore the different districts and their g
locations with group jigsaws
-Presentations
LEARNING TARGETS:
-Students will gain background knowledg
districts that make up Panem through jisg
exploration.
PART 1 ASSIGNED AND DUE NEXT WED

WEEK 2 History/Propaganda Continue History/Propaganda

ACTIVITES:
-Propoganda Posters
-Discussion on Nazi Germany
LEARNING TARGETS:
-Students will compare Propoganda
posters from Nazi Germany to
posters from the movie and draw on
connections between Panem and
Nazi Germany
ACTIVITES:
-Real World "Dystopians"
-Powerpoint on China, the
French Revolution, and the
Soviet Union
LEARNING TARGETS:
-Students will compare and
contrast Panem to real historic
regimes
ACTIVITES:
-Socratic Seminar with student prepared q
from Part 3
LEARNING TARGETS:
-Students will discuss the last section of th
through the creation of their own questio
involve the novel and context we have dis
class.

WEEK 3 Current Events Socratic Seminar Part 2

ACTIVITES:
-Think-Puzzle-Explore with
knowledge on North Korea
-Share current events brought to
class by each student that they can
relate to the novel
LEARNING TARGETS:
-Students will explore what they
think they know about North Korea
through a Think-Puzzle-Explore full
class activity.
ACTIVITES:
-Socratic Seminar with student
prepared questions from Part 2
LEARNING TARGETS:
-Students will discuss the last
section of the novel through
the creation of their own
questions that involve the
novel and context we have
discussed in class.
ACTIVITES:
-Read Excerpts from other YA dystopians
-Draw what the worlds look like
LEARNING TARGETS:
-Students will create an image of how ot
look like after reading excerpts from vario
dystopians.

WEEK 4 Catch up day Socratic Seminar Part 3

ACTIVITES:
-Socratic Seminar with student
prepared questions from Part 3
MAKE UP ANY DAYS THAT ARE LEARNING TARGETS:
NEEDED -Students will discuss the last
section of the novel through
the creation of their own
questions that involve the
novel and context we have
discussed in class.
WEEK 5 Director/Script Writer Interviews Workshop Day
ACTIVITES: ACTIVITES:
-Watch interviews with the writers, -Paper Exchange
directors, and actors from the LEARNING TARGETS:
movie Students will review and edit their surviv
LEARNING TARGETS: through a peer exchange.
-Students will observe interviews
from the film makers in order to
gain a clearer picture of how the
film came to life.
 Wednesday Thursday
Continue dystopians, Introduce The Hunger Games Continue discussing THG
ACTIVITES: ACTIVITES:
-Explore the different districts and their geographical -Continue the previous day's
locations with group jigsaws lesson.
-Presentations -Begin Presentations
LEARNING TARGETS: LEARNING TARGETS:
-Students will gain background knowledge on the Students will present the
districts that make up Panem through jisgsaw background knowledge on the
exploration. districts that make up Panem
PART 1 ASSIGNED AND DUE NEXT WED through

Socratic Seminar Part 1 Scholastic Game/Brainstorm

ACTIVITES: ACTIVITES:
-Socratic Seminar with student prepared questions -Scholastic The Hunger Games
from Part 3 Survival game
LEARNING TARGETS: LEARNING TARGETS:
-Students will discuss the last section of the novel -Studnets will brainstorm for their
through the creation of their own questions that Survival Guide project throught the
involve the novel and context we have discussed in scholastic game.
class.

Other YA Dystopians Other YA Dystopians Continue

ACTIVITES: ACTIVITES:
-Read Excerpts from other YA dystopians -Watch clips from other famous YA
-Draw what the worlds look like dystopian movies
LEARNING TARGETS: -Write how they think an author
-Students will create an image of how other dystopians would describe the worlds
look like after reading excerpts from various YA LEARNING TARGETS:
dystopians. -Students will write a discription of
how other dystopians appear
based off of film clips from various
YA dystopians.

Watch The Hunger Games film Watch The Hunger Games film
ACTIVITES: ACTIVITES: ACTIVITES:
-Watch and take notes on the film -Watch and take notes on the film -Watch and take notes on
LEARNING TARGETS: LEARNING TARGETS: film
-Students will compare and contrast the novel to the -Students will compare and LEARNING TARGETS:
film by taking notes and outlining an analysis paper. contrast the novel to the film by -Students will compare an
taking notes and outlining an contrast the novel to the fi
analysis paper. taking notes and outlining
analysis paper.
Peer Review What influences me? Reflection
ACTIVITES: ACTIVITES:
-Paper Exchange -Redefine Influence after the fact
LEARNING TARGETS: -Post reflection on the question
Students will review and edit their survival guides LEARNING TARGETS:
through a peer exchange. -Students will develop a clear
understanding of outside
influences in their lives through
reflection on the unit.
Friday
Reading Day

Reading/Workshop Day

Reading/Workshop Day

Watch The Hunger Games film

ACTIVITES:
-Watch and take notes on the
film
LEARNING TARGETS:
-Students will compare and
contrast the novel to the film by
taking notes and outlining an
analysis paper.
Share Survival Guides