What's included
6 pre-recorded lessons
6 weeks
of teacher support1 year access
to the contentHomework
1-2 hours per week. Students will read approximately four to five chapters a week on their own time. Each lesson, students will have access to the new video and a corresponding one page worksheet with discussion questions and places for fill-in-the blank answers. Each week, I assign a short writing assignment focused around that week's discussion questions and ask the students to share their responses in the classroom. There are also vocabulary words and a weekly trivia quiz to test their comprehension from the weekly chapters.Assessment
The more questions, comments, and posts that students share in the classroom, the more I can understand their knowledge and comprehension of the topics we are discussing.Grading
Please let me know if you would like a grade for this class.Class Experience
US Grade 7 - 10
Students will read approximately four to five chapters a lesson on their own time. Each lesson, a new video will discuss the pages that the students have previously read. This class does not meet live. The prerecorded sessions will emphasize characters, their motivations, theme, story plausibility, and inferences about what might come next. Students will have access to a video that covers the important elements of the week's reading and a corresponding one page worksheet with discussion questions and places for fill-in-the blank answers. The worksheets will also address/remind the students of some of the important topics from each chapter. Each lesson, I assign a short writing assignment focused around that week's discussion questions and ask the students to share their responses. I also ask students to submit any vocabulary words the students didn't recognize or passages the students did not understand. The more questions the students ask, the more "discussion" we can have in the classroom after each chapter. Lesson breakdown: Students will receive a worksheet and discussion questions for each weekly video. There is one weekly writing assignment to complete after the weekly readings. I will post vocabulary words for the students to use in a sentence that showcases their understanding of the definition. I post a link to an optional Hunger Games themed Kahoot! trivia quiz to further immerse students in this world.
Learning Goals
Week 1 Chapters 1-4
Week 2 Chapters 5-9
Week 3 Chapters 10-13
Week 4 Chapters 14-18
Week 5 Chapters 19-22
Week 6 Chapters 23-27
Syllabus
6 Lessons
over 6 WeeksLesson 1:
Chapters 1-4
Video lesson, worksheet, vocabulary words, writing assignment, Kahoot! review quiz
17 mins of video lessons
Lesson 2:
Chapters 5-9
Video lesson, worksheet, vocabulary words, writing assignment, Kahoot! review quiz
17 mins of video lessons
Lesson 3:
Chapters 10-13
Video lesson, worksheet, vocabulary words, writing assignment, Kahoot! review quiz
8 mins of video lessons
Lesson 4:
Chapters 14-18
Video lesson, worksheet, vocabulary words, writing assignment, Kahoot! review quiz
17 mins of video lessons
Other Details
Parental Guidance
From commonsensemedia.org: Parents need to know that this follow-up to The Hunger Games concerns a TV tournament in which 20 teens fight a gruesome battle to the death. The violence, while not gory or graphic in detail, is plentiful. Fighting involves primitive weaponry, hand-to-hand combat, poisoning, and spearings and stabbings. The futuristic government that sponsors the event terrorizes and tortures citizens that revolt. There are stories about the daily hardships and violence experienced by everyone outside the Capitol, including how Katniss' father died in a mining explosion. The other mature content is fairly mild by comparison. One adult is an alcoholic and constantly drinking. Students say this book can be read at age 11, but parents prefer age 13.
Pre-Requisites
The student should have read the first book in the trilogy, The Hunger Games (although taking that class with me is not a requirement).
Supply List
The students will need a copy of Catching Fire to read on their own. It can be borrowed from the library or even listened to as an audio book. The students will not need a physical copy of the story in class, although they may find it helpful to have while filling out their worksheets or working on their writing assignment.
Teacher expertise and credentials
Master's Degree in Music or Theatre or Arts from Spalding University
I have a Master's Degree in Creative Writing for Children and Young Adults. I was a substitute teacher for three years before teaching on Outschool for multiple years. I currently teach English Composition at a local nursing college. I have had the good fortune of talking about The Hunger Games series (books and movies) in the classroom many times! It is also one of the first book series that my reluctant reader son read on his own with limited prompting from me. Because of that, this series will always have a special place in my heart! I want to share that love and passion for Katniss to all readers. Her world is such an immersive world that, unfortunately, has many similarities to our own. This book particularly leads to good discussion about rule following, bravery, friendship, loyalty, love and betrayal. It also gives great insight into political leaders and the impact their political systems have on the people under their control.
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