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The Hunger Games Book Club

In this 3 week multi-day course, students will learn strategies for designing the best discussion questions to facilitate excellent student led discussion each week for the correlating chapters of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. #academic
Patty Saenz, M. Ed.
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5.0
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(33)
Class

What's included

6 live meetings
5 in-class hours
Homework
2-4 hours per week. Students will read approximately 75 pages of text between each meeting 1 through 6. Pages to read will be assigned at the end of each session. Students will also prepare 2-3 discussion questions to bring to sessions 2-6 meetings.

Class Experience

US Grade 6 - 8
Students will read assigned chapters of  The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins independently between meetings.  No reading required before meeting one; students will read assigned pages before each of the following meetings and come to the meeting with discussion questions covering the assigned reading.
Meeting one: What makes a good discussion question? Lesson will model the 4 types of questions: Right There, Putting it Together, Author and Me, and On My Own.  Students will recognize the Author and Me and On My Own Questions as the best types of questions for facilitating discussion:
Meeting two: Students will independently read chapters 1-5 in The Hunger Games and develop 2-3 appropriate discussion questions BEFORE session in order to participate in student led discussion during the meeting.
Meeting three: Students will independently read chapters 6-11 in The Hunger Games and develop 2-3 appropriate discussion questions BEFORE session in order to participate in student led discussion during the meeting.
Meeting four: Students will independently read chapters 12-17 in The Hunger Games and develop 2-3 appropriate discussion questions BEFORE session in order to participate in student led discussion during the meeting.
Meeting five: Students will independently read chapters 18-22 in The Hunger Games and develop 2-3 appropriate discussion questions BEFORE session in order to participate in student led discussion during the meeting.
Meeting six: Students will independently read chapters 23-27 in The Hunger Games and develop 2-3 appropriate discussion questions BEFORE session in order to participate in student led discussion during the meeting.

Learning Goals

Improve comprehension through student-led discussion that fosters higher-level thinking and deeper understanding.
learning goal

Other Details

Parental Guidance
While the characters are involved in a violent reality show, the discussion will provide students the opportunity to explore themes of compassion and bravery.
Supply List
Students must have their own copy of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (ISBN 978-0-439-02352-8).
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined July, 2020
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Texas Teaching Certificate in English/Language Arts
Master's Degree in Education from Lamar University
Bachelor's Degree in English from St Mary's College
My experience teaching this novel in a public middle school after participating in a professional development course over this novel prepares me to appropriately guide the discussion to understanding the purposes of dystopian literature.

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$90

for 6 classes
2x per week, 3 weeks
50 min

Live video meetings
Ages: 11-14
3-8 learners per class

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