The Hunger Games Final—Tic-Tac-Toe Menu

Name:The Hunger Games Final—Tic-Tac-Toe MenuCOMPLETION DATE=Tuesday November 10thClass Period:Below, you’ll see nine options. You will need to choose and complete three of them for your final.Your three selections need to form a Tic-Tac-Toe design—horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. Youmay complete one at a time and turn them in when you’re done, or work on them all at the same time,and turn them in as a group. All three are due by Tuesday, November 10 th , 2009.You will get more information about each activity tomorrow. In the meantime, figure out which threeyou’d like to do, and get started by using the “Starting Points” on the back of this sheet.1. Vocabulary Focus:Using a visual that I’llprovide you with, develop abetter understanding of 10 ofthe 37 vocabulary words fromthe novel.2. Movie Poster:Create a movie poster for TheHunger Games. This shouldinclude enough informationabout the plot to make uswant to see it.3. Drawing:Choose your favorite chapterfrom the novel, and draw acomic book strip thatillustrates the actions andevents from that chapter.4. Board Game:Create a board game for TheHunger Games that capturesthe main events and obstaclesfound in the arena (includegame pieces, a rule book etc.)5. Test:Take the multiple-choice,open-book final over TheHunger Games. There are 40questions on the test.6. Travel Brochure:Create a travel brochure,complete with descriptionsand visuals, that encouragespeople to vacation at theCapitol to enjoy all thefantastic things there.7. Compare/Contrast:Using a Venn diagram thatI’ll provide you with,compare and contrast oursociety in the U.S. today tothe futuristic country ofPanem found in our novel.8. Creative Story:Correctly use 15 of our 37vocabulary words in a shortcreative story. The storyshould be about twopages long.9. Character Focus:Using a Venn diagram thatI’ll provide you with,compare and contrast Katnisswith yourself. Then, write upa page long biography anddescription of Katniss.I choose # _____, #_____, and #_____. Student’s Signature ____________________

NOTE: If you have not finished reading The Hunger Games (orCatching Fire), you must do that by Friday of this week—November 6 thStarting Points1. Vocabulary Focus …… The 10 words you’ll focus on will all be adjectives. Of the 37words we studied, 21 are adjectives. Select 10 of those 21 thatyou’d like to study. Choose words you like!2. Movie Poster …………You’ll need to select which images from The Hunger Games toincorporate into your Movie Poster. In addition, you should knowenough about the characters to be able to visualize what they looklike, so you can select current celebrities to play the parts.3. Drawing ……………… Choose your favorite chapter, and jot down at least eight mainevents and actions from that chapter.4. Board Game ..…………5. Novel Test ……………6. Travel Brochure ………Starting at Chapter 11 (page 148) and going to the end of the book,gather a list of all events and obstacles that are found in the arena.These might include lack of food, tracker jackers, crazy tributes,etc.If you have not yet finished the book, you need to do that beforeattempting this final.Begin jotting down the benefits of living in the Capitol. The wholepoint of a travel brochure is to promote the positive aspects andignore the negative ones. Persuade people to visit. Write down allthe positive things about the Capitol that you can remember (anduse the book).7. Compare/Contrast ……Gather as much information about Panem that you can, includingthe type of government, punishments, laws, etc. Then, think aboutour U.S. society today. How are the two similar? How are theydifferent?8. Creative Story ………… You will be correctly using all nine of the verbs, and then six otherwords of your choosing, in a 2-page imaginative story. Plan yourstory and choose your words.9. Character Focus ………Begin recalling and finding as much information about Katniss asyou can. What does she look like? What are her strengths?Weaknesses? Opinions? What is her family like? What do heractions in the arena say about her as a person?