Topic to Discuss:
1. How would you feel if Prince Maxon said that he had feelings for you after deciding to only be friends?
2. If you were apart of the Selection, would you tell the rest of the girls about your dates with Prince Maxon or would you be more private like America and keep things to yourself?
3. What would you do if you were in America's shoes and Aspen showed up to the Palace? Would you tell Prince Maxon that he was there?
Vocabulary:
• Effervescent pg 207; vivacious and enthusiastic ◦ The girl had always struck me as an effervescent creature
• Facade pg 209; an outward appearance that is maintained to conceal a less pleasant or credible reality ◦ Naming the country was merely a facade.
Research (every time):
• https://www.thebalance.com/what-happens-during-a-draft-3345235
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At the same time, her ex-boyfriend Aspen has been drafted and is stationed at the Palace. America now is surrounded by the two boys that she has feelings for and does not know how she is going to handle it or chose between them. This situation is similar to the book, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire because when Katniss comes back from the games she has feelings for both Peta as well as Gale. The two boys fight for Katniss's attention and she does not know how to pick between them because she loves them …show more content…
How would you decide between Aspen and Prince Maxon?
2. How would you feel about yourself if you were selected to be apart of the Elite?
3. Do you think America will choose Aspen or Prince Maxon?
Vocabulary:
• Clamor; pg 281- a loud and confused noise, especially that of people shouting vehemently ◦ We heard a general clamor at the front of the room
• Tenuous; pg 287- very weak or slight ◦ She knew there was something tenuous between them.
Research (every time):
• http://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Bunker
• This source explains what a bunker is and the different types that people can have. It states that a bunker is mainly seen as a military building used for defense. Many bunkers are built underground and there are three types knows as Trench, Pillbox, and Industrial. Trench bunkers are made from concrete and dug into the ground partway and give protection from air attacks. Pillbox bunkers is a small building made from concrete and can help protect structures like bridges. Industrial bunkers are built like regular ones that are used for storage, mining sites, living areas, etc. These kind of bunkers were built to protect industries from being
Max Powers trusted people he thought were his “best friends”, but not all friends are best friends, as Max would soon find out. Max was blinded by the fact that he recently received a will of $12.4 million, due to a skydiving accident that resulted in his parent 's death. He didn’t even realize that his previous “best friends” (Dez Tenney,Chloe Goode,Beverly Hills, Ray Leetuff) were plotting to kill him and become millionaires themselves. Max hosted a housewarming party, at his new place in a very expensive neighborhood due to the fact that he recently received $12.4 million. Max invited Dez, Chloe, Beverly, and Ray because he considered these people to be his best friends, but what he didn 't know was his so called ¨best friends¨ only accepted
This part of the journey begins when Rue dies. Katniss tried to save her and failed. She shares her struggle when she shares, "Rue's death has forced me to confront my own fury against the cruelty, the injustice they inflict upon us. But here, even more strongly than at home, I feel my impotence. “There's no way to take revenge on the Capitol. Is there?” (Collins 1364). This part of the journey continues when she finds Peeta inured. Katniss constantly risks her life to get resources to help bring Peeta back to health. Katniss is willing to go through all of this trouble because Peeta is her friend and she knows that his survival is crucial to her winning the games, and returning to her district. Protecting
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In the novel, Katniss and Peeta, used the strategy of showing fake love in order to win hearts of the people and get attention of sponsors in order to survive the competition. Katniss’s on-air romantic relationship with Peeta, which helps her to survive throughout the course of the series, echoes the overtly dramatic romantic tensions at the center of so many reality shows, ranging from The Real World to The Bachelor. (Wright 102)
...an simply go back to her normal life. In both Novels we are positioned to like the main characters and both authors achieved this. In comparison to the two novels it is Ralph that invokes more sympathy as all his friends turn against him as they decline into savagery. Only one of the boys, Piggy, stays by Ralph’s side however the group of savage boys eventually kill Piggy leaving Ralph all alone trying to escape. Sympathy is also felt for Katniss however because she is also killing in return, more sympathy is felt for Ralph who never does anything to hurt the other party.
Kurt Vonnegut wrote a short fictional story called Harris Bergeron. He was an American writer that was known for his science fiction stories and has since passed. Kurt Vonnegut had a terrible life that included the suicide of his mother, losing his sister to cancer and was a survivor of the Dresden bombing.
Thomas Pringle wrote "The idea of Mary Prince's history was first suggested by herself. She wished it to be done, she said, that good people in England might hear from a slave what a slave had felt and suffered.” Mary Prince, was the first black woman to have her story published in Britain. Due to Mary Prince’s graphic detail, her anecdotes were sadistic to the extent that very few believed her . Mary Prince conveys that both slave owners and their slaves suffer physical and emotional effects of slavery, confirming Pringle’s write that "slavery is a curse to the oppressors scarcely less than the oppressed; it's natural tendency is to brutalize both.”
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In “The Ways We Lie”, Ericsson describes the different types of lies: white lie, facades, ignoring
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