chapter 18 activity notes- the hunger games

Jot notes:

Why Katniss has feeling for Rue:
- She reminds her of Prim
-She can talk to mockingjays like her father
-She reminds her of home
-She is innocent
-she is good at hiding/ hunting/ gathering food

How Rue helps Katniss:
- she sets the fires to draw away the career tributes so she can destroy their food
- she shows her the Tracker Jackets nest
- She helps with food
- She is company

How Katniss honors Rue when she dies:
- she places flowers around her body
- she holds her as she dies
- She sings a song to her about going to a better place
- She kills the boy who killed her

Sample intro and structure for writing your eulogy.

Intro:

   I am Katniss, I have not known Rue for a long time but she meant a great deal to me because she reminds me of my sister Prim, she saved my life, and helped me become a contender in the games. I will honnor her death as much as I respected her in life.

Paragraph Two:

From the perspective of Katniss explain how Rue helped her and how she reminded her of her sister.

Paragraph Three:

From the perspective of Katniss explain how she honors Rue's death.

Paragraph Four:

Conclusion

Test Review

Review- Hunger Games Test

The main conflict in the novel is survival 

Example of Internal Conflict

v She struggles with her conflicting feelings about her mother.

-she wants to love her but feels her mother abandoned her when her father died and she did not take care of Prim.

v  She struggles with her conflicting feeling about Gale.

-She loves him but does not want to admit it.

v  She struggles with her feelings about volunteering for the games.

She knows she had to or Prim would die but she is afraid Prim will die anyway if she is not home to take care of her.

 

 

v  She struggles with not showing her emotions.

She has to keep her face a mask so people do not know how she feels. She hates the capitol and cannot let anyone know it or they will make her an Avox and kill her family. She is terrified of dying and cannot show it or she will appear weak.  

 

 

v  She struggles with her emotions for Peeta.

She cannot decide if he is playing a game or his feelings are genuine.

 

 

v  She struggles with guilt.

-          She feels guilty about not helping the Avox girl when she first saw her in the woods.

-          She feels guilty about not thanking Peeta years ago when he gave her bread.

-      She feels guilty about not being able to control her anger.

Example of External Conflict

v  She struggles with Peeta

She beats him up after the interview for declaring his love for her.

v  She struggles for survival in the seam.

She has to hunt despite the penalty of death. 

  She struggles with the guards in the Justice Center when they take Gale away.

v  She struggles with the game makers during her private training session.

She shoots an arrow at them to get their attention.

 

v  She struggles with the other tributes in the games as they try to kill her.

 

She struggles to find water when she enters the game.