Which genre does the book you read fall under?
Adventure
Series
Science Fiction
Who are the main characters?
Katniss Everdeen.
What did you like or dislike about each one?
Katniss is very strong willed, determined, hardworking and courageous. But she is also ignorant and stubborn.
Brief synopsis of the story:
The Hunger Games is a fictional story about twelve districts and one over powered Capitol ruling over the rest of the districts. Every year to keep order in the all the districts, the Capitol holds ‘The Hunger Games’ were one male and one female from each district go in battle to the death and one tribute will be crowned ‘The Hunger Games’ champion. Katniss and Peeta are the two tributes from district 12, but Katniss volunteered as tribute after her Twelve-year-old sister was picked to compete in ‘The Hunger Games’. When Katniss and Peeta started to train with all of the other tributes from the other districts, they were intimidated by the stronger and athletic tributes, but Katniss showed off her bow and arrow skills and Peeta displayed his camouflage skills to the sponsors, the sponsors can give any of the tributes lifesaving gifts to help them throughout the games. Katniss and Peeta go into the stadium where they will compete in The Hunger Games; there will be brutal deaths during the games and triumphant stages. At the end there can only be one winner of The Hunger Games.
Which scenes were the most memorable for you?
The most memorable scene in The Hunger Games were when Katniss and Peeta were the last two tributes left in the games and they were going to eat poisonous berries so they would die together, but then the game makers decided to make it a draw which was the first ever draw in the history of The Hunger Games.
What kinds of issues or problems are raised in the book?
Some issues in The Hunger Games are:
·Violence: The actual games and keeping order in the districts showed quite a lot of violence.
·Wealth: While all the other districts are suffering in poverty and depression, the Capitol is so rich compared to the other twelve districts.
·Power: Also, the Capitol has all the power and not even the districts have a say on anything that the Capitol decides.
Adventure
Series
Science Fiction
Who are the main characters?
Katniss Everdeen.
What did you like or dislike about each one?
Katniss is very strong willed, determined, hardworking and courageous. But she is also ignorant and stubborn.
Brief synopsis of the story:
The Hunger Games is a fictional story about twelve districts and one over powered Capitol ruling over the rest of the districts. Every year to keep order in the all the districts, the Capitol holds ‘The Hunger Games’ were one male and one female from each district go in battle to the death and one tribute will be crowned ‘The Hunger Games’ champion. Katniss and Peeta are the two tributes from district 12, but Katniss volunteered as tribute after her Twelve-year-old sister was picked to compete in ‘The Hunger Games’. When Katniss and Peeta started to train with all of the other tributes from the other districts, they were intimidated by the stronger and athletic tributes, but Katniss showed off her bow and arrow skills and Peeta displayed his camouflage skills to the sponsors, the sponsors can give any of the tributes lifesaving gifts to help them throughout the games. Katniss and Peeta go into the stadium where they will compete in The Hunger Games; there will be brutal deaths during the games and triumphant stages. At the end there can only be one winner of The Hunger Games.
Which scenes were the most memorable for you?
The most memorable scene in The Hunger Games were when Katniss and Peeta were the last two tributes left in the games and they were going to eat poisonous berries so they would die together, but then the game makers decided to make it a draw which was the first ever draw in the history of The Hunger Games.
What kinds of issues or problems are raised in the book?
Some issues in The Hunger Games are:
·Violence: The actual games and keeping order in the districts showed quite a lot of violence.
·Wealth: While all the other districts are suffering in poverty and depression, the Capitol is so rich compared to the other twelve districts.
·Power: Also, the Capitol has all the power and not even the districts have a say on anything that the Capitol decides.
How did the author keep your interest?
The author kept me interested in the novel because she wrote in a very detailed way.
Character Profile-
The character’s name:
Katniss Everdeen
Physical description:
Katniss has black hair, grey eyes and olive skin. She is sixteen years old, she is an excellent hunter and often is the main food supplier for her family.
Relationship to or with other characters in the novel?
Primrose: Sister
Peeta: Boyfriend
Gale: Close friend
Mrs. Everdeen: Mother
Mr. Everdeen (deceased): Father
Haymitch: Mentor
What qualities do they possess?
Katniss’ qualities are:
-Aggressive
-Kind
-Brave
-Selfless
-Fearless
Likes:
Hunting, archery, her sister Primrose and hanging out with Peeta and Gale.
Dislikes:
The Hunger Games, the Capitol and injuries.
Skills and abilities:
Katniss has incredible skills in: hunting, archery, craftswomen, reflexes and athletic.
How do other characters see them?
Other characters see Katniss as a very good hunter, bossy, unselfish and a good leader.
What motivates them?
Katniss’ father motivates her the most, she try to be a good person as he was.
What are their flaws?
Katniss’ flaws are that she is mean and arrogant.
What do you remember most clearly about the character?
The thing I remember most about Katniss was when she shot the apple in the pigs mouth to get the attention of the sponsars.
Katniss has incredible skills in: hunting, archery, craftswomen, reflexes and athletic.
How do other characters see them?
Other characters see Katniss as a very good hunter, bossy, unselfish and a good leader.
What motivates them?
Katniss’ father motivates her the most, she try to be a good person as he was.
What are their flaws?
Katniss’ flaws are that she is mean and arrogant.
What do you remember most clearly about the character?
The thing I remember most about Katniss was when she shot the apple in the pigs mouth to get the attention of the sponsars.
Film Response-
Construct a Venn Diagram showing the similarities and differences between the book and the film:
Construct a Venn Diagram showing the similarities and differences between the book and the film:
Do you feel that the film set out to recreate the book faithfully, or did it aim to adapt the book?
They added a couple of things to make it different from the book but other than that they did pretty well.
Select two memorable or important scenes from the film. What made them particularly memorable or important? Katniss shoot the apple-
Katniss was training and the sponsors were not paying attention to her so she shot the apple in the pig’s mouth and she got the attention of the sponsors.
Katniss and Peeta attempt to eat the poisonous berries-
Katniss and Peeta were the last two competitors of the Hunger Games, and they didn’t want to kill one another, so they were both going to eat the poisonous berries at the same time. The game makers decided to end the Hungers Games so Peeta and Katniss won the Hunger Games.
What approach do you think you might have taken if the task of filming the book had been your responsibility?
I would have tried to keep it exactly the same to the book as I could.
Did you prefer the book or the film?
I preferred the movie because all I had to do was watch it.
Bibliography:
http://lessonbucket.com/study-guides/the-hunger-games/the-hunger-games-themes-and-issues/
http://thehungergames.wikia.com/wiki/Katniss_Everdeen
They added a couple of things to make it different from the book but other than that they did pretty well.
Select two memorable or important scenes from the film. What made them particularly memorable or important? Katniss shoot the apple-
Katniss was training and the sponsors were not paying attention to her so she shot the apple in the pig’s mouth and she got the attention of the sponsors.
Katniss and Peeta attempt to eat the poisonous berries-
Katniss and Peeta were the last two competitors of the Hunger Games, and they didn’t want to kill one another, so they were both going to eat the poisonous berries at the same time. The game makers decided to end the Hungers Games so Peeta and Katniss won the Hunger Games.
What approach do you think you might have taken if the task of filming the book had been your responsibility?
I would have tried to keep it exactly the same to the book as I could.
Did you prefer the book or the film?
I preferred the movie because all I had to do was watch it.
Bibliography:
http://lessonbucket.com/study-guides/the-hunger-games/the-hunger-games-themes-and-issues/
http://thehungergames.wikia.com/wiki/Katniss_Everdeen