The Hunger Games Revision Guide
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Hunger Games Word Search
Setting
A Dystopian world
The Hunger Games introduces us to a dystopian society where large
parts of the population are controlled and oppressed. This is a
depressing vision of the future, but where does it come from?
Collins says that the inspiration to write The Hunger Games came from channel surfing on television. On one channel
she observed people competing on a reality show and on another she saw footage of the invasion of Iraq. The two
"began to blur in this very unsettling way" and the idea for the book was formed.
1. What do you think Collins’ warning to us is? Explain with reference to the novel:
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Describe the following settings
Panam
The Capitol
Inside the Games
District 12
Create a map of District 12. These maps should be have the following places labelled:
 The Seam
 The Hob
 The fence
 The woods  The meadow
Katniss' house
Plot
Identify the five most important event in chronological order and explain why these events are important.
How do the events develop characters or present themes.
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Character
Create a Facebook profile for a major character in Hunger Games
Themes
Quotes
Symbols and Imagery
Symbolism is…..
What do the following things symbolise in the novel
Symbol
Quote
Food
“What must it be
like, I wonder, to
live in a world
where food appears
at the press of a
button?”
Wild flowers
“I had just turned
away from Peeta
Mallark’s bruised
face when I saw the
dandelion and I
knew hope wasn’t
lost.”
“It means thanks,
it means
admiration, it
means good-bye to
someone you love.”
Three-finger Salute
What deeper ideas are
explored with this
symbol?
Scene when symbol
appears
Mutations
The jabberjay is used for _____________. It is a bird that can remember human
_____________ and repeat them later. The Capitol used them to ___________ on the
rebellious Districts. Later, after mating with common mockingbirds, the jabberjay became
the _____________. While it can no longer reproduce human words, it can remember and
repeat human _________ and sounds.
Tracker jackers are mutated _____________, designed to be especially
deadly and __________. When disturbed, they will chase their victims
for great distances, refusing to give up until they have had their ___________. Their venom is a
powerful ______________ narcotic, and a few stings can _____________ an adult human.
spy
wasps
revenge
conversations
melodies
psychedelic
Surveillance
persistent
Mockingjay
kill
Design a new Capitol mutt. Your creature should be a combination of existing animals, but can have added,
genetically-designed features. It should serve a specific purpose for the Capitol.
Steps
1. Determine what kind of creature you will design. What does it look like? What is its purpose? How does it
serve the Capitol? How do the people living in the Districts deal with or avoid it?
2. Draw and label your new mutt. Labels should identify the creature's special features.
3. Write a paragraph explaining your mutation. Your paragraph must cover the following:
- Genetic building-blocks (which animals were combined).
-Purpose (what the Capitol uses it for).
- Coping techniques (how do the people living in the Districts deal with or avoid these creatures?).
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Quotes
Writing an Essay
Describe at least ONE memorable use of language in the text(s).
Explain how this use of language helped you to understand one or more key ideas in the text(s).
Note: Language might include figurative language techniques, imagery, symbolism, vocabulary, or style.
An example of a body paragraph that includes your four essential parts.
 Idea
 Response to the idea
 Quote
 Technique
The author utilises animal imagery to make us understand the key idea that we often dehumanise individuals to justify our
brutal and inhumane treatment of them (magic sentence). In the Hunger Games, those who live in the outer districts are
oppressed, discriminated against and treated unfairly compared to those lucky enough to live in the Capitol. Collins calls the
process by which the tributes for the Hunger Games are chosen, “the Reaping” (the quote is woven into the sentence), which
generally refers to a reaping of crops, or some other sort of non-human property. Collins’ choice of language (the TECHNIQUE
the writer uses) dehumanises those in the districts, making them seem like nothing more than crops or property, therefore
justifying the inhumane practice of sending them to fight to the death for the Capitol’s entertainment. Collins use of language
(technique) prompts the reader to think about (discussion on the technique must always be followed with the EFFECT of the
technique) the key idea that we tend to dehumanise people to justify our treatment of them. Those in the Capitol do not
consider those in the districts to be human in the same way they are. While this seems like a far-fetched scenario, we have seen
this sort of treatment of human beings in the past with slave owners considering their slaves property and denying them the
rights of human beings. Collins’ dystopian vision serves as a warning to us all to treat all human beings as autonomous
individuals and no one’s property (this is your own personal response to the idea).