Objective Students will identify how Anthem and The Hunger Games have similarities and differences by creating T-charts for 3 of the elements of a dystopia. 1

The Hunger Games – day 3 Katniss feels betrayed that Peeta joined the Careers. While taking refuge in the tree, Katniss is disturbed by a tracker jacker nest which was created by the gamemakers to move the game forward. Peeta tells her to run. She hallucinates and wakes up a few days later to Rue. 2

The Hunger Games – day 3 Katniss and Rue devise a plot to destroy Cato’s camp. They set small campfires to distract Cato. Katniss knows his camp is guarded, so she uses her bow and arrow to detonate the mines. Meanwhile, Rue falls into a trap and is stuck in a net. Katniss follows her cries and frees her. However, at that moment a boy from District 1 shoots a spear that kills Rue. 3

The Hunger Games – day 3 Katniss wants to show what Rue meant and honors her by covering her body with flowers. Her downfall is that she begins to give to much hope and “lights a fire” within the districts. The gamemakers force the tributes into giving up their free will and morality in order to survive. 4

The Hunger Games – day 3 Before the enraged gamemakers plot to have Katniss killed, Haymitch warns that it will only make things worse. The gamemakers use the idea of “star crossed lovers” as propaganda to keep the districts under control. They allow two people to win the games as long as they are the last two remaining from the same district. 5

The Hunger Games – day 4 A love connection begins to spark between Peeta and Katniss, in which they receive supplies from the sponsors. Thresh, in repayment for honoring Rue, kills Clove to spare Katniss’ life. 6

3 Elements of a Dystopia You will pick 3 of the following elements of a dystopia to use as your topics for the 3 body paragraphs of your essay. Propaganda used to control citizen Restriction of free will and independent thought A figurehead or concept is worshiped by the citizens Citizens are perceived to be under constant surveillance Citizens fear the outside world Citizens live in a dehumanized state Citizens conform to expectations Education Technology 7

Using the notes you took, you will create 3 T-Charts. Example T-Chart on Symbolism Using the notes you took, you will create 3 T-Charts. Symbolism Equality and Katniss both bring light to their society. Equality and Katniss bring light by sparking hope in their society. Equality and Katniss both defy rules to bring hope. Equality does so with his light box, while Katniss brings hope through her defiance of the Capitol. Equality's actions after the council's rejection is contrasting to Katniss' actions after the Captiol's disapproval. Equality avoids consequences by fleeing his city and deciding that someday he may return to get a few people. Katniss has no choice but to face consequences and refuses to back down until change is made. She starts an uprising against the Capitol. 8

Example Paragraph on Symbolism In the dystopian stories The Hunger Games and Anthem both of the main characters bring light to their society. Equality, from Anthem, uses science and tools he found from the unmentionable times to create electricity and a light box. Katniss is referred to as “The Girl on Fire” after her debut at the 74th Hunger Games induction ceremony. The light both of these characters create is symbolic of the hope they bring to their society. When Equality creates the light box he introduces the idea of an advanced society that will change how his society lives. After the Scholars deny the light box, Equality escapes and finds hope to create his own society. During the Hunger Games, Katniss brings hope for change to the other districts by defying the rules of the Capitol. The districts watch her defiance and start to believe they can overpower the Capitol. While both of these characters bring hope to their society, their consequences for doing so are profoundly different. Once Equality's light box is rejected he flees from the city taking the box with him into the uncharted forest. Equality continues to find hope in the forest because he knows no one will come after him and states, “Some day, we shall stop and build a house, when we shall have gone far enough. But we do not have to hasten” (Rand 84-85). In contrast, when Katniss sparks hope within the districts it starts an uprising. The districts begin destroying government buildings and fighting the peacekeepers. Unlike Equality, Katniss cannot escape her city, leaving her to be punished by the government and fighting for her life. 9

Setting up your paper MLA style 10

Writing the Thesis 11

Writing Topic Sentences/Transitions 12