1. Mockingjay
Suzanne Collins
My book is Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

2. Climax Rising Actions Falling Actions Exposition Denouement
This is Freytag’s pyramid
It shows the basic outline for every story
In this presentation, I will show you how this pyramid relates to the book Mockingjay
I will not be explaining The falling actions or the denouement in fear of revealing the ending
Let’s start with the Exposition
The exposition contains characters and setting
Exposition
Denouement

3. Main Characters Katniss Everdeen Gale Hawthorne Katniss Everdeen
Likes to hunt in woods
17 years old
Brave, extremely short tempered, and stubborn.
Extremely accurate archer
In the story, rebels are fighting to take over the ruling dictators
Spokesperson for rebels – Mockingjay – Mocking Bird and Jabber Jay (explain) – one condition was being able to kill Snow in the end
Gale Hawthorne
19 years old
Caring, loyal, strong, and opinionated
Katniss’s best friend

4. Setting Future North America – called Panem
It is just a book so the locations are not exact
As you can see – mostly water
Split up Into 13 districts and the Capitol
Districts are in ruins – Capitol lives luxuriously
Takes place mostly in District 13 where Katniss and Gale now live

5. Climax Rising Actions Falling Actions Exposition Denouement
Next is the Rising actions
These are important events that lead up to the climax
Exposition
Denouement

6. Rising Action #1 Katniss travels to District 8
The main problem in the story is fighting the overruling Capitol
The rebels make videos to share their message across the districts
Katniss travels to district 8
Visits hospital
Shoots video footage to broadcast across Panem
A V formation of Capitol bombers approaches
Katniss takes battle position w/ Gale
Successfully defeat bombers w/ explosive tipped arrows
Had already bombed the hospital
Discovered just how ruthless and despicable the Capitol is

7. Rising Action #2 Katniss travels to District 2
Destroy a Capitol Soldier training center in a mountain train peace keepers - soldiers
Create an avalanche trapping most workers inside
Some people escaped from the mountain
Someone shot Katniss
Katniss is sent to the Hospital in 13 where she is to stay out of action for a while

8. Rising Action #3 Katniss travels to the Capitol
Once she is healed, Katniss travels to the Capitol
She and her team
Journey through the booby-trapped outskirts
Are chased through an underground sewage system by ravenous mutations
Reach the heart of the city
Rest of team splits up
Gale captured by peacekeepers
Later, bombs go off Katniss wounded – her sister – Prim – dies
Blacked out while the rebels overtake the Capitol

9. Climax Rising Actions Falling Actions Exposition Denouement
Finally, I will share the climax
The climax is the most suspenseful part in the story in which the main character usually makes a discovery.
Exposition
Denouement

10. Climax Katniss is about to kill President Snow
Snow was captured
Tied to a post
In front of an audience of many people
Katniss
Has one symbolic arrow – impossible to miss
But then she makes a discovery about who really deserves to be killed
The arrow flies along its course – but its target is not President Snow

11. Theme
You have to fight for what is right and justice, no matter what happens.
You have to fight for what you believe in no matter what happens or who dies
This theme can apply to anyone anywhere, you just need to stand up for yourself
I chose the picture of the statue of liberty because it stands for hope, freedom, and justice, just as the Mockingjay means hope for the rebels.

12. Thanks For Watching Check out the other two books!
First book – the hunger games
Second book – catching fire