1. Claim A: Governing by fear is an effective method of control in Catching Fire.
Claim B: Governing by fear is not an effective method of control in Catching Fire.
2 minutes:
Find two pieces of evidence for your position (judges: find one piece of evidence each)
Jot down how you’ll explain it.
Judges: Who had the better argument and why?
Governing by fear

2. First, let’s practice! In your group, pick one.
Claim A: Tom Brady is the GOAT
Claim B: Tom Brady is NOT the GOAT.
Claim A: Beyoncé is the GOAT
Claim B: Beyoncé is the GOAT
Claim A: Students at HHS should have open campus at lunch.
Claim B: Students at HHS should NOT have open campus at lunch.
2 minutes:
Find two pieces of evidence for your position (judges: find one piece of evidence each)
Jot down how you’ll explain it.
Judges: Who had the better argument and why?
First, let’s practice! In your group, pick one.

3. Claim A: Catching Fire shows us that censorship is an effective method of control.
Claim B: Catching Fire shows us that censorship is not an effective method of control.
2 minutes:
Find two pieces of evidence for your position (judges: find one piece of evidence each)
Jot down how you’ll explain it.
Judges: Who had the better argument and why?
Censorship

4. Claim A: Catching Fire shows us that there should be limits to the progress of technology.
Claim B: Catching Fire shows us that advances in technology should not be regulated.
2 minutes:
Find two pieces of evidence for your position (judges: find one piece of evidence each)
Jot down how you’ll explain it.
Judges: Who had the better argument and why?
Technology

5. Distraction (panem et circenses)
Claim A: The Capitol has power because citizens are distracted by the Hunger Games.
Claim B: The Hunger Games are a symptom of the Capitol’s power, not the cause of it.
2 minutes:
Find two pieces of evidence for your position (judges: find one piece of evidence each)
Jot down how you’ll explain it.
Judges: Who had the better argument and why?
Distraction (panem et circenses)

6. Claim A: The citizens of Panem must sacrifice some freedoms for the sake of their safety and security.
Claim B: The citizens of Panem should not sacrifice their freedoms for the sake of their safety and security.
2 minutes:
Find two pieces of evidence for your position (judges: find one piece of evidence each)
Jot down how you’ll explain it.
Make your argument in 90 seconds
Judges: Who had the better argument and why?
Freedom vs. Security

7. Claim A: The Capitol’s system of separating Panem into districts is an effective method of maintaining power.
Claim B: The Capitol’s system of separating Panem into districts is necessary to keep their society functioning.
2 minutes:
Find two pieces of evidence for your position (judges: find one piece of evidence each)
Jot down how you’ll explain it.
Judges: Who had the better argument and why?
Social class

8. Claim A: One way tributes can be more successful is to perform their gender in conventional ways (act “masculine” or “feminine”).
Claim B: The way tributes express their gender has nothing to do with their success in the Hunger Games.
2 minutes:
Find two pieces of evidence for your position (judges: find one piece of evidence each)
Jot down how you’ll explain it.
Judges: Who had the better argument and why?
Gender

9. The media Claim A: The media keeps people in Panem obedient.
Claim B: The media does not keep people in Panem obedient.
2 minutes:
Find two pieces of evidence for your position (judges: find one piece of evidence each)
Jot down how you’ll explain it.
Judges: Who had the better argument and why?
The media

10. Art Claim A: Art is an effective method of protest in Catching Fire.
Claim B: Art is not an effective method of protest in Catching Fire.
2 minutes:
Find two pieces of evidence for your position (judges: find one piece of evidence each)
Jot down how you’ll explain it.
Judges: Who had the better argument and why?
Art

11. Claim A: Catching Fire shows us that injustice can never be applied equally.
Claim B: Catching Fire shows us that a corrupt justice system is an effective method of oppression.
2 minutes:
Find two pieces of evidence for your position (judges: find one piece of evidence each)
Jot down how you’ll explain it.
Judges: Who had the better argument and why?
Injustice

12. Claim A: Catching Fire shows us that the restriction of information is an effective method of control.
Claim B: Catching Fire shows us that the restriction of information is not an effective method of control.
2 minutes:
Find two pieces of evidence for your position (judges: find one piece of evidence each)
Jot down how you’ll explain it.
Judges: Who had the better argument and why?
Education