1. Essential Questions

2. EQ #1. The story is set in the future, so when Katniss refers to her ancestors, she is referring to us. What has happened to North America? How might we have contributed to the destruction of it?

3. EQ 2: How does the Capital control the population of the 12 districts
EQ 2: How does the Capital control the population of the 12 districts? What roles do the tesserae and the Hunger Games play in the Capital’s control?

4. EQ #2: Why is Mayor Undersee unconcerned about following procedure when Katniss volunteers to take Prim’s place? Why don’t Peeta’s brothers volunteer?

5. EQ #3: The kids of Panem learn a very biased history of Panem
EQ #3: The kids of Panem learn a very biased history of Panem. Why is that? Why won’t the Capitol teach everything there is to know?

6. EQ 3: Why is Katniss so untrusting of Peeta’s kindess?