1. Setting, Character, & Conflict The Hunger Games The Adventure of a Button The Hunger Games The Adventure of a Button

2. Setting What is setting?

3. Setting Definition Setting refers to the place where the story is taking place. Setting also refers to the time when a story takes place. Definition Setting refers to the place where the story is taking place. Setting also refers to the time when a story takes place. Question What are the main settings that we have explored so far in The Hunger Games? Example Depression hangs in the air in District 12 because of the poverty. A coal mining district, you can feel a chill in the air literally and figuratively. A part of America in the future, it is clear that the people of District 12 do not live in a happy place.

4. Character What are characters?

5. Character Questions What is a main character? What is a secondary character? What is a protagonist? What is an antagonist? What characteristics and traits are given to characters to help them develop in a story. Questions What is a main character? What is a secondary character? What is a protagonist? What is an antagonist? What characteristics and traits are given to characters to help them develop in a story. Definition A character is a person in a story. Example Katniss Everdeen is the main character and protagonist of The Hunger Games. She is a very simple teenage girl in appearance and finds it uncomfortable when forced to alter it for the Games. She is devoted to her family and shows strength of character throughout the novel.

6. Conflict What is conflict?

7. Conflict Definition Conflict refers to a struggle that happens in the story. Definition Conflict refers to a struggle that happens in the story. Example Primrose Everdeen is picked at the Reaping. Questions What types of conflicts do we see in stories? Who do conflicts happen to?

8. Cute as a Button Choose a button!

9. What Makes Your Button Unique? Describe your button. How is your button different from another button? What colour is it? What shape is it? What other details can you give about this button? Describe your button. How is your button different from another button? What colour is it? What shape is it? What other details can you give about this button?

10. The Adventure of a Button There is a story behind this lost button.

11. The Adventure of a Button Your task for this assignment is to explore character, setting, and conflict while telling the story surrounding your button.

12. The Characters: Who? Whose piece of clothing did your button fall off of? Describe the character. Who found the button? Describe the character. Whose piece of clothing did your button fall off of? Describe the character. Who found the button? Describe the character.

13. The Setting: Where? When? Where was your button lost/found? When was your button lost/found? Where was your button lost/found? When was your button lost/found?

14. The Conflict: What? Why? How? What conflict happened that surrounded the button? Guiding questions: 1.What happened? 2.How did it happen? 3. Why is this important? What conflict happened that surrounded the button? Guiding questions: 1.What happened? 2.How did it happen? 3. Why is this important?

15. Write Your Story What I am looking for in your story: 1.You have chosen two Hunger Games characters (one who lost the button and one who found the button) and have developed these characters. 2.You have chosen a clear Hunger Games setting and have described it. 3.You have explained the conflict. What is the issue that the character who lost or found the button is facing? 4.You have used full sentences, correct grammar, and you have separated your ideas into paragraphs. 5.Your story should be about 250 words (1 page typed, skipping lines). What I am looking for in your story: 1.You have chosen two Hunger Games characters (one who lost the button and one who found the button) and have developed these characters. 2.You have chosen a clear Hunger Games setting and have described it. 3.You have explained the conflict. What is the issue that the character who lost or found the button is facing? 4.You have used full sentences, correct grammar, and you have separated your ideas into paragraphs. 5.Your story should be about 250 words (1 page typed, skipping lines).