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A visually engaging pre-reading PREZI presentation for introducing background, characters, symbols, and themes in Suzanne Collins' THE HUNGER GAMES, right on time to read the book with your students before the movie comes out at the end of March.
If you haven't used PREZI before, it's a web-based presentation software that allows you to created zooming productions. Instead of clicking from slide to slide like in PowerPoint, PREZI uses one large canvas and then you zoom in on individual photos, videos, or pieces of information.
In this PREZI lesson plan, students will be introduced to the following aspects of THE HUNGER GAMES:
Imagine a World - a few teasers to get students excited about the story
Background - back-story about the setting, time period, as well as the history of Panem and the Games
Author Inspiration - three separate YouTube-linked videos in which the author explains how she came up with the story
Characters - a brief description of a few main characters
Symbols - four key symbols students should pay attention to in the novel
Themes - seven key themes to watch for, with several discussion questions for each theme
Critical Acclaim - three snippets from published praises for THE HUNGER GAMES
This download will come with the PREZI presentation, a two-page study guide for students to fill out during the presentation, and a two-page teacher's guide complete with tech help for running the PREZI.
Note that PREZI requires an updated FLASH PLAYER to run. Although almost all of my customers have no problems running the PREZI file, a few (a couple out of every thousand or so) may have compatibility issues. To make sure you won't have compatibility glitches, just download one of my FREE PREZI lesson plans. If they work, this one will work too. Here are the links:
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Enjoy! And don't forget to write a review!
Happy Hunger Games!
Created by Arik Durfee
If you haven't used PREZI before, it's a web-based presentation software that allows you to created zooming productions. Instead of clicking from slide to slide like in PowerPoint, PREZI uses one large canvas and then you zoom in on individual photos, videos, or pieces of information.
In this PREZI lesson plan, students will be introduced to the following aspects of THE HUNGER GAMES:
Imagine a World - a few teasers to get students excited about the story
Background - back-story about the setting, time period, as well as the history of Panem and the Games
Author Inspiration - three separate YouTube-linked videos in which the author explains how she came up with the story
Characters - a brief description of a few main characters
Symbols - four key symbols students should pay attention to in the novel
Themes - seven key themes to watch for, with several discussion questions for each theme
Critical Acclaim - three snippets from published praises for THE HUNGER GAMES
This download will come with the PREZI presentation, a two-page study guide for students to fill out during the presentation, and a two-page teacher's guide complete with tech help for running the PREZI.
Note that PREZI requires an updated FLASH PLAYER to run. Although almost all of my customers have no problems running the PREZI file, a few (a couple out of every thousand or so) may have compatibility issues. To make sure you won't have compatibility glitches, just download one of my FREE PREZI lesson plans. If they work, this one will work too. Here are the links:
Ad Logic: Analyzing TV Commercials
"Dissecting the Dream" - Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" Speech
If you are studying The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, or Mockingjay with your students, be sure to check out my related products:
The Hunger Games - Wordplay! Game Show
The Hunger Games - Tribute Simulation Game
The Hunger Games - Theme and Symbolism Analysis Essay
*FREE* The IDEAL Hunger Games Movie
*FREE* Creating a Dystopia - PREZI Lesson Plan
Enjoy! And don't forget to write a review!
Happy Hunger Games!
Created by Arik Durfee
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hconlon
Loved the way this worked in my seventh grade classroom. It was an EXCEPTIONAL presentation for my class prior to seeing the film and worked well as a review after the film for those students who had not read the text.
February 7, 2013 
ShanR2281
Great Prezi and intro to The Hunger Games! Thanks!
January 22, 2013
pamelaknows
Great resource!
January 1, 2013
dmmatonak
CAN'T WAIT TO USE THIS!!!
November 13, 2012
Jabbott (TpT Seller)
This is a terrific way to give the kids a taste of what to expect. It is visually engaging, and they will love that! I can't wait to use it.
October 21, 2012
Arik Durfee (TpT Seller)
It wasn't hard to make the idea of reading The Hunger Games appealing. It's such a great book! I hope your kids love the book and the prezi. Thanks for the review!
October 26, 2012
chargers21
Students found it very helpful. Thanks
September 4, 2012
Eileen Gilligan
Great for helping reluctant readers get interested before starting the book.
August 19, 2012
Arik Durfee (TpT Seller)
Thanks for the feedback. Isn't it amazing that anyone. Old be reluctant to read this book?! I ope they get into it, because they'll love it!
August 25, 2012
Rhonda Hughey
This was wonderful! My students loved it.
August 13, 2012
spms06
Thanks so much for this useful item!
August 5, 2012
jgteach2reach
Captivating for my students! They wanted to watch it over and over. It really peaked their interest in the book. Thank you for sharing!!
July 10, 2012
Arik Durfee (TpT Seller)
That's great! I love hearing that your students were so into it.
July 10, 2012
IAQAdam
My kids love Prezis. Visually captivating. This was a great tool to intro a book that already had a ton interest thanks to the motion picture. This only helped ratchet up the excitement.
May 15, 2012
lynfishwick
Fantastic! My year 9s really enjoyed it and it led to lots of questions and discussion.
May 14, 2012
Toster
Perfect!
April 29, 2012
clh238
With the Hunger Games coming out soon, this is perfect! Thank you.
March 20, 2012
Arik Durfee (TpT Seller)
Can't wait for the movie! I hope your students love the book.
March 20, 2012
Heather Cull-Tilley
I cannot wait to introduce this to my students!
March 19, 2012
ulrike
I know the students will love this. Can't wait to share it with on Monday.
March 11, 2012
eyoung407
Thank you! This was extremely helpful and engaging for my students.
March 11, 2012
mjdw4
My first adventure with Prezi! This is a wonderful introduction to the Hunger Games. You have included all the important elements to look for and whetted young appetities for a challenging adventure.
March 1, 2012
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Freud
Hi Arik,
Great work! My students love The Hunger Games, so I thought I'd better get on this one. I just downloaded the Prezi, and when I get to the link that says the author will be talking about how she came up with the idea, the Prezi just stops and there is nothing there. Is there supposed to be a video link or something? Thanks! Cheryl
Great work! My students love The Hunger Games, so I thought I'd better get on this one. I just downloaded the Prezi, and when I get to the link that says the author will be talking about how she came up with the idea, the Prezi just stops and there is nothing there. Is there supposed to be a video link or something? Thanks! Cheryl
February 28, 2012
Arik Durfee (TpT Seller)
There is. It's a YouTube link. There are actually three of them. If it didn't load, there are a couple of troubleshooting steps you can take. The easiest fix (hopefully it's just this) is to just close the Prezi file and then open it again. Every once in a while when you open a Prezi with a YouTube clip the link will fail to load for some reason. But if you just close it and re-open it, that should fix the problem.
The other possible issue could be an internet filter. I know our school has a filter that blocks most YouTube videos (which is a little Stone Age in my mind, but that's another matter.) If that's the issue, then the fix is to ask your district web filter guru to unblock these specific URLs. In the teacher's guide, you'll find the exact URLs listed. You can just email that to your district web tech, and they can usually get it unblocked.
Hopefully one of those suggestions solves the problem for you.
Thanks for downloading! Let me know if the link continues to fail and we'll figure out another solution.
The other possible issue could be an internet filter. I know our school has a filter that blocks most YouTube videos (which is a little Stone Age in my mind, but that's another matter.) If that's the issue, then the fix is to ask your district web filter guru to unblock these specific URLs. In the teacher's guide, you'll find the exact URLs listed. You can just email that to your district web tech, and they can usually get it unblocked.
Hopefully one of those suggestions solves the problem for you.
Thanks for downloading! Let me know if the link continues to fail and we'll figure out another solution.
February 28, 2012
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