The Hunger Games Series

The Hunger Games turns a televised fight to the death into a sharp classroom entry point for dystopian fiction, propaganda, and class division. The guide pairs differentiated comprehension questions with creative tasks like a tribute diary and survival storyboard, making it a strong fit for a unit students already want to watch.

Katniss Everdeen never wanted to be a symbol, but her survival in the arena made her one anyway, and Catching Fire follows what happens when a government tries to force that symbol back under control. The movie gives students a close look at how propaganda, image, and coerced performance work in a totalitarian state, all through characters they already know from the first movie. This guide includes three sets of differentiated comprehension questions, a storyboard and synopsis activity, and word search and crossword puzzles.

Katniss Everdeen becomes the reluctant public face of a growing rebellion against the Capitol, even as the man she loves is held hostage and used against her. A companion guide pairs differentiated comprehension questions with a storyboard, synopsis, critical thinking discussion, and creative writing tasks built around the movie.

Katniss Everdeen leads a special ops squad into the heart of the Capitol on a mission to end President Snow's regime once and for all, only to discover that the line between liberator and tyrant is not as clear as she hoped. A companion guide pairs differentiated comprehension questions with a storyboard, synopsis, critical thinking discussion, and creative writing tasks built around the movie.

Years before he becomes the tyrant of the original Hunger Games, a young Coriolanus Snow is assigned to mentor a District 12 tribute for the 10th annual Hunger Games, a girl whose singing captivates the entire Capitol. Students watch a future dictator's origin story unfold in real time, tracing the choices that turn ambition into cruelty. The guide includes two sets of differentiated comprehension questions, a storyboard and synopsis task, and character and scene writing activities.