Recently 7th graders at PCMS engaged in a highly successful cross-curricular unit based on the novel, Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins. In English class students kicked off the unit by choosing two tributes for each class. They not only read the novel, but worked through all the elements of fiction and bolstered their reading comprehension through the use of this engaging, high interest text, as well as many fun and engaging activities along the way. Notably, students used a survival pack to demonstrate their understanding through the course of the novel.
In Science, they delved into and created a final project on biomes that helped to
strengthen setting and environment play, such an important role in any text. In
History, students were able to discuss the maps and societal changes that are portrayed
in the novel. In Math, incorporating characters into word problems just added to the
excitement and relevance of the novel.
Students finished the unit with a culminating full day activity, “Hunger Games Day." The
tributes from each class block competed with each other as a team to earn the most
points in order to lead their class block to victory. Tributes earned points in various
‘minute-to-win-it’ style games, whole-class dodgeball, and most importantly, trivia from
the novel. The unit was a huge success!
