The Hunger Games: Unit Plan Schedule

Week

Lesson Title Details

Preserving Your Identity Activity Watch Where the
Spirit Lives Film Begins

Students will watch Where the Spirit Lives over a span of
two days.
FNMI Residential Schools Activity

Students will look into FNMI identity and the impact of
residential schools on trying to erase that identity.

Students will research one policy or statement the Canadian
government had on FNMI persons that either intentionally or
unintentionally caused the loss of identity

Preserving
Your Identity Take Away Assignment Identity Reflection
Activity
Students will then write or record a short reflective piece on

what identity means to Katniss, Peeta, Komi and how does
that relate to themselves and their search or struggle for
maintaining an identity?

Key Outcomes (POS)

Evidence
(Assessment)

Reflection piece
is well thought
English
out and
- Analyze how the choices and motives
developed,
of characters portrayed in oral, print
and other media texts provide insight includes
connections and
into those of self and others
struggles of two
- Compare a main character in one text medias and the
to the main character in another text
student's
from a different era, genre or medium. identity.


Food
Journal
Activity

For a week, students will make a short record of what they eat
in order to see where their food is coming from.

Take Away Assignment: Food Journal Project Reflection
At the end of the week, students will write a reflection on the
Food Journal Activity. They will be reflecting on where their
food is coming from and whether or not it is sustainable.
Key Outcomes (POS)
Health and Life Skills
- Develop strategies that promote
healthy nutritional choices for self
and others
- Assess the quality and reliability of
health information provided by
different sources

Socratic
Seminar:
Meaning of
Being
Human:
People as
Multi-
Faceted
Beings

Evidence
(Assessment)

Participation,
Reflection, Food
Journal

Socratic Seminar
The topic of this Socratic Seminar is the concept of people
having multi-faceted personalities along with the topic of
Alcoholism, PTSD, and mental health connections. The
following questions will be discussed:
- Can people have multifaceted personalities?
- What does it mean when someone has both positive
and negative qualities?
- What is needed for healing?

Take Away Assignment:
Students will complete the reflection section of their Identity
Socratic Seminar Prompt Sheet.
Key Outcomes (POS)

Evidence
(Assessment)

Social Studies
Participation,
- Demonstrate skills of cooperation,
Reflection
conflict resolution and consensus
building
- Reflect on changes of perspective or
opinion based on information
gathered and research conducted