Students will compare the mood established in "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson and the reaping scene in The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. They will complete a graphic organizer for each text and then complete a short response utilizing this organizer. Necessary text excerpts are included. Aligned to Common Core State Standard: RL.8.2
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Grades 6-8
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Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective summary of the text.
Great texts for determining central theme and mood/tone. Use of graphic organizer is helpful for students to get their thinking activated.
rebwade
March 23, 2014
These are great texts to look at mood. I like that your graphic organizer allows the students to determine one central mood. Thank you for including the needed text excerpts.
rayraymg
April 19, 2013