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 * Meeting 1- 5/6 **


 * Summarizer- Michael Andriopoulos **

This week we were to read the first couple chapters of the book. We discussed the harsh environment of District 12. Many people starved and had to fight to survive. There was an electric fence enclosing in the district. Anyone caught outside the fence could be killed. Also, anyone caught stealing could be punished by death. We also discussed how the Hunger Games came about. It was a punishment from the Capitol for a rebellion that happened years ago. In summarization, we mainly discussed the harsh rule of the government. Also, we talked about how people had to fight to survive and how it wasn’t uncommon for people to starve to death.


 * Quotes- Andy Cho**

1. “Entrails. No hissing. This is the closest we will ever come to love.” Pg. 4

2. “‘What’s an Avox?’ I ask stupidly. ‘Someone who committed a crime. They cut her tongue so she can’t speak,’ says Haymitch. ‘She’s probably a traitor of some sort. Not likely you’d know her.’” Pg. 61

3. “’Guess they liked your temper,’ he says. ‘They’ve got a show to put on. They need some players with some heat.’” Pg. 17

4. “Taking the kids from our districts, forcing them to kill one another while we watch – this is the Capitol’s way of reminding us how totally we are at their mercy.” Pg. 3

5. “But there’s also food if you know how to find it. My father knew and he taught me some before he was blown to bits in a mine explosion. There was nothing even to bury. I was eleven then. Five years later, I still wake up screaming for him to run.” Pg. 5

1.What was the Hunger Games? It was a battle to the death in an arena between one boy and one girl from each district.
 * Joe Zuback/ Question Maker**

2. What happened to district 13? They rebelled against the capitol and the entire district was destroyed

3. What happened to Katniss’s dad? The dad was killed in a mine explosion

4. What is Katniss doing that is illegal in her district? She is hunting in the woods.

5. How did Katniss end up joining the Hunger Games? Her sister was chosen and she volunteered to take her place


 * John DeCotiis/ Question maker**

6. What is the punishment for stealing in district 12? Death 7. Why is there an electrical fence around district 12? To keep the animals out 8. How do you know if the electrical fences are on or not? If it is on you hear the dim buzzing noise. 9. What catnip’s real name? It is Katniss. 10. What is Katniss’s grandparents job? They cater to officials, peacekeeper, and the occasional seam customer.


 * Meeting 2- 5/13**


 * Questions- Michael Andriopoulos**

Peeta says that he is in love with Katniss. No he just said it for publicity. She gets the highest score when she was sure that the Gamemakers hated her. She plans to just run away from everyone else and survive.
 * 1) At the interviews what does Peeta say that shocks Katniss?
 * 1) Does Peeta mean what he said?
 * 1) Why does Katniss’s score surprise her?
 * 1) What is Katniss’s strategy for the Hunger Games?
 * 1) Who was Katniss’s favorite person from the Capitol?


 * Summarizer- Andrew Mosca**

In the second week of the book club, Cho is the group leader. John and Joe are working on the quotes. Mike is asking questions about the part of the book we read this past week. We are all enjoying the book and look forward to finding out what happens next in the book.


 * Group Leaders- Andy Cho**

The Hunger Games is a very interesting book so far. This book contains some tough words and phrases but is quite understandable. All my group members agree with me that this book has an interesting and suspenseful story, and that we all understand it well so far.


 * John DeCotiis/ Quotation Finder**


 * 1) “The hovercraft appeared out of nowhere,”(Collins 82).
 * 2) “While someone pins the number 12 on my back, I do a quick assessment.”(Collins 93).
 * 3) “I hear Peeta’s voice in my head. //She has no idea. The effect she can have// .”(Collins 93).
 * 4) “I’ve been preoccupied watching the boy from district 2 send a spear through a dummy’s heart from 15 yards away.”(Collins 95).
 * 5) “It’s lovely. If only you could frost someone to death,”(Collins 97).

6. “Always worried about our safety” (Collins, 81).
 * Joe Zuback/ Quotation finder**

7. “What’s and Avox?” I ask stupidly. “Someone who committed a crime. They cut her tongue so she can’t speak” (Collins, 77).

8. “The assessment of my skills from Peeta takes me totally by surprise. First, that he he had ever noticed, Second that he’s talking me up” (Collins, 89)

9. “Even as I pull back on the bow I know something is wrong. This string is tighter than the one I used at home. The arrow is more rigid” (Collins, 101).

10. “Suddenly I am Furious, that with my life on the line, they don’t even have the decency to pay attention to me. That I’m being upstaged by a dead pig” (Collins, 101).


 * Meeting 3 5/20**


 * Andy Cho/ Summarizer**

This week, our group read up to about 210th page through the book. In the book, Peeta, Katniss, and others have trained and prepared for the Hunger Games. As the night before the game approached, Peeta and Katniss talked about personal things, not able to sleep. The morning came and the Hunger Games has begun. Our group discussed about the suspense build-up and very unique characters this book has.

Quotes- Michael Andriopoulos


 * 1) “I am not pretty. I am not beautiful. I am as radiant as the sun.” –Katniss pg. 121
 * 2) "Flight is essential, but I can't let my fear show." –Katniss pg. 223
 * 3) “If you live, the hallucinations from the venom have actually driven people to madness.” –Katniss pg 185
 * 4) “Leave the district. Run off. Live in the woods. You and I, we could make it.” -Katniss pg. 196
 * 5) “Peeta! He saved my life!” –Katniss pg. 196

Joe Zuback/ Group Leader What is the overriding emotion of this book? What examples back up your claim?

The overriding emotion of the book would be fear. Fear of being by you trying to stay alive while having minimal food, and injuries, and self doubt that there is no way to survive. Katniss has been trying to make critical decisions with a gash in her leg from being attacked by the game makers. Finding food, and especially water to survive is a very difficult challenge while competing with other hunters.


 * Meeting 4 5/27**

1. On your group's wiki page, discuss the themes and images that your book contains. What are some of the images that are used? What do they seem to represent? Why do you think the author uses these images to convey his or her meaning? Our book has many themes. One big theme is the power of friendship. Now late in the book Peeta is struggling to survive, he is barely hanging on. The only reason that he is still alive is because Katniss is helping him. It shows that it is much easier to survive when you have friends to help you out.
 * Group Leader Michael Andriopoulos**


 * Andy Cho/ Quotes**


 * 1) “Despite the pain, drowsiness begins to take over.” Pg. 180
 * 2) “Is this real? Or have the hallucinations begun?” pg. 192
 * 3) “You might as well be waving a flag and shouting, ‘Come and get me!’” Pg. 158
 * 4) “I wait, frozen, for the woods to come alive with assailants. Then I remember there’s almost no one left.” Pg. 247
 * 5) “Panic begins to set in. I can’t stay here. Flight is essential. But I can’t neither walk nor hear.” Pg. 223


 * Andrew Mosca/Summarizer**

This week we read another fifth of our book “The Hunger Games”. Mike Andropulous was our group leader. Cho was the quotes and he did a really good job with it. John and Joe were on vacation so they are going to make it up when they get back. We are really enjoying this book and cannot wait to see what happens next.


 * Meeting 5 6/3**

Questions- Michael Andriopoulos
 * 1) Why does Katniss kill Cato? She did it out of pity because she did not want to hear him suffer anymore.
 * 2) Why do Katniss and Peeta try to eat the berries? They could not kill each other.
 * 3) Why does the Capitol get angry at them for this? They see it as a way of defiance.
 * 4) What happens between Katniss and Peeta on the train ride home? Katniss feels that she is not really in love with Peeta, but is very unsure.
 * 5) What is unique about the mutations that go after the final contestants in the games? They have similar traits to the dead contestants.


 * Summarizer- Andy Cho**

This week, we finished the book. This was our last group meeting. We talked about the conclusion of this book, and one of the themes we came up was, to trust your friends and letting them trust you. Another theme of this book was survival. We discussed about the sequel of this book, and what’s going to happen there.

**Andrew Mosca/ Group Leader**
Yes I would recommend it the book because it has you thinking what might happen next. My group and I kept discussing the book and the ending was nothing like we expected.
 * //Would you recommend it to peers? Why or why not?//**

No, it was discussed the best in this book no other book could plot it the same way The Hunger Games did.
 * //Has this topic been discussed more/less effectively in another book or books?//**

I don’t think it should be part of the curriculum because it doesn’t have a meaning like all the other books do.
 * //Should this book be considered for the school's curriculum?//**

Joe Zuback/ Questioner:

He lived in a bread bush field and had more sponsors.
 * 1) Why was Thresh better fed than everyone else in the Games?

2. Why does it rain so much? The game makers wanted to bring the tributes together.

They were the dead tributes that were mutated by the game makers
 * 1) What were the wolf animals that resembled humans?

They threatened to kill both so the capital wouldn’t have a winner.
 * 1) What did Katniss do to win the hunger games with Peeta?

He found out that she lied about loving him.
 * 1) Why was Peeta mad at Katniss?

Person B/ John DeCotiis


 * 1) “That’s right. Who am I thinking of? Oh, I know. It’s Cinna who likes you. But that’s mainly because you didn’t try to run when he set you on fire,” says Peeta(Collins 305).
 * 2) “On the other hand, Haymitch… well, if I were you, I’d avoid Haymitch completely. He hates you”(Collins 305).
 * 3) “Peeta has me by the arm, pushing me toward a tree. “Climb. He’ll be here in a second. We’ll stand a better chance fighting him from above”(Collins 318).
 * 4) “My eyes scan the woods just in time to see the first creature leap onto the plain. As I’m turning away, I see another half dozen join it. Then I am stumbling blindly after Cato with no thought of anything but to save myself”(Collins 330).
 * 5) “The frantic voice of Claudius Templesmith shouts above them. “Stop! Stop! Ladies and gentlemen, I am pleased to present the victors of the Seventy-fourth Hunger Games, Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark! I give you  the tributes of District Twelve”(Collins 345)!