1. Online Component

2.  Study the Vocabulary for Chapters 1 and 2 (The Hunger
Games).
 You can find the complete vocabulary list on the website
under “Vocabulary.”
 Read The St. Martin’s Guide to Writing pages 16-38
 If you don’t yet have the text, you can download these
pages on the website under “primary texts” and
“Remembering an Event: St. Martin’s Guide.”
 Answer the assigned questions in the “Analyzing
Writing Strategies” section.
 Writing: Journal Prompt 2
 In your own life, when was a time when you felt
defeated? How did you regain your confidence?

3.  To best learn new words, use these steps:
 Make vocabulary cards by printing the word on
one side of a 3x5 card and the definition on the
other side.
 Use the words in your writing—either in your
journal entries or in your drafting.
 Use the words when you speak—either in class
or out of class, if the opportunity arises.
 Remember, there will be quizzes and tests on
these words. Bring your cards to class.

4. Chapter 1 Chapter 2
1. Entrails 1. Synonymous
2. Reaping
2. Tenuous
3. Apothecary
4. Iridescent
5. Paraffin
6. Meager
7. Racketeers
8. Sustenance
9. Tribute
10. Repentance

5.  This chapter features four narrative essays like those we
will be writing in class. As you read, pay attention to the
structure of each. In particular, notice the margin notes
in the essay “Calling Home” by Jean Brandt.

6.  If your last name begins with the letter A-I, answer the
questions in the “Analyzing Writing Strategies” section
after the Dillard essay on pages 25-26
 If your last name begins with the letter J-Q, answer the
questions in the “Analyzing Writing Strategies” section
after the Wolff essay on page 31-32
 If your last name begins with the letter R-Z, answer the
questions in the “Analyzing Writing Strategies” section
after the Bragg essay on page 36-37.

7. In your own life, when was a
time when you felt defeated?
How did you regain your
confidence?

8. Read SMG 16-38
Post #5: Analyzing Writing Strategies
Post #6 Journal 2: In your own life, when was a
time when you felt defeated? How did you regain your
confidence?
Study: Vocab (chapters 1 and 2).
Bring: SMG to class