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JOURNAL ARTICLE

JOURNAL ARTICLE . BY: ASHLEY PATTON HUMN240-E2WW PROFESSOR, JENNIFER KRASNO. JOURNAL ARTICLE. CLASS ON FIRE: USING THE HUNGER GAMES TRILOGY TO ENCOURAGE SOCIAL ACTION AUTHOR: AMBER SIMMONS. MAIN POINTS .

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JOURNAL ARTICLE

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  1. JOURNAL ARTICLE BY: ASHLEY PATTON HUMN240-E2WW PROFESSOR, JENNIFER KRASNO

  2. JOURNAL ARTICLE • CLASS ON FIRE: USING THE HUNGER GAMES TRILOGY TO ENCOURAGE SOCIAL ACTION • AUTHOR: AMBER SIMMONS

  3. MAIN POINTS • THE ARTICLE IS FOCUSED ON THE HUNGER GAMES NOVELS: THE HUNGER GAMES, CATCHING FIRE AND MOCKINGJAY ALL WRITTEN BY: SUZANNE COLLINS • THE ARTICLE COMPARES THE NOVELS TO THINGS OCCURING IN SOCIETY TODAY AS WELL AS THINGS IN THE PAST.

  4. MAIN POINTS CONT. • THE ARTICLE STRESSES HOW CRUCIAL IT IS FOR CHILDREN TO BE ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY. • THE HUNGER GAMES SERIES, IS USED TO CAPTURE THE ATTENTION OF CHILDREN IN SCHOOL TO RELATE WITH SOCIETY TODAY.

  5. ANALYSIS • THE ARTICLE COMPARES PEETA MALARK AND KATNISS EVERDEEN TO CHILDREN IN TODAYS SOCIETY. • THEY STRIVE TO FIND THEIR PLACE IN THE WORLD AND WANT TO EXPERIENCE EVERYTHING THEY CAN. • COMPARES THE NOVELS TO SOCIETY IN REGARDS TO THE MISUSE OF CHILDREN AND LETTING PEOPLE KNOW IT HAPPENS.

  6. Analysis cont. • STRESSES THE DAILY ISSUES IN THE WORLD LIKE HUNGER, FORCING CHILDREN TO FIGHT, FORCING CHILDREN TO WORK AND DEALING WITH THE SEX TRADE IN SOCIETY. • UTILIZING LITERATURE IN THE CLASSROOM CAN BE POSITIVE INFLUENCE FOR CHILDREN • THERE ARE WAYS FOR CHILDREN TO APPLY THEMSELVES IN SCHOOL AND THE COMMUNITY.

  7. AGREEMENT OR DISAGREMENT? • I AGREE AND DISAGREE • DISAGREEMENT: SOME THINGS NEED TO BE TAUGHT BY PARENTS TO THEIR CHILDREN AND NOT BY SCHOOLS. • AGREEMENT: EXPRESSES TO CHILDREN THE CONDITION OF OUR WORLD AND OUTSIDE ISSUES.

  8. IMPORTANCE?? • YES THIS ARTICLE IS IMPORTANT. • WHY???? • IT IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE CHILDREN AS WELL AS ADULTS CAN ANALYZE BOOKS AND MOVIES MORE AND COMPARE AS WELL AS UNDERSTAND ISSUES IN SOCIETY. ALSO THAT WE CAN ALL MAKE AN IMPACT ON SOMEONE NO MATTER WHAT WE DO.

  9. REFERENCE • Simmons, A. (2012). Class on Fire: Using the Hunger Games Trilogy to Encourage Social Action. Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, 56(1), 22-34. Retrieved June 20, 2013, from http://fs5ly9ql9a.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info%3Aofi%2Fenc%3AUTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/summon.serialssolutions.com&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Class+on+fire&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Adole

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