Guest Post by Michelle Manno
The American public has been captivated by The Hunger Games, both on the silver screen and in Suzanne Collins’ YA series. The mass appeal of this now multi-million dollar franchise is no secret; it’s hard to ignore it’s entertainment value. However, the popularity of this series also holds tremendous value in the classroom. While The Hunger Games is categorized as fiction, the content of the stories as full of teachable moments across content areas, and provide teachers with high-quality content to reach students in areas of math, science, and history.
Teach.com and Hunger Games Lessons recognize the educational value of the series and have teamed up to bring you Sparking Their Interest – Engaging Students with The Hunger Games: Catching Fire – a collection of innovative teaching resources and activities that are aligned with the Common Core and students interests. Signifying pop cultures important role in the classroom, ‘Sparking Their Interest’ uses Suzanne Collins’ trilogy to teach students about important topics including genetics, art history, and social responsibility.
Hunger Games Lessons was created by Tracee Orman, a high school English teacher who sought out the The Hunger Games as a way to reach her students and reluctant readers. Teach.com is an educational resource dedicated to discovering innovative teaching throughout the world. Working closely with USC Rossier Online – a top-ranked teacher preparation program from the University of Southern California – they are both strong advocates of providing teachers and students with creative and engaging resources for 21st century learning.
Popular culture is a powerful teaching tool. Aligning your curriculum with students’ favorite movies, books, television, and music allows them to be active participants in the learning process, while keeping them motivated and engaged in the content.
Scroll through the guide and find out Katniss, Peeta, and the rest of Panem can be used in the classroom.
Sparking Their Interest-Engaging Students WithCatching Fire
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Michelle Manno is an Associate Editor at Teach.com where she writes about education reform and pop culture pedagogy. Join the @teachdotcom community on Twitter.
Source:
http://hunger-games.net/learning-with-pop-culture-bringing-thehungergames-into-the-classroom/