Every classroom is different, but it seems likely that Mockingjay, the conclusion of one of the most popular young adult serials of the last fifty years, will be appealing to students for at least a couple of decades more. The trick in this case will be ensuring that students take a vigorous approach to studying a commercially popular contemporary text. These lessons and activities provide many different approaches to the text; select those that best suit the strengths and interests of your own class.
The thought questions in this lesson plan provide material and ideas that students can use to write short original essays and to develop their powers of analysis.
The questions provided for...