Identify the topic and the author's message about the topic.

A futuristic, imagined universe in which oppressive (cruel, harsh, unfair) societal control and the illusion of a perfect society are maintained through corporate, bureaucratic, technological, or moral/religious control.

The dictionary definition of a word

The "gift" President Snow left for Katniss.

Respond to the prompt fully and in complete sentences: What does President Snow's white rose symbolize for Katniss?

Identify the character, problem, and actions taken to solve the problem.

A place, state, or condition that is ideally perfect in terms of politics, laws, customs, and conditions

The feeling or human reaction attached to the word.

Why did Venia, Octavius, and Flavius get locked up in room 3809 in District 13?

Respond to the prompt fully and in complete sentences: "Ashes billow up around me, and I pull the hem of my shirt up over my mouth. It’s not wondering what I breathe in, but who, that threatens to choke me".
a. Katniss uses personification in this passage for effect. What is threatening to “choke” Katniss?

Identify the main idea: Most teenagers and young adults do not know what they want to do for the rest of their lives. It is a big decision. There are a number of things you can do to narrow the choices. For example you can take an interest test, do some research on your own about a career, try volunteer work in the field in which you are interested, or “job-shadow”, in which you spend a day with a person who is working in a field that interests you. These are just a few helpful ideas as you begin to choose a career.

Dystopias are often part of a fictional universe, therefore this is how this world came to be or how it evolved (or devolved) from our current world

The three measurements of connotation.

20 year commitment; cannot get married or have children

Respond to the prompt fully and in complete sentences: Katniss recalls all the ways others have used her as a “piece” in their own games. What does she mean by this metaphor?

Identify the main idea: The United States seems to be in love with the idea of going out to eat. Because of this, a real variety of restaurants has come about specializing in all kinds of foods. McDonald’s is the king of a subgroup of restaurants called fast-food restaurants. Chances are, no matter where you live, there is a McDonald’s restaurant near you. There are even McDonald’s in the Soviet Union. Now McDonald’s is trying something new. It is called McDonald’s Express and there is a test site in Peabody, Massachusetts. It is part of a Mobil gas station. This allows you to fill up with gas and fill up on food at the same time. What will they think of next?

When an author uses a concrete noun to represent an abstract noun to enhance a narrative.

How the author feels about the subject of the text.

Coin"s right-hand man

Respond to the prompt fully and in complete sentences: Identify the main idea of the following passage: Mark wanted to be a great skater. But he didn't want to spend the hours practicing. He wished he could just do the tricks easily. Mark's dream was to have everyone stop and stare when he entered the skate park. He wanted them to say, "Mark is the best skater in the whole world."

Look at text features, determine if text is fiction or non-fiction, and look for repeated information, words, phrases, images

Love, time, friendship, joy, justice, peace are all examples of these.

How the audience feels when reading a text

Genetic diversity

Respond to the prompt fully and in complete sentences: What is propaganda and what is its purpose?