FJH Academy Awards of FJH Academy Awards of LiteratureLiterature

FJH Academy Awards of FJH Academy Awards of LiteratureLiterature

Year 2010Year 2010Year 2010Year 2010

Welcome to the FJH Academy Awards of Literature

2010 CATEGORIES AND NOMINATIONS

Best Protagonist Katniss Everdeen

Best Antagonist The Capitol

Best Climax Suicide by Berries

Best Resolution Two Winners

Best Opening Line “WINNING WILL MAKE YOU FAMOUS. LOSING MEANS CERTAIN DEATH.”

Achievement In Imagery District 12 & The Capitol

Best Lone Star Book Of The Year The Hunger Games

Best Fiction Book Of The Year The Hunger Games

   

and the categories are . . .

PLOT SUMMARY:

The Hunger Games takes place in the ruins of North America. There lies the nation of Panem. Within is a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts in different states of repair. Each year, the districts are forced by the Capitol to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the Hunger Games. The games are gladiator like and only one competitor can survive.

Best Fiction Book :

Best Opening Line:

“WINNING WILL MAKE YOU FAMOUS. LOSING MEANS CERTAIN DEATH.”

Best Climax Suicide by BerriesBest Resolution Two Winners

Strategy is everythingStrategy is everything

The Reaping is to keep citizens in lineThe Reaping is to keep citizens in lineThe Reaping is to keep citizens in lineThe Reaping is to keep citizens in line

Two are chosen from each districtTwo are chosen from each district

The “Tributes”receive little trainingThe “Tributes”receive little training

They will Battle for survival.They will Battle for survival.But only one can survive But only one can survive

District 1- luxury goods for the Capitol District 2- Medicine District 3- Machinery/Factories District 4- Fishing

District 5- Livestock District 6- Scientific Research District 7- Lumber District 8- Textiles

District 9- Hunters District 10- Mathematical Research District 11- Agriculture District 12- Coal

Katniss and Peeta, the baker’s son, are the tributes chosen for district 12. They are taken to the Capitol, where they meet the other tributes. When they publicly displayed to the Capitol audience, the appear as flaming Tributes because of the costumes designed for them. During this time, Peeta reveals on-air his long-time love for Katniss. Katniss believes this to be a strategy to get audience support for the Games. Support is crucial for survival, since audience members send gifts to favored tributes during the Games. They are dropped in by parachute

Best Lone Star Book :

Survival is second nature for Survival is second nature for sixteen-year-old Katniss sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who struggles to feed Everdeen, who struggles to feed her mother and younger sister by her mother and younger sister by secretly hunting prey and secretly hunting prey and gathering food beyond the gathering food beyond the fences of District 12. Katniss fences of District 12. Katniss steps in to take the place of her steps in to take the place of her sister in the Hunger Games. She sister in the Hunger Games. She does not care it may mean a does not care it may mean a death sentence. death sentence.

Best Protagonist: Katniss EverdeenKatniss EverdeenKatniss EverdeenKatniss Everdeen

If she is to survive, she must weigh survival against humanity and life against love.If she is to survive, she must weigh survival against humanity and life against love.

DISTRICT 12DISTRICT 12DISTRICT 12DISTRICT 12

Coal Mining

Grim RealityGrim RealityGrim RealityGrim Reality

Poor Working Conditions

Death by STARVATIO

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Best Achievement In Imagery:

The Place of power

Immune to the pain in

the districts

Shining Metropolis

Best Antagonist: The capitol government oppresses the districts forcing young tributes to battle despite their moralsThe CapitalThe Capital

Citizens live in luxury

THE GAMES BEGIN.THE GAMES BEGIN. 11 of the 24 tributes die the first day. Katniss relies on 11 of the 24 tributes die the first day. Katniss relies on her well-practiced hunting and outdoors skills to her well-practiced hunting and outdoors skills to survive. As the Games continue, the tribute death toll survive. As the Games continue, the tribute death toll increases, but both Katniss and Peeta are able to evade increases, but both Katniss and Peeta are able to evade death.death.

Action PackedAction PackedSurprises at every turnSurprises at every turnCan not stop readingCan not stop readingFull of suspenseFull of suspenseKeeps you guessingKeeps you guessingUnpredictable Unpredictable

The Hunger GamesThe Hunger GamesBy Suzzane Collins

Presented by

Erik Spong&

Kyle Smith3nd 9 Weeks SRA

Language Arts

1st & 2rd Period Language arts

Music: “Bring Me to Life” by Evanescence

The Hunger GamesThe Hunger GamesBy Suzzane Collins

Presented by

Erik Spong&

Kyle Smith3nd 9 Weeks SRA

Language Arts

1st & 2rd Period Language arts

Music: “Bring Me to Life” by Evanescence