It's release week for Taylor Swift's new album, the Life of a Showgirl, so what better time to discuss her contributions to the Hunger Games soundtrack? We take a look at how the songs Safe & Sound and Eyes Open came to life, and discuss how singing about Katniss' story may have paved the way for some of her later works.
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We're joined by special guest Tracee Orman to learn what it's like bringing the Hunger Games trilogy to the classroom!
Tracee is a retired high school English teacher who spent years teaching the series to students. She also created a very popular Hunger Games teaching unit that has been used as a resource by teachers all across the country.
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Find Tracee's Hunger Games blog here. And Teachers Pay Teachers curriculum here.
It's part 2 of our series revisiting the Divergent films. We're taking a step away from Panem and into the world of dystopian Chicago - and drawing some parallels between the two.
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The Hunger Games wasn't the only young adult dystopian trilogy to pop off during the early 2010s. The Divergent series has often sparked comparisons to the Hunger Games - but how similar are they really? We're revisiting the first Divergent movie and discussing.
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Lucy Gray is one of my favorite characters in the Hunger Games series - because her character is so colorful, and yet also can be viewed in shades of gray. How can we compare her to Katniss? What happened to her? And what is it that made her such a captivating character?
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The Sunrise on the Reaping casting directors did an interview with Teen Vogue, where they talked all about how they went about finding the perfect cast - getting started even before the book came out! In this episode, we're reacting to that interview and talking more about the latest updates on the film.
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It's hereee! An episode all about Sunrise on the Reaping - Suzanne Collins' latest installment in the world of Panem. My friend Josh joins us again to share his thoughts and analysis.
Spoiler alert! This episode contains many spoilers for the book.
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Sunrise on the Reaping is on the horizon! My good friend Liv and I discuss the cast announcements and then go through a list of celebs who were almost cast in the original trilogy.
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An episode all about book bans - what they are and why books like The Hunger Games often face challenges and bans. This episode features guest Madison Markham, from PEN America.
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This episode is equal parts fun and informative! We're joined by our first special guest, an animal expert, to discuss many of the muttations featured in the Hunger Games, and possible it would be for them to exist.
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On this episode of Mockingbird Memos, we're talking all about the names of the characters in the Hunger Games series and what they mean!
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Welcome to the very first episode of Mockingbird Memos! We're talking all about the Hunger Games' Career tributes, and the complexity behind their characterization. Spoiler alert for Sunrise on the Reaping!
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