Over vacation, I am most excited about seeing my family. I don't get to see them as much as I would like because they live out of state. New York never seems as far away as during the holidays.

Please remember to check out my "Hunger Games" wiki for links to the rubric, a copy of the anticipation guide, and blog entry topics. I will be adding resources to it as I see that you need them. Also, I will be grading your first entry or entries next week. If you do many short ones for the first part, I can grade them as one. Remember, I want at least ten entries by the end of the book. You must also have a discussion of each of the statements from the anticipation guide. As Effie Trinket would say, "Happy Blogging! And may the grades be ever in your favor!" :-)

Things to include:

• First reactions to the characters, the events, and/or the writing style
• The first statement of the anticipation guide: "Older siblings need to take care of and have responsibility for their younger siblings."
• Any arguments with character's views, actions etc.
• Predictions of what is to come based on the information in chapters 1 and 2
• Pictures and/or links that help to support your points

I have also added a link about how I will be grading your blog entries. I know that we went over it briefly in class, but I need you to actually go and read what is there to get what the scoring is based on. :-) I will be actually grading the blogs so far this week.

I will be adding resources for you on a resource wiki. When you go to http://kingfield.msad58.org, click on wikis. Then you will select "Hunger Games Series" and check out the variety of resources available to you. So far you will find a page about what blogging is and suggestions for the first few entries to get you started.