Suzanne Collins

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Suzanne Collins

• Author Research
• Compiled by Scholastic Publishing

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The New York Times

• Researchers Needed!!
• Given the recent success of Suzanne Collins's
  Hunger Games trilogy, Scholastic Publishing
  Company has decided to release an expanded
  edition of the fist novel in the series, The
  Hunger Games. The new book will reveal several
  story lines omitted from the original version and
  much more information about the author behind the
  best selling series. Mrs. Collins has already
  agreed to contribute several expanded chapters to
  the re-release, but does not have time to write
  an Author's Note. Scholastic is in need of a
  team of researchers to compile information about
  the author and her inspiration for writing the
  dystopian novel.

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Congratulations!!!

• After reviewing several applications, Scholastic
  has decided that you are the most qualified
  candidate for the research position. Many people
  applied for the job, but after reviewing your
  resume Scholastic said there was really no
  competition.

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The Task

• Scholastic has several staff writers in mind to
  pen the new release's Introduction but they
  need your research skills to gather the
  information. Using the websites provided, you
  will complete a graphic organizer for the writer
  to use as the basis for their Introduction. You
  will not be writing the actual introduction.

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Research Topics

• The Hunger Games has experienced a large amount
  of recent success, but its author is not new to
  the world of writing and its inspirations are
  recoded in annals of time. With this in mind,
  Scholastic has decided the following topics will
  need to be researched
• Authors History and Background
• Authors Previous Works
• Include previous television work
• Authors Inspirations

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Completing the Research

• In order to speed the new Introduction to
  press, Scholastic has already searched through
  the multitude of information on the World Wide
  Web and located the information they need. Your
  job is simply to complete the research form so
  that staff writers will have everything they need
  to create the Introduction. This following
  slides contain links to all of the information
  you will need.

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The Links

• The following links are categorized by research
  topic. However, some sites may contain
  information that is relevant to more than one
  topic. All categories will have a sufficient
  amount of links for the information needed, but
  feel free to pull facts from all of the sources
  given to you.

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Authors History and Background

• http//www.suzannecollinsbooks.com/bio.htm
• http//www.scholastic.com/teachers/contributor/suz
  anne-collins
• http//www.biography.com/people/suzanne-collins-20
  903551
• http//www.scholastic.com/thehungergames/videos/ge
  tting-personal.htm

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Authors Previous Works

• http//www.suzannecollinsbooks.com/works.htm
• http//www.scholastic.com/thehungergames/videos/si
  milarities-to-underland.htm
• http//www.imdb.com/name/nm1056741/

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Authors Inspirations

• http//www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6590
  063.html
• Classical Inspiration
• http//video.scholastic.com/services/player/bcpid1
  758282118?bctid1747213255
• http//greece.mrdonn.org/theseus.html
• Contemporary Inspiration
• http//video.scholastic.com/services/player/bcpid1
  758282118?bctid1747186664
• http//www.depauliaonline.com/arts-life/hunger-gam
  es-shows-similarities-to-survivor-1.2834508
• Desensitization
• http//video.scholastic.com/services/player/bcpid1
  758282118?bctid1747213254
• http//www.aacap.org/cs/root/developmentor/the_imp
  act_of_media_violence_on_children_and_adolescents_
  opportunities_for_clinical_interventions

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The Finishing Touches

• Make sure that you have completely filled out
  your recording sheet and that all areas of
  research have been fully explored. Remember that
  some sites are useful for more topics than the
  one they are recommended for.

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A Job Well Done!

• Scholastic would like to thank you for all of
  your hard work! This project would not have been
  possible without the excellent assistance of this
  research team. We look forward to working with
  you in the future!