The Hunger Games: The Televised InterviewsCaesar Flickerman Media Analysis |

The Hunger Games: The Televised InterviewsCaesar Flickerman Media Analysis | Grades 6–10

Turn the televised interviews into a deeper study of media strategy, performance, audience perception, and manufactured reality! In this no-prep lesson, students investigate how Caesar Flickerman and the tributes use carefully constructed interviews to shape the way Panem sees each competitor.

Students move beyond what characters simply say to examine how the interview itself works—questions, tone, humor, body language, presentation, audience reaction, emotional appeals, and strategic choices. They consider how Katniss, Peeta, and Caesar each contribute to the public story being created and dig into the larger question of who actually controls the narrative.

What’s Included
- Teacher Directions & Overview
- Mini Research Questions
- 5-Step Group Activity
- 3 Student Analysis Pages
- Color & Black-and-White Versions
- Structured Research & Planning Organizers

Students Will Explore
- Caesar Flickerman’s interviewing techniques
- How tributes construct a public image
- Katniss’s prepared interview strategy
- Peeta’s emotional reveal
- Questions, framing, tone, humor, and follow-ups
- Presentation vs. personality
- Audience reaction and public perception
- Spontaneous moments vs. strategic performance
- Authenticity vs. manufactured image
- Effective vs. manipulative media techniques
- How different audiences interpret the same message
- Who controls the story viewers ultimately receive
- Connections to real-world televised interviews and media

Why Teachers Love This
- Designed for 1–2 class periods
- No complicated prep
- Combines literary analysis with media literacy
- Moves students beyond plot summary
- Provides substantial student writing and analysis space
- Encourages evidence-based thinking
- Builds meaningful real-world media connections
- Works individually, with partners, or in groups
- Includes color and printer-friendly versions

Perfect For
- The Hunger Games novel studies
- Propaganda & media literacy
- Character analysis
- Author’s purpose and theme
- Public image & perception
- Media manipulation
- Critical thinking
- ELA & Social Studies connections
- Enrichment or sub plans

Part of The Hunger Games: Propaganda, Media & Manufactured Reality Series
This independently created educational resource is not affiliated with, authorized by, endorsed by, or sponsored by Suzanne Collins, her publishers, or related rights holders. Students will need access to a legally obtained copy of the novel; the novel is not included.
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