The Hunger Games: Inside Panem The Capitol: Luxury Built on Inequality

No Prep Plans | The Hunger Games: Inside Panem — Power, Inequality & Control The Capitol: Luxury Built on Inequality | Two Panems Comparison Exhibit

Help students look beyond the glamour of the Capitol and investigate what makes that luxury possible.

In this no-prep The Hunger Games novel study lesson, students contrast the Capitol’s extravagant wealth with poverty in the districts and examine how these two realities are directly connected rather than separate. Students analyze food, fashion, technology, entertainment, labor, resources, privilege, and hardship before creating a Two Panems Comparison Exhibit that reveals the true cost of inequality in Panem.

Grades: 6–10
Time: 1–2 class periods (45–60 minutes each)

What's Included
- Teacher directions
- Student-friendly lesson overview
- Mini research questions
- 5-step Two Panems Comparison Exhibit
- Two Panems: Same Nation, Different Worlds analysis
- The Distance Between Them literary analysis
- Design the Comparison Exhibit planning page
- Color student pages
- Printer-friendly black-and-white student pages

Students Will
- Contrast Capitol luxury with district poverty
- Analyze evidence from the novel
- Trace district labor and resources to Capitol wealth
- Examine who benefits and who bears the cost
- Explore privilege, distance, entertainment, and perspective
- Analyze how inequality can become normalized or invisible
- Compare Capitol perspectives with what readers understand
- Examine authorial choices and their effect on readers
- Distinguish individual wealth differences from systemic inequality
- Design and defend a collaborative comparison exhibit

Great For
- The Hunger Games novel studies
- Dystopian literature
- Literary analysis
- Theme & setting
- Author’s craft & perspective
- Socioeconomic inequality discussions
- Textual evidence
- ELA + Social Studies connections
- Collaborative learning

Original Work & Novel Disclaimer
This resource is an independently created, original educational work designed to support classroom study of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins.
This product is not affiliated with, authorized by, sponsored by, or endorsed by Suzanne Collins, Scholastic, the publisher, or any other rights holder associated with The Hunger Games. The novel title, characters, fictional locations, and other intellectual property associated with the novel remain the property of their respective rights holders.

No portion of the novel is reproduced or included in this resource. All activities, analysis prompts, planning materials, and instructional content are original educational materials intended for supplemental classroom use alongside legally obtained copies of the novel.

Please Note
- Novel is not included
- Designed for classroom educational use
- Students should have access to The Hunger Games
- Some research activities may require internet access