Did you know that Suzanne Collins' Hunger Games Trilogy was inspired by the Greek legend of King Minos of Crete who demanded that seven Athenian boys and seven Athenian girls be sacrificed periodically in the Labyrinth of the Minotaur? That is until the hero Theseus volunteered to go in place of one of the youths and was able to slay the monster.
This modernized version of that ancient story has captured the passionate interest of many middle school students!
6th Grade Ruminations
Hunger Games (Sixth Grade Extend)
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