Representation of teenagers in action films

You have one lesson to complete this task (period 1 Monday 16th January). You should be able to complete at least one female and one male representation. Students who fail to do so will receive a detention.

• Think about the representation of teenagers in action films (e.g. Maze Runner, Divergent, Spiderman, The Hunger Games etc). 
• Are the representations stereotypical or not? Offer examples from any films you can think of.
• Think about how male and female representations differ. Write down some of the differences from the films you have seen.
• Is there anything in particular that you notice about the representations?
• Do this work in your books - illustrate with images.

In The Hunger Games, Katniss Everdeen is represented as being very resourceful. One example is that she is highly skilled at climbing trees. This helps her numerous times in the film, most notably when she flees from Cato's group whilst injured. She has the sense to tie herself to the branch so that she won't slip and fall if she drifts asleep. This shows the audience she is adept at surviving outdoors and that she should be taken seriously by the other competitors in the Hunger Games.

This should be one of many things you could write about Katniss. You need to do this, or similar for all the characters you write about. Some characters will require less detail than others depending on how important they are to the plot of the film.