The Giver

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Warm-up 1/24/12 Answer the questions on the
paper. Then, choose two of them and explain your
answer. You may write your paragraphs on the
back
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• Introduction

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Vocabulary
Accumulates collects, builds up
Acquisition a gain something bought or received
Appropriate suitable/fitting for a particular
person, place, or situation
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Vocabulary
Escalate increase or intensify
Enhance improve
Magnificent splendid in appearance, wonderful
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Vocabulary
Meticulous carefully, very concerned about
small details
Neglect pay little or no attention to
Obvious easy to notice not subtle
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Vocabulary
Precision exactness accuracy
Prominent well-known
Relinquish give up something
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Vocabulary
Significant important, meaningful
Sufficient enough
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Utopia Project

• Due Wednesday, February 1st
• You have been hired to plan and create a Utopian
  Society.
• Your assignment is to create a product that will
  inform people about your community and encourage
  them to live in your society.

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Options

• You must choose one of the following formats for
  your product
• Billboard (poster)
• Brochure
• Powerpoint
• Prezi

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Requirements

• Each option must have the following sections
• 1 Title and Logo create a name and logo for
  your community. Make sure it is catchy and
  appealing
• 2 Government Have a section that describes
  the type of government in your society and
  include how the government officials are chosen

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Requirements cont.

• Each option must have the following sections
• 3 Pictures of the Society you must have at
  least three pictures of your society or parts of
  your society.
• For example map of the layout, picture of the
  government building, what the houses people live
  in look like, the school, a park, any type of
  entertainment

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Requirements cont.

• Each option must have the following sections
• 4 Recreation What do people do for fun? How
  do they spend their days?
• 5 Jobs what do people do for money? Do
  people choose their jobs or are they assigned?

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Requirements cont.

• 6 Family Life How do families live? What do
  their homes look like? How many people in each
  family?
• 7 Rules and Consequences List at least five
  rules for your society and the consequences of
  breaking the rules.

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Requirements cont.

• MOST IMPORTANTLY
• What makes your society perfect? Why is your
  society better than the others? Why should people
  live here?
• You want to encourage people to come live in
  your community.

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The Giver

• Jonass world is perfect. Everything is under
  control. There is no war or fear or pain. There
  are no choices. Every person is assigned a role
  in the Community.
• When Jonas turns twelve, he is singled out to
  receive special training from The Giver. The
  Giver alone holds the memories of the true pain
  and pleasure of life. Now its time for Jonas to
  receive the truth. There is no turning back.
• Lois Lowry

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Chapters 1-3

• How do you feel about the aging ceremony?
• Are you comfortable with the idea of children
  being given to parents?
• Do you think that they have a good way of keeping
  everyone equal?

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• How do you feel about the family units?
• Do you think that they would work in our world
  today?
• Do you like the idea of the units?
• Do you have any questions about the novel so far?

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Chapters 4-6

• What do you think about not choosing your spouse?
• How do you feel about not having control over
  what children you have?

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• Does it sit well with you that you cannot choose
  your own job?
• Do you think that the plans they have in their
  community would work for our world today?
• Any questions you have for me?

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Chapters 7-9

• How do you think that you would feel if you were
  in Jonass shoes?
• Would you be willing to take on the great
  responsibility that is asked of him?

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• Do you feel the same way Jonas does about asking
  liars if they lie?
• Would you take advantage of the new rights that
  he was given?
• Do you have any predictions of what you think
  might happen in the next three chapters?

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Writing Activity

• Describe something like you are seeing it for the
  very first time. Use your five senses to
  describe what you see, hear, feel, touch, and
  smell.
• It can be about ANYTHING so use your
  imagination!!!!!

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Chapters 10-12

• How do you feel about the idea of Sameness?
• Do you think that it could work in our world
  today?
• How do you think you would react to seeing color
  for the first time?

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• How do you think you would feel if you didnt
  know what snow was and was first introduced to
  it?
• What do you think about the idea of genetic
  scientists making everyone the same?
• Do these chapters bring on any new questions or
  predictions of what is to come?

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Research Activity

• Jonass Community talks a lot about Sameness. In
  order to achieve this, there had to be some form
  of Survival of the Fittest.
• Do a little bit of research to find out what
  Survival of the Fittest is.
• Do you think that this is what was used to create
  Sameness?
• Do you think that this would work in society
  today?
• What, if any, problems do you see with this
  thought plan?

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Research Links

• Natural Selection Video
• Definition of Natural Selection
• A Fun Look at Survival of the Fittest

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Chapters 13-15

• Did you find yourself sharing the same
  frustrations as Jonas?
• How would you have reacted to sharing a memory
  with Gabe?
• Do you think you would have been able to handle
  the pain of war?

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• Do you agree that it is safer not to make your
  own decisions?
• Do you feel that Jonas will be able to continue
  his training to become the Receiver?
• Do you have any thoughts about how they go about
  twins in the Community?
• Could you make the decision that Jonass dad made?

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Chapters 16-18

• Can you imagine not knowing what love and
  grandparents were?
• What do you think Jonas means when he says that
  love is dangerous?
• How do you feel about Jonass parents telling him
  that love is meaningless?
• Do you agree with that statement?

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• What do you think about Jonas becoming able to
  lie?
• Do you notice his growth?
• How would you react to feeling lonely?
• How do you feel about Rosemarys incident?
• Memories are forever What does this statement
  mean to you?

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Chapters 19-21

• What were your reactions to finding out what the
  Release Ceremony really was?
• How does this make you feel?
• Is it safe to say that this was Jonass breaking
  point?

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• Do you think that the plan will work?
• Do you think that Jonas had a point when he said
  that everyone should have to share the memories?
• How did you feel about finding out that Rosemary
  was The Givers daughter?

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• Would you have taken Gabe as well?
• Do you think Jonas used his training properly to
  help save them both from the search planes?

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Chapters 22 23

• What were your thoughts on the ending?
• Do you think they made it?
• How would you have dealt with the cold?
• Would you recommend this book to other people in
  your grade?

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Objectives

• The students will read the book and be able to
  effectively comprehend it.
• The students will be able to answer all the
  questions with deeper knowledge then before.
• The students will participate in the classroom
  discussions by means of group conversations and
  project.
• The students will be more active with the novel
  with the power point that without it.

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Audience

• This power point was made for seventh grade
  students
• This is for English class
• There is also a science lesson mixed in with the
  English lesson