Giver Study Guide
Unit 2 Exam: The Giver
Giver Seminar Questions
Unit 2
Personal Identity and Utopia
Essential Question:
What elements of society should be mandated to create the perfect utopia?
Should choice and individuality be eliminated in order to get rid of negative emotions?
Readings
Novel: The Giver
Focus: Theme, character analysis, symbolism, foreshadowing, and imagery
Writing
Expository Essay
Unit 2 Exam: The Giver
Giver Seminar Questions
Unit 2
Personal Identity and Utopia
Essential Question:
What elements of society should be mandated to create the perfect utopia?
Should choice and individuality be eliminated in order to get rid of negative emotions?
Readings
Novel: The Giver
Focus: Theme, character analysis, symbolism, foreshadowing, and imagery
Writing
Expository Essay
The Giver
The Giver is a dystopian children's novel by Lois Lowry. It is set in a society which is at first presented as a utopian society and gradually appears more and more dystopian. The novel follows a boy named Jonas through the twelfth year of his life. The society has eliminated pain and strife by converting to "Sameness," a plan that has also eradicated emotional depth from their lives.
Jonas is selected to inherit the position of "Receiver of Memory," the person who stores all the past memories of the time before Sameness, in case they are ever needed to aid in decisions that others lack the experience to make. When Jonas meets the previous receiver—The "Giver"—he is confused in many ways. Additionally, the Giver is able to break some rules, such as turning off the speaker and lying to people of the community. As Jonas receives the memories from the Giver, he discovers the power of knowledge. The people in his community are happy because they do not know of a better life, and the knowledge of what they are missing out on could create major chaos. He faces a dilemma: Should he stay with the community and the safe, consistent but shallow life it offers, or should he run away in pursuit of a life full of love, color, choices, and knowledge, but also potentially full of danger?
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Giver)
The Giver is a dystopian children's novel by Lois Lowry. It is set in a society which is at first presented as a utopian society and gradually appears more and more dystopian. The novel follows a boy named Jonas through the twelfth year of his life. The society has eliminated pain and strife by converting to "Sameness," a plan that has also eradicated emotional depth from their lives.
Jonas is selected to inherit the position of "Receiver of Memory," the person who stores all the past memories of the time before Sameness, in case they are ever needed to aid in decisions that others lack the experience to make. When Jonas meets the previous receiver—The "Giver"—he is confused in many ways. Additionally, the Giver is able to break some rules, such as turning off the speaker and lying to people of the community. As Jonas receives the memories from the Giver, he discovers the power of knowledge. The people in his community are happy because they do not know of a better life, and the knowledge of what they are missing out on could create major chaos. He faces a dilemma: Should he stay with the community and the safe, consistent but shallow life it offers, or should he run away in pursuit of a life full of love, color, choices, and knowledge, but also potentially full of danger?
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Giver)
The Giver Introduction
Click the link above for an introduction to Lois Lowry and The Giver
Click the link above for an introduction to Lois Lowry and The Giver
Answer The Giver Chapter Questions
( Click below for each chapter's reading questions. Make sure you save it to your Unit 2 The Giver folder. Please answer these questions using a different font color and answer in complete sentences that restate the question in your answer.)
Ch. 1 & 2 Reading Questions (due 9/16)
Ch 3 & 4 Reading Questions (due )
Ch 5 & 6 Reading Questions (due )
Ch 7 & 8 Reading Questions (due 10/4) Answer all questions in complete sentences, but you only need text evidence for the EVENS
Ch 9 & 10 Reading Questions All questions in complete sentences and text evidence for all the EVENS
Ch 11 & 12 Reading Questions (due )
Ch 13 & 14 Reading Questions-All questions in complete sentences and text evidence for all the ODDS---Complete in the Google Drive
Ch 15 & 16 Reading Questions Complete sentences and text evidence for all
Ch 17 & 18 Reading Questions All questions in complete sentences AND include text evidence for ODDS
( Click below for each chapter's reading questions. Make sure you save it to your Unit 2 The Giver folder. Please answer these questions using a different font color and answer in complete sentences that restate the question in your answer.)
Ch. 1 & 2 Reading Questions (due 9/16)
Ch 3 & 4 Reading Questions (due )
Ch 5 & 6 Reading Questions (due )
Ch 7 & 8 Reading Questions (due 10/4) Answer all questions in complete sentences, but you only need text evidence for the EVENS
Ch 9 & 10 Reading Questions All questions in complete sentences and text evidence for all the EVENS
Ch 11 & 12 Reading Questions (due )
Ch 13 & 14 Reading Questions-All questions in complete sentences and text evidence for all the ODDS---Complete in the Google Drive
Ch 15 & 16 Reading Questions Complete sentences and text evidence for all
Ch 17 & 18 Reading Questions All questions in complete sentences AND include text evidence for ODDS
Socratic Seminar Questions (due )
Travel Brochure Project: Pretend that you are part of the Committee of Elders in Jonas's community. You want to invite outsiders from other communities to join the Utopian society you are a part of. Create a travel brochure to attract people to this Utopia. What does your community have to offer individuals from other communities? Think about jobs, rules, regulations, etc. You can look up examples of travel brochures online to get ideas for formatting. If there is a template on Pages that you can use to help with formatting, please use it! Due MONDAY 10/24
Rubric HERE
Travel Brochure Project: Pretend that you are part of the Committee of Elders in Jonas's community. You want to invite outsiders from other communities to join the Utopian society you are a part of. Create a travel brochure to attract people to this Utopia. What does your community have to offer individuals from other communities? Think about jobs, rules, regulations, etc. You can look up examples of travel brochures online to get ideas for formatting. If there is a template on Pages that you can use to help with formatting, please use it! Due MONDAY 10/24
Rubric HERE
A Life Without Love
A life without love can be simpler
It can be quieter
It can be peaceful
Love gets complicated
Love can hurt
A life without love can be easier
It removes heartache
It removes loneliness
Never knowing love
Can make life easier
But in a life without love
Means never knowing pure joy
Means never feeling warmth
The warmth that can make sorrow go away
All because you feel loved
A life without love can be tragic
It can be lonely
It can be sorrowful
Love heals
Love creates peace
Love makes happiness
Love fulfills dreams
A life without love
Is not a life at all
-by Marissa Kelleher
A life without love can be simpler
It can be quieter
It can be peaceful
Love gets complicated
Love can hurt
A life without love can be easier
It removes heartache
It removes loneliness
Never knowing love
Can make life easier
But in a life without love
Means never knowing pure joy
Means never feeling warmth
The warmth that can make sorrow go away
All because you feel loved
A life without love can be tragic
It can be lonely
It can be sorrowful
Love heals
Love creates peace
Love makes happiness
Love fulfills dreams
A life without love
Is not a life at all
-by Marissa Kelleher