Our Big Question:
What is the value of having differences?
Lesson 1 - Community
Create Your Own Individuality Maps!
Create Your Own Utopian Community!
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Lesson 2 - Utopia vs. Dystopia (Bio for Lois Lowry) (Chapter 1-2)
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Lesson 3 - Weird Laws / Rules (Chapters 3-4)
Journal: Write a psychiatrist's report on Jonas's character so far (see handout for details)
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Lesson 4 - Jobs (Chapters 5-7)
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Chapter 5 Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Lesson 5 - Memories (Chapters 8-10)
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Journal: Why is snow the first memory that the Giver chooses to transmit to Jonas? Is it possible that the Giver chooses snow because every snowflake is unique? (1 page double spaced) Draw the memory of snow as you think Jonas experienced it to go along with your journal entry.
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Chapter 8 Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Lesson 6 - Colour (Chapters 11-13)
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Lesson 7 - Themes & Motifs (Sameness) (Chapters 14-19)
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Journal - Diversity:
What are some things a modern day community could do to eliminate racism but still keep diversity? People should still be individual and unique but they should not fear being different. |
THEME
Themes are the fundamental and often universal ideasexplored in a literary work. Example Themes in The Giver: Memories, Colours, Rules, Choices MOTIFS Motifs are recurring structures, contrasts, or literary devices that can help to develop and inform the text’s major themes. A motif in The Giver is a perfect society (utopia). Ideas of what would make a society flawless continue to show up in the story (like sameness) Other Motifs: Release, Vision |
Lesson 8 - Euphemism (Chapter 20)
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Lesson 9+10 - Music/Symbols (Chapter 21-23)
Journal - Music:
Write a diary entry as if you were Jonas and you have just heard music for the first time. Describe Music. (remember our music activity: colours, emotions, memories, images) |
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