The Giver

 

The Giver:  Novel for HS 2 First Grading Period

About the Author:

Author Lois Lowry was born on March 20, 1937, in Honolulu, Hawaii. She published her first novel, A Summer to Die, in 1977. After this serious drama, Lowry showed her lighter side with 1979's Anastasia Krupnik, which became the first in a series of humorous books. She won her first Newbery Award for the 1989 novel Number the Stars. In 1993, Lowry received the honor a second time for The Giver, which would eventually become a 2014 film. More recent works include Son (2012) and Gooney Bird and All Her Charms (2013).  (from:  biography.com)

Synopsis:

After The Ruin, a colorless equalitarian society is formed without memories and everyone follows rules established by the Chief Elder and the Elders. The population uses drugs to stay happy and on the day of the graduation, the teenagers leave their childhood and are assigned to a career chosen by the Elders. Jonas lives with his parents and has two best friends, Fiona and Asher, and he feels different from his friends. He is assigned to be the Receiver of Memories and he is trained by his mentor, The Giver, who gives memories of the world before The Ruin. Jonas learns emotions such as love and fear and the concept of family. When he discovers that the baby Gabriel that he loves as a brother will be eliminated, he decides to change his society but the Chief Elder will do anything to stop him. 

- Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (from:  imdb.com)

Links:

LInk to lesson plans with classroom activities:  http://www.louisianabelieves.com/docs/default-source/teacher-toolbox-resources/unit-plan-english-language-arts-grade-7-sample-the-giver.pdf?sfvrsn=7#page8

 

What's the Big Idea?:  How to Identify a theme:  http://blogs.scholastic.com/files/theme_b.pdf

 

Link to critical thinking and analysis activities for the novel:  http://kcrosswhite.pbworks.com/w/file/fetch/106273377/Novel%20Guide.pdf

 

Link to comprehension and discussion questions:  http://kcrosswhite.pbworks.com/w/file/fetch/106273377/Novel%20Guide.pdf

 

Link to vocabulary practice:  http://classroom.kleinisd.net/users/3111/Giver%20Vocab%20Lesson%20Final_rev.pdf

PDF of Novel:  http://schools.smcps.org/lms/images/6thgrade/thegiver.pdf

Audio of Novel:  http://mrnorthern.wikispaces.com/The+Giver+Audio