The Giver- Journal Entries
Directions: Bring out a loose leaf sheet of paper Directions: Bring out a loose leaf sheet of paper. Write your heading and the following title on your paper: The Giver- Chapter Journal Entries After each chapter we will write a journal entry. Each entry must be at least 5-6, well thought out, detailed sentences. I will collect all entries at the end of the novel. Grades will be based on completion, how well thought out your responses are, and how neat your papers are.
Chapter 1-Journal Entry At the end of the evening meal, each person in the community must share his/her feelings with the members of his/her family unit. What is significant about this ritual?
Chapter 2-Journal Entry What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of being given a lifetime job? explain.
Chapter 3-Journal Entry Do you think public humiliation is a good method of punishment? Why or why not?
Chapter 4-Journal Entry How would you describe release in Jonas’ community? Do you think it is a good idea? Why or why not? How would this work in our society?
Chapter 5-Journal Entry Jonas says that it is better to talk about ways people are the same instead of different. In what ways does Jonas’ community try to avoid differences? Do you think this is beneficial to a society? Why or why not?
Chapter 6-Journal Entry In this chapter there is mention of “Elsewhere”. Describe what you think “Elsewhere” is. What does it look like? Where is it located? Is it even a place?
Chapter 7-Journal Entry Would you like to be considered an adult and begin training for your lifetime job at the age of 12? Why or why not? Explain.
Chapter 8-Journal Entry Jonas is said to have intelligence. He’s also told that he will soon gain the wisdom he needs for his job. What do you think are the differences between intelligence and wisdom? Give examples.
Chapter 9-Journal Entry Do you think lying is necessary to keep a “perfect” society going?
Chapter 10-Journal Entry In chapter 10 the Giver tells Jonas that his “job is to transmit to you all the memories I have within me. Memories of the past.” He makes it clear that they are “...the memories of the whole world.” Why do you think the community has made the decision to keep these memories from everyone? What impact would erasing or keeping “memories of the whole world” from people have on a society? Explain.
Chapter 11-Journal Entry The Giver tells Jonas that he has great honor, but it is not the same as power. Which do you think is more important: honor or power? Explain.
Chapter 12-Journal Entry “...We relinquished color when we relinquished sunshine and did away with differences...We gained control of many things. But we had to let go of others.” -The Giver Do you think the community’s decision to lose color was a good choice? Why or why not? If they lost color, what do you think they gained?
Chapter 13-Journal Entry Jonas says that he and The Giver have to protect people from making the wrong choices. What do you gain or lose by making a wrong choice? Give examples.
Chapter 14-Journal Entry Why do you think Jonas loses memories when he shares them with Gabriel? Explain.
Chapter 15-Journal Entry If given a choice, would you choose a pain-free life without memories, or a life filled with memories and pain? Explain.
Chapter 16-Journal Entry According to Jonas’ mother, the word “love” is “‘so meaningless that it’s become obsolete...’” Why do you think that “love” has become “obsolete” in this community? How would this emotion (or any other emotion) affect this community? Explain.
Chapter 17-Journal Entry Throughout the story, citizens apologize for mistakes; but they never say “I’m sorry.” Do you think there is a difference between saying, “I apologize,” and “I’m sorry”? If so, what is the difference?
Chapter 18-Journal Entry The author ends this chapter by saying that The Giver’s thoughts were elsewhere and his eyes looked troubled. Reread the last paragraph in this chapter. What do you think The Giver is thinking about?
Chapter 19-Journal Entry Jonas’ community focuses on sameness; yet they don’t believe that there should be two identical people, twins, in the community. What might be the community’s reasons for thinking this way?
Chapter 20-Journal Entry What are your thoughts on Jonas’ escape plan?
Chapter 21-Journal Entry What do you think will happen in the community now that Jonas has left? What do you think The Giver will do to help?
Chapter 22-Journal Entry Jonas begins to experience some of the things that the community did not have to worry about such as hunger, pain, and poor weather. Do you see any advantages to a community like Jonas’? Are the advantages worth dealing with the disadvantages?
Chapter 23-Journal Entry Explain in your own words how this book ends. Did you like the ending why or why not? Why do you think Lois Lowry chose to end her book this way?