Re cap – rank. Most important events ch 10/11? a)Jonas learns that he is the new Receiver b)He is learning that his job will be painful and stressful c)Jonas learns there are many more books than the book of rules d)He is told he will learn about ‘Elsewhere’ and the communities history e)The first memory of snow is transmitted, it is enjoyable f)Jonas is able to ask questions and realizes what the world was like before it went to ‘Sameness’ g)‘Sameness’ was decided on to improve things for the community/to make life easier h)Jonas gets his first painful memory – Sunburn i)Jonas refers to the old Receiver as ‘The Giver’

LO: To understand the idea of censorship and how it relates to the community in ‘The Giver’

Censorship  Noun  The practice of officially examining books, movies, etc., and suppressing unacceptable parts. Synonyms censure - censor

Does this relate to your world?

Is it good or bad?

Examples in ‘The Giver’  Provide the REASON for the censorship.  Let’s read chapter 12 to find more examples.

New TEEL paragraph question  Is censorship beneficial to the community in ‘The Giver’?  You can look at both sides  If you are confident with TEEL  Tips  Don’t use ‘I’ in analytical writing  You need some big ideas in your topic sentence & it needs to be an argument.

Think about  Examples where it’s positive  Examples where it’s negative  What they have lost  What they gain

Quotes  "Simply stated, although it's not really simple at all, my job is to transmit to you all the memories I have within me. Memories of the past." Ch 10  “He had never known other books existed.” Ch 10  " Now he became aware of an entirely new sensation: pinpricks? No, because they were soft and without pain…He put out his tongue again, and caught one of the dots of cold upon it. It disappeared from his awareness instantly; but he caught another, and another. The sensation made him smile." - Lois Lowry, The Giver, Ch. 11  "He was free to enjoy the breathless glee that overwhelmed him: the speed, the clear cold air, the total silence, the feeling of balance and excitement and peace." - Lois Lowry, The Giver, Ch. 11  "Our people made that choice, the choice to go to Sameness. Before my time, before the previous time, back and back and back. We relinquished color when we relinquished sunshine and did away with difference. We gained control of many things. But we had to let go of others." - Lois Lowry, The Giver, Ch. 12  “Because it’s a memory from a time when colour was.” CH 12  Or – even better find your own original example!