By Lois Lowry

 Born in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1937  Moved to rural Pa. when WWII began  Lived all over U.S., as well as Japan  Graduated from Boston U. and U. of Southern Maine  Also worked as a freelance journalist and photographer  Now lives in Maine

 Published first book, A Summer to Die, in 1978  Find a Stranger, Say Goodbye made into a TV movie  Anastasia Krupnik named ALA Notable Book  Won two Newbery Awards for Number the Stars and The Giver

In groups of 3-4:  Describe your idea of a perfect society.  Details please!  What rules/laws would you need?  At least 10  How would your laws be enforced?  Who is in charge? Who has the power?  How would decisions be made?  Think of a name for your society.

1. palpable 2. apprehensive 3. pondered 4. transgression 5. chastisement 6. petulantly 7. hoarded 8. nondescript 9. gravitating 10. chortled

1. palpable - real 2. apprehensive - fearful 3. pondered - considered 4. transgression - wrongdoing 5. chastisement - scolding 6. petulantly - irritably 7. hoarded - collected 8. nondescript - plain 9. gravitating – being drawn toward 10. chortled – laughed; chuckled

1. What is significant about the airplane incident in the opening pages of the story? 2. Why is Jonas apprehensive about the upcoming Ceremony? 3. How are Assignments determined in the community? 4. Why does the community value “precision of speech”? 5. What are the different ways the community views “release”? 6. Explain the role of Birthmother in Jonas’s community. 7. How is conformity encouraged in the community? 8. What is the purpose of the telling of feelings session? 9. Why didn’t Jonas share the incident involving the apple with his family at the telling of feelings session that evening? 10. How are the elderly treated in Jonas’s Community?

Using the 10 words from Chapters 1-4, write a newspaper article telling about an event that was newsworthy from the book. This article must be written from Jonas’s point of view and at least 8 sentences.