1. The Giver

2. No one mentioned such things; it was not a rule, but was considered rude to call attention to things that were unsettling or different about individuals." - Lois Lowry, The Giver, Ch. 3  
Chapter 4
Share Responses.

3. Review chapters 1-4. Give the students 15 minutes
Review chapters Give the students 15 minutes. Divide students into groups of 4 or 5. Each group must have a different color pencil. This way we see what group change the answer. Pass out one page to each to each group.
Next, we will rotate to the next table. Please change or fill in answers to each page.
Chapter 4

4. Jounral In your Reader’s Workshop Books-Please answer.
The family shared their dreams every morning. Write about a dream you have had and what meaning you think it might have.
Jounral

5. Chapter 5 Venn Diagram Your Community Jonas’ Community
Both Communities
Chapter 5
Pass out Venn Diagram-Cut and glue in Reader’s Notebook.

6. Chapter 5 Who Has the Power? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Committee members family unit-Mother/Father The Receiver
Family unit-son/daughter Committee of Elders committee head
Chapter 5
Pass out Worksheet-13 Who Has the Power?

7. Chapter 6-Journal Reader’s Workshop Book-Please answer.
There are more hints about what “Release” means (page 48-49). What do you think it means? Give examples from the story.
Chapter 6-Journal
Handout “The Community Assignments worksheet. They will glue in their RW Book.

8. How could someone not fit in
How could someone not fit in? The community was so meticulously ordered, the choices so carefully made." - Lois Lowry, The Giver, Ch. 6
Chapter 7
Hand out index cards with “Assignments” . Have students fill out Your Job wks.

9. " Now he became aware of an entirely new sensation: pinpricks
" Now he became aware of an entirely new sensation: pinpricks? No, because they were soft and without pain. Tiny, cold, feather-like feelings peppered his body and face. 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
Chapter 11

10. In Chapter 11 Jonas is given his first memory
In Chapter 11 Jonas is given his first memory. It is of a wonderful sled ride down a hill on fluffy snow. Reread pages again which describe Jonas's sled ride then draw an illustration of it. Save this drawing for a compare and contrast activity you will be doing after reading Chapter 15.
Chapter 11

12. Chapter 16
Hand out Cause and Effect Chart.