Random House | The Giver In the Classroom In the Classroom The Giver is a gripping story that draws the reader into a unique world with disturbingly close echoes of our own. It asks deep and penetrating questions about how we live together in a society. What must we give up, for example, in order to live in peace? How much should the individual lose of himself or herself for the collective good? Pre-Reading Activity Have students create a "perfect" community, giving it a name, a system of government, a physical description, and an account of how its people spend their days. Thematic Connections Family and Relationships (Parental) -- In The Giver, each family has two parents, a son, and a daughter. Diversity -- The Giver pictures a community in which every person and his or her experience is precisely the same. Feelings -- Jonas remarks that loving another person must have been a dangerous way to live. Interdisciplinary Connections History -- Read Elizabeth George Speare's Calico Captive and The Sign of the Beaver.
Biography I’ve always felt that I was fortunate to have been born the middle child of three. My older sister, Helen, was very much like our mother: gentle, family-oriented, eager to please. Little brother Jon was the only boy and had interests that he shared with Dad; together they were always working on electric trains and erector sets; and later, when Jon was older, they always seemed to have their heads under the raised hood of a car. That left me in-between, and exactly where I wanted most to be: on my own. I was a solitary child who lived in the world of books and my own vivid imagination. Because my father was a career military officer - an Army dentist - I lived all over the world. I married young. My children grew up in Maine. After my marriage ended in 1977, when I was forty, I met Martin and we spent thirty happy years together, traveling the world but equally happy just sitting on the porch with the New York Times crossword puzzle! My books have varied in content and style.
The Giver: 7 Creative Classroom Activities | Walden Media A perennial favorite with educators, The Giver has been widely taught in schools since its publication in 1993. Over the years, Lois Lowry’s dystopian classic has inspired the creation of countless thought-provoking classroom activities for students. We’ve rounded up a few of our favorites below. (Please note, in most cases these activities are adapted from several different sources. 1. As a class, compile a list of some of the jobs members of the Community are assigned at the Ceremony of Twelve. Place each assignment in an envelope and have students pick one at random. Lesson plan. Lucy Knisley, via picturebookreport.com 2. As a class, come up with a list of common emotions—anger, fear, joy, excitement, etc. Have each student choose a memory to “transfer” to the class, paralleling how the Giver transfers memories to Jonas. Lesson plan. Via thecreativeplace.blogspot.com 3. Have students use multimedia tools and persuasive language to design a travel brochure for the Community. 4. 5. 6. 7.
Memories Matter: The Giver and Descriptive Writing Memoirs ReadWriteThink couldn't publish all of this great content without literacy experts to write and review for us. If you've got lessons plans, videos, activities, or other ideas you'd like to contribute, we'd love to hear from you. More Find the latest in professional publications, learn new techniques and strategies, and find out how you can connect with other literacy professionals. More Teacher Resources by Grade Your students can save their work with Student Interactives. More Home › Classroom Resources › Lesson Plans Lesson Plan Student Objectives Session One Session Two Session Three Session Four Session Five Session Six Session Seven Extensions Student Assessment/Reflections Students will think critically about the importance of memory and history in their own lives and in larger historical contexts.analyze prose passages for descriptive techniques.use multiple sources of information to create their own personal descriptive writing. back to top Session One Session Two Session Three Session Four Session Five
Lois Lowry Interview Transcript Scholastic's Online Reading Club — created for young readers who aren't afraid to dive into literature! We feature amazing books and provide teachers and students with the opportunity to talk about the novels with other kids all across the country. The actual author always joins in the discussion! Lois Lowry was a guest in Scholastic's Online Reading Club. With the guidance of thought questions, students and teachers discussed her books The Giver and Number the Stars. Then Lois Lowry herself joined in the conversation. Let's Talk with Lois Lowry About The Giver Discussion Question: What did the community gain by not having memory? Student Response: The community gained nothing and lost everything! Discussion Question: The society in the book has many rules. Student Response: The purpose of the rules is to keep the society running smoothly. More Questions about The Giver Student Question: Dear Lois Lowry, My name is Melissa. Student Question: My teachers argue over the ending of The Giver!
The Giver - Shmoop Learning Guide by Shmoop | 2940000701959 Take your understanding of The Giver by Lois Lowry to a whole new level, anywhere you go: on a plane, on a mountain, in a canoe, under a tree. Or grab a flashlight and read Shmoop under the covers. Shmoop's award-winning learning guides are now available on your favorite eBook reader through the Barnes & Noble eBook Store. You'll find thought-provoking character analyses, quotes, summaries, themes, symbols, trivia, and lots of insightful commentary in Shmoop's literature guides. Shmoop is here to make you a better lover of literature and to help you discover connections to other works of literature, history, current events, and pop culture. Lois Lowry on Giving Up ‘The Giver’ to Hollywood Photo The author talks to Jessica Gross about all the ways young-adult fiction has changed since she published “The Giver” two decades ago. Your young-adult novel, “The Giver,” was adapted into a feature film, which comes out this month. How involved were you with the process? The film rights were optioned probably 18 years ago, so this has been a very, very long process. My entire involvement is as an interloper, an onlooker, an opinion giver. Did they ever take your notes? In the book, a utopian society is slowly revealed to be an infanticidal dystopia. You’ve written 45 books over your career, most of them for a young audience. But you have said you enjoy writing for young people, because you feel that they’re more malleable, that they might be changed by literature in a way adults aren’t. Contemporary young adult literature is often hyperviolent. “The Giver,” like much contemporary Y.A., has a totalitarian setting, although the society was designed to be an egalitarian utopia.
"The Giver" Lesson Plans Lois LowryThe author's official site. Teacher Guide to The GiverHow might students use storyboards to demonstrate and to extend their learning? Check the resources here. Includes essential questions, plot diagram, character maps, exploration of dystopiansocieties, key themes, motifs and symbols, vocabulary, and more. Note: Storyboard That helps sponsor this site. Text to Text: The Giver and "The Dark Side of Young Adult Fiction"This article pairs the novel with a nonfiction article from The New York Times. The GiverA message from the author, booktalk, pre-reading activity, thematic connections, interdisciplinary projects, vocabulary, and related titles. The GiverPassages for close reading and discussion, divided by chapter. The GiverA black-and-white activity designed as a followup to the novel. The GiverStudents explore the effect of different colors as an introduction to the idea of "no-color" in the book. The Giver: CrosswordCrossword puzzle with answers.
The Giver - Authority Days 1-5 *Introduce the unit by posing the Essential Question to students, Can authority, agreed upon or not, make wise decisions for everyone? Have students complete a KWHL chart Then, hold a whole-class discussion around the question asking students to give examples of authority in their lives. Begin to generate a list of authority figures. Explain to students that they will be learning about a society where there are authority figures that have been chosen and all must obey their rules. *Briefly review different kinds of groups that would have an authority figure (cult, gang, United States). *Have students get in groups of five and use the to begin research on cults for the Powerpoint presentation project. Days 5-10 Ask the Unit Question, What are some advantages and disadvantages of authority? Discuss and then blog about how the characters in the book are ruled by an authority. Continue research on cults. Authority Figures Have students consider the following: Days 10-15 Days 15-20