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ST.TRINNEAN´S SCHOOL

LITERATURE
CAE
The Giver
Pair Work / Name: ……………………….……………………………………….
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Teacher: Ms. Laura Pérez
Deadline: April 18th, 2013

IMPORTANT! Each member of the pair must hand in the activities. You will have time in class for this but you may also need to do some work at home.

1.  Chapters:

At the end of each chapter summarize important information about characters and events. Give each chapter a title that will help you remember what it is about or what is important about it. You may use graphic organizers (tables, spidergrams, etc).

2.  Rules:

Make a list of the rules which govern the community in which Jonas lives. You will add to this list as you read The Giver.

3.  Memories:

Make a list of the memories Jonas receives. Write the “painful” ones in a different colour.

4.  Terminology:

The author uses common words in different ways to show it is a different community from ours.

Look at these examples:

TERM / EXPLANATION
BIRTHMOTHER / a female who is assigned to give birth to three children within three years, after which she becomes a Laborer
NEWCHILD / an infant
COMFORT OBJECT / a stuffed animal given to a newchild to comfort him or her

Record at least ten other new terms in a chart with their explanation.

5.  Questions:

Write six critical reading questions (and their answers) that show that you have read the whole novel. Include specific references (specific names, events, scenes, settings).

There should be two addressing the beginning, two, the middle, and two, the end of the book.

Example:
Too general / What is your favourite part of the novel? Who is your favourite character?
Specific / Regarding the incident of the apple, how would you have reacted if you were Jonas? Would you have done something different? What?

6.  Writing:

After having read the whole novel, you are ready to write your own version of Chapter 24. Before you begin writing your own ending, answer the following questions to review the last chapter of the book:

1. Jonas and Gabriel were cold and tired. Gabriel was getting weaker. How did Jonas find the strength to go on?

2. What result did Jonas’s brief encounter with sunshine have on him?

3. Jonas “was aware with certainty and joy that below, ahead, they were waiting for him; and that they were waiting, too, for the baby.” Why was Jonas so certain?

The ending of The Giver has been interpreted in two very different ways. Perhaps Jonas is remembering his Christmas memory - one of the most beautiful that the Giver gave to him - as he and Gabriel are freezing to death, falling into a dreamlike coma in the snow. Or perhaps Jonas does hear music and, with his special vision, is able to perceive the warm house where people are waiting to greet him. In her acceptance speech for the Newbery Medal, Lois Lowry mentioned both possibilities, but would not confirm whether one or the other was correct.

Requirements for the ending:

1. Your ending should be at least two paragraphs (100 words each).

2. Your ending should fully explain what happened to Jonas and Gabriel.

3. Pay attention to the grammar and spelling.

4. HAVE FUN!