The Giver Introduction

The Giver Introduction

Novel by Lois Lowry

Before we start talking about The Giver, let's talk about some of our values.

Poll

Strict rules are necessary to keep communities safe, secure, and peaceful.

• Agree

• Disagree

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Life would be easier if people were assigned jobs based on their talents.

• Agree

• Disagree

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There is such a thing as too much freedom.

• Agree

• Disagree

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The best way to deal with painful memories is to try to forget them.

• Agree

• Disagree

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Shared memories are what connect people to one another

• Agree

• Disagree

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Open Ended

After watching the trailer, what do you think is going to happen in The Giver?

Making predictions with text evidence

A prediction is an educated guess about what will happen later in a text.

-Based on things that have already happened.

-Informed by things that you know.

-Not outlandish or unrealistic.

Think about the text first.

-What has already happened?

-Has the author left any clues?

Then consider what you know.

-What is likely to occur next?

Open Ended

Ronald was running around the classroom with his shoes untied. One of the nicer boys in the class, Ezekiel, said, “Ronald, your shoe is untied.” Ronald replied, “Don’t talk to me.” He did not like Ezekiel. Ronald then continued running and playing. As he was running around the bookshelf, he stepped on one of his shoelaces and…

Open Ended

How did you know?

Ronald was running around the classroom with his shoes untied. One of the nicer boys in the class, Ezekiel, said, “Ronald, your shoe is untied.” Ronald replied, “Don’t talk to me.” He did not like Ezekiel. Ronald then continued running and playing. As he was running around the bookshelf, he stepped on one of his shoelaces and…

Ronald is probably going to trip over his shoelace and fall.

I believe this because…

• He was warned by another character to tie his shoe (based on the text).
• People commonly trip over untied shoelaces (informed by what I know).