The Giver Chapter 1

The Giver Chapter 1

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• Reminder! Your project is due This FRIDAY.

• ​Make sure you are logging when you read The Giver

• ​FSQ 3 will be on the November 16 and 17!

Multiple Choice

Bellringer: How do you make an inference?

• Decide which kind of informational text it is.

• Read the title, headings, and look for key words.

• Topic, Attitude, Because

• Apply what you know to what you read.

Metaphor

Metaphor: Comparing two things without using like or as.

Example: She is an angel

Open Ended

Type an example of Alliteration.

Pun

Pun: A joke that relies on words and their meanings being creatively put together.

Example: How do turtles talk to each other? By using shell phones!

Multiple Choice

Who is the protagonist of the Giver?

• Asher

• Jonas

• Lily

• Jason

Multiple Choice

What was his best friend's name?

• Asher

• Jonas

• Lily

• James

Multiple Choice

What month is important to Jonas at the beginning of the novel?

• October

• July

• November

• December

Multiple Select

Select TWO explanations of how the structure of The Giver impacts the meaning of Chapter 1?

• The author uses imagery to help the reader visualize a past event that helps Jonas decide what word best describes his emotions.

• The author provides an overview of the rules for the society to provide readers with more knowledge.

• The author is objectively discussing both sides of Asher's and Jonas' perspective of the situation that took place at school.

• The author utilizes a problem and solution format to show how Jonas' solves his problem.

• The author includes sequential events to inform reader's of Jonas's everyday life.

Multiple Choice

What was the worse thing that could happen to a member of the community?

• Being publicly shamed

• Never having children

• Being "released"

• Being silenced

Multiple Choice

What word does Jonas decide best describes his feelings about December?

• Excited

• Apprehensive

• Dread

• Hopeful

Multiple Choice

What was the ritual that Jonas's family did at the end of their evening meal?

• Sing together

• Express their feelings

• Express their desires

• They don't talk at all

Multiple Choice

During their nightly ritual 'telling of feelings' in chapter one of Lois Lowry's The Giver, Jonas's sister reveals she felt angry with a little boy that day. Why was she angry?

• The little boy stole her ball.

• The little boy hit her in the head.

• The little boy was not following the rules.

• The little boy was yelling at her.

Multiple Choice

What was Jonas's father's job?

• Doctor

• Janitor

• Nurturer

• The Giver

Character Development

Jonas starts the novel at Eleven and is apprehensive about the Ceremony of Twelve. He does not have clear, specific interests the way his friends do, and he is self-conscious 

Precise Language

Jonas notes that it is important to use the correct words to describe his feelings. He recalls an incident in which his friend, Asher, arrived to school late. He apologized to his community and explained that he felt distraught watching fishermen separate salmon. However, although the class automatically accepted his apology, Jonas’s teacher explained that distraught is too strong a word to use when describing this experience; a better word would be distracted.