Ceremony of Twelve

Welcome to the Ceremony of Twelve

Today, we will have our Ceremony of Twelve, during which we will receive our long awaited Assignments.

Prepare yourselves, Twelves. You may not like the Assignment you receive in which case you are free to submit an Appeal, but will it be approved?

Multiple Choice

At the beginning of the Ceremony, why was Jonas's full number Eleven-nineteen?

• His full number is Eleven-nineteen because that is the year he was born.

• He was the nineteenth newchild born his year in the group of Elevens.

• His full number reflects his group number and his number of skills.

• He was born on the nineteenth month of his society with Eleven other newchildren.

Multiple Choice

What is the Discipline Wand?

• Timmy is an average kid that no one understands.

  Mom and Dad and Vicky always giving him commands.

• A toy wand that Lily uses when she's disciplining her teddy bears and dolls.

• A magic wand used against children who misbehaved.

• A thin, flexible weapon that stung.

Poll

According to the chapter, who was the Discipline Wand used on?

• Asher

• Jonas

• Lily

• Fiona

Multiple Choice

What negative impact did the wand have on Asher?

• He learned how to be violent.

• He grew scared of all wands.

• He stopped talking.

• He ran away.

Multiple Choice

What positive impact did the wand have on Asher?

• None

• He corrected his behavior.

• It motivated him to get into combat.

• He learned to stand up for himself.

Multiple Choice

What Assignment does Fiona receive?

• Nurturer of the Newchildren

• Caretaker of the Old

• Assistant Director of Recreation

• Assistant Director of Recruitment

Multiple Choice

What Assignment does Asher receive?

• Nurturer of the NewchildrenCAe

• Caretaker of the Old

• Assistant Director of Recreation

• Assistant Director of Recruitment

Multiple Choice

What conflict does Jonas experience when it comes time for his number to be called to receive his Assignment?

• His community is invaded by aliens, and he is abducted.

• The Chief Elder chastises him for gesturing to Asher, explaining he has broken the rule of rudeness.

• The Chief Elder gets to his number and skips him.

• The Chief Elder explains that Jonas will not receive his assignment until he completes his volunteer hours.

Please...

Remain seated and listen for directions

To optimize our fun levels, please remember to...

• Keep voices low. We don't want to distract other classes.

• Remain seated. Too many Twelves up might cause us to stop.

• Watch our language. Here, precision of language is important. Equally important is appropriate language.

• Failure to comply: Disobedient Twelves will be RELEASED (asked to leave the ceremony and stay in another teacher's class till the end of the period).

YouTube: Ceremony Movie Scene

Open Ended

Compare-Contrast:

In this scene, what is different from the book? What's the same?

Chief Elder

Ms. Padilla will play the role of the Chief Elder.

• ​The initial speech at the Ceremony of Twelve was made by the Chief Elder

• The leader of the community

• Elected every ten years.

"Thank you for your childhood."

​POTENTIAL ASSIGNMENTS

​Review the list of Assignments and respective salaries.

Silently select the Assignment closest to your interests and skills.

Then, turn and talk to your partner to share Assignment wishes.

Open Ended

Assignment:

What Assignment are you hoping to receive? Why?

Instructions

• The Chief Elder will announce the name of each Twelve.

• You will stand and join me at the front of the classroom.

• You will receive your Assignment.

• The Chief Elder will say, "Thank you for your childhood."

• The audience will snap their fingers in celebration. No clapping. (It's too distracting).

• Then, you will walk back to your seat and remain seated until every Twelve has been called and has received his or her Assignment.

• After, new instructions will come.

Commence The Ceremony of Twelve in...

Poll

Are you satisfied with your Assignment, or will you apply for an Appeal to change it?

• Highly satisfied

• Satisfied

• No way! Appeal, ASAP!

• Indifferent

Multiple Choice

Appeal Request

To request an appeal, select Appeal.

Green = approved

Red = denied

• No Appeal

• Appeal

Open Ended

Try to describe the day-to-day job tasks you would have to do in your new Assignment.

Example: I was given the Assignment of Maid. In this Assignment, I might have to clean up the homes of the people I work for. More specifically, I might have to wash their clothes, clean their bathrooms, collect their mail, and fix up their bedrooms.

Group Activity

The Chief Elder will pair you in groups of two. You will share your Assignment and discuss your opinions on them. Finally, discuss how you both think Jonas must have felt to have the choice of his Assignment out of his hands.

We have 3 minutes to discuss. GO!

Poll

After sharing Assignments with your peers, has your opinion on your Assignment changed or stayed the same?

• Changed

• Unchanged

Question

Now, imagine living in a community where income wasn't an issue and only the job rating and satisfaction mattered, along with whether you were good at your job and what it required you to do.

Discuss your thoughts about this. What do you think about the system in Jonas's community?

Whole Class Share

After discussing with your peer, share your peer's Assignment and how they told you they feel about it.

Theme

• A theme is a universal life lesson that everyone can learn from

• A theme is NOT specific to story characters or you and me. It applies to everybody.

• Theme topic = love

• Theme: It is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.

Poll

What theme topics do The Giver by Lois Lowry explore?

• Individual vs Society

• Freedom and Choice

• Feeling and Emotion

• Memory

Open Ended

What did you enjoy about our Ceremony of Twelve?

What would you CHANGE to make it better?