Quick Writes - 4/15/23

Friday 4/15/23

4 Quick Writes

The following questions are meant to engage your independent thinking. They are for Mrs. Talbert only and will not be shared with the class, unless you specifically elect to do so.

Please take them seriously, as they will be part of your Participation Grade for this final Quarter.

​You will have 5 minutes for each question.

Open Ended

What is your favorite memory and why? Think about a positive memory that you feel you will remember fondly for a long time.

Open Ended

What is your favorite song (include title and artist name) and why? It could be a well-known song or one that is more obscure. It could be a song that makes you happy or a song that "gets you all up in your feels." Do you have more than one favorite song? Go ahead and detail here.

Open Ended

Why do you think people join cults? Why do you think cults exist?

Open Ended

Utopias and dystopias are literary devices used to enable commentary on how society should be. How does The Giver complicate the differences between the two?

Open Ended

In the novel The Giver, Jonas (the Receiver of Memory) and The Giver, his predecessor, make a plan to change their society. Though it will send shockwaves through the community, they feel it is for the best. What would you change in our society if you had the power and opportunity to do so?