The Giver CH. 1-3

What is the evening ritual? 

• All family members sit down to share their feelings
• The family eats dinner together every night
• The family listens to the community announcements on the intercom
• The family fills out applications for children

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Why would the arrival of a jet be a terrifying experience? 

• They aren't used to seeing aircrafts
• The community is afraid of bombs
• They are in the middle of a war

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

When are children allowed to ride bikes?

• After ceremony of 9
• After ceremony of 8 
• At any time-all children have bikes
• After they have passed the test

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

What is a comfort object? 

• A stuffed imaginary creature 
• A blanket
• Anything a child finds comforting 

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

How do elders decide on assignments for the twelves? 

• They watch them at home and talk to their parents
• They look for information about them in the hall of open records
• They observe them closely and talk to their teachers
• They put their names in a lottery and draw jobs for them

Why is the ceremony of twelve so important? 

• They have to give up their bikes
• It is where the twelves get their job assignments 
• They start volunteer hours
• They have to leave their families behind 

What does Lily talk about at the evening ritual? 

•  A boy not following the rules at school 
• Wanting to know what Jonas's job will be 
• Being scared to get her ribbons taken away
• Not liking her instructor 

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is a Utopia? 

• A world in which everything is perfect 
• A world in which nothing is perfect 

What is a Dystopia? 

• A world in which everything is perfect
• A world in which nothing is perfect 

Which of the following is a rule in Jonas's community that we have read about? 

• Children have to give up their comfort objects when they become an eight 
• Girls aren't allowed to wear dresses until they are 9
• Boys aren't allowed to have a comfort object 
• Parents have to tuck their children in every night