The Giver - Ch. 7 & 8

Children will often be referred to as a ________ when their parents are upset with them.

• letter

• number

• page

• color

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Who chooses the assignments for the children?

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What determines the children's future assignments?

Chief Elder speaks of a time Asher was punished for not remembering the word "snack". Her recollection of this moment was ______________.

• Positive/Joyful

• Negative/Harmful

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Jonas had a different feeling as he looked back to the moment Asher was punished. Find a quote from Chapter 7 that describes how Asher felt during this incident.

(Use " and page numbers)

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CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.7.7

Contrast how Jonas felt before the Ceremony of Twelve and after Chief Elder skipped his turn.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

A unanimous group would disagree that chocolate is the best ice cream flavor.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

How does Lowry portray the audience in Chapter 8? Use a quote from this Chapter to support your thinking.

Sentence starter: The audience is

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

"Such a selection is very, very rare, "the Chief Elder told the audience. "Our community has only one Receiver. It is he who trains his successor." (p. 76)

"But the Receiver-in-training cannot be observed, cannot be modified. That is stated quite clearly in the rules. He is to be alone, apart, while he is prepared by the current Receiver for the job which is the most rules. He is to be alone, apart, while he is prepared by the current Receiver for the job which is the most honored community." (p. 77)

Read the quotes above and write a complete sentence about the two big ideas.

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CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.7.7

Write 3 sentences to describe how Lowry juxtaposes the audience and Jonas. Use a quote from Chapter 8 to support your thinking.

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CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.7.7