The Giver: Pre-Reading Activity: Choices

How many choices do you think you make daily?

• About 10 choices

• 10,000 choices

• 100 choices

• Over 35,000 choices

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

Briefly write about a time you followed what others were doing instead of deciding for yourself.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

Kid President said there are four choices for making choices. What are they?

• Be awesome, be a good friend, be a leader, be a world-changer

• Impulsive, do nothing, follower, and be thoughtful

• Impulsive, good, bad, and thoughtful

• Be the next Kid President

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is an example of a choice you recently made that had a big consequence?

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

Would you willingly give up your right to make decisions for yourself?

• Yes, I trust others to decide for me.

• Absolutely not.

• It depends on the decision that needs to be made.

• I can't decide!

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

What if we, as a society, collectively decided to allow others to make all of our decisions for us? Do you think this would have positive or negative results? Explain your reasoning with examples.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.1