Take out your writing materials from
yesterday. (rough draft, graphic organizers,
Springboard book pg 53)
Finish the body of your essay (function,
example and negation paragraphs)
Begin to think about how you want to end
the essay.
Your assignment is to write a multi-paragraph
essay that defines your concept of heroism.
You will use various strategies of definition to
explain your unique opinion on the concept.
Strategies of definition:
1. Function – The job or function
2. Example – What it looks like
3. Negation – What it is not
 Create
a thesis that clearly states your
definition of heroism and illustrates your
unique opinion.
MY THESIS
Heroism means different things to different
people. To me, a hero is a the life force that
offers the very thing that is needed at the
exact time that it becomes necessary or
required.
1. Reflect on all you have learned about
heroes over the course of our research and
reading.
2. Decide what is your opinion of what a hero
is.
3. Write a thesis on your opinion of the
concept of heroism. Do not focus on one
particular person or thing in your statement,
but rather focus on the whole idea of
heroism.
 At
a time in her country when girls are not
allowed to receive education, a young girl
stepped forward and nearly gave her life to
shine a light on light on this injustice. The
brutal shooting of Malala Yousafazi may not
have changed this unjust law, but I know that
her heroic efforts will be the spark for
change. A hero is the life force that offers
the very thing that is needed at the exact
time that it is needed. Malala is one
example of such a life force.
 Decide
how you want to begin your essay.
 Think
about what would grab the attention
of the reader.
 Write
a draft of your Introduction Paragraph
 Paragraph
1 – Function
A heroes job is to make a difference when,
where for whom it is needed. If it can be
viewed as a hero then in my opinion it makes
a difference in the world. You can make a
difference by seeing a need and responding
to it bravely. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. saw a
need for civil justice in the south and
stepped up bravely. Cesar Chavez saw a
need to fight for the rights of Mexican
workers in America and made a big
difference. The purpose of a hero is to see
and change injustice.
What is your opinion about the FUNCTION of a
hero?
Brainstorm ideas using page 53 of Springboard.
Write one paragraph that explains your unique
opinion of the FUNCTION of a hero.
 Paragraph
2 #Examples
There are so many examples besides Dr. King,
Malala, Mr. Chavezof heroes that are there
for the underdog or the ___________ at just
the right time.
 What
are some excellent examples that
support your unique opinion of what a hero is
and it’s function?
 Brainstorm ideas using page 53 of
Springboard.
 Write one paragraph that explains your
opinion of good examples of a hero based on
YOUR thesis.
 Paragraph
#3 Negation
You are not a hero if you are not willing to
speak out and stand up for what is right.
How can you be considered a hero if you
don’t have the courage to try and change
things for the better when you have an
opportunity. Even when you don’t see an
opportunity for change a hero makes one. A
hero can not be a coward! They must believe
in what it is they are doing from the heart.
Feel the fear and do it anyway is their
motto.
 Based
on your thesis, a hero is not what?
 Brainstorm adjectives that explain your
unique opinion about what a hero is not.
 Write one paragraph that explains your
opinion on the NEGATION of a heroism.
(A hero is the life force that offers the very
thing that is needed at the exact time that it
is needed.)
Whether it is an educator that encourages
young people to be their best, a politician
who stands for right in the face of greed, or
even a young girl who risks her life in the
hopes that other young girls can have a
better life, the offering is the same.
Bravery, love and a sense of justice that is
the thing which is needed just at the right
time to make a difference.
 Explain
why the reader should care about
heroism.
 Encourage
the reader to accept YOUR
opinion of what a hero is or the act of being
a hero (heroism)
 Restate
 Write
your thesis using different words.
one paragraph that concludes your
paper.
 Why
should the reader agree with your
thesis?
 Brainstorm reasons you are right about your
thesis.
 Write one paragraph that re-words your
thesis and encourages the reader to accept
it.
 Use
a small piece of paper and write the
name of a teacher on the UNC team that you
would like to pie at the pep rally tomorrow.
 Place
the vote in the suggestion box on the
front table.
A struggle occurring in the character’s
mind. Usually an ethical or emotional
question.
Ex. When Jonas had the dream of stirrings.
He experienced internal conflict about his
feelings and his choice to tell his family
during dream sharing time.
 1.
At the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas is referred to
as 11-19, explain what this means.
 2. Describe the setting of the Ceremony of Twelve.
(time, place, mood)
 3. Evaluate Asher’s assignment. Do you agree with
the assignment? Why or Why not? (cite the text)
 4. Either infer or explain why Jonas’s number was
skipped at the ceremony.
 How
does Jonas respond to his assignment of
Receiver of Memories? How do his peers?
 Describe Jonas’s first day of training? What
is the mood?
 Explain your opinion of his new
responsibility? What are some advantages
and disadvantages so far to becoming the
Receiver?
 What advantages or disadvantages do you
anticipate for him being the Receiver?
 Make
note of any internal conflict today in
the reading by any characters in The Giver.
 Use the paper provided to illustrate that
internal conflict.
 1.
What did Jonas dream? Why was he
embarrassed?
 2. What was Jonas’s parent’s reaction to his
dream?
 3. Do you agree with this society’s solution to
‘stirrings’? Explain.
 4. In Chapter 6 what is the main idea or
focus?
 5. What does Lily receive at the Ceremony of
Eight?
 6. If a person does not like his assignment,
what option do they have?
 Pg.
8 Springboard
 Use the list or your own words to list as many
words with the same denotation as the words
around the room.
 Yikes.
Why me? I never asked to be editor.
I’ve only been on the newspaper staff for a
year. I can’t be editor. The rest of the staff
won’t listen to me. I won’t be able to deal
with all those deadlines, and what about the
advertiser? I’m not sure I can handle
pressure. I feel overwhelmed just thinking
about it. I like to write and read, but lead
and edit seems like a different world. What
am I going to do?
1.What is the tone of Chapter 3? Give at least
two tone words to support your answer.
2. What is a birthmother? How do Lily’s
parents react to her saying she would like to
be a birthmother? Do you agree with them?
Explain.
3. What is unique about Jonas than others in
his community? How does he feel about it?
4. Describe the incident with the apple?
5. Re-read the last paragraph of Ch. 3. Make a
prediction about Gabe. Cite the text.
 1.
How do families get children?
 2. Instead of names, what are children given
at birth? What is your opinion of this?
 3. What is Jonas’ father’s job? His mother?
What do you think about the way careers are
decided in this society? Explain.
 4. Infer : How does Jonas feel about father?
Cite the text.
 5. Explain what happens once you turn 12.
How do you know?
Utopia
An ideal society with no
problems.
Dystopia
A society filled with
oppression and injustice.
Essential Questions to consider throughout our unit:
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What do people give up in the quest to
achieve a utopian society? Is it worth it?
What makes someone a hero?
In an unjust society, can one person’s
actions make a difference?
 Turn
 In
to page 53 of the SpringBoard workbook.
groups, read the following;
Assignment
Steps
Drafting
Revising
 List all the verbs (action words) in each section on a
separate sticky note.
 What are you being asked to do? Ex. ‘write’ a
multi paragraph essay.
 Place
each sticky note beside the color
that indicates your level of understanding
for each activity.
RED: I DON’T KNOW HOW TO DO THIS AT ALL.
YELLOW: I HAVE HEARD OF THIS, BUT KNOW
VERY LITTLE. I NEED MORE INFORMATION.
GREEN: I HAVE DONE THIS MANY TIMES. I DO
NOT NEED ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THIS
TASK.