Name:___________________
Date: __________________
Pd 7 GT
The Giver
By Lois Lowry
This is a mostly independent GT reading activity for the Freedom unit. All of the reading will be done
independently and most of the activities will be done at home. We will use our knowledge of this story in
our discussions for the Freedom unit.
Essential Questions: As you are reading consider how your understanding of the novel The Giver by Lois
Lowry helps you answer these questions.
1. What is the importance of freedom to the individual? What is the importance of freedom to
society?
2. Can a society or individual have too much freedom?
3. To what extent are freedom and responsibility connected?
4. Precise language is important to Jonas’ community. Why is language precision so important? Is the
language used really precise?
5. Should one sacrifice individuality and choice to achieve a perfect society?
Reading Schedule:
Assignment/Pages
Chapters 1-5/39 pages
Chapters 6-10/38 pages
Chapters 11-15/38 pages
Chapters 16-19/ 41 pages
Chapters 20-23/ 10 pages
Project/Collage
Due
Monday, September 8
Monday, September 15
Friday, September 19
Wednesday, September 24
Monday September 29
Friday, October 3
Activity
Vocabulary/Lit Circle
Vocabulary/Lit Circle
Vocabulary/Lit Circle
Vocabulary/Lit Circle
Vocabulary/Lit Circle
Project
Reading Assignments: Each individual is responsible for all of the reading. The class will be put into
groups and will discuss the novel on the assigned dates in groups first. Each person will have an assigned
role for each due date. Specific assignments will be collected from each group member on literary circle
days.
Final Project:
You will create a poster, collage, drawing, or alternate visual which represents the ideas of Freedom,
Responsibility, and Utopia. Consider how the three terms are related or exclusive of each other. Include
material from the novel The Giver by Lois Lowry and additional readings from class. Write an explanatory
essay for your poster that explains and draws conclusions about the visual you have created. Rubric will
be provided before you begin the project.
Name:___________________
Date: __________________
Pd 7 GT
Literary Circle Roles and Schedule
Group Names and Contact Information:
Roles:
9/8
9/15
9/19
9/24
9/29
Connector: What are some of the concepts
in this section you can apply to the world
today? What connections can you make to
these chapters and your own experiences in
the world?
Interpreter: Choose three significant
moments from this reading. Interpret the
moments. Think about why you selected
them, what they mean to Jonas and to the
story. How do they fit into elements of
plot?
Vocabulary Enricher: Select four terms or
phrases from this section. Copy down the
sentence the phrases or terms are in.
(Proper citation) Include at least one
synonym and one antonym for the word. Is
figurative language used in this section?
Identify and explain.
Summarizer: Retell the main events in this
section. Discuss how this section deals with
issues of freedom, responsibility, and
utopia.
Artful Adventurer: Create an illustration of
one of the main scenes that stands out in
this section.
Each group member should be prepared to turn in a written response to the role. It is the responsibility of
each group member to come prepared for the discussion on Literary Circle days.
Each assignment is worth ten class work points. Class work because you cannot have the
discussion if you are not prepared.
Each vocabulary assignment is worth 10 homework points.
Name:___________________
Date: __________________
Pd 7 GT
Vocabulary Assignment
Directions: For each set of chapters there is a list of vocabulary words. Use a thesaurus or on-line
dictionary to look up the words. Write the definition and at least one synonym and antonym for each
word. Use the vocabulary word in a sentence. The sentence must show that you understand the meaning
of the word.
Example:
Obediently: (adverb), obedient (adjective), obedience (noun). Complying with or submissive to
authority. Synonym: compliant Antonym: recalcitrant
Without questioning the order, the students obediently evacuated the building.
Chapters
Words
Due
1-5
Apprehension, Distraught, Awed, Ceremony,
Humiliation, Remorse, Bragging, Disgrace, Puberty,
House of the Old,
Stirrings
Monday,
September 8
Monday,
September 8
Interdependence, Exuberant, Disposition, Reprieve,
Uncertain
Ceremony of Loss,
Ceremony of Replacement
Elsewhere
Monday,
September 15
Monday,
September 15
Startling, Consciousness, Precision, Frustrated,
Dumbfounded
The Giver
The Receiver
Sameness
Ecstatic, Obsolete, Exasperation, Trudged, Luminous,
Sarcastic, Chaos, Rueful
Diminished, Chastised, Stealthy, Treacherously,
Exhaustion, Yearned, Meager
Friday,
September 19
Friday,
September 19
1-5
Use context
clues for
these terms
6-10
6-10 Use
context clues
for these
terms
11-15
11-15
Use context
clues
16-19
20-23
Wednesday,
September 24
Monday,
September 29