The Giver by Lois Lowry
O Assigned groups of 3 or 4
O With groups for entire novel
O Each group will read, complete a daily task, and
daily reflection (like a “ticket out the door”)
O You will need to keep a log of each discussion
and the answers to all discussion questions.
O You may need or appreciate having index cards.
Discussion Log
O After reading together, discuss the daily
questions.
O After discussions, write the questions and
your answers in the log. (Not until after the
discussion.)
O Your log will be graded. (each day will be
worth 10 points)
Daily Reflection (Ticket out
the Door)
O A written response to the daily reflection
must be submitted each day.
O Support you answers with evidence from the
text or other sources.
O This is a daily grade. (10 points)
Chapter 1 (pages 1-10)
O Discussion Questions:
O What is a ritual?
O What is a rite of passage?
O What are some rituals that you have?
O Why are rituals important?
O What are some rituals in The Giver?
O End of Discussion Reflection (Turn in)
O Describe one ritual in your life and explain its
importance.
Chapter 2 (pages 11-19)
O Discussion Questions for Discussion Journal: (10 points
daily)
1. What are some rules for living in Jonas’ community?
2. What is the purpose of these rules?
3. Who has the power in this community?
4. Why does the community allow these people to have
the power they do?
O Why does the community have rules that they allow to be
broken?
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O End of Discussion Reflection (Turn in/10 points)
O Have you ever broken a rule? Why? What would be the
consequence in your community if everyone broke that
rule?
Chapter 3-4 (pages 20-33)
O Discussion Questions for Discussion Journal: (10
points daily)
O 1. Why is there a word for hippo if they don’t exist in
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Jonas’ world?
2. What does a birth mother do?
3. Why does Lily’s family not want her to be a birth
mother?
4. What do you think is happening to the apple?
5. Where does Jonas go and what does he do there?
6. What is the significance of bathing the elderly?
7. How are the elderly and the young alike?
O End of Discussion Reflection (Turn in/10 points)
O How should we treat our elders? Why?
Chapter 5-6 (pages 34-49)
O Discussion Questions for Discussion Journal: (10
points daily)
O 1. Why is it required to share one’s dreams in Jonas’
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world?
2. Why does Jonas have to take a pill everyday?
3. What is happening with Gabriel?
4. How do the ritual of ceremonies work?
Why might dreams be considered dangerous to Jonas’
community?
5. How might keeping feelings private provoke
rebellion?
O End of Discussion Reflection (Turn in/10 points)
O Why might dreams be considered dangerous to Jonas’
community?
Chapter 7-8 (pages 50-64)
O Discussion Questions for Discussion Journal: (10
points daily)
O 1. How is the Chief Elder selected?
O 2. Why Is the Ceremony of Twelve an important rite of
passage?
O 3. How are the jobs assigned? What is considered?
O 4. What has happened to Jonas?
O 5. What is the public’s reaction to what has happened?
O End of Discussion Reflection (Turn in/10 points)
O What is a rite of passage that you will experience that is
similar to the Ceremony of Twelve?
Chapter 9-10 (pages 65-79)
O Discussion Questions for Discussion Journal: (10 points daily)
O 1. Why is it significant that Jonas feels separate or different?
O 2. Why do the people whom Jonas knows seem suspicious of
him?
O 3. What happened to the last Receiver?
O 4. What is a “Name not to be Spoken”?
O 5. What does Jonas think of the rules for training?
O 6. What does it tell you that the door to the Giver’s home is
locked?
O 7. How is the Giver’s home different from everyone else’s?
O 8. Where or what is Elsewhere?
O End of Discussion Reflection (Turn in/10 points)
O Which of the rules for Jonas’ training is most significant? Why?
Chapter 11 & 12 (pages 80-96)
O Discussion Questions for Discussion Journal: (10 points daily)
O 1. How does the Giver convey memories to the Receiver?
O 2. What happens after the memory is conveyed?
O 3. What is the first memory?
O 4. What is the second memory?
O 5. Can emotional pain cause physical pain?
O 6. What is Sameness?
O 7. How does receiving memories change his relationship
with his family?
O 8. What happens when you know something and you cannot
share it? How does that affect your relationships?
O 9. What is happening with Jonas’ eyes?
O End of Discussion Reflection (Turn in/10 points)
O If you could give someone a single memory, what would it
be? Why?
Chapter 13, 14 & 15 (pages 97-120)
Discussion Questions for Discussion Journal: (10 points daily)
O 1. What lesson does Jonas learn from being taught about color from the
Giver?
O 2. Why is choice so important?
O 3. Why is choice dangerous in this community?
O 4. What did Jonas learn from the elephant memory?
O 5. How did the previous Receiver fail?
O 6. How did the community suffer when the Receiver failed?
O 7. What is the new memory about the sled?
O 8. How does Jonas help Gabe sleep? Why is his help a violation of the rules
of training?
O 9, What was the final memory Jonas received in Chapter 15?
O End of Discussion Reflection (Turn in/10 points)
O 1. Was it worse for the community to have emotions or for the Receiver to
have emotions? Why?
O 2. How would eliminating pain from our human experience affect our ability
to feel pleasure?
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Chapter 16-19 (pages 121-151)
O Discussion Questions for Discussion Journal: (10 points daily)
O Why does Jonas have a problem with the game of war?
O Who was Rosemary and what happened to her?
O How does The Giver feel about Rosemary?
O What does Jonas discover about his father?
O What is release?
O Would you think differently about release if the person released
was someone old?
O End of Discussion Reflection (Turn in/10 points)—CHOOSE ONE
O A theme in The Truman Show was explained by Christof, the
director, when he said “We accept the reality of the world we are
presented.” How does this statement reflect what is happening
in The Giver? Provide two examples from The Giver.
O How does The Giver connect to a theme in Vonnegut’s
“2BR02B”? State the theme and provide two examples of how
The Giver reflects the same theme as “2BR02B”.
Final Essay for The Giver
O 5 paragraph essay
O Due Friday 1/16/2015
O With full planning
O Requires 6 citations to support your main ideas
O Plan and write a 5-paragraph essay that
identifies, explains, and supports a common
theme in The Giver and The Truman Show.
Clearly state the theme and how it is
demonstrated in the beginning, middle, and
end of each source.