The Giver Unit TENATIVE Calendar 2016
Mon 18
Tues 19
-Get books
-Read Ch 1-2
together
-Discuss Ch 3-5
HW: Read Ch 35
-Go to library to
look at books for
novel project
HW: Ch 6-8 read
by Thurs
Wed 20
Independent Work
day
-Read 6-8
-Work on notes
-Read for novel
project
Thurs 21
Fri 22
(Mrs. Bartley gone)
(Mrs. Bartley gone)
-Discuss Ch 6-8
-Society project
work time
HW: Read 9-13 by
Monday
(Computers available)
Mon 25
Tues 26
Wed 27
Thurs 28
Fri 29
(Mrs. Bartley gone)
(Mrs. Bartley gone)
Discuss 14-16
Quiz Ch 1-9
-Society project
work time
-Catch up with Mrs.
Bartley on the book
(Discuss/recap/ask
questions about 6-13)
Work day
-Society project
-Reading
-Notes
Discuss 9-13
(Computers available)
HW: Read 14-16
by Thurs
HW: Read 17-19
by Monday
(Computers available)
-Work time
FEB Mon 1
Tues 2
Wed 3
Thurs 4
Fri 5
Quiz 10-18
-Read 20-23 as
class (finish book)
Work day
-Society project
-Reading
-Notes
Conferences 5-8
DUE: All Giver
notes, Society
Project
NO SCHOOL
Conferences
Discuss 17-19
(Computers available)
HW: All notes and
Society project due
tomorrow
Present societies
(We will continue
on Monday as
well)
Your notes include:
1. Personality Traits for Jonas (minimum of 7 different traits with evidence)
2. Plot events-2 per chapter
3. Utopia vs Dystopia Notes (from PowerPoint)
4. Evidence of a Dystopian Novel (purple sheet)
5. Discussion Questions (green sheet)
Please staple your notes in the order above.
ALL NOTES DUE Thurs 2/4
In case of snow days
 Continue with your reading HW.
 If we have a snow day on a work day, we won’t be making the work day up so you can/should just
work at home.
 Pay attention to text alerts, email, and the online calendar for changes.