The Giver
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Multicultural Literature:
Please follow the reading schedule for The Giver carefully.
Be prepared for a quiz every MONDAY
on the assigned readings and vocabulary!
Lois Lowry, Author of "The Giver"
Lois Lowry is an American author. She began her career as a photographer and a freelance journalist during the early 1970s. Two of her works have been awarded the prestigious Newbery Medal: one of which was "The Giver".
As an author, Lowry is known for writing about difficult subject matters within her works for children. She explored very controversial issues of questioning authority in "The Giver". Her work with "The Giver" has been met with a diversity of reactions from schools in America, some of which have adopted her book as a part of the mandatory curriculum, while others have prohibited the book's inclusion in classroom studies.
As an author, Lowry is known for writing about difficult subject matters within her works for children. She explored very controversial issues of questioning authority in "The Giver". Her work with "The Giver" has been met with a diversity of reactions from schools in America, some of which have adopted her book as a part of the mandatory curriculum, while others have prohibited the book's inclusion in classroom studies.
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Student Packet:
Be sure to complete this packet for Monday of each week. Be sure to write as neatly and thoroughly as possible, as you will be graded on content, neatness, and completeness of each question.
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FINAL EXAM - THE GIVER
The Final Exam for Multicultural Literature will be on The Giver. Please find the review sheet for the exam below: 
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PRE-READING ASSIGNMENT:
"Design the perfect society"
Due: Monday, October 15th
"Design the perfect society"
Due: Monday, October 15th
Check out Gemma and Maria's creation below!
YOUR ASSIGNMENT: Design the perfect society.
You must create a “perfect community.” What is the system you would set up in the world?
1. You must describe the following five areas:
A. Give your community a name.
B. Give a physical description of your community.
C. Describe your system of education: (How people are educated and what kinds of jobs they have, what age do people start to work, how jobs are chosen, etc)
D. Describe your system of government (finding and choosing leaders, laws, rules, and punishments)
E. Describe your social system (how people raise families, and find enjoyment, spend their days, clothes they wear, etc).
You must present the five areas mentioned above. You may add additional information if you like, such as city plans, music, sports, emotions and memories, whether people live or die, etc.
2. What will the final project look like? You may make one of the following:
• Build a model
• Make a video
• Poster, with pictures and text
• Make a PowerPoint
(any other ideas are welcome - just check with me first!)
Whatever you choose should show effort, as well as be informative. (Extra points for getting into costume!).
You will have three days to work on this project in class. You will present your group project orally to the class on the following date:
Monday, October 15th.
You must create a “perfect community.” What is the system you would set up in the world?
1. You must describe the following five areas:
A. Give your community a name.
B. Give a physical description of your community.
C. Describe your system of education: (How people are educated and what kinds of jobs they have, what age do people start to work, how jobs are chosen, etc)
D. Describe your system of government (finding and choosing leaders, laws, rules, and punishments)
E. Describe your social system (how people raise families, and find enjoyment, spend their days, clothes they wear, etc).
You must present the five areas mentioned above. You may add additional information if you like, such as city plans, music, sports, emotions and memories, whether people live or die, etc.
2. What will the final project look like? You may make one of the following:
• Build a model
• Make a video
• Poster, with pictures and text
• Make a PowerPoint
(any other ideas are welcome - just check with me first!)
Whatever you choose should show effort, as well as be informative. (Extra points for getting into costume!).
You will have three days to work on this project in class. You will present your group project orally to the class on the following date:
Monday, October 15th.