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The Giver by Lois Lowry: Chapters 5-8

Signposts

Directions:  Each chapter contains examples of the signposts.  Signposts are a way for the reader to connect to the text and understand it in a more meaningful way.  Using the example above, please find three other signpost examples from chapters 5-8 and share your thinking similar to the chart that is shown above.

Signpost Page # What I Noticed: Text Evidence What it means: Answer the anchor question
MM 11 "Every December was exciting to me when I was young...Each December brings changes." I think this memory is important as Jonas he remembers previous Decembers and the excitement and as he thinks to this December which is the Ceremony of Twelve.

After Reading Questions

Chapter 5

  1. Why was Jonas embarrassed about telling his dream?
  2. How important is sameness in Jonas’s community? How important is it in your community?

Chapter 6

  1. All the members of Jonas’s family had to sign a pledge that they would not become attached to the new child, Gabe. Do you think it’s possible to keep such a promise?
  2. What do you think of how families in Jonas’s community are formed?

Chapter 7

  1. Do you think Asher should have been given the discipline wand when he was three, for saying “smack” instead of “snack”?
  2. How would you feel if you were in Jonas’s shoes and the Chief Elder skipped right over you when she was making Assignments?

Chapter 8

  1. What do you think Jonas’s Capacity to See Beyond is?
  2. Would you rather be selected, as Jonas was, or assigned, as his group mates were?

Option #1: Writing a Letter

Activity for Ch. 5-8:

There was a lot of information given during chapters 6 and 7. Choose ONE of the RAFT activities below to help you organize and understand all the information.

RAFT Option #1:

Role

You are part of the Committee of Elders

 

You are a 12 in TheCommunity

 

You are a parent in The Community

 

Audience

Someone attending The Ceremony for the first time

 

A 12 in another community

Your four year old who finally wants to know what The Ceremony is all about

 

Format

Advertisement poster

 

Pamphlet

A speech

 

Topic

In the poster you will explain what happens at The Ceremony. You must include all you know about what each age group receives and why.

 

In the pamphlet, you will explain what happens at The Ceremony. You must include all you know about what each age group receives and why

In the speech, you have to explain what happens at The Ceremony. You must include all you know about what each age group receives and why.