Post on 13-Dec-2015
The Giver by Lois LowryDay 4
Warm up : Youtube interview with Lois Lowryhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYGGs2lxjY&feature=related
We will review the study questions forchapters 6 & 7 before having a quiz on thesechapters.
Get out your notebooks and study questions.
The Giver Quiz # 3Answer on paper. You will exchange papers to go over.
1. What special thing did sevens get?a. 8 PM bedtimeb. Coats that button down the frontc. Hair ribbonsd. Allowance
2. What happened to Gabe the day of the naming & Placement?a. He was placed with a family.b. He could stay at the Nurturing Center another yearc. He received the name Gabriel
3. What happened to Caleb?a. He drowned.b. Fell from a tree and broke his neckc. Became sick and was released4. What assignment did Asher receive?a. Attendant at the fish hatcheryb. Instructor of the sixesc. Director of recreationd. Engineer5. What happened when it was Jonas’s turn to receive his job assignment?a. He received the job og doctor b. He fell as he was going on the stagec. The Chief Elder skipped over Jonas
The Circle of Life in The Giver Jonas’s Society Our Society
Finding a Mate
Creating a Family
Mourning Death
The Circle of Life in The Giver Jonas’s Society Our Society
Finding a MateApply for mate Choose your own whenever
you want to
Creating a FamilyApply for child after married 3 yrs.
Must prove you are capable
Can have only 2 children:1 boy, 1 girl & they are not biological children
Children come from Birthmothers
No restrictions on becoming a parent
Mourning Death
Chant name as they walk through door
FuneralsMemorial services
Characterization
What is it?
Methods of Characterization
Characterization – the way an author reveals the special qualities and personalities of a character in a story, making the character believable.
Indirect Characterization – writer shows you what character is like by
revealing:
• Appearance
• Actions
• Words
• Thoughts and feelings
• Other character’s comments or reactions
Appearance
Can infer a lot about characters from the clothes they wear, their facial features, their body language, and their mannerisms.
Tex was the head rancher on the farm. When he rounds up the horses, he can be easily spotted with his beige hat and vest. Tex’s smile is a mile wild, even with his bushy mustache.
jovial proud dedicated
Actions – Much of what we learn about characters is revealed to us through what they do.
Denise picked up the slimy bull frog. She could hardly stand to hold it even for a moment. She held it out at arm’s length from her body and quickly carried it to her brother.
squeamish sensitive nervous
Words – We often get to know characters because of what they say to each other.
Anita threw her arms around Tony and gave him a big hug. “Thank you so much for being there for me,” she said. “I don’t think I could have faced my parents without you.”
thoughtful compassionate appreciative
Thoughts and feelings – When an author lets us get inside the mind of a character, we can often learn a great deal about him or her.
Butch looked around the neighborhood. “This would be a safe place to play catch with Bobby,” he thought. “Why doesn’t Bobby throw the ball?” He must be in a bad mood or something.”
loyal concerned playful
Other character’s comments or reactions – sometimes other characters will tell us something useful about the character we’re reading about.
“You wouldn’t believe what Lisa did yesterday,” Sara said to her sister. “When we went into the bridal shop, she pushed all the women aside and demanded that the sales lady help us immediately. It was really something!”
Demanding pushy assertive
Direct Characterization The writer tells you exactly (directly) what the
character is like.
Betsy was a determined three year old, who knew what she wanted and often got her way, if she cried loud enough.
Mrs. Manning has an obnoxiously loud voice which she uses to intimidate her students.
Stay in your seats
or ELSE!!!!
Characterization WorksheetCharacters Name
What do you think this character would be like in a “normal” society? Job?
Pretend this character was given the opportunity to live in Elsewhere 1 month. What do you think this character would say?
Do you respect this character? Why or why not? What has this character done to gain or lose your respect?
How do you think this character would feel about the events of our world? Do you think this character would want to live in our world?
Jonas
The Giver
Vocabulary for Chapters 6 & 7Students will complete a handout
sheet. Use dictionaries!
Homework: Read chapters 8-10 & do study questions