TG-4
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Learning goals
Discuss and compare the central themes from the book The Giver and its various adaptations
Lesson exercises
Summary of what has happened this far
Read The Giver pages 91-110
Think-pair-share discussion
Summary of what has happened this far
🕒~20 minutes
This develops your reading comprehension skills
Read the graphic novel and watch the scenes (1.04-4.04) from the movie adaptation.
Compare the book with the movie and the graphic novel by discussing:
The apple: Why is this moment significant forJonas?
Celebration of Release: What does this scene reveal about the way elders are treated in Jonas’s community?
Stirrings/The pills: How is the moment of taking the pill presented? Does it seem more emotional or more neutral?
Ceremony of Twelve: In the three versions, some details of the ceremony are different. Why do you think certain elements were changed?
Reading comprehension
🕒~40 minutes
This develops your reading comprehension
Together with the rest of the class, we are going to read The Giver, pages 91-110
We will take turns reading
Think-pair-share discussion
Choose the broad or the narrow path to discuss The Giver
Both include similar discussion exercises, but at different challenge levels: what are your first memories?
🕒~10-20 minutes discussion
👥Together with a classmate
Memories are how we remember past events and learn from them.
Read the questions by yourself and think of your answers:
Can you think of something important you learned from an experience?
For example: "One of my earilest memories are learning to be careful after falling off a bike..."
Why do we learn about history in school?
For example: "In school we learn about wars, inventions, human rights movements, because... "
What do you think would happen if people forgot important events?
Think of your earliest memory. What do you remember?
For example: a birthday, a family trip, a time you learned something new.
Ask a classmate the questions and share your thoughts.
Prepare to share your answers with the rest of the class. This is your exit ticket.
🕒~10-20 minutes discussion
👥Together with a classmate
Memories are how we remember past events and learn from them.
Read the questions by yourself and think of your answers:
Think of an early memory. Are childhood memories always accurate? How do they change over time?
We learn about history in school. How does it help us grow as individuals and as a society?
If a society erased bad memories, would it become better or worse? Motivate your answer.
Think of your earliest memory. What do you remember?
Then, ask a classmate the questions and share your thoughts.
Prepare to share your answers with the rest of the class. This is your exit ticket.
Homework
Read pages 111-135
Exit ticket
What are your first memories?