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Learning goals
Learning goals
Learn about the central themes from the book The Giver and to discuss those from different perspectives
Lesson exercises
Lesson exercises
Explain central themes
Read The Giver pages 204-219
Group discussion
Explain central themes
Explain central themes
🕒~10-15 minutes
This develops your discussion skills
Read the graphic novel and watch the scene from the movie adaptation.
Compare the book with the movie and the graphic novel by discussing:
How are the memories of pain and war portrayed in the graphic novel?
What happened to Rosemary?
Compare the release of the infant. How are they similar and/or different?
Reading comprehension
Reading comprehension
🕒~20-40 minutes
This develops your reading comprehension
Together with the rest of the class, we are going to read The Giver, pages 204-219
We will take turns reading
Group discussion
Group discussion
Choose the broad or the narrow path to discuss The Giver
Both include similar discussion exercises, but at different challenge levels
🕒~20 minutes discussion
👥Together with a classmate
Discuss the ending with your classmate(s) and take notes
Think about the last scenes in the book. What do you imagine happens to Jonas and Gabriel?
I think they... (foundnd a new community / died / or something else), because ...
Now that you know everything - is it reasonable for some to ban the book?
I think it was right /wrong for some people to ban the book, because ...
We understand that Jonas releases all the memories - happiness, suffering, and so on – but what do you think happens then to the community?
I think something good / bad happens. For example, ...
Share a summary of your discussion with the class. This is your exit ticket.
🕒~20 minutes discussion
👥Together with a classmate
Choose a theme, discuss it with your classmate(s) and take notes
Think about the last scenes in the book and the open ending. What do you imagine happens to Jonas and Gabriel?
Now that you know everything about The Giver and its controversial aspects - is it reasonable to ban the book? Or would a trigger warning suffice?
We understand that Jonas releases all the memories - happiness, suffering, and so on – at the end. What do you think happens to the community? Consider the psychological and emotional effects on individuals who have never experienced such memories before.
Share a summary of your discussion with the class. This is your exit ticket.
Homework
Homework
Decide examples from The Giver that you will use in your essay
Exit ticket
Exit ticket
A summary of your discussion
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