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Journal Entry. Describe your idea of a perfect world. Include as many details as you can think of. Components of a Perfect World. How Should a Perfect World Be Organized?. Your group is now a “committee” charged with designing one component of a perfect world.
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Journal Entry • Describe your idea of a perfect world. Include as many details as you can think of. The Giver - Lesson 1 - Hook
Components of a Perfect World The Giver - Lesson 1 - Hook
How Should a Perfect World Be Organized? • Your group is now a “committee” charged with designing one component of a perfect world. • Write your ideas on your chart paper. • Each group will have one spokesperson. The Giver - Lesson 1 - Hook
Create a Summary Book • Each student will get 3 sheets of white paper and 1 half sheet of construction paper. • Fold the 3 sheets of white paper in half hamburger style and cut along the crease. • Fold those sheets of paper in half hamburger style. • Add a cover made from the half sheet of construction paper. • Assemble into a book format. • Decorate the front and include your name. • Summarize one chapter on each page of the book. The Giver - Lesson 1
Vocabulary • Utopia • Use the Frayer Model to determine the meaning of the word and list examples. • Sir Thomas Moore wrote a book called Utopia about an idyllic society supposedly discovered by a companion on Amerigo Vespucci. The Giver - Lesson 2
Who is Amerigo Vespucci? • He discovered South American a year before Christopher Columbus did. • He didn’t record his voyages until 1498- that’s 6 years after Columbus discovered the New World. • “America” is the female version of the name “Amerigo”. The Giver - Lesson 2
Characteristics of Utopia • Equality for all citizens • Safe environment (no crime) • Fair government • Access to education and healthcare The Giver - Lesson 2
Examples of Utopia • Garden of Eden • Heaven The Giver - Lesson 2
Non-examples of Utopia • The Hunger Games • Divergent • The Maze Runner What do all of these non-examples have in common? The Giver - Lesson 2
What is Dystopia? • The prefix dys- means “bad or evil”. • Based on your knowledge of the word “utopia”, what do you think the word “dystopia” means? The Giver – Lesson 2
Read Chapter 1 and Take Notes • Why is Jonas frightened that it’s almost December? • Why is it weird that a plane flew overhead? • Announcements are made over loud speakers. What?? • What does “released” mean? • Children don’t know what animals are. • Do you have to share your feelings at the dinner table? The Giver - Lesson 2
Summarize for $1 • Pretend that you can spend up to $1.00 to purchase words with which to write your summary. • Each word is worth 5 cents; therefore, you may use no more than 20 words to write your summary. The Giver - Lesson 2
Before you leave… • On a sheet of paper, make a prediction… What is the “Ceremony of Twelve”? • Turn it in on your way out. The Giver - Lesson 2
Anticipation Guide • Answer the questions on the Anticipation Guide and then share your responses with a partner. • Keep this in your Reading section. We will come back to it when we finish the book. The Giver - Lesson 2
What is Connotation? • A commonly understood cultural or emotional association that some word or phrase carries • Is it positive, negative, or neutral? The Giver - Lesson 2
Class Discussion • What is the importance in Jonas’s community of always using the “correct word”? • Think about when Jonas thought about his use of the word frightened. The Giver - Lesson 2
Synonyms for Frightened • Afraid • Scared • Terrified • Nervous • Alarmed • Panicky • Anxious • Upset • Apprehensive The Giver - Lesson 2
Is there a difference? • Come up with an example of how each synonym could be used. The Giver - Lesson 2
Connotation and Word Choice • We went there last year and did lots of things. • What are the words that make this sentence vague? • How can we improve it? The Giver - Lesson 2
Much Better… • When our family went to Disney World last year, we rode every roller coaster in the park. • This sentence tells us where, when, and what kind of things we did. The Giver - Lesson 2
Precision of Language • Complete the Precision of Language worksheet with your group. • Think about adding specific words to your sentences. • How does this relate to word choice in Jonas’s community? The Giver - Lesson 2
Read Chapter 2 and Take Notes • Why does Jonas’s father bring home a baby? • What rule in the community is almost always broken with no punishment? • How did a kid’s life change after the Ceremony of Twelve? • What is a comfort object? The Giver - Lesson 2
Summarize for $1 • Pretend that you can spend up to $1.00 to purchase words with which to write your summary. • Each word is worth 5 cents; therefore, you may use no more than 20 words to write your summary. The Giver - Lesson 2