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The Giver -- Chapter 2

Jonas Gabe Lily Katya Yoshiko Mother Father || //(List and describe important information about// //the characters in the chapter.)//
 * Setting || Jonas house ||
 * Characters


 * 1) Jonas is a 11 year old boy.
 * 2) Gabe is a boy taking care of by Jonas father.
 * 3) Lily is a nine year old girl.
 * 4) Katya was Jonas sister.
 * 5) Yoshiko is Jonas friend.
 * 6) Jonas mother.
 * 7) Jonas father. ||
 * Summary of Chapter || //I think that the chapter is going to be about Jonas turning 12. Then, after he turned 12 he got tooking to a place to train kids to fight for themselves. Then Jonas stays there until he turns 21.// ||
 * Predictions of Coming Events || //I predict that Jonas is going to be tooking by the milatary.// ||


 * The Giver – Chapter 3**

**//Directions//**: Define the following vocabulary words in your own words and their meanings in relationship to Chapter 3 of The Giver. **Birthmother** – A birthmother is some women who gave birth to you and the relationship would be your mother. **singsong voice** — A person who sings and is a famous person. **sphere** – A shape. **dwelling** – house **magnifying glass – A object that help you see objects that smaller and help you examine things.**

**//Directions//**: Answer the questions below in complete sentences. 1. Infer why citizens are only allowed to use bicycles for individual transportation. What implications does this have for travel? I can infer that citizens that ride bikes to ride somewhere close and not to another state. 2. What physical trait do Jonas and Gabriel share? The travel is slower. 3. Examine how this trait could link Jonas and Gabriel. Their eye is lighter. 4. Summarize how Birthmothers are regarded in the community. They have kids that they have to take care of and have responsibility for. 5. Generalize how individual differences and appearances are treated in the community. Some are treated the same and some are treated different because they are different color,eyes, what clothes they wear. 6. Explain why Birthmothers never see newchildren. Some Birthmother s give away their children because they don't want kids or there was a mistake they had kids. 7. Tell why Jonas takes the apple home. Jonas and Asher thinks that the apple have some kind of movement. 8. Explain why Asher has to play catch. He had to play becauseof his hand-eye cordination. 9. Prepare a schedule for Jonas’s family to follow when caring for Gabriel at night. 10. Differentiate most American families’ evening routines from families’ nightly routines in the community.


 * //Chapters Eleven— Twelve//**


 * //Assessment Preparation: Synonyms and Antonyms//**


 * //Directions://** //Using a thesaurus and/or a dictionary, fill in one synonym and one// //antonym for each of the vocabulary words. Then write a sentence using the vocabulary word, showing that you understand the word’s meaning and how it should be used in a sentence.//

2. **glee** 3. **obsolete**
 * 1. torrent**
 * 1) synonym: cascade, cataclysm
 * 2) antonym: drip
 * 3) sentence: The speed of its course was like a mountain torrent.
 * 1) synonym: enjoyment, exuberance
 * 2) antonym: sadness
 * 3) sentence: Try to get an oppurtunity to hear a glee.
 * 1) synonym: ancient, antediluvian
 * 2) antonym: contemporary
 * 3) sentence: Fathers are now obsolete.
 * 4. wincing**
 * 1) synonym: grimace,
 * 2) antonym: recoil
 * 3) sentence: It recoils when it falls over.
 * 5. admonition**
 * 1) synonym: advice
 * 2) antonym: betrayal
 * 3) sentence: I finished with the last admonition.
 * 6. dumbfounded**
 * 1) synonym: bewilder
 * 2) antonym: explicate
 * 3) sentence: The dumbfounded dog.
 * 7. wryly**
 * 1) synonym: ironic
 * 2) antonym: wryface
 * 3) sentence: Tyler is always wryly.

The Giver – Chapter 13/14
 * Conflict** results from two opposing forces in a story. Four common types of conflict are:


 * Man vs. himself**—a character experiences conflict between forces within him/herself
 * Man vs. man**—a character experiences a conflict with another person
 * Man vs. nature**—a character struggles to overcome forces of nature
 * Man vs. society**—a character struggles with elements of his/her society

//exemplifies and explain it.//
 * //Directions://** //Read each passage from Chapters 13-14. Identify which type of conflict it//

“Well. . .” Jonas had to stop and think it through. “If everything’s the same, then there aren’t any choices! I want to wake up in the morning and //decide// things! A blue tunic, or a red one?” He looked down at himself, at the colorless fabric of his clothing. “But it’s all the same, always.” (pg. 97)
 * Mr. Cook’s Example:**


 * Type of conflict**: man vs. society
 * Explanation**: Jonas is frustrated with

And he was angry at himself, that he could not change that for them. (pg. 99)
 * # || But when the conversation turned to other things, Jonas was left, still, with a feeling of frustration that he didn’t understand. He found that he was often angry, now: irrationally angry at his groupmates, that they were satisfied with their lives which had none of the vibrance his own was taking on.

But his father had continued to comb Lily’s long hair, and Lily, impatient, had finally wiggled under her brother’s touch. “Jonas,” she said, “you’re //hurting// me with your hand.” (pg. 101)
 * Type of Conflict**: Jonas was left with a frustration feeling and he still didn't understand.
 * Explanation**: He was irrationally angry at his groupmates. ||
 * # || Jonas went and sat beside them while his father untied Lily’s hair ribbons and combed her hair. He placed one hand on each of their shoulders. With all of his being he tried to give each of them a piece of the memory . ..

course.” (pg. 103)
 * Type of Conflict**: Lily was getting her hair combed so she wiggled under her brothers touch.
 * Explanation**: Lily was hurting Jonas hand. ||
 * # || “When you become the official Receiver, when we’re finished here, you’ll be given a whole new set of rules. Those are the rules that I obey. And it won’t surprise you that I am forbidden to talk about my work to anyone except the new Receiver. That’s you, of

landscape for glimpses of the green that he knew was embedded in the shrubbery; when it came flickering into his consciousness, he focused upon it, keeping it there, darkening it, holding it in his vision as long as possible until his head hurt and he let it fade away. (pg. 106)
 * Type of Conflict**: He was giving a new set of rules.
 * Explanation**: They was the rules he had to obey. ||
 * # || By himself, he (Jonas) tested his own developing memory. He watched the

But the runners, this time, couldn’t slice through the frozen expanse as they had on the other, snow-cushioned hill. They skittered sideways and the sled gathered speed. Jonas pulled at the rope, trying to steer, but the steepness and speed took control from his hands and he was no longer enjoying the feeling of freedom but instead, terrified, was at the mercy of the wild acceleration downward over the ice. (pg. 108)
 * Type of Conflict**: He watched the landscape for glimpses of the green.
 * Explanation**: His vision was hurting and it was messing with his head. ||
 * # || The sled moved forward, and Jonas grinned with delight, looking forward to the breathtaking slide down through the invigorating air.


 * Type of Conflict**: The steepness and speed took control from his hands.
 * Explanation**: Mercy of the wild accleration downward over the ice. ||
 * # || “I knew that there had been times in the past—terrible times—when people had destroyed others in haste, in fear, and had brought about their own destruction.” (pg. 112)

memory away. He was not yet qualified to be a Giver himself; nor had Gabriel been selected to be a Receiver. That he had this power frightened him. He decided not to tell. (pg. 117)
 * Type of Conflict**: People had destroyed others in haste.
 * Explanation**: It had brought about their own destruction. ||
 * # || He wondered, though, if he should confess to The Giver that he had given a


 * Type of Conflict**:
 * Explanation**: ||


 * //Chapters Eighteen—Twenty//**
 * //Standards Focus: Character Development//**

An author reveals information about a novel’s **characters** in a variety of ways. A character may provide information about him or herself by sharing his/her thoughts, words, and actions with the reader. Likewise, a narrator or other characters can also provide the reader with insight about a particular person.


 * //Directions://** //Using the clues, locate specific quotes or descriptions about Jonas to show examples of his behavior or personality throughout the novel. Use these excerpts to write a paragraph about Jonas on the next page.//

1. How Jonas feels about the upcoming Ceremony (Chapter 1): He was frightened about the upcoming Ceremony.

2. What Jonas initially believes release is like (Chapter 4): He think that it is a good thing and that the kids should be allowed to go.

3. How Jonas feels about the Elders’ decisions (Chapter 6): That is a good thing.

4. When Jonas experiences seeing beyond (Chapter 8): When he is selected to be the next Reciever in memory

5. When Jonas learns of a world beyond the community (Chapter 10): That furniture was standered throughout the community.

6. How Jonas feels about the world outside the community (Chapter 12): He feels comfortable in the outside community.

7. How Jonas feels about all the citizens having memories (Chapter 14): That they should keep them instead of having to share them.

8. When Jonas learns about love and real families (Chapter 16): When he starts puberty and having dreams.

9. When Jonas disagrees with the community’s practices (Chapter 20): When the Giver starts to tell him about the memories, and pain that will happen.

10. On the lines below, write 1-2 paragraphs detailing how Jonas and his opinion of the community change from the beginning of the novel through (Chapter 20). Use statements and quotes from the novel to support your argument. He likes staying where he is because he says " I won't! I wont go home, you cant make me!". c