Students who do not own their own copy of The Giver have signed a copy out (I have a master list of the text # that they have borrowed) so that they are able to continue reading / working at home.
HOMEWORK: DUE Monday, December 1, 2014.
1. Read to the end of chapter 6.
2. Write definitions for chapter vocabulary. Answer the following questions in COMPLETE SENTENCES:
The
Giver – Chapter 5
Vocabulary:
infraction
34 dosage 38
Questions:
1. What is
the morning ritual in the society?
2. Why must
Jonas start taking a pill every day?
3. What do you
think Stirrings are?
4. How do
you feel about the society in this book? Explain.
5. What
have you found so far that the book’s society represses?
The
Giver – Chapter 6
Vocabulary:
Interdependence
40 indulgently 42 exuberant 44 chastisement 45
Transgressions
45 buoyancy 48
Questions:
1. What
values does the book’s society encourage and embrace?
2. What is the difference in the book between
loss and release? Why do you think the
author points out the difference on page 44?
3. How does the author build the interest in
Jonas’ Ceremony of Twelve?
4. Who makes the important decisions in the
book’s society? How do you know?
