The Giver versus Family Life Ms. Arzuman

Five Themes to Family Life 1.God’s Gift of Family 2.God’s Gift of Self 3.God’s Gift of Life* 4.God’s Gift of Love 5.God’s Gift of Community

Explain how you know the family unit is important to the community. First example from the story: Second example from the story:

W ITH SHOULDER PARTNER C REATE A T-C HART LISTING THE PROCESS OF CREATING A FAMILY According to the Committee of Elders According to the teachings of the Catholic Church

C REATE A VENN DIAGRAM Compare/Contrast Theme in Family Life to The Community’s beliefs in The Giver Differences: Similarities:

Expository Writing The goal of expository writing  to explain or inform APPROACH: COMPARE-CONTRAST Compare two things = explain how they’re similar Contrast two things = explain how they’re different Examine your subjects/topic: first think about one topic and list descriptive facts that go with that topic then make a list of the same kinds of facts for your other topic Sort what you see: Venn diagram Organize the facts: I). by topic (discuss first topic then second) OR II). by feature (discuss one feature and write about both the similarities and differences for both topics) and then do the same for another feature and so on.

Compare and Contrasting When you compare two things you explain how they’re similar When you contrast two things you explain how they’re different Examine your subjects/topic: first think about one topic and list descriptive facts that go with that topic then make a list of the same kinds of facts for your other topic Sort what you see: Venn diagram Organize the facts: I). by topic (discuss first topic then second) OR II). by feature (discuss one feature and write about both the similarities and differences for both topics) and then do the same for another feature and so on.

C.C. Standard 6.RL.9Compare and contrast texts in different forms or genres (informational text vs. fiction) in terms of their approaches to similar themes and topics.

SWBAT In your own words: Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding ….

ESSAY REQUIREMENTS 1.Must include the C.C. standard 2.Must be typed in MAC Lab 3.14pt font; Arial; double-spaced 4.Must have a heading 5.Must have title: Family Life versus The Giver 6.Must have an intro/thesis paragraph 7.Must compare/contrast two of the five themes in Family Life to the beliefs of The Community in The Giver 8.One of the themes must be: Theme One: “God’s Gift of Family” 9.Must be 3-5 paragraphs 10.Must include at least two vocabulary terms from F.L. Due dates: 6-1 = Thursday, October 16, 2014 & 6-2 = Tuesday, October 14, 2014

EXAMPLE FORMAT 1 st ¶: Thesis There are many similarities and differences between the themes in the Family Life textbook and The Community’s beliefs in the fictional novel, The Giver. The Family Life textbook is an informational textbook about _________________. The fictional novel, The Giver is about _________. The first theme to analyze is based on family values and beliefs. The next theme to analyze is based on ______ values and beliefs.

EXAMPLE FORMAT 2 nd ¶: Theme One *students may need to have two paragraphs to analyze similarities and differences There are a few/some/many similarities between Family Life’s Theme One, “God’s Gift of Family” and the beliefs of the community in the novel, The Giver. One similarity is _______ because _____________. Another similarity is ___________. For example, _____________. The last similarity is _______ because in both _____________. There are a few/some/many differences between Family Life’s Theme One, “God’s Gift of Family” and the beliefs of the community in the novel, The Giver. *continue the same structure as above to analyze the differences

EXAMPLE FORMAT 3 rd ¶: Theme of your Choice *students may need to have two paragraphs to analyze similarities and differences *continue the same structure as the first theme to analyze the differences