The Giver by Lois Lowry Day 6 Warm up Warm up: Journal- Would you be willing to give up you ability make choices if it meant you would always be safe and never feel pain? Explain. Would you ever be willing to endure pain so that others did not have to feel pain? Explain.

We will review the study questions for chapters Get out your notebooks and study questions.

The Giver Quiz # 5 Answer on paper. You will exchange papers to go over. 1. What happens to the Giver’s memories once they are transmitted to Jonas? a. The memories become happier b. The Giver is released c. The Giver looses the memories d. Jonas cries because of the pain 2. What happened to the sun and the snow? a. They exist “Elsewhere” b. They disappeared because of “Sameness” c. The Giver is trying to bring them back d. Jonas dislikes them both

3. What was the first painful memory Jonas receives? a. A broken arm c. Rejection b. Starvation d. Sunburn 4. What did the changes Jonas had been seeing end up being? a. smell c. texture b. taste d. color 5. Why are the citizens not allowed to make their own decisions/choices? a. they might make the wrong decision/choice b. they are evil and will try to hurt each other c. they have found it is too difficult to decide d. they lack the wisdom needed to make choices

Euphemism A euphemism is a word or term that has mild or vague connotations and that serves to mask the offensiveness or harshness of the actual word or term. What euphemisms are used in our society?

Euphemisms in our Society died = passed away, kicked the bucket be excused, restroom=bathroom blow chunks, lose your lunch= throw up between jobs=unemployed full figured= heavy, large put to sleep= put to death collateral damage= accidental casualties in a military operation

Euphemisms in The Giver Birthmother= woman assigned to have 3 babies for the society Nurturer= people who take care of babies before they are given to a family unit Stirrings= reaching adolescence Assignment= job Elsewhere= What do you think?

The Meanings of Words Denotation and Connotation

Connotation vs. Denotation Almost every word has two kinds of meanings… Denotation: the straightforward dictionary definition Connotation: the ideas and feelings associated with the word

There are three types of connotations There are three types of connotations: a. POSITIVE – a good thing b. NEGATIVE – a bad thing c. NEUTRAL- not good or bad; indifferent; used when you or the author don’t want to show strong emotions either way

For Example PositiveNeutralNegative That’s a glamorous necklace. That’s a nice necklace. That’s a gaudy necklace. The model was slender. The model was thin. The model was scrawny.

Practice For the following pairs of terms, Give a short explanation of why you might like to be described by one term, but not the other. Also, identify whether the word you picked has a positive, negative or neutral connotation. firm or stubborn flexible or wishy-washy original or weird scholar or bookworm arrogant or proud

Vocabulary for Chapters Homework: Vocabulary for Chapters Students will complete a handout sheet. Homework: Read chapters & do study questions