1. October 15 & 16, 2015 7th Grade Period 3, 5, 6
7.1 Learning Target:
Cite several pieces of text evidence to support what the text says explicitly.
Success Criteria:
I can begin to identify how the structure of the community affects different characters in the story.
I can record this information in my journal
Planner: Chapter 14 of the Giver; Actively Learn (AL)
HW: The Lottery
Do Now:
In your journal
In The Giver the members have very distinct rules to follow. Would you want to live in a community like this? Why or why not?

2. Utopian vs. Dystopian Utopian -

3. Chapter 13 – 16 In Your Journal
What are the actions of each key character?
What do their actions indicate about their understanding of the community? (RL.7.6)
How does each action affect Jonas? (RL.7.3)
What choices does Jonas make that he did not make before? What does this change mean? (RL.7.3)
What does Jonas realize? (RL.7.6)

4. Imagine
Listen to “Imagine” and follow along with a printed copy of the lyrics.
What is the meaning of “Imagine”, especially in connection to reading The Giver?

5. Chapter 13 – 16 In Your Journal
What are the actions of each key character?
What do their actions indicate about their understanding of the community? (RL.7.6)
How does each action affect Jonas? (RL.7.3)
What choices does Jonas make that he did not make before? What does this change mean? (RL.7.3)
What does Jonas realize? (RL.7.6)

6. The Human Abstract

7. Annual Be ready to explain your pictures and why you select them.
Group Presentations!
Be ready to explain your pictures and why you select them.