1. The Giver
A Film Study

2. Day 1
Notes: Draw a pro/con chart and keep track of the benefits and costs of living in this society. Reflection: Do you consider Jonas’s world “advanced”? Why or why not?

3. Day 2
How does Jonas’s accumulation of memories (and knowledge) make him feel? How do they change his understanding of the society he lives in?
Philosopher and statesman Francis Bacon said, “Knowledge is Pain.” Do you agree? Would Jonas? Why or why not?
What do Jonas and The Giver decide to do? Do you think they are right? Why or Why not?

4. The Character Experiment
Personal Inventory 1
3rd Party Moral Inventory
My Experience 1
Due Hard Copy on Monday
1st online journal Friday (I will make an assignment on Friday
Today:
Explore the given websites to start your experiment
Send 3rd party inventory
You will have some class time Thursday to work on this.