1. The Giver
Final Wrap-up

2. Do Now:
Review the map you created yesterday with your table. Make sure the map is complete

3. Homework: Finish answering questions introduced in class
Complete RRJ—Due Thursday

4. Wrap-up Questions RRJ p. 90
Answer the questions below in order to examine the consequences of Jonas’s escape. • What happens when Jonas leaves? Where does he go? What does he find? • Why does Jonas take Gabe with him? • How has Jonas’s life changed? How does he react to his new experiences? • Do you think Jonas regrets leaving? Why or why not? Explore the meaning of the book’s conclusion. • What do you think happens in the end of the story? • How do you think Jonas’s “escape” and its aftermath will affect the society he left behind? What do you think will happen to The Giver? • Why do you think the book begins and ends in December? • Where and when do you think this story takes place—past, present, or future? • What would you change, if anything, about the ending? Explore whether freedom is worth the risks. • What did Jonas give up for freedom? What did he gain? • What did freedom mean for Jonas? What did it mean for Gabriel? • What can our own memories and those of our society teach us about the value of memory? The value of freedom?

5. Think-Pair-Share
After the reading is completed, discuss your notes with the people at your table
Choose the best answer to each question and make sure you have it recorded in your notebook
The teacher will then ask a group to share its answer. One person will share the best answer.