1. Lesson 17 Objective: Students will be able to analyze the text in order to explain the connection between diction and the author’s meaning. 3.A.7(Author’s Purposeful Use of Language) Journal Topic: Write the setting and 1 rule from chapter 1 in “The Giver”.

2. Visualizing Close your eyes and visualize the word:“Clock” Picture a clock in your mind’s eye. Now, complete a quick-write in your journal, describing the clock you imagined.

3. Visualizing Sometimes a person’s experience determines how they interpret or understand words. For example, my experience with the word “clock” might be drastically different from a younger person’s experience with clock. I may have visualized a grandfather clock while a young person might have experienced a digital clock. (get pictures of diff. clocks)

4. The Giver Precision with words is very important in the novel we will begin reading- The Giver Make a prediction about the novel. Think about the title and the cover of the novel.

5. The Giver By Lois Lowry

6. After listening to each situation, use the word cards to arrange the words in order from least precise to most precise. Situation A Mad, annoyed, livid, angry, upset, furious 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Situation B Happy, pleased, exultant, glad, content, delighted 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

7. Situation A: Yesterday, your boyfriend or girlfriend broke up with you and refused to give you any explanation. You spent the next three hours on the phone with your best friend trying to figure it out. Today at school you see your best friend and your “ex” holding hands. How do you feel? Degrees of Meaning Puzzle: Arrange from the words least precise to most precise. furious upset mad livid angry annoyed

8. Situation A: Yesterday, your boyfriend or girlfriend broke up with you and refused to give you any explanation. You spent the next three hours on the phone with your best friend trying to figure it out. Today at school you see your best friend and your “ex” holding hands. How do you feel? Degrees of Meaning Puzzle: Arrange the words from least precise to most precise. mad annoyed livid angry upset furious mad annoyed livid angry upset furious

9. Situation B: You asked for only one gift for your birthday. You have been reminding your parents of the only gift you want on a regular basis. Your birthday is tomorrow, and you think about this gift all day and dream about it at night. In the morning, there on the table is the gift you’ve been hoping for: How do you feel? Degrees of Meaning Puzzle: Arrange the words from least precise to most precise. glad content exultant delighted pleased happy You try!

10. Precise Word Choice Why did you arrange the words in the order in which you did? Why is it important to use the correct word when writing? Let’s take a look at an example from The Giver PageThe author uses this… Rather than this… In order to … p.2“…had made his stomach churn.” upset

11. During Reading Finish: Part I

12. The Author’s Choice Word Awards Analyze diction in the novel by locating the sentence in which the underlined word appears. Complete the final column explaining the connotation of the underlined word and its contribution to the meaning of the text. PageThe author uses this… Rather than this…In order to… p. 2“…had made his stomach churn” upsetHelp us visualize how his stomach was feeling p. 2…though he know what a grim statement if had been…” serious p. 5“They acted like…like…” “Animals?” disobediently p. 7“Jonas’s father’s title was Nurturer.” breeder p. 8“…who held a prominent position…” important

13. During Reading Shared Reading: Chapter 1 until page 4 Then, complete part II. Discussion of our answers.

14. After Reading/Instruction Part III: You will complete this part On Your Own! Assessment Explain why precise diction-or lack of it- important to the story? Use example from the text to support your explanation. “And The Award Goes To…” As you read chapter 2 of The Giver, list examples of precisely used words. Choose the best example of a precisely used word to complete the sentences below. (p. 17.5) (Graded Assignment)