The Giver Persuasive Essay Dystopia
Assignment Sheet: The Giver Persuasive Essay
Utopia or Dystopia?
The Giver describes a society in search of perfection, which is a recurring theme in literature. Somebody in Jonas’s society decided that eliminating or limiting choices and feeling, among other things, would ultimately create a perfect place in which to live. By eliminating and/or limiting choices and feelings, the creators were able to implement Sameness, which would then provide a conflict-less environment in which to exist.
To most kids in our society, the changes in Jonas’s world would be difficult to accept because we in America value our freedom to choose and to voice our desires. Did the creator’s of Jonas’s community truly improve society as we know it today?
Your assignment is to write a persuasive essay in which you decide whether the society in The Giver (which has eliminated and/or limited choices and desires) is an improvement from ours in 2009 or a deterioration.
Persuasive Essays can be done in different ways, but you are asked to follow the outline that I have provided. Study the format. Notice the obvious differences between a Persuasive structure versus a Literary Analysis structure.
Assignment Requirement:
1) Rough drafts must be revised and edited when turned in with the Final Draft.
2) ALL (rough and final) Drafts will be color coded, typed with 10 or 12-point font, and follow all other Writing Guidelines.
3) The Final Draft must not exceed two pages and must not be shorter than 1 ½ pages. One-inch margins are to be used. THE OUTLINE
Introduction Paragraph:
1) Start with an attention-grabbing sentence to introduce the issue of creating a perfect society.
2) Briefly describe society in The Giver.
3) Thesis Statement: In one or two sentences, state your opinion by taking ONE side of the issue. Be clear and concise.
Body #1: Choices
1. Supporting Evidence comes from paraphrasing information from the book about the role and effect that eliminating and/or limiting
Utopia or Dystopia?
The Giver describes a society in search of perfection, which is a recurring theme in literature. Somebody in Jonas’s society decided that eliminating or limiting choices and feeling, among other things, would ultimately create a perfect place in which to live. By eliminating and/or limiting choices and feelings, the creators were able to implement Sameness, which would then provide a conflict-less environment in which to exist.
To most kids in our society, the changes in Jonas’s world would be difficult to accept because we in America value our freedom to choose and to voice our desires. Did the creator’s of Jonas’s community truly improve society as we know it today?
Your assignment is to write a persuasive essay in which you decide whether the society in The Giver (which has eliminated and/or limited choices and desires) is an improvement from ours in 2009 or a deterioration.
Persuasive Essays can be done in different ways, but you are asked to follow the outline that I have provided. Study the format. Notice the obvious differences between a Persuasive structure versus a Literary Analysis structure.
Assignment Requirement:
1) Rough drafts must be revised and edited when turned in with the Final Draft.
2) ALL (rough and final) Drafts will be color coded, typed with 10 or 12-point font, and follow all other Writing Guidelines.
3) The Final Draft must not exceed two pages and must not be shorter than 1 ½ pages. One-inch margins are to be used. THE OUTLINE
Introduction Paragraph:
1) Start with an attention-grabbing sentence to introduce the issue of creating a perfect society.
2) Briefly describe society in The Giver.
3) Thesis Statement: In one or two sentences, state your opinion by taking ONE side of the issue. Be clear and concise.
Body #1: Choices
1. Supporting Evidence comes from paraphrasing information from the book about the role and effect that eliminating and/or limiting