The Giver by: Lois Lowry Chapters 11 to 15 Reading - Read Chapters 11 to 15. Please do not read ahead. A. Vocabulary (You may do the vocabulary before reading the story.) Look up each word in a DICTIONARY. Write a definition for each. Then use the vocabulary word in a sentence. admonition‚ assimilated‚ phenomenon‚ skeptically‚ assuage‚ vibrancy‚ chaos‚ ‚ daub‚ excruciating‚ sinuous B. Questions (You must read the chapters before doing the questions) 1. Why was the transmittal of the
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In the story The Giver by Lois Lowry‚ a utopian society emphasizes sameness in all aspects of life. Citizens obey rules that eliminate everything from their feelings to their choice of their devoted spouses whom they must spend their whole life with. These rules were created to eliminate world problems such as poverty‚ refugees‚ and world hunger. The World’s most prominent problem today however is world hunger. I believe‚ the origin of this is overpopulation. A possible ethical solution to this
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Victoria‚ British Columbia‚ Canada Dearest Mother and Father‚ I know you are probably very concerned upon learning I have left the community. However‚ I have written to you to explain why I did so. As you both know‚ I have been training along the Giver to become the new Receiver of Memory. Over time‚ I have received many memories‚ and experienced pain like no other‚ you are unable to grasp the concept of some things I have learned‚ but I will try my best to explain them to you so you can understand
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The Giver is a dystopian novel that plays out a world with no pain‚ suffering‚ and conflict‚ this world is meant to have total peace and harmony. Jonas is like any other eleven-year-old boy that lives in his community on the surface‚ until the day he receives his assignment. Jonas is intelligent and perceptive‚ sometimes even more than his peers. He enjoys experiencing and learning new things‚ enjoys the freedom of choice‚ enjoys connecting and learning about other people‚ and craves human contact
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other side has multiple colors. I did that because in the book nobody but the giver and Jonas can see color so the side with different colors are meant for Jonas and the giver because they can see color and the gray side is meant for the other people because they cannot see colors. I have also made circles on each side to represent the people in the community. The two circles on the on the right represent Jonas and the Giver and the bunch of circles on the left represent the rest of the people in the
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Giver!” Said the crowd outside the annex building. Oh‚ shut up and deal with it‚ The Giver said to himself. Then suddenly‚ The Giver felt a memory‚ appear in his mind. He tried to recall it‚ but it didn’t come. On the third time he tried‚ he got it. It was a memory of Jonas‚ and how he taught him‚ and how he reacted
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Mary Angelique A. Auman English 10 Mr. Swenson August 11‚ 2014 The Giver by Lois Lowry Set in a community which was controlled by the Elders sometime in the future. Jonas was an eleven year old protagonist who was mature and really responsible. He became the Receiver of Memory for their community when he turned twelve. The Giver was an old man who transferred his old job of receiving the community’s memories to Jonas. He trained Jonas how to be a receiver and told him everything about the
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as good as it may sound. For example‚ there would be no such thing as differences between people‚ no colors‚ no feelings‚ no religions‚ etc. In the dystopian novel The Giver by Lois Lowry explains just this‚ the idea of complete equality throughout a community. Displaying many examples of social commentary. In the novel The Giver‚ everyone is similar. Being unique or different is unheard of. People who failed to fit in with the society’s “norm” were released. Imagine‚ living in a society where everyone
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Response to Literature Paragraph Format ~FOR SOCIAL STUDIES~ This is the format you should use for each paragraph in your ABC BOOK. **Remember to INDENT at the beginning of your paragraph <Press TAB!> TS: | Topic Sentence – tells the topic of your paragraph (one of the three sub-topics)*Use advanced vocabulary!*Be specific – don’t just state something obvious! | CD: | Concrete Detail – A quote that you copied from one of your reliable sources when you were researching your term for
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The Perfect World Coming to an End Do you know what a Dystopia versus a Utopian society feels like? In The Giver Jonas is realizing many different feelings as he experiences the reality from the giver. The three main reasons why Jonas society is a Dystopia versus a Utopia is that all the citizens are all just like robots and they are controlled by Chief Elder‚ they act so simple that it seems is so perfect‚ and they do not have a memory of their past. The first reason
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