Week 13 Giver Activities (for Thurs. April 12th)

1. Reading

• Read chapters 16-19 (p. 121-151)

2. Discussion Topic: The benefits and drawbacks of living in Jonas' community

• What are benefits of living in Jonas' community? What are the drawbacks? Describe each benefit and drawback. Who benefits? Who is negatively affected?

• Do any of these benefits or drawbacks exist in your community? How would each benefit/drawback be good or bad for your community?

• Choose the three most important benefits and and three most important drawbacks. Carefully compare the two lists. Based on these two lists, would you choose to live in Jonas' communitiy? Why or why not?

3. Week 13 Giver Response (collected)

Please answer the following questions based on your understanding of "The Giver." Please write your response in your own words; in other words, DO NOT COPY FROM THE BOOK or any other source.

• If you could take one aspect of Jonas' community and give it to your own community, what would it be? Why? If you could take one thing from your community and introduce it to Jonas' community, what would it be? Why?
  
  

4. Practice Quizzes 

Quiz for Chapter 16-17

Quiz for Chapters 18-19