The Giver

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

What would it take to make your world perfect?

What would you be willing to give up to have your perfect world?

Decide:

Do I agree or disagree with the statement on the screen?

An ideal community would not have any hunger or starvation.

1. Agree!
2. Disagree!

An ideal community would not have any unemployment.

1. Agree!
2. Disagree!

All children should have equal possessions and privileges at a certain age, regardless of the status of their families.

1. Agree!
2. Disagree!

Overpopulation is such a problem that families should not be allowed to have more than two children.

1. Agree!
2. Disagree!

Life would be better and easier if we did not carry bad memories in our heads.

1. Agree!
2. Disagree!

There is no real need to learn about one’s own family history.

1. Agree!
2. Disagree!

One’s job or occupation in life should be a careful match to one’s interests, talents, and skills.

1. Agree!
2. Disagree!

What is dystopia?

A community or society that is in some important way undesirable or frightening. It is the opposite of Utopia.

Examples:

The Hunger Games

Divergent

- No big problems

- Everyone has a home, a job, and everyone is well fed

- People behave appropriately

- No major crimes

- No suffering or pain

- When people are old, they are ‘released’ into the area beyond their community.

- Everything is taken care of by the Elders

- Controlling government

- The careers of the children are assigned to them

- No freedom

- No individuality

- No colour

What characters have we met?

Chapter 1

• released
• December - ceremony
• talking about their feelings 
  
• another community
• Father - Nurturer 
• the rules: two children: one male, one female
  
• Lily becomes a Nine

Chapters 3 & 4

• Eye colour 
• Comfort objects
• Baby Gabriel 
• Assignments
• The apple - incident
• the food distribution center
• The House of the Old
• Fiona

The freedom to choose where to spend these hours had always seemed a wonderful luxury to Jonas; other hours of the day were so carefully regulated

We celebrated a release this morning

Chapters 5 & 6

* the stirrings

* The Ceremony

* The new Caleb

* The Committee of the Elders

Chapters 7 - 12

What did you like?

What did you dislike?

What questions did you have? 

What do you think will happen?

Who is your favourite character and who is your least favourite character? 

Starbucks time

* Read silently & independently

* You are allowed to listen to music

* Do not talk to other people

* Enjoy!