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The Giver #1  Date: ​_____________

Chapter: ​_________________________ ​ Pages: ​_____

Summary: ​(What are the two most important things that happen or
the two most important ideas from this chapter?)

Connect and Respond 

“It was almost December, and Jonas was beginning to be frightened, No. Wrong word, Jonas thought.
Frightened meant that deep, sickening feeling of something terrible about to happen. Frightened was the way
he had felt a year ago when an unidentified aircraft had overflown the community twice. He had seen it both
times.” (1)

Highlight or underline the ​feelings ​in the passage above. Using the passage, think about Jonas’s
deliberation, or thought process, in select the right word. In 5+ sentences, explain why it is important to
choose your words carefully.

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 Inference Corner 

In 2-3 sentences, using 3 or more specific details, describe the protagonist. 

“NEEDLESS TO SAY, HE WILL BE RELEASED, the “I accept your apology, Asher,” the Instructor said.
voice had said, followed by silence. There was an He was smiling, “And I thank you, because once
ironic tone to that final message, as if the Speaker again you have provided us with an opportunity for a
found it amusing; and Jonas had smiled a little, lesson in language. ‘Distraught’ is too strong an
though he knew what a grim statement it had been. ” adjective to describe salmon-viewing.” He turned and
(3) wrote “distraught” on the instructional board. Beside
it he wrote “distracted.” (5)
1. This excerpt has an example of which
type of irony? 2. From the incident in the passage above, the
a. Situational Irony reader can infer that Asher is…
b. Dramatic Irony a. Careless
c. Verbal Irony b. Playful
c. Pensive
Explain how you chose your answer for number 2.
1. Why is the answer a, b, or c? Use evidence Explain how you chose your answer for number
from the text to support your answer. 2. Why is the answer a, b, or c? Use evidence
______________________________________ from the text to support your answer.
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In 2-3 sentences, explain how the community in the book is different than your own. Cite at
least one example from the text and include the page number in parentheses.

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Directions: ​Find the following words in the novel. Using context clues, infer what the definition is and write it
in the defintion box. Under the example box, use the word in your own original sentence.

Word Page # Definition Example

1. intrigued      

2. ironic      

3. palpable      

4. transgression      
Directions: ​In the boxes below, select three words in the novel that you’re unfamiliar with. Using context
clues, infer what the definition is and write it in the defintion box.

   

   

   

 
Setting :Community Comparison 
1. How is the community in the book different from your own? (3 or more sentences)

 
 
2. Does this community seem possible? Why or Why not. (3 or more sentences)

 
 
 
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Character Analysis: Protagonist  

1. Describe Jonas, the protagonist.

2. What is his personality so far in the novel? Provide evidence for your response. Pg: _____

3. Compare Jonas to his groupmates Fiona, Asher, and Benjamin.

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The Giver #2   Date: ​_____________
 
Chapters: ​_________________________​ Pages: ​_____

Summary: ​(What are the two most important things that happen or
the two most important ideas from this chapter?)

Word Study (pick 3 from your reading) 

Use a dictionary, or your phone, to complete the rest 
Word Definition Examples/Synonyms Non-Examples/Antonyms

1. ​ enhance

2.

3.

Root, Suffix, Prefix Study: ​RE-​, “again” 

Word  Definition  3 Other words that 
use the suffix 

Remember

Receiver

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 Connect and Respond 

“Jonas laughed. It was one of the few rules that was not taken very seriously and was almost ​always
broken. The children all received their bicycles at Nine; they were not allowed to ride bicycles before
then. But almost always, the older brothers and sisters had secretly taught the younger ones.”

Choose one and circle the letter. Your response should be 5 sentences (minimum)​ (4 minutes)
A. The society in which Jonas lives has a lot of rules; earlier in chapter one, the Pilot broke
a rule and was released. Why are some rules more important than others? Explain!

B. Are there rules in your society that are more important than others? Where do you draw
the line?

The Writer’s Craft  

“But her father had already gone to the shelf and 2. Did you have a comfort object as a
taken down the stuffed elephant which was kept child? Did you outgrow it? When did it
there. Many comfort objects, like Lily’s, were soft, happen? If it didn’t, explain why not.
stuffed, imaginary creatures.” (page 23)

1. From the information about the

comfort object provided in this story,
the reader can infer that --
a. Lily is childish
b. The community does not have
animals
c. Father is impatient

   
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The Giver #3      ​Date: ​_____________ 
 
Chapters: ​_________________________​ Pages: ​_____ 

Summary: ​(What are the two most important things that happen or
the two most important ideas from this chapter?)

Word Study  
 
Directions: Find the following words in the novel. Using 
context clues, infer what the definition is and write it in the 
defintion box. Under the example box, use the word in your 
own original sentence. 
Word Definition Sentence from the text

Chastise

Petulantly

Conviction

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 Connect and Respond 

Choose 1: ​ (5 or more sentences)

1. Write about a time when you realized there was something different about you. What was it?
How did someone point it out? How did that make you feel?

2. Pick one of The Community’s ​careers ​and write about how you might fit into that role:
➔ Lawyer
➔ Nurturer
➔ Birthmother

The Writer’s Craft  

The em dash (—) is an expansive, attention-seeking dash. ​It supplies much stronger emphasis
than the comma, colon or semicolon it often replaces. Positioned around interrupting elements, em
dashes have the opposite effect of parentheses—em dashes emphasize; parentheses minimize.

Chapter 3 uses many em dashes, in the following questions analyse their use.

“But suddenly Jonas had noticed, following the path of Based on evidence ( pages 29-31), what
the apple through the air with his eyes, that the piece happens to the apple and why does Jonas
of fruit had -- well, this was the part that he couldn’t
take it? Cite two pieces of evidence to
adequately understand-- the apple had ​changed. ​Just
for an instant. It had changed mid-air, he support your answer.
remembered.” page 30

1. In the passage above, the author uses the

em dash to--
a. slow down the pace of the narrative
b. interrupt the narrative
c. Put the reader into Jonas’s mind
d. make the passage easier to
understand

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The Giver #4      ​Date: ​_____________ 
 
Chapters: ​_________________________​ Pages: ​_____ 

Summary: ​(What are the two most important things that happen or
the two most important ideas from this chapter?)

Word Study  
 
Directions: Find the following words in the novel. Using context clues, 
infer what the definition is and write it in the defintion box. Under the 
example box, use the word in your own original sentence. 

Word Definition Sentence from the text

bypass

chortled

port

Tabulated

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 Connect and Respond 

“Jonas was glad that he had, over the years, chosen to do his hours in a variety of places so that he
could experience the differences. He realized, though, that not focusing on one area meant he was
left with not the slightest idea-- not even a ​guess​ -- of what his Assignment would be.” p37

Using the passage above, think about what it would be like to have to choose what you
wanted to do at age 11. Then, imagine what it would be like if someone chose for you. Based
on your interests, hobbies, and classes, what job do you think would be selected for you?

The Writer’s Craft  

Italics are used for titles, foreign words, and emphasis. ​Italics are a way to emphasise key
points in a printed text, or when quoting a speaker a way to show which words they stressed.

Italics are used often in chapter 4, in the following questions analyse their use.

“​So Jonas laughed too, and with his laughter tried to In two-three sentences, describe how Jonas’s
ignore his uneasy conviction that ​something​ had parents seem to balance each other in their
happened. But he had taken the apple home, against family unit. Use two pieces supporting
the recreation area rules​.” ​page 31 evidence from chapters 1-4.

2. In the passage above, the author uses

italics to--
a. emphasise key points
b. quote a speaker
c. help the reader understand what
actually happened
d. convince the reader Jonas isn’t
crazy
 

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 Character Analysis 
 
Directions​: Choose two characters from chapters 1 through 4 and compare and contrast their personalities.

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