Transcript The Giver Compare and Contrast

Compare / Contrast
How Birthdays Are
Celebrated
Subject-by-Subject
• Jonas’s Society
– Everyone celebrates their birthday on the same day, in
December.
– Everyone receives the same item.
– Members of society don’t keep track of their age beyond
12.
– The whole society gathers to celebrate.
• Our Society
– People celebrate their birthdays on the anniversary of the
day they were born.
– People receive various items as gifts.
– People keep track of their age from birth until death.
– People may have a party with just friends or family, not
necessarily the entire communtiy.
Contrast Paragraph
• In The Giver, Jonas’s Society celebrates birthdays much
differently than our society does. For example, In
Jonas’s society, every member celebrates his/her
birthday on the same day in December. Jonas reflects,
“He could remember the Decembers back to when he
had become, well, probably a Four” (11). These
ceremonies are celebrated for the children of Jonas’s
society until they reach twelve years of age. As Jonas’s
mother states, “After Twelve, age isn’t important” (17).
Therefore, nobody in Jonas’s society celebrates a
birthday beyond the twelfth year. In addition, while
celebrating the ceremonies in December, every child in
Jonas’s society receives the same item…
Feature-by-Feature
• Birthday Customs
– Jonas’s society – Everyone celebrates their birthday on the
same day, in December.
– Our Society – People celebrate their birthdays on the
anniversary of the day they were born.
• Birthday Customs
– Jonas’s society – Everyone receives the same item.
– Our Society - People receive various items as gifts.
• Birthday Customs
– Jonas’s society – Members of society don’t keep track of
their age beyond 12.
– Our Society – People keep track of their age from birth
until death.
Contrast Paragraph
• In The Giver, Jonas’s Society celebrates birthdays much
differently than our society does. For example, In Jonas’s
society, every member celebrates his/her birthday on the
same day in December. Jonas reflects, “He could
remember the Decembers back to when he had become,
well, probably a Four” (11). However, in our society, every
person celebrates his or her own birthday on the date of
his/her own birthday. Also in Jonas’s society, the
ceremonies are celebrated for children only until they
reach twelve years of age. As Jonas’s mother states, “After
Twelve, age isn’t important” (17). In contrast, people in our
society celebrate their birthdays, or at least keep track of
their age, until they pass away…
Your Turn!
• Create a Compare/Contrast essay for “How
Families are Created”
Rubric 1.18
2 pts - Thesis statement
6 pts - 3 details for Jonas's Society
4 pts - 2 quotes included
2 pts - Proper parenthetical citations
6 pts - 3 details for our society
= 20 points
DUE WEDNESDAY 11/28