Transcript The Giver (5.7)

The Giver (5.7)
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Overall Purpose:
 To understand how Jonas’s experiences with The
Giver forever change him – and those around him.
Strategies:
 Set a purpose
 Compare and Contrast
 Draw Conclusions/Make Inferences
 Understand Text Organization (chronological,
compare/contrast, problem/solution)
Book Club Meeting 1 (The Giver)
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PURPOSE FOR READING THE BOOK:
 To understand how Jonas’s experiences with The
Giver forever change him-and those around him.
TODAY’S READING: The Giver, Chapter 1
TODAY’S PURPOSE:
 To learn how Jonas feels as December approaches,
and why he feels this way
STRATEGY: Draw Conclusions/Make Inferences
VOCABULARY:
 dwelling, apprehensive, ritual, disposition,
transgression
Book Club Meeting 2 (The Giver)
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PURPOSE FOR READING THE BOOK:
 To understand how Jonas’s experiences with The
Giver forever change him-and those around him.
TODAY’S READING: The Giver, Chapter 2
TODAY’S PURPOSE:
 To find out how Jonas’s life will change following the
Ceremony of Twelve
STRATEGY: Compare and Contrast
VOCABULARY:
 committee, nurturing, adherence, aptitude, imaginary
Book Club Meeting 3 (The Giver)
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PURPOSE FOR READING THE BOOK:
 To understand how Jonas’s experiences with The
Giver forever change him-and those around him.
TODAY’S READING: The Giver, Chapters 3-4
TODAY’S PURPOSE:
 To understand the function of the House of the Old in
Jonas’s community
STRATEGY: Compare/Contrast
VOCABULARY:
 chastisement, bewildered, nondescript, regulated,
serene
Book Club Meeting 4 (The Giver)
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PURPOSE FOR READING THE BOOK:
 To understand how Jonas’s experiences with The
Giver forever change him-and those around him.
TODAY’S READING: The Giver, Chapters 5-6
TODAY’S PURPOSE:
 To understand how Jonas’s community deals with
issues like Stirrings and Loss
STRATEGY: Draw Conclusions/Make Inferences
VOCABULARY:
 designated, soundly, infringed, relinquished,
meticulously
Book Club Meeting 5 (The Giver)
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PURPOSE FOR READING THE BOOK:
 To understand how Jonas’s experiences with The
Giver forever change him-and those around him.
TODAY’S READING: The Giver, Chapters 7-8
TODAY’S PURPOSE:
 To understand how Jonas feels upon learning of his
Assignment
STRATEGY: Compare and Contrast
VOCABULARY:
 precision, piecemeal, successor, fleeting, integrity
Book Club Meeting 6 (The Giver)
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PURPOSE FOR READING THE BOOK:
 To understand how Jonas’s experiences with The
Giver forever change him-and those around him.
TODAY’S READING: The Giver, Chapters 9-10
TODAY’S PURPOSE:
 To understand why Jonas is so disturbed by the last
of the rules on his list
STRATEGY: Draw Conclusions/Make Inferences
VOCABULARY:
 exempted, excruciating, diminished, reeled,
conspicuous
Book Club Meeting 7 (The Giver)
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PURPOSE FOR READING THE BOOK:
 To understand how Jonas’s experiences with The
Giver forever change him-and those around him.
TODAY’S READING: The Giver, Chapter 11
TODAY’S PURPOSE:
 To discover what different memories Jonas receives
on his first day
STRATEGY: Compare and Contrast
VOCABULARY:
 perceived, glee, exhilarating, obsolete, weary
Book Club Meeting 8 (The Giver)
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PURPOSE FOR READING THE BOOK:
 To understand how Jonas’s experiences with The
Giver forever change him-and those around him.
TODAY’S READING: The Giver, Chapter 12
TODAY’S PURPOSE:
 To find out how an experience with The Giver causes
Jonas to question Sameness
STRATEGY: Draw Conclusions/Make Inferences
VOCABULARY:
 fretful, destination, significant, phenomenon, genetic
Book Club Meeting 9 (The Giver)
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PURPOSE FOR READING THE BOOK:
 To understand how Jonas’s experiences with The
Giver forever change him-and those around him.
TODAY’S READING: The Giver, Chapter 13
TODAY’S PURPOSE:
 To discover why The Giver feels so bitter toward the
Committee of Elders
STRATEGY: Compare and Contrast
VOCABULARY:
 irrationally, alien, anguished, accusation, burden
Book Club Meeting 10 (The Giver)
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PURPOSE FOR READING THE BOOK:
 To understand how Jonas’s experiences with The
Giver forever change him-and those around him.
TODAY’S READING: The Giver, Chapter 14
TODAY’S PURPOSE:
 To learn why the community places so much value
and honor in the job of Receiver
STRATEGY: Draw Conclusions/Make Inferences
VOCABULARY:
 agony, anesthetic, lingered, ominous, murky
Book Club Meeting 11 (The Giver)
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PURPOSE FOR READING THE BOOK:
 To understand how Jonas’s experiences with The
Giver forever change him-and those around him.
TODAY’S READING: The Giver, Chapters 15-16
TODAY’S PURPOSE:
 To find out what Jonas does at the end of the
reading-and why
STRATEGY: Compare and Contrast
VOCABULARY:
 contorted, carnage, practical
Book Club Meeting 12 (The Giver)
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PURPOSE FOR READING THE BOOK:
 To understand how Jonas’s experiences with The
Giver forever change him-and those around him.
TODAY’S READING: The Giver, Chapter 17
TODAY’S PURPOSE:
 To find out what has changed for Jonas since he has
stopped taking his pills
STRATEGY: Compare and Contrast
VOCABULARY:
 passionately, expertise, warily
Book Club Meeting 13 (The Giver)
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PURPOSE FOR READING THE BOOK:
 To understand how Jonas’s experiences with The
Giver forever change him-and those around him.
TODAY’S READING: The Giver, Chapters 18-19
TODAY’S PURPOSE:
 To discover what Jonas learns about the process of
release, and how this new knowledge affects him
STRATEGY: Draw Conclusions/Make Inferences
VOCABULARY:
 luminous, imploringly, devastated, limp, numbly
Book Club Meeting 14 (The Giver)
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PURPOSE FOR READING THE BOOK:
 To understand how Jonas’s experiences with The
Giver forever change him-and those around him.
TODAY’S READING: The Giver, Chapter 20
TODAY’S PURPOSE:
 To understand the reasons that The Giver chooses to
stay in the community
STRATEGY: Draw Conclusions/Make Inferences
VOCABULARY:
 sarcastic, efficient, chaos, solace
Book Club Meeting 15 (The Giver)
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PURPOSE FOR READING THE BOOK:
 To understand how Jonas’s experiences with The
Giver forever change him-and those around him.
TODAY’S READING: The Giver, Chapters 21-22
TODAY’S PURPOSE:
 To find out what fears and emotions overcome Jonas
the farther he and Gabe travel
STRATEGY: Compare and Contrast
VOCABULARY:
 condemned, perils, exquisite, subsided
Book Club Meeting 16 (The Giver)
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PURPOSE FOR READING THE BOOK:
 To understand how Jonas’s experiences with The
Giver forever change him-and those around him.
TODAY’S READING: The Giver, Chapter 23
TODAY’S PURPOSE:
 To understand the story’s ending and imagine what
happens to Jonas and Gabe
VOCABULARY:
 yearning, lethargy, vast
Book Club Meeting 17 (The Giver)
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TODAY’S READING:
 An informational article about human vision
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TODAY’S PURPOSE:
 To find out how people perceive images, how people
see color, and what causes colorblindness
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STRATEGY: Understanding Text Organization