Challenging Authority: The Giver

Lesson 2
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ELA

Unit 2

6th Grade

Lesson 2 of 32

Objective


Explain how specific words, sentences, and passages in the first two chapters of The Giver help establish the setting.

Readings and Materials


  • Book: The Giver by Lois Lowry  — Chapters 1-2

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Target Task


Writing Prompt

How does the description of "assignments" in chapter two help develop the reader’s understanding of the setting? Support your answer with specific evidence from the text, and explain how this evidence supports your assertion.

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Key Questions


Close Read Questions

  • Read the first two pages of the text. What sentence of the text first indicates to the reader that Jonas’ world is different from our own? Explain how this specific sentence demonstrates the difference between the two worlds.

  • Select two details from pages 6-8  and carefully explain how they help to establish the setting of the book.

  • How does the family’s discussion of the "newchild" on pages 9–11 help to establish the setting? Provide at least two pieces of evidence from the text, and explain your thinking.

  • What is a transgression? What happens if there is a transgression?

Discussion Questions

  • How are gender roles and expectations different in Jonas’ community from our own? Do you think their way of approaching gender is more utopian or dystopian?

Exit Ticket

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Vocabulary


Text-based

apprehensive

adj.

(p. 6)

anxious or nervous that something bad will happen

transgression

n.

(p. 11)

an action that breaks a law or rule

Homework


To ensure that students are prepared for the next lesson, have students complete the following reading for homework. Use guidance from the next lesson to identify any additional language or background support students may need while independently engaging with the text.

  • Book: The Giver by Lois Lowry  — Chapters 3-4

While reading, answer the following questions.

  • Why has Jonas's father made the decision to bring Gabe home?

  • What is one thing that Jonas and Gabe have in common? How does Jonas react to this?

  • What happens when Jonas is playing with the apple? How does he respond?

  • Where does Jonas do his volunteer hours in chapter 4? Give an example of what he does there.

  • What happens when people in Jonas's community get very old? How does Jonas feel about this?

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Common Core Standards


  • RL.6.5 — Analyze how a particular sentence, chapter, scene, or stanza fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of the theme, setting, or plot.
  • W.6.1.c — Use words, phrases, and clauses to clarify the relationships among claim(s) and reasons.

Supporting Standards

L.6.6
RL.6.1
RL.6.2
RL.6.4
RL.6.10
SL.6.1
SL.6.6
W.6.1
W.6.1.a
W.6.1.b
W.6.4
W.6.9
W.6.9.a
W.6.10
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