Challenging Authority: The Giver

Lesson 10
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ELA

Unit 2

6th Grade

Lesson 10 of 32

Objective


Explain how specific events in the text reveal changes in Jonas’ perspective and behavior.

Readings and Materials


  • Book: The Giver by Lois Lowry  — Chapters 16–17

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Target Task


Writing Prompt

Why does Jonas have such a strong reaction to the game of “good guys and bad guys”—a game that he had played in the past? How has his perspective on the game changed? Provide at least two pieces of evidence from the text to support your answer. 

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Key Questions


Close Read Questions

  • How has the experience of receiving positive memories impacted Jonas's perspective of his community? Provide specific examples from pages 153-159 to support your answer.

  • Re-read Jonas’ conversation with his parents about love on pages 159–160. How does this conversation demonstrate a change in Jonas? Why has Jonas changed? Provide evidence from the text to support your answer.

  • How do Jonas’ actions in the last paragraph of page 162 reveal a change in his character? Why do you think he made this choice? Provide evidence from pages 162-165 to support your answer, and carefully explain your thinking.

Discussion Questions

  • What do you think that Jonas meant when he said, “I can see that it was a dangerous way to live” on page 158, when describing love? Do you think he's really talking about the danger of having a fire in a room? 

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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 18-19

While reading, answer the following questions.

  • What happened to the previous Receiver? Why was she never seen again?

  • What happened to the memories she had received?

  • What does it mean when someone is released?

  • How does Jonas learn what this really means?

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Common Core Standards


  • RL.6.3 — Describe how a particular story's or drama's plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution.
  • 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.6.6
RL.6.10
SL.6.1
SL.6.6
W.6.1
W.6.1.a
W.6.4
W.6.9
W.6.9.a
W.6.10
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