I read
The Giver by Lois Lowry. This book received the Newbery Award Medal. I remembered reading this book in seventh grade English class, and loving it. It was a joy re-reading it, and I remembered all the reasons I really enjoyed this book. Also, my brother, Kevin is in seventh grade, and he's reading
The Giver in his English class. This book is about a boy named Jonas who lives in a world way in the future that has so many changes to make the perfect society. Some of these changes include: climate control, no animals, rules against rudeness, sharing of feelings and dreams at meals, no colors, precision of language, babies are given to families with a max of two, spouses are assigned not chosen, release instead of natural death, and careers are assigned at twelve-years-old in which training starts right away. The biggest meat of the story is when Jonas isn't assigned a career, but selected to be the new Receiver of Memory. The Receiver of Memory is the person who remembers how it was before everything was safe and the same. The Receiver of Memory sees color, feels deep emotions, and advises the leaders because of his wisdom based on his memories of the past. So, the previous Receiver of Memory is now called The Giver because he is giving the memories the the new Receiver of Memory, Jonas. Jonas decided a change needs to take place because he realizes "release" is really murder, and he knows it's wrong. The Giver gave Jonas many memories, and if Jonas leaves the community then all of the memories will be released to all those in the community. So, in the end, Jonas leaves because sameness isn't good. The Giver stays to help those in the community handle these memories and feelings because they've never felt these things before. Jonas makes a long, hard trek, but eventually makes it to Elsewhere. I think the appropriate grade level for this book would be sixth grade to twelfth grade. I would most definitely use this book in my future classroom because it is a great book and requires critical thinking and deep understanding to imagine such a different world. A way I would incorporate this book in my classroom would be a lesson on character development. Students would compare Jonas at the beginning of the book to how he was at the end of the book in how he thought and felt. I love this book.
I read The Giver by Lois Lowry. This book received the Newbery Award Medal. I remembered reading this book in seventh grade English class, and loving it. It was a joy re-reading it, and I remembered all the reasons I really enjoyed this book. Also, my brother, Kevin is in seventh grade, and he's reading The Giver in his English class. This book is about a boy named Jonas who lives in a world way in the future that has so many changes to make the perfect society. Some of these changes include: climate control, no animals, rules against rudeness, sharing of feelings and dreams at meals, no colors, precision of language, babies are given to families with a max of two, spouses are assigned not chosen, release instead of natural death, and careers are assigned at twelve-years-old in which training starts right away. The biggest meat of the story is when Jonas isn't assigned a career, but selected to be the new Receiver of Memory. The Receiver of Memory is the person who remembers how it was before everything was safe and the same. The Receiver of Memory sees color, feels deep emotions, and advises the leaders because of his wisdom based on his memories of the past. So, the previous Receiver of Memory is now called The Giver because he is giving the memories the the new Receiver of Memory, Jonas. Jonas decided a change needs to take place because he realizes "release" is really murder, and he knows it's wrong. The Giver gave Jonas many memories, and if Jonas leaves the community then all of the memories will be released to all those in the community. So, in the end, Jonas leaves because sameness isn't good. The Giver stays to help those in the community handle these memories and feelings because they've never felt these things before. Jonas makes a long, hard trek, but eventually makes it to Elsewhere. I think the appropriate grade level for this book would be sixth grade to twelfth grade. I would most definitely use this book in my future classroom because it is a great book and requires critical thinking and deep understanding to imagine such a different world. A way I would incorporate this book in my classroom would be a lesson on character development. Students would compare Jonas at the beginning of the book to how he was at the end of the book in how he thought and felt. I love this book.
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