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Lois Lowry answers
questions about The Giver.
Brief biography, list of
books and summary of books
by Lois Lowry.
Click on the picture of
Lois Lowry to visit her official web page.
Other Handouts "What
makes life meaningful" pre-reading activity
As
a Reader and As a Writer Questions for chapters 1-5 As
a Reader and As a Writer Questions for chapters 9-23
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Reading & Responding to Literature Assignments:
Reading Assignments
UPCOMING
- Test Practice-- Finding
literary elements in The Giver.
- plot (exposition --setting, characters, hint of
conflict-- rising action, climax, resolution),
- characterization (methods of characterization, motives, and
examples),
- point of view,
- and more to come.
Vocabulary: for 2004-2005
this optional. Each toolkit for a word is worth one Excellent Learning
Habits Ticket
Download the vocabulary list here.
Download the toolkit form
here.
Culminating Project Assignment:
Download and print the Culminating Essay
Topics List. (MSWord document. You can print it
for free at
the media center. Keep topics list and due dates in your binder or
spiral.)
Goodies
to help you write your essay:
- Essay
Steps Checklist-Timeline Handout-- given to students in class.
We recorded due dates for each step of this assignment when we discussed
it in class.
- In this culminating essay you will analyze what argument the author is making about a certain topic.
For example, if you've chosen to write about conformity, you'll want
argue, yes this novel supports sameness and
conformity, or no, it shows the problems of sameness and
conformity. Then prove that using evidence from the
book.
- Then you will show why that topic matters in your
own world and make your own argument about that topic. If
you are writing about sameness and conformity, you might explain
pressures kids face to dress like others, or uniform rules, and then
take a stand on whether the benefits of sameness outweigh the
disadvantages of sameness.
- List of links to topics
compiled by Mrs. Freeman has compiled to help you do your research for your essay.
This is only a starting point for your research. Mrs.
Freeman also has a cart of books on our topics in the media center for you to
use. When
looking at any website, including the links listed above, pay careful
attention to who published the website. Information published by
universities tends to be the most reliable. Beware of random
folks who create their own homepage to tell the world their
opinion on any topic. No one checks their information! It
may not be accurate, and it may not appropriate for school. If
you accidentally visit an inappropriate site, hit the "back"
button to get out of there quickly. Use good judgment.
- Your job is to figure out how your topic from the
novel relates to the real world. Use the questions on the right
hand column of the "Culminating Essay Topics" handout to
guide your research.
- Please remember to thank our Media Center experts for their help!
- Download this pathfinder document to
record where you found your research information. You'll attach
this to your essay as your bibliography.
- Outline
format Use this to write your own essay outline.
- What is a thesis?
- How
to use quotes in your essay.
- Revision
Checklist. Use this checklist to make sure you've included
everything you need to in your essay. Use this checklist to
write a revised draft.
- Pointers for editing your
essay. Things to look for as you edit your essay. You'll
be graded on these!
- The Dirty Dozen: an in class
editing guide. This is a list of common mistakes that
students make when writing this essay. Read this list, then
reread your essay looking for this common mistakes. Correct
them when you find them. Next read a peer's essay looking for this
mistakes. Help them find this common errors in their own
writing.
- Essay Rubric:
how will you be graded? what are the criteria for an excellent
essay? You are welcome to download the rubric and self-assess
your final draft. The rubric is based on the revision
checklist.
- Once you've finished your essay and it has been
graded and returned to you, complete this essay
reflection.
What themes have previous students identified in
The Giver? |
