The+Giver

toc =Summary=

Read a summary [|here]

=Test Yourself= http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/Literature/The-Giver-287696.html

=Background Reading=

//(Utopian communities are not science fiction. They are part of our world's history and our present. They will most likely continue to exist in our future. You may have seen movies such as [|The Matrix], [|Fahrenheit 451], or a [|Brave New World].// //Think about the content of these movies. What are the similarities? Think about the world we live in. What do **our** communities want? What would be **your** utopia?//)

http://www.yourdictionary.com/utopian [|Chasing Utopia, family imagines no possessions]
 * What is a //utopian community//?**

http://users.erols.com/jonwill/
 * 'A Summary of the Ultimate philosophy' from a group called the //Utopia Now Organization//**

http://www.easternct.edu/depts/amerst/utopia.htm
 * Examples of American utopian communities**

[|Pingelap: Island of the color blind] [|Colors for the color blind]
 * What would it be like to be color blind?**

=Similar novels= //[|The Eye, the Ear and the Arm]// by Nancy Farmer

=Activities=


 * A Perfect World**


 * Literary Techniques**

You and your group are to write a new ending for The Giver. First listen (or read the transcript) to Lois Lowry talk about her view of the ending [|here]. Instructions for this writing activity are below:
 * Collaborative writing**

=Guiding Questions=

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=Connections=


 * Reflect on the enduring understandings of this unit:**
 * **Systems can create inequities**
 * **Change is continual**
 * **Democracy is a process**

Utopian Communities

 * 1) //In trying to remove diversity, the system of government in// The Giver //created inequities.// Do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer.
 * 2) Once a government has been created, why do people keep changing or modifying its structure?

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