With the new year comes a new endeavor in ELA: a whole class reading of The Giver by Lois Lowry. With themes of individuality vs. conformity, utopia vs. dystopia, and the role of memory, feelings, and language within a community, this novel offers lots to talk about. We've already begun the discussion today as students explored their own idea of what a utopian society would be like. Their ideas led to the question of whether utopia is possible to achieve, and if so, is there a cost? At some point in our exploration of this theme, we will read a few articles about utopian communities that have been tried throughout history, including one right here in Florence!
Tomorrow students will preview vocabulary drawn from chapters 1-5. They will study these words by finding synonyms and antonyms for each.
We will begin reading next week!
Homework:
Thursday: Finish Giver pre-reading questions
Friday: Finish synonyms/antonyms for vocab words
Giver Vocab ch. 1-5 Quizlet
Giver Vocabulary lists
