CHAPTERS 8-15
QUESTIONS TO TALK ABOUT:
Why does Jonas feel terror at not having an assignment at the beginning of the Ceremony of Twelve?
What's the difference between being assigned and selected?
to three sentences)
JOURNAL RESPONSE
(Do only one question in your journal - best copy -one page in paragraph format each paragraph starting with a topic sentence)
QUESTIONS TO TALK ABOUT:
Why does Jonas feel terror at not having an assignment at the beginning of the Ceremony of Twelve?
What's the difference between being assigned and selected?
- What do you think happened to the girl who was chosen
ten years ago? - Why are people's homes called dwellings?
- Why does Jonas find the instruction about lying so
disturbing.? - Why don't people have more than three books?
- Why does The Giver say that making choices would be frightening for people?
- Why does Jonas begin to feel frustrated and angry?
- Why is The Receiver forbidden to share books or
memories with other people? - Do you think The Giver is happy with his life?
- What war does Jonas experience?
to three sentences)
- Foreshadowing: How does the author foreshadow Jonas' gift?
JOURNAL RESPONSE
(Do only one question in your journal - best copy -one page in paragraph format each paragraph starting with a topic sentence)
- What is your reaction to the instructions Jonas
receives?
- What would it be like to five in a world where you
didn't experience color, sunshine, or animals?