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Chapter 11 Questions

What is happening to Jonas as the old manplaces his hands on Jonas back? (80-81).

What has been gained and lost with the advent ofClimate Control?

Why does the old man start with these particularmemories of snow and sunshine?

Why does the old man not answer Jonascomment that he knew there would be pain?

Why does the old man say, Call me The Giver?

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Topic: Giver Commentary

10/31 p. 169I have great honor. So will you. But

you will find that that is not thesame as power (Lowry 84).

What does The Giver mean by this?

Can you have power without honor?

Can you have honor without power?

Can you have both honor and power?

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List positive to negative

Group 1 : Thin, slim, lanky, skinny,scrawny, slender, fit

Group 2 : Aggressive, assertive, bossy,domineering, dynamic, pushy, forceful

Group 3 : nerd, bright, clever, brilliant,cunning, smart, intelligent, brainy

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Language in The Giver

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Slimy

Describes a slug accurately:

But what about a person?

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Word choice can change

everything

Yes, I would love to, she replied,smiling.

Yes, I would love to, she relplied,smirking.

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Denotation

vs.Connotation

A quick look at theliteral and figurative

meaning of words.

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Denotationis the literal

meaning of a word, thedictionary meaning, a

direct specific meaningas distinct from an

implied or associated

idea

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Example of denotation:

The word restmeans

the refreshing quiet orrepose of sleep:

a good n igh t 's rest .

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Example of connotation:

Good night, sweet

pr ince, and f l igh ts o f

angels s ing thee to thyrest(burial).

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2ndExample of

denotation:

The word chill means

cold. The denotationof the word chill is

cold d f

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2ndExample of

connotation:

The expression lets chill

is an example of theconnotation of the word

chill, which meanssomething other than cold,

as in spending time.

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The sky isblue.

Here the word blueis

used to reflect the

denotative meaning ofthe word or its color.

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My cousin is blue and

cries a lot.Same word, blue,

different meaning. Here

the connotative meaningof the word blue is

depressed

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What are the connotations of:

Dwelling vs. House and home?

Family unit vs. Family?

Hungry vs. starving? Assigned vs. selected?

Apprehensive vs. frightened?

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Journal : Language in The Giver

Despite the communitys emphasis onprecise language, language is often usedas a tool for social control in The Giver.

Choose two or three words used in thesociety (examples are release, newchild,assignment, etc.) that distort or concealthe meaning of the words we use now in

order to promote the rules andconventions of the community.

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Not related to

connotation anddenotation, but it has

to do with English andwords!

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What do the following words

have in common? Cheeseball

Bromance

Chillax Frenemy

They are all new words added intothe Oxford Dictionary this year

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