The Giver Directions: choose three assignments to complete. Your choices must complete a tic-tac-toe.

Write 5 - one paragraph journal entries that Jonas would have written.

Freedom of choice – brainstorm and classify 25 things you do everyday/week. Classify each activity as “My Choice,” “Some Choice,” or “No Choice.” Chart your answers.

In our society, consider diversity vs. sameness. Decide what aspects of each (or one) are important to society and explain the implications of your decision. Chart your answers.

Imagine that Jonas’s sister, Lily, and his friend Asher discover that Jonas and Gabriel have fled into Elsewhere. Write a dialogue between Asher and Lily that reveals their thoughts about the situation. Base your dialogue on what you know about their personalities and their relationship with Jonas. (20 responses from each person)

Is it important to follow rules (yes or no), and is it important to follow rules in our society? Create a list of 20 rules you follow at home, at school, or in the community. Divide the rules into two groups: those that you believe are important and those that are not important or unnecessary. Chart your answers.

In our society, consider rules vs. individual freedom. Decide what aspects of each (or one) are important to society and explain the implications of your decision. Chart your answers.

Based on your knowledge of The Giver’s life, choose an event that gives him great joy. Write a memoir of the event, as if he were writing it himself. (5 paragraphs)

List the rules of Jonas’s community. Divide the rules into two groups: those that you believe are important and those that are not important or unnecessary. Chart your answers.

In our society, consider some form of government vs. no government at all. Decide what aspects of each (or one) are important to society and explain the implications of your decision. Chart your answers.