Unit 1 Performance Task

Jada Stills10/27/12

ELA

Character One’s Adversity (Jonas)Character One’s Adversity (Jonas)The GiverThe Giver

Jonas was becoming a 12. When the Jonas was becoming a 12. When the kids in the community become a 12, kids in the community become a 12, they get a specific job. Jonas’s job was they get a specific job. Jonas’s job was to become, to become, The ReceiverThe Receiver. Receivers . Receivers share memories with the people of their share memories with the people of their community. Jonas thought he was living community. Jonas thought he was living in a perfect community, but when The in a perfect community, but when The Giver, the last Receiver, shares Giver, the last Receiver, shares memories with Jonas, he soon realizes memories with Jonas, he soon realizes that this was not how they should be that this was not how they should be living.living.

Character One Perseveres Character One Perseveres Through Adversity (Jonas)Through Adversity (Jonas)

The GiverThe Giver Jonas and The Giver make a plan for Jonas and The Giver make a plan for

Jonas to leave the community without Jonas to leave the community without getting caught. A few days later, Jonas getting caught. A few days later, Jonas leaves the community with his bike and a leaves the community with his bike and a baby, Gabriel.baby, Gabriel.

Character Two’s Adversity Character Two’s Adversity (Ernie)(Ernie) “ “A Crush”A Crush”• Ernie lived with his mother for 31 Ernie lived with his mother for 31

years, but she died. When she died, years, but she died. When she died, Ernie had to go to a group home Ernie had to go to a group home because he can’t live on his own. At because he can’t live on his own. At the group home, he brought some the group home, he brought some seeds that was accidentally sent to seeds that was accidentally sent to his home. He loved the pictures on his home. He loved the pictures on the cover on the seed packets. A the cover on the seed packets. A guy, named Jack, worked at the guy, named Jack, worked at the group house and had a garden, but group house and had a garden, but Ernie was afraid to go into it. Ernie was afraid to go into it.

• One day when Jack took Ernie out for One day when Jack took Ernie out for breakfast, Ernie fell in love when he saw a breakfast, Ernie fell in love when he saw a woman. That night Ernie couldn’t stop woman. That night Ernie couldn’t stop thinking about the woman and the thinking about the woman and the pictures of the cover on the seed packets. pictures of the cover on the seed packets. Then, Ernie was brave enough to let Jack Then, Ernie was brave enough to let Jack plant his seeds. Once the seeds were plant his seeds. Once the seeds were planted, Ernie put the flowers around the planted, Ernie put the flowers around the place where the woman worked. Every place where the woman worked. Every Wednesday, he would put flowers there, Wednesday, he would put flowers there, but Ernie wouldn’t go meet her.but Ernie wouldn’t go meet her.

Character Two Perseveres Character Two Perseveres Through Adversity (Ernie)Through Adversity (Ernie) “A Crush” “A Crush”

Character Three’s Adversity (Zebra)Character Three’s Adversity (Zebra)“Zebra”“Zebra”

Adam Martin Zebrin “Zebra”, was a really fast Adam Martin Zebrin “Zebra”, was a really fast runner. One day, he ran so fast down a hill and runner. One day, he ran so fast down a hill and couldn’t stop. A car was coming around the couldn’t stop. A car was coming around the corner and Zebra crashed into it. Zebra’s leg corner and Zebra crashed into it. Zebra’s leg and arm was injured. Now Zebra is very sad and arm was injured. Now Zebra is very sad because he can’t run anymore.because he can’t run anymore.

When Zebra meets a man name John Wilson, John teaches Zebra how to make connections to the world through art. Zebra hasn’t been down the hill he injured himself with in a long time, so at the end, he was brave enough to walk down that steep hill, walk back up, past the school, and then the four blocks back home.

Character Three Perseveres Through Adversity (Zebra)

Reflection Page

• All of the characters overcame their adversity by being brave. Bravery is having courage in the face of danger.

Work CitedWork Cited

Lowry, Lois. Lowry, Lois. The GiverThe Giver. Mcdougal . Mcdougal Littell, 1997Littell, 1997

Potok, Chaim. Potok, Chaim. “Zebra“Zebra”. Random ”. Random House, Inc., 1998House, Inc., 1998

Rylant, Cynthia. “A Crush”. Orchard Rylant, Cynthia. “A Crush”. Orchard Books/Scholastic, Inc., 1990Books/Scholastic, Inc., 1990

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