What is UTOPIA?What is UTOPIA?

The GiverThe GiverBy: Lois LowryBy: Lois Lowry

Pre-Reading ActivityPre-Reading Activity

UtopiaUtopiaAn ideally perfect place in terms of:

social aspectspolitical aspectsmoral aspects

What would you visualize as the “perfect” world?

Take a minute to reflect…Take a minute to reflect…• What do you think a Utopian society What do you think a Utopian society

would be like?would be like?• Are all people free?Are all people free?• Do people have monkeys as butlers?Do people have monkeys as butlers?• What jobs are there?What jobs are there?• What are the rules and the laws?What are the rules and the laws?• What happens if people break the What happens if people break the

laws?laws?• Would there be religion?Would there be religion?• Who would rule the country?Who would rule the country?

The reality of UTOPIAThe reality of UTOPIA

•Could there ever be a Could there ever be a “perfect” world?“perfect” world?

•What inhibits us from living What inhibits us from living in a perfect world?in a perfect world?

Utopia and Utopia and The GiverThe GiverThere is a thin line between utopia and There is a thin line between utopia and

dystopia as we will study in Lois Lowry’s, dystopia as we will study in Lois Lowry’s, The GiverThe Giver..

In this “perfect” world, citizens are restricted In this “perfect” world, citizens are restricted on clothing, jobs, spouse and children, on clothing, jobs, spouse and children, therefore leaving personal choice out of the therefore leaving personal choice out of the question.question.

Is there a price to pay in a seemingly Is there a price to pay in a seemingly perfect world?perfect world?

As you are viewing the power point, stop to answer the questions. The gatekeeper will make sure each team member equally contributes to the discussion. Your team will then decide what components of your perfect world you would like to illustrate on your poster. After you complete the illustration, be prepared to present and explain your poster to the class. You will need to explain why you chose these elements of your perfect society. Each team member will participate in the presentation.