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“Out of the 4 themes studied in this unit, which one do you think is the most important. Answer should be in paragraph form (1-2) and be sure to include evidence from the text.”

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“Out of the 4 themes studied in this unit, which one do you think is the most important. Answer should be in paragraph form (1-2) and be sure to include evidence from the text.”

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Out of the 4 themes that we have studied in this unit, I think that pleasure and pain is the most important because if Jonas didn't learn about the bad/unhappy memories then he would have thought that Elsewhere was the best place on earth. In Chapter 11, Jonas gets the memory of snow, a fun time with the wind in his face and the fluffy safe pile of snow at the bottom of the hill. Then in Chapter 14, Jonas gets another memory of snow, except this time the snow was hard and covered in "bluish ice". Jonas went down the hill and broke his leg.

I think that if Jonas knew that there was a risk of breaking his leg before he got the memory of him actually breaking his leg, and if he was in the real world, then I think that he wouldn't have gone down the hill in those conditions. Without pain, People cannot understand pleasure because there is a risk to everything.

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facts -
- Rosemary was the old reciever's name
- she applied for release after 5 weeks of training
- the memories were released to the community
- rosemary was the daughter of the giver

Questions -
- If Jonas were to dissapear would all of his memories be released to the community?
- why did rosemary apply for release?

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Facts -
- unexpected holiday
- jonas went to go see asher
- kids were playing a war game
- jonas is sad because  the children are playing a game that they dont know is real
- mother thinks that lily could be a storyteller

questions:
- do the other kids not want to be around jonas because of what he did?
- does jonas realize how wrong his world compared to his world?

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Facts -
- Jonas gets the memory of warfare
- lots of happy memories after the warfare
- joans learns bout grandparents
- memory of love
-jonas asked his parents "do you love me?"
-his parents enjoy him
- jonas didnt take his pill

questions:
- what happend if jonas didnt take his pill?
- is jonas allowed to give memories to gabe

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Facts -
- memories of hunger
- towns family units couldnt have three children because they could go starving
- Gabe got six teeth
- gabe sleeps in jonas' room
- jonas gives the memory of the lake to gabe

Questions:
- Will gabriel be the next reciver?
- will jonas get in trouble for giving gabe the memory of the lake?

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Facts -
- Jonas got the memory of breaking his leg.
- limped all the way home
- memories of hunger and starvation

Questions:
- how does the pain happen to jonas if there just memories?
- will jonas feel the memories someday

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Facts -
- Jonas is mad because the community dosent have choices
- Jonas learns about and "Elephant"
- When Jonas tries to tell Lily that Elephants were real she laughs
-The Giver has days of pain

Questions:
-Why does the Giver still get pain?
- Will Jonas change the rules by confronting the council?

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What is a theme?
- What the author is trying to say about people, society, etc.
- Not to be confused with a Theme Topic like " Love" , " War ", or " Family "
Topic -- Self-Discovery
- People must be able to make choices to reach their own destiny / fulfilment.
Topic: The Importance of Memory
- Lowry's personal inspiration -- father with memory loss.
-Without memory, human beings cannot reach true happiness or learn from their mistakes.
Topic: Pleasure and Pain
- Without pain, people cannot understand pleasure. We must embrace and learn from pain.
Topic -- Blind Obedence
- It is important for people to question their society instead of following blindly.

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Facts -
- Fiona's hair turns red
- Joans starts to see the colour red
- He sees the books change
-The Giver explains about the colour red
- Jonas gets the memory of a Rainbow

Questions:
-What colours does the community not know?
-How many more memories will Jonas get that are plesant?

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Facts -
- Jonas recives the memory of snow
- Jonas recives the memory of sunshine
- Jonas recives the memory of sunburn
- The old reciver is now called  " The Giver "

Questions:
-What happened with "Climate Control"
- How does The Giver transmit memories to Jonas?

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Facts -
- Jonas is nervous when he goes into the house of old
- the door is locked
- Jonas dosent know what snow is
- The current Reciver is tired and old so thats why Jonas was selected

Questions:
- Why are all the doors always locked?
- Where did the old Reciever go?

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Facts -
- most important job in the community
- Jonas' rules are diffrent
- Jonas dosent like the rules
- Jonas feels differnty from everyone else

Questions:
- Why is his job the most important in the community?
- Why are his rules so diffrent then with the ones that he grew up with?

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Facts -
- Jonas is selected to be the Receiver Of Memory
- Intelligence, Integrity, Courage and Wisdom is why Jonas is a Receiver of Memory
- His training involves pain
- Capacity to See Beyond

Questions:
- What does the Capacity to See Beyond mean?
- Why does his training involve pain?

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Facts -
- Jonas is a nineteen
- Asher is an Assistant Director of Recreation
- Fiona is a Caretaker of The Old
- Jonas is skipped

Questions:
- Why did Jonas get skipped
- Is Jonas in trouble?

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Facts -
- Four, Five, Sixes and Sevens all have jackets with buttons down the  back to teach them interdependence.
- Fiona recieved a little brother named Bruno
- A family's child died in a river
- Jonas and Asher are fooling around about going Elsewhere.

Questions:
-  Why does jonas find the ceremony boring?
- What assignment will he get?

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Definition:
- How the author reveals information
- From the perspective of the narrorator.

First Person:
- Perspective of one character.
- Look-fors - I, Me, Mine, Myself.
- Advantages - inner thoughts of the character.
- Disadvantages - ????

Third Person:
- Narrorator can "see" many characters but not everything.
- Look-fors - he, she, it, they, them, etc..
- Advantages - Can still create suspense.
- Disadvantages - ????

Third Person - Omniscient:
- Narroator knows all
- Look-fors - he, she, it, them, they, etc..
- Advantages - Creates full picture for reader.
- Disadvantages - ????

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Facts -
- The morning ritual is to tell dreams.
- Jonas' has a dream
- He dreams of undressing Fiona and bathing her.
- He had his first "stirring" and he has to take pills.

Questions:
- What's so bad about a stirring?
- Why do you have to take pills?

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Facts -
- if you don't have enough volunteer hours at the Cerenony of Twelve, then you get and extra month of hours.
- The House of the Old is where Jonas, Asher and Fiona are Volunteering.
- When the Old get released, there's a telling of their life.
- There's a Releasing room.

Questions:
- What's in the releasing room?
- Why does Jonas' not know what he wants to be when he's Twelve?

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Facts -
- Gabe, a girl and Jonas have light eyes.
- Lily jokes about being a birth mother and her mom almost slaps her.
- Asher and Jonas' are playing catch with an apple and the apple changes for a second
- Gabe is living with Jonas' family because he's not developing properly.

Questions -
1. Why do only three people have light eyes?
2. Whats so bad about being a birth mother?

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Facts -
- December assemblies is when they move up (e.x. a Four to a Five)
- Jonas' father breaks the rules by looking up the name of Thirty-six (Gabe)
- Elders and other Elevens take notes of what you are going to be
- Elevens recive an assignment at the ceremony of Twelve.

Questions -
1. Why is riding a bike so important?
2. Why do the ceremonies end at Twelve?

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What is a Utopia?
- A community or society possessing desirable  or perfect qualities.
Examples: Garden of Eden, Heaven, Nirvana.
What is a Dystopia?
- Greek word for "anti-utopia"
- A community or society that is undesirable or frightening.
Examples: Hell.

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Facts -
- Characters - Jonas, Lily, Jonas' mom and dad, Asher
- A pilot is released at the start of the chapter.
- Jonas is part of the Elevens.
- Telling the feelings at dinner.
- Jonas' dad is a Nurturer.
- Jonas' mom works at the Department of -Justice.

Questions -
1. What are the Elevens?
2. Why does he speak English so formally.