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January 6, 2020

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Main Character:Jonah

Being released was there big punishment. After your 2nd chance you would be released.

They had they're ''evening feeling'' where they share their feelings about their day.

We learned more about his Family.

Jonah has his Ceremony of twelve in December.

Every family is the same.

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What is the ceremony of twelve?
It's their twelfth birthday.
What happens after you are released?
Being released is when they inject a needle into you and you die.
Why are there so many rules?
The community want everything to be perfect.
Who started this community and why?
I don't know.

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After reading the first chapter, I am feeling intrigued. I want to know more about Jonah,  his community and the place he lives. I also want to know what being released means, this idea is very confusing. I want to keep reading to hopefully answer all of my questions.

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I am going to predict that Jonah will get involved with important things in the future. I will also predict that something will happen at his ceremony of twelve that would cause trouble. I am exited to continue reading.

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Unknown Word- Meaning

Spouses- a husband or wife, considered in relation to their partner.
Adequately- to a satisfactory or acceptable extent.
Pondered- think about (something) carefully, especially before making a decision or reaching a conclusion.
Hatchery- a facility where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions.
Jeering- making rude and mocking remarks, typically in a loud voice.

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A community or society possessing desirable or perfect qualities.
(Sir. Thomas More 1516)

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Utopia Example

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A community or society that is undesirable or frightening.

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Example

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January 7, 2020

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Talked about receiving Lily.

At the Ceremony of twelve the Elders Committee pick your future job.

You can only get certain objects at certain ages.(comfort object, bicycle)

Jonas's dad is taking care of a baby that might get released. But their family want to take him home and they hope he doesn't get released.

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Do their jobs resemble the ones we have?
Some of them.
What job will Jonas receive?
The receiver of memory
Do the parents ever get to chose their children or their name?
No they don't unless a child dies then they get the same name as their previous baby wich they lost.

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This chapter was more informative. It talked a lot about the ceremonies, but mostly the ceremony of twelve. It said that at the ceremony of twelve the Elders Committee will pick your future job and you will already start your training. To be honest, I liked the first chapter better but I am excited to see what happens next and i would like to know what job Jonas gets.

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I predict that Jonas will get the giver job. I just have a feeling about it because it is the title of the book and it sounds like the name of a job they would have. I also think that when he will be named the giver he will be the only one and it will cause confusion to me and the characters in the story

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Unknown Word- Meaning

F ret- be constantly or visibly worried or anxious.
Adherence- attachment or commitment to a person, cause, or belief.
Prior- existing or coming before in time, order, or importance.

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January 9, 2020

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Jonas's father brought gabriel home. he got a lot of attention.

It's different to have light eyes and Jonas and gabriel both have light eyes.

Jonas took an apple home because he thought it changed colors

Children come from Birth Mothers and it is their job to give birth.

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What will happen to Gabriel?
Will lily become a nurturer?
What job will Jonas be assigned to?
Why did the apple change colors?

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Like the previous chapter, this one was more informative. The author decided to tell long tales to let us know more about the town and community instead of continuing the story. Although this chapter did help because I got to know more about the citizens of this community and what it's like to live there.

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I predict that the family will get to  keep Gabriel and that all the ceremony will go well. I can't make very strong predictions just because the chapter was pretty short.

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Unknown Word- Meaning

Tunic- a loose garment, typically sleeveless and reaching to the wearer's knees, as worn in ancient Greece and Rome.
Mystified- utterly bewilder or perplex (someone).
Dwelling- a house, apartment, or other place of residence.
Solemn- not cheerful or smiling; serious.

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January 10, 2020

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Jonas was worried about asher because he never takes anything seriously.

Jonas went to do volunteer hours with Asher and Fiona at the House of the Old. He went to help them in the bathing room, bathing the old.

Jonas was bathing a women named Larissa. She told him that they celebrated roberto's release. He was instructor of elevens and he was on the planning committee.

The releases happen in the releasing room. You walk through a door and no one knows anything after that except the committee.

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Where do people go when they are released?
Are releases good or bad?
Do the ceremonies represent your age or your grade?

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I found this chapter a bit weird. It would be weird to have to volunteer to wash elder's body's. This chapter was weird but also informative. We got to know more about realising people and volunteering.

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Unknown Word- Meaning

Chastisement- usually means a verbal reprimand
Tabulated- arranged in tabular form.
Smock- a loose dress or blouse, with the upper part closely gathered in smocking.
Confided- trust (someone) enough to tell them of a secret or private matter.
Chortled- laugh in a breathy, gleeful way.

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January 11, 2020

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In the morning the family members tell eachother their Dreams. Jonas rarely has dreams.

Jonas had a dream about him and Fiona in the bathing room but there was only one tub and they were alone.

Jonas had his first stirring. Its a dream everyone has at one point. This meant that he was ready  for the pills, the treatment for stirrings.

The pills were for the stirrings to go away but Jonas wanted the feeling back.

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Why did Jonas want the feelings back?
Why does everyone get stirrings?
Why do you need to make the stirrings go away after you get them?

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I thought this chapter was a bit weird like when they were describing the dream and the stirrings. I'm not really sure why people need to take medicine for it and i don't know why they want it to go away. It is also confusing because I don't really understand their way of living yet, like their morning and night rituals and routines.

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I predict that Jonas will not take the pills. At the end of the chapter he said that he did not want the stirrings to go away because he liked the feeling of ''the wanting''as he explains it.

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Unknown Word- Meaning

Afloat- out of debt or difficulty.
Perspiring- give out sweat through the pores of the skin as a result of heat, physical exertion, or stress.
Murky- not fully explained or understood

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January 13, 2020

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The first day they go through the ceremony from naming ceremony to the eight's. Then the second day the nine's to twelve's.

It was the day of the ceremonies.  They got there by riding their bicycles. Jonas's dad was already there for the naming ceremony because the nurturers need to be there to bring the newchildren on stage.

At the naming ceremony there was a couple that got a replacement child named Caleb. They had a child named Caleb before but when he was a four he walked off a bridge and it was a great sadness to the entire community.

Asher said that there was a story of a man who was hoping for the engineer job but he got sanitation laborer instead. So, he jumped into the river and swam to the next community he came to. He was never to be seen again. Jonas did not believe the story

The spouses were chosen by the elders committee.

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What will happen at the ceremony?
What kind of things will change?(Clothes, toys, etc)
What job will Jonas get?
What will be his parents reactions?

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I liked this chapter. I think it was my favorite one so far. I liked how the author explained more about the ceremonies and what happens at each one. It makes the community and the story much clearer for me.

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I predict that The ceremony of twelve will be really long and a bit boring and that everyone would be waiting for the ceremony of twelve, especially Jonas and the other twelve's.

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January 13, 2020

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They went back in the auditorium from the midday break.

Each child was given a number at birth. Jonas's number was nineteen. This meant that he was born earlier so when the naming ceremony came he had already began to walk and talk.

There is a new chief elder every ten years that gives a speech at the beginning of ceremonies.

In the speech they talked about recollection of the time of childhood and the period of preparation, the coming responsibilities of adult life, the profound importance of Assignment and the seriousness of training to come.

The chief elder was about to give asher his job and it was very funny everyone was laughing because they were naming the jobs that were obviously not going to be his. Asher's assignment was the
Assistant Director of Recreation.

The punishment for small misbehaviours was one small smack across their hands and for second offence, 3 sharp smacks across bare legs with the discipline wand.

When it was his turn, Jonas's number was skipped from eighteen to twenty. Everyone was shocked and very confused.

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Why was Jonas'S number skipped?
Was this on purpose or by mistake?
What will they do with him later?
Will he evan get a job?

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I liked this chapter a bit more than the previous one. I liked how the author made everyone anticipate what job Jonas would get, but at the end they didn't evan announce his new job. I really liked the ceremonies and how they created them. It is very creative.

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I predict that Jonas will end up getting his Assignment but it will be announced privately with Jonas and someone else who i'm quite not sure who. I am also assuming that after this, sudden changes will be made to Jonas's family unit and life.

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Unknown Word- Meaning

A cquisition- the learning or developing of a skill, habit, or quality.
Prestige- widespread respect and admiration felt for someone or something on the basis of a perception of their achievements or quality.
Aptitude- a natural ability to do something.

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Unknown Word- Meaning

Inadequate- lacking the quality or quantity required; insufficient for a purpose.
Relinquish- voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up.
Reluctantly- in an unwilling and hesitant way.

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January 14, 2020

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The chief Elder called Jonas up after everyone else had gotten their assignments. He was the last one. Although, he had not been assigned he had been selected. He was the next Receiver of Memory.

A man was watching Jonas and he was sitting with the elders committee. He too had pale eyes.

The receiver of memories was the most important job in their community. He had to train alone and he could not be observed or modified he had to prepare alone for what was to come next. This job was the most honored in their community.

His training includes very hard physical pain.

The receiver of memory had many qualities(intelligence,  Integrity, courage, wisdom)

The previous receiver also said he had the capacity to see beyond. He is confused at first but than he remembered the apple that had changed colors.

after the chief elder left the stage Jonas heard whispers of his name that got louder and louder. The communitte was accepting him and his new role. They were chanting like they were chanting for caleb the new child.

He was still frightful he did not know what was to come.

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What does the Receiver of memories do?
Why is Jonas's assignment have so much hard physical training?
What will happen to his family unit?

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I liked this chapter very much. I loved that Jonas got a new job and it's different from everyone else's. I am also a bit confused about what his job is. What will it do for the community and why will the training be very hard. I am also wondering what he is preparing for.

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I am predicting that Jonas will be separated from his family unit and there will be a lot of big and sudden changes. I don't really know what will happen though, it is a bit unclear, but I am excited to keep reading.

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Unknown Word-Meaning

Piecemeal- characterized by unsystematic partial measures taken over a period of time
Kinship- blood relationship/a sharing of characteristics or origins.
Anguish-be extremely distressed about something.
Jaunty-having or expressing a lively, cheerful, and self-confident manner.

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January 15, 2020

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Things had changed in Jonas's life the connections he had with his friends were feeling like they were disconnected. He felt alone and separated from everyone else. He does not want to start training.

Jonas is confused about what happened to t he last receiver he wants to know what happened to her.

Jonas had one paper in his folder. He could break the rules and they seemed really strict.

Jonas is reading over his rules. He is allowed to lie and break the rules without being released.

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Will Jonas start lying?
Will he like his Job?
What time does he need to wake up at for his job?
What is he preparing to do?

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This chapter was about Jonas. He was reading the folder he had gotten when he received his job. For everyone else this folder had many papers that were informative and told them about their jobs. In Jonas's folder there was only one paper with a list of rules he could now break and where he had to be at certain times. This chapter was helpful because now we will know in the future if he breaks the rules, we will know why.

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I predict that Jonas will break the rules eventually but he won't take advantage of it. I also predict that his training will be extremely hard on him and he will be exhausted.

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Unknown Word- Meaning

Dismayed- cause (someone) to feel consternation and distress.
Utmost-the greatest or most extreme extent or amount.

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It's how the author reveals information.
From the perspective of the narrator.

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Perspective of one character.

Look for-I, me, my, myself.

Advantages-Inner thoughts of character.

Disadvantages- You don't get the full picture.

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Narrator can see many characters but not everything.

Look for- he, she, it, they, them, etc.

Advantages-Can still create suspense.

Disadvantage-We don't get a sense of the characters inner feelings.

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Narrator knows all.

Look for-he, she, it, they, them, etc.

Advantages-Creates full picture for the reader.

Disadvantages- We don't always get the characters inner feelings. We don't connect with the characters as good.

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January 16, 2020

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Jonas is starting his first day of training. He and Fiona rode together.

Jonas is meeting the man with  the pale eyes that was watching him at the ceremony, the previous receiver.

The other receiver wants jonas to ask questions but Jonas is very uncomfortable because he is breaking rules he couldn't break since he was born.

The receiver would pass on memories to Jonas. Jonas would receive memories from the whole world.

The receiver asked Jonas to lay on the bed and he would give Jonas the memory of snow.

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What other communities and villages are there other than this one?
How long will it take to receive all the memories?
What will Jonas do  with the memories once he receives them all?
How will his training be painful.

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This chapter was good. I liked that Jonas can be different. I liked all the small details of this building and the receiver. I think that it is also very creative about the memories. I would really like to know more about it.

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I predict that once Jonas will receive the memory of snow he will feel complete joy and happiness. I also think that Jonas will receive painful memories too ones that are scary and ones that will shock him.

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Unknown Word- Meaning

Annex- a building joined to or associated with a main building, providing additional space or accommodations.
Apprehensively- anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen.

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January 17, 2020

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The receiver is giving Jonas the memory of snow. Jonas could feel the cold and see the flakes falling from the sky.

Once the receiver gives Jonas a memory he loses it. Every memory he loses he gets lightenned just a little.

There is climate control where someone can change the weather and the environment in their community. Like snow and hills.

He gave Jonas another memory and Jonas could guess what it was without the man telling him. It was the memory of sunshine. Just like before climate control.

The man decided to give Jonas one last memory, the memory of sunburn. Jonas said it hurt a lot.

The man told Jonas to call him the Giver.

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What other painful memories are there?
Is he allowed to tell other people what happens with the giver?
How long do the memories last?

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This was also a really good chapter. I liked when the giver wass giving jonas his memories. I likes how the author was explaining snow and sledding and the memory of sunshine. I am excited to see what happens next.

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I predict that Jonas will be very excited to start his day the next day. I think that Jonas would want to tell everyone about his assignment and the memories but, I am not sure if he is allowed to yet.

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Unknown Word- Meaning

Unwieldy- difficult to carry or move because of its size, shape, or weight.
Sameness- lack of variety; uniformity or monotony.

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January 20, 2020

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Jonas kept having a dream on the hill. He felt as if he wanted to grab something out in the distance.

Fiona and Jonas rode together to their new jobs and jonas had noticed fiona's hair change colors.

Jonas brought back the memory of the sled himself and he found that the sled looked bizarre. The giver showed him a few books and found out Jonas was beginning to see the color red.

The community took away colour because of choices and colour of skin.

Jonas was now very interested in colors. After the Giver decided to give him the  memory of a rainbow.

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Where was Jonas's dream?
What was he trying to grab?
Why did the society take away colour?

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This chapter was nice because we got to learn about colors. We got to learn that Jonas's community could not see colours and that when he said the apple had changed it wasn't in shape or size, it was in colour. I am exited to see Jonas's reaction when he can see all the colours.

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I predict that Jonas will be able to see all the colours soon and he would want to share his experience with everyone around him.

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Unknown Word- Meaning

Abuzz- filled with a continuous humming sound.

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January 20, 2020

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Jonas began to learn all the colours and could see them in his everyday life at certain times.

Jonas wants everyone to see colours. he was trying to transmit the colour red to Asher. He feels left out and alone. and he was trying to tell lily that elephants once existed and she didn't believe them.

The Giver gave Jonas a disturbing memory there were many men that had just taken tusks from a motionless elephant and than another elephant came from the woods covered the elephant on the ground with a branch and leaves and they was in grief.

The receiver who failed years ago all the memories she had gotten were released and everyone had access to them. It was chaos.

Jonas wanted a more painful memory because the chief Elder said he would suffer but he hadn't suffered yet so he was curious and wanted to take pain off the Giver.

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What memory will the Giver give Jonas?
What will be painful about this memory?
How will the Giver react?

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This chapter was pretty long and i feel like there weren't many key points. Although I am feeling a bit more curious because I want to know if Jonas will eventually see colours constantly and I want to know what the painful dream will be.

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I predict that the receiver who failed years ago was released and that something so terrible happened that the council banned her name from being used and no one can say it and that she was released.

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Unknown Word- Meaning

Seldom-not often; rarely.

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January 22, 2020

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The memory the Giver had given Jonas was Jonas sliding on ice, although this ride was not enjoyable because he fell off broke a bone, scraped his face. He went home limping.

He got the memory of hunger. The giver also said that many year sago the council asked him if they should expand the population but the Giver said no because the first thing that came up was hunger. He was scared that they would overpopulate. So the receiver's job is to advise the elders and give them advice.

instead of keeping the burden of the memories the committee wanted to give that to the receivers. But Jonas and the Giver want to change that. But Jonas knew that nothing would be changed.

Gabriel has been passing many tests but he still might be released.

If identical twins are born the smaller of the two get released.

Jonas wanted Gabriel to sleep in his room tonight, he woke up a few times but Jonas handled it.  Gabriel was having trouble sleeping so he was patting his back and Jonas accidently gave gabriel the memory of a lake. When gabe woke up again during the night jonas decided to give him the full memory and he decided not to tell the Giver. This shows that they are a lot alike

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Will Gabriel get released?
What will happen to the memory in Gabes mind?
Will Jonas keep giving Gabe memories?

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This chapter was interesting, it made me even more curious. I feel like I am thinking more about Gabriel and Jonas. I want to know what will happen to the memory when gabe is older and if he will remember it and if it will affect his job. I am also curious if Jonas will get in trouble if he confesses.

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I predict that Jonas would want to keep Gabriel in his room with him and that every time Gabe wakes up Jonas will give him more memories and eventually when the Giver finds out Jonas will get in trouble.

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Unknown Word- Meaning

Invigorating-making one feel strong, healthy, and full of energy.

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/15uSw4ftF3OuHLXJRUIolTn3QHOUPxkVUtZXycP2P-xY/edit

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What the author is trying to say about people, society, etc.

Not to be confused with theme topic like ''love'', ''war'' or ''family''

The them explains the theme topic

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Self Discovery

People must be able to make choices to reach their own destiny/fulfillment

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.

Pleasure and Pain

Without pain, people cannot understand pleasure. We must embrace and learn from pain.

Blind Obedience

It's important for people to question their society instead of following blindly.

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for the 4 themes in this padlet list at least 5 specific points in the novel that demonstrate or support the theme.

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January 22, 2020

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The giver was in pain and Jonas wanted to help so he gave jonas another painful memory it was the memory of warfare. It was a terrible thing to experience there were animals and people injured and dead. And there was a boy begging for water.

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Has anyone ever committed a crime in Jonas's community?
What is the point of these memories?

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This chapter was really short and it only explained the memory Jonas received that day it was the memory of warfare. I am still confused and I don't understand why the memories are so important. I know that the receiver is supposed to help the committee with guidance but, what else are they for?

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I predict that this memory will haunt jonas for a very long time, just as it did for the receiver.