https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9 The Giver by Lois Lowry en-us 2021-01-08 15:23:47 UTC 2025-10-11 06:19:33 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/567167593/446898049f76ece850912171b2b97e9e/Book_cover.jpg jhopwood https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375049 2021-01-08 15:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375049 jhopwood https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375050 2021-01-08 15:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375050 jhopwood https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375052 2021-01-08 15:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375052 jhopwood https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375056 Why don't you tweet Lois Lowry at @LoisLowryWriter with a question you had whilst reading?]]> 2021-01-08 15:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375056 jhopwood https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375063 If you were to give someone a special power, what would it be? E.g. what would it be like to have the ability to be invisible? 

]]> 2021-01-08 15:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375063 jhopwood https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375071 Pick a scene from one of the chapters and illustrate it. Or, get even more creative and make the scene out of materials you have at home e.g. Lego.]]> 2021-01-08 15:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375071 jhopwood https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375076 Imagine you were a news reporter. You visit the city in The Giver—describe what you see. ]]> 2021-01-08 15:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375076 jhopwood https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375079 Draw the Rainbow that Jonas remembers—develop your design so that you can see it above the earth. ]]> 2021-01-08 15:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375079 jhopwood https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375083 Jonas learns about animals that were real in Chapter 13.  Create a montage about all the animals you know about.]]> 2021-01-08 15:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375083 jhopwood https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375090 Write a letter to yourself to be read when you are 30 years old. Write about what your hopes are and what you hope to have achieved by then. What aspects of life do you hope have improved?]]> 2021-01-08 15:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375090 jhopwood https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375092 Create a guide on ‘How to write a great dystopian story’ for other writers to use.]]> 2021-01-08 15:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375092 jhopwood https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375097 Design your own alternative book cover for The Giver.]]> 2021-01-08 15:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375097 jhopwood https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375099 Create a quiz about the novel that you could share with a friend or teacher.]]> 2021-01-08 15:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375099 jhopwood https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375104 Turn your book review into a video, where you film yourself reviewing the book. ]]> 2021-01-08 15:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375104 jhopwood https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375108 Have a watch of this 60 Second Book Review of the novel to get a feeling for what it is about...]]> 2021-01-08 15:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375108 jhopwood https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375111 2021-01-08 15:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375111 jhopwood https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375116 2021-01-08 15:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375116 jhopwood https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375118 Rated 12A, this movie was produced in 2014.]]> 2021-01-08 15:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375118 jhopwood https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375123 Good readers use a range of comprehension strategies when they read. Here are some of the best ones to use:]]> 2021-01-08 15:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375123 jhopwood https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375129 To become a good, strategic reader you have to monitor your own reading and use these 'Fab Four' reading strategies...]]> 2021-01-08 15:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375129 jhopwood https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375138 How do we make predictions?]]> 2021-01-08 15:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375138 jhopwood https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375142 Can you use your own background knowledge to help you understand the text?]]> 2021-01-08 15:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375142 jhopwood https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375144 We often need to read between the lines and try to infer meaning in the text. But what does it mean to infer?]]> 2021-01-08 15:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375144 jhopwood https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375150 We need to summarise during and after our reading to make sure we have understood a text. What are the main points?]]> 2021-01-08 15:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375150 jhopwood https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375154 2021-01-08 15:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375154 jhopwood https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375158 Critical readers read closely, analysing and exploring the ideas and methods in a text...]]> 2021-01-08 15:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375158 jhopwood https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375161 Use these thinking prompts to help you develop a deeper understanding of a text:]]> 2021-01-08 15:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375161 jhopwood https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375169 Record your personal responses on this worksheet...]]> 2021-01-08 15:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375169 jhopwood https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375175 2021-01-08 15:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375175 jhopwood https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375182 2021-01-08 15:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375182 jhopwood https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375187 2021-01-08 15:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375187 jhopwood https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375191 Write the opening of the next chapter...]]> 2021-01-08 15:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375191 jhopwood https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375198 2021-01-08 15:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375198 jhopwood https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375203 2021-01-08 15:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375203 jhopwood https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375210 2021-01-08 15:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375210 jhopwood https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375222 2021-01-08 15:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375222 jhopwood https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375227 2021-01-08 15:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375227 jhopwood https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375230 2021-01-08 15:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375230 jhopwood https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375232 2021-01-08 15:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375232 jhopwood https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375234 2021-01-08 15:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375234 jhopwood https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375240 Book clubs are the perfect way to keep reading, talk about what you're reading and you don't even have to leave your house to join one!

After you've read the book, join in with our very own 'The Giver' book club below by responding to the questions with your thoughts and opinions...]]> 2021-01-08 15:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375240 jhopwood https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375243 In THE GIVER, each family has two parents, a son and a daughter. The relationships are not biological but are developed through observation and a careful handling of personality. In our own society, the makeup of family is under discussion. How are families defined? Are families the foundations of a society, or are they continually open for new definitions?]]> 2021-01-08 15:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375243 jhopwood https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375249 Why is the relationship between Jonas and The Giver dangerous, and what does this danger suggest about the nature of love?]]> 2021-01-08 15:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375249 jhopwood https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375257 The ending of THE GIVER may be interpreted in two very different ways. Perhaps Jonas is remembering his Christmas memory - one of the most beautiful that The Giver transmitted to him - as he and Gabriel are freezing to death, falling into a dreamlike coma in the snow. Or perhaps Jonas does hear music and, with his special vision, is able to perceive the warm house where people are waiting to greet him. 

In her acceptance speech for the Newbery Medal, Lois Lowry mentioned both possibilities but would not choose one as correct.

Which one do you agree with the most and why?]]> 2021-01-08 15:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375257 jhopwood https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375263 If you prefer to download the booklet version of the activities on this page, here it is:]]> 2021-01-08 15:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375263 jhopwood https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375267 Use this glossary as you read the novel to help you with new, unfamiliar vocabulary.]]> 2021-01-08 15:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375267 jhopwood https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375272 Answer the comprehension questions below using evidence from your reading.]]> 2021-01-08 15:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375272 jhopwood https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375276 Think about the kinds of laws you think might improve our current society.]]> 2021-01-08 15:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375276 jhopwood https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375279 Write down 8 new new words you've learned in these chapters and use your glossary to help you write a sentence with each one in it.]]> 2021-01-08 15:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375279 jhopwood https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375285 2021-01-08 15:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375285 jhopwood https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375288 Use evidence from your reading of the novel to help you answer the following questions.]]> 2021-01-08 15:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375288 jhopwood https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375290 A point of view is someone's opinion or perspective on something.]]> 2021-01-08 15:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375290 jhopwood https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375301 Use evidence from your reading to answer the following questions.]]> 2021-01-08 15:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375301 jhopwood https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375305 Create a mind-map for Jonas' character.]]> 2021-01-08 15:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375305 jhopwood https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375306 2021-01-08 15:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375306 jhopwood https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375310 2021-01-08 15:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375310 jhopwood https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375314 2021-01-08 15:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375314 jhopwood https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375317 2021-01-08 15:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375317 jhopwood https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375318 2021-01-08 15:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375318 jhopwood https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375327 2021-01-08 15:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375327 jhopwood https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375330 2021-01-08 15:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375330 jhopwood https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375332 2021-01-08 15:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375332 jhopwood https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375335 2021-01-08 15:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jhopwood/s8pakqawpsyq5px9/wish/1067375335