https://padlet.com/lospringer95/tsa6fg7ffdoh 8th Grade Language Arts en-us 2017-02-25 21:30:45 UTC 2026-02-26 15:36:39 UTC hello@padlet.com lospringer95 https://padlet.com/lospringer95/tsa6fg7ffdoh/wish/156209366 Create a poster about a futuristic society similar to that in The Giver.
Purpose: To create a futuristic society similar to that in the Giver which allows you to analyze the details and characteristics of a utopian/dystopian society.
Directions:
1. create a glogster account using your email
2. using what you've read, studied, and learned about the society in The Giver, Divergent, etc. create a poster about a futuristic society similar to the one in The Giver.
3. you must include specific details about the society such as rules, daily routines, food, jobs, special characteristics (no color, no emotions, no feelings, etc.) and anything else you wish to include. you must include at least 10 details, but are free to include more
4. you must include pictures that relate to each of the different aspects you focus on
5. turn in your glogster via email
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Purpose: To take on the role of a character and dive in depth to understand the workings and meaning behind a utopian/dystopian society and what exactly makes it a utopian or dystopian society.
Directions:
1. create a penzu account using your email
2. begin a journal for The Giver
3. choose a character from the book to become
4. study your character through the use of your book, online resources, the movie, etc.
5. then, take on the role of your character. journal like you are living their life. you should include your typical daily activities, struggles, feelings, emotions, conversations, etc. you SHOULD incorporate your own ideas
6. you can include pictures, drawings, videos, notes, anything you wish. this is your journal as your character, so live your characters life through your journal.
7. turn in your journal via email
 https://penzu.com/app/login]]> 2017-02-25 21:36:13 UTC https://padlet.com/lospringer95/tsa6fg7ffdoh/wish/156209443 lospringer95 https://padlet.com/lospringer95/tsa6fg7ffdoh/wish/156209840 Create a board game using events from The Giver as well as your own ideas. You are creating a game based on  futuristic ideas. Be creative!
Purpose: To be creative an create a game that allows you to study as well as play games that help you study vocabulary, characters, settings, themes, etc. A way to review the material.
Directions:
1. choose a board game to base your "The Giver" game off of such as the game of Life, Jeopardy, Clue, etc. If you choose to, you may create your own game.
2. Once you have chosen a game to base yours off of, begin to search for a type of technology to use to create your game (PowerPoint, online templates, etc.)
3. The game must review vocabulary, events, characters, themes, settings, and anything else you wish to include.
4. be prepared to present your game to your classmates
5. you will be engaging in your classmates games on carnival day


]]> 2017-02-25 21:43:05 UTC https://padlet.com/lospringer95/tsa6fg7ffdoh/wish/156209840 lospringer95 https://padlet.com/lospringer95/tsa6fg7ffdoh/wish/156210194 Create a Padlet, organizing these aspects of the text:
Characters
Setting
Themes
Main Events
Conflicts
Purpose: To analyze the various aspects of The Giver and analyze how certain aspects affect another.
Directions:
1. create a padlet using your email
2. Create a padlet titled "The Giver"
2. Create 5 individual heading boxes labeled: setting, themes, main events, conflicts
3. use your book and worksheets as resource
4. for each individual heading, provide 4 examples below
5. with the example, provide an explanation or description
6. turn in your padlet via email
Example: https://padlet.com/lospringer95/gwfrnrd2qcxn
https://padlet.com/lospringer95/up89x4qndsir]]> 2017-02-25 21:49:32 UTC https://padlet.com/lospringer95/tsa6fg7ffdoh/wish/156210194 lospringer95 https://padlet.com/lospringer95/tsa6fg7ffdoh/wish/156210559 After reading The Giver and watching Divergent, create a compare and contrast chart to compare an aspect you choose to analyze.
Purpose: To create a graphic organizer to analyze the similarities and differences between specific aspects of the book, other books, or movies.
Directions:
1. create an inspiration account using your email
2. choose the compare and contrast chart
3. choose two aspects of The Giver to compare and contrast (ex: characters, The Give society to your own society, The Giver to another book or a movie, etc.)
4. provide at least 5 differences EACH and 5 similarities
5. turn in your inspiration via email]]> 2017-02-25 21:55:59 UTC https://padlet.com/lospringer95/tsa6fg7ffdoh/wish/156210559 lospringer95 https://padlet.com/lospringer95/tsa6fg7ffdoh/wish/156210641 Create a bubble.us mind map on your thoughts while reading The Giver.
Purpose: To create a graphic organizer that allows you to organize your thoughts as you read and to help you with assignments and the end of the unit exam.
Directions:
1. create a bubble.us account using your email
2. create a mind map for The Giver as you read
3. create main bubbles that you can create thoughts off of such as characters, setting, main events, themes, or anything you want to make notes/thoughts on
4. create mini bubbles off the main bubbles with your thoughts on each main bubble
5. at the end of the book, turn in your bubble.us via email 
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