https://padlet.com/ckhursey/yk0r5i4hanxe No one will ever be the same. en-us 2017-01-10 14:28:44 UTC 2017-01-20 14:27:37 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Bigthunderstorm.png ckhursey https://padlet.com/ckhursey/yk0r5i4hanxe/wish/146771547 Meet Jonas, an eleven-year-old boy who lives in a rigidly controlled society sometime in the future. In his "community," there is no suffering, hunger, war, and, as you will soon see, no color, music, or love. Everything is controlled by "the Elders," right down to who you will marry, who you receive as children, and what you will be  Individual identity has gone the way of cassette tapes, and everyone is essentially just like everyone else. It seems that no one has really left the area, except to visit other neighboring communities. To get "released" is a big deal. It only happens to sick infants or really old people, or to people who break the rules. Because Jonas is almost twelve, it's almost time for him to get assigned a profession. There's a big ceremony at which the decisions are announced. Jonas watches all his friends get their jobs Recreation Director, Caretaker for the Old, but then he's skipped over. The Chief Elder finishes the ceremony and explains that Jonas has been "selected" to be The Receiver of Memory, which is a big deal. Jonas looks over at the current Receiver, an old man who, like Jonas, has light eyes. This is also a big deal; Jonas is one of very few people in the community with light eyes.

]]> 2017-01-12 13:47:24 UTC https://padlet.com/ckhursey/yk0r5i4hanxe/wish/146771547 ckhursey https://padlet.com/ckhursey/yk0r5i4hanxe/wish/147052347  "Be yourself,  Everyone is different". Things our parents have told us to do since we were little. But lets look at the real life lessons written as themes in the giver. The first theme is "Be yourself". To start the main protagonist Jonas is one of the very few people in his community with lightly colored/ pale eyes. if Jonas wants to be "himself" he must not worry about weather he is different but embrace the fact the he is special. Jonas is different.  One  of the deeper themes is hardship is part of life. See, the council of elders don't understand ANYTHING about hardships. Death is a hardship! But i have a question for the head elder. Why does she say "Thank you for your childhood"? Is she taking the kids youth for herself?? No wonder we never hear about any of the elders on the council getting released! Anyway, hardship is part of life and everyone needs to understand that. ]]> 2017-01-13 14:44:16 UTC https://padlet.com/ckhursey/yk0r5i4hanxe/wish/147052347 ckhursey https://padlet.com/ckhursey/yk0r5i4hanxe/wish/147820054 1. Why do we  never hear about any of the elders  on the council getting released?

2. Why does  the head elder say "Thank you for your childhood" at the ceremony of 12?

3. WHY DID LOIS LOWRY END THE BOOK LIKE THAT?!?!?]]> 2017-01-18 14:37:32 UTC https://padlet.com/ckhursey/yk0r5i4hanxe/wish/147820054