The Giver by Lois Lowry

Lesson 3 Chapters 5-7

 Chapter 5

Morning Ritual
Dream Telling

Jonas + Fiona=

a smile, ‘’Jonas, the feeling you described as the wanting?It is your first Stirrings…
 Jonas’s Feelings

gh the feelings were confused, he thought that he had liked the feelings that

Discussion:Do you think Jonas will take the pills?

Why or why not?
 Jonas Questions Society

 Wonders what happens when a person is released

 Wants to feel the Stirrings

Discussion Question: What words best describe Jonas?

Give evidence from the text to support your word
choices.
 Character Traits

Complete this chart to better understand Jonas’s personality.

Text Says… This Shows…
(Something important Jonas (Explain what this shows
says or does) about Jonas’s personality)

1.‘’Larissa, what happens Jonas is curious about what

when they make the actual ‘’release’’ means and how it
release?’’ happens. He is beginning to
question something in the
society.
2.
3.
 Chapter 6-The Ceremony

Complete this chart for Lily to better understand her personality.

Text Says… This Shows…
(Something Lily says or does) (Explain what this shows
about her personality)

1.”Hello, Gabriel.’’ Then she Lily is talkative and does

giggled. ‘’Ooops. I think he’s what she wants to do
asleep. I guess I’d better be without always thinking of
quiet.’’ others first.
2.
 Rules and Rituals

 Add to your web.

 ‘’Fours, Fives, and Sixes all wore jackets that

fastened down the back so that they would have to
learn independence.’’

 ‘’The front-buttoned jacket was the first sign of

independence…’’

 ‘’The bicycle, at Nine, would be the powerful

emblem of moving gradually out of the
community...’’
 How is Gabriel?

 ‘’Gabe was back at the Nurturing Center today…

He had been given an unusual and special
reprieve from the committee, and granted an
additional year of nuturing before his Naming and
Placement.’’

 ‘’Normally, such a newchild would be

labeled inadequate and released from the
community’’

 Discuss: Why do you think Gabriel was

granted this additional year and not released?
 What did the text say about Ga

• ‘’Almost every citizen in the community had dark eyes…But

there were a few exceptions: Jonas himself, and a female Five
who he had noticed had different, lighter eyes.”
• Lily says to Jonas, ‘’And he has funny eyes like yours!’’
• Lily teased, ‘’Maybe he had the same birthmother as you.’’
 Finally, the Ceremony!

 Author describes each of the ceremonies through

the eyes of Jonas.

 Jonas seems happy and excited.

 ‘’Jonas laughed, ‘Somebody made that story up,
Ash,’’’
 ‘’Jonas shrugged. It didn’t worry him. How could
someone not fit in? The community was so
meticulously ordered, the choices so carefully made.’’
 How is Jonas feeling?

at his Assignment, whatever it was to be, and Asher’s too, would be the righ
at the midday break would conclude, and the suspense would end.’’
 End of Chapter 6

 Discussion Questions:
 What is Jonas’s mood at the end of the chapter. How
is he feeling?
 Why do you think the author included all the other
ceremonies in this chapter except the Ceremony of
Twelve?
 Think: Author’s Purpose!
 Chapter 7

What does Chief Elder’s Speech reveal about the

Community’s values?
 ‘’This is the time when we acknowledge differences.
You Elevens have spent all your years till now
learning to fit in, to standardize your behavior, to
curb any impulse that might set you apart from
the group. But
today we honor your differences. They
have determined your futures.”
 Asher’s Childhood

 Smack vs. Snack

 ‘’…precision of language was one of the most

important tasks of small children. Asher had
asked for a smack.”

 ‘’The discipline wand, in the hand of the Childcare

worker, whistled as it came down across Asher’s
hands...But the next morning he had done it
again...And again...Eventually, for a period of time,
Asher stopped talking all together.’’
 Asher’s and Fiona’s Assignme

ector of Recreation-Asher
etaker of the Old-Fiona ‘’Thank you for your childhood.’’
 Ch. 7 Discussion Questions

you read about Asher get smacked because he kept saying ‘’smack’’ instead
e Community in one word, what word would it be?Why?
 Uh oh!

 ‘’She skipped me, Jonas thought, stunned.’’

 ‘’He felt dizzy and couldn’t focus his attention.’’

 ‘’He wanted to disappear, to fade away, not to

exist... He couldn’t bear to see their faces
darkened with shame.’’

 ‘’What had he done wrong?’’

 Internal Thinking

What did I do wrong?

What is my family
thinking?
What does the
Community think of
me?
Theme (More on this later…)