Chapters 5-7

The Giver

By Lois Lowry
Draw an
image from a
recent dream
Did the dream make sense to you?
Why or why not?
 Fragments

Key
vocabulary for Murky
chapter 5

Stirrings
 Why does the community take a pill to get rid of the stirrings?

What are stirrings?

 Why are feelings of
passion, love, desire, and
attraction dangerous?

Should stirrings
require treatment?
 Pg. 42 -- How are Jonas and Lily different in relation to dreams?

Chapter 5 Pg. 43 -- What did Jonas dream about?

comprehension Pg. 45 -- Why does his father take Lily away at this point?
questions
Pg. 46 mid. – What did Jonas’s dream mean?

Pg. 47 bott. – How does Jonas feel when his mother explains his dream?

Pg. 48 after mid. -- How does Jonas feel now that he has more information? How does
he feel about the dream and stirrings?

End of chapter: What is the purpose of taking pills daily? What is the chapter about?
How does the Community deal with people’s sexual feelings?
What are
ceremonies
for?
 • 1- Children are given a name and
placed in a family unit.
• 3- Girls get hair ribbons and
dream telling begins for both girls
Let’s review the and boys. Also, correct language
ceremonies found instruction begins.
in • 7- Comfort objects are taken
away.
The Community • 8- Volunteer hours begin.
• 9- Children are given a bicycle.
• 10- Girls lose their hair ribbons.
• 12- Children are given their
lifetime assignments.
 Interdependence

Commotion

Key Reprieve

vocabulary for
Trim
chapter 6
Plea

Meticulously
 Explain one method of teaching interdependence in the
Community. What symbolizes reaching interdependence as
an Eight?

Gabriel has been labelled “Uncertain”. What does this

Chapter 6 mean?
comprehension
questions Explain two ways in which names are recycled.

How are the murmuring at the Ceremony of Loss and

Murmuring-of-Replacement Ceremony symbolic?
How is your
childhood similar or
different to children
in The Community?
Essay #1
• Write an essay comparing your childhood to the one experienced by children in The Community.
How are they similar? How are they different? Are there ceremonies in The Community that you
wish you had experienced during your childhood?
The Ceremony of Advancement
• Do you think you would be well suited for this job?
• What would be the worst aspect about this job?
• What would be best part of having this job?

• Write a paragraph about how you would feel about having

this job for the rest of your life.

• 50 word minimum

What is your
assignment?
 To trade

Mischief
Key
vocabulary for To curb an impulse
chapter 7
Prestige

To discard
How old are Birthmothers when they have
their first child?

What method is used to ensure children in

the Community learn to use language
correctly?

What do the numbers mean for each

person?

Did the Chief Elder make a

mistake? Explain.

Explain the phrase “Thank you for your

childhood”. What does this signify?

Do you think that twelve-year-olds should

be treated as adults? Explain.

What do you think will happen to Jonas?