Giver - Take Home Test / Reading Logs

We have finally finished reading The Giver!  Students received a take home test to work on at home.  The students will also have some time to work on the test at school.  Copies of the novel may be used to complete the test, but most of the test should be easy enough for the students to complete if they paid attention while we read.

There are eight sections to the test, including some writing.  Due to that, students should not only rely on time given in class to complete the assignment, but should be sure to work on the test at home, as well.  Additionally, students will not be able to finish the test if they wait until the last night to complete the test.  There just wouldn't be enough time.  I recommend splitting the sections over a few days.

For my A day students, the test is due on Tuesday, February 5, and it is due Friday, February 8 for my B day students.  7B DID NOT YET RECEIVE THIS ASSIGNMENT, SINCE WE DID NOT FINISH THE NOVEL IN ITS ENTIRETY.

Additionally, everyone should already be working on the reading log for the third quarter.  Copies of the log may be found on my blog under the links tab.  For some reason, the link may ask you to log into Facebook.  I assure you that there should be a way around that since the link is actually not connected to Facebook.  Just keep trying!  If worst comes to worst, the log is simply a Word document (a table with columns for the title, author, genre, number of pages, date, and pages read), and could be easily recreated.

***Parents, we are in desperate need of tissues!  Please consider sending a box with your child to help team 6B get through the flu season.

****We are also running low on printer paper.  An extra ream of paper here and there would help us better facilitate your child's learning.  Thank you in advance!

Extra Credit

Don't forget that the extra credit assignment is due on Wednesday/Thursday!  I will post the assignment below.  Also, the reading logs were due today (A day) and are due tomorrow (B day).  If you did not turn one in and you are an A day student, please do so in the morning (after dismissal from the holding areas).

Extra Credit:

 

Choose one of the following to complete for 50 points added on top of your grade.  Choose two for an additional 25 points:

1.     The Giver hints at the fact that the people in the community may have been genetically altered for different reasons (such as to keep them from seeing color).  Research genetic engineering and write a one page report (12 point font, Times New Roman) in which you explain a little bit about how genetic engineering works and the possibilities there may be in the future (1/2 page).  For the second half of the page, express your thoughts and opinions as to what may have happened in the community to create “Sameness,” as well as your opinion overall (does it make sense? Would you like to live in that community?, etc.).  Cite your sources.

2.      Draw a map of the community in The Giver.  Include locations that are introduced or mentioned in the novel, and feel free to add locations you think might be present.  Think about where certain places might be located if you were creating a community.  For example, would the recreation area be right next to the school?  Would the nurturing center be far away from the river because of dangers?  Use the book as a guide, and make your map colorful!

3.      Research the author of The Giver, Lois Lowry.  Write a one page report on her life (12 point font, Times New Roman).  Cite your sources.

4.      Write what we have read so far in The Giver from another character’s perspective.  In other words, in the novel we only see from Jonas’s point of view.  What might the events look like from someone else’s point of view, such as Asher, Lily, or the Giver?  Write one page in 12 point, Times New Roman font.