6th Grade Students: You were given the following assignment to complete. This is due Friday, October 4th (B day students) and Monday, October 7th (A day students).
The Giver
Color
Your World Activity
In Chapters 12 and 13, Jonas learns that the society
in which he lives does not perceive colors as we do today. Instead, the people see in a world of black,
white, and gray. The Giver makes Jonas
aware of color through the memories he imparts to Jonas.
Choose one of the following activities to complete
for today:
1. Think
back to your happiest memory ever. What
did it look like? Draw a detailed picture
of your memory, as you saw it. Since
this is from your perspective, you won’t draw yourself, just what or who was
around you. You are to split your
picture and make one side colorful and keep one side black and white. Then, respond to the following questions in
one paragraph.
a. What
would your experience have been like if you could not see color at the time of
its occurrence?
b. Would
the memory still have stood out to you?
Why?
2. Draw
a detailed picture of a person, a landscape, a room…whatever. Keep everything black and white except for
one particular element. For example, if
Jonas were to draw a picture of his experience throwing the apple back and
forth with Asher, he might color in the apple to show its red color. When you finish, respond to the following
questions in one paragraph.
a. Why
did you choose that particular element to color in, as opposed to something
else in the picture?
b. How might just seeing one piece of the picture
in color affect your experience of the situation?
8th Grade Students: You don't have any homework to complete for tomorrow.
