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8th Grade Language Arts
Agenda:
1. Independent Reading
Assignments:
-Finish The Giver (T)
-Vocab Writing (T)
-Interview Questions (M 12/2)
2. The Giver Diamante Poem
3. Importance of the Individual
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Diamante:
Two Characters...characteristics of them
noun
adjective, adjective
verb, verb, verb
noun, noun, noun, noun
verb, verb, verb,
adjective, adjective
noun
three gerunds (verb +ing)
three gerunds (verb +ing)
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Larissa
peaceful
relaxed
trusting bathing confiding
birthmother
old wise
laborer
birthing working existing
industrious alone
Edna
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Family
-mutual respect
-no fighting
-no abuse
-personalities of
parents are wellmatched
-no divorce
-BUT NO REAL
LOVE!!
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Sameness vs. Individual
-Community celebrates
the differences between
the 12-year-old children
-12- struggling to carve
out a distinct identity for
themselves
-encourages readers to
celebrate differences
instead of pretending
they do not exist
Release
-actually refers to death
or murder
-beginning: people are
physically sent Elsewhere
-frightening or sad
because no one would
want to leave
-Jonas escapes
and changes the
meaning to its
original meaning
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• Lack of real personality or individualism in a community like the one described in The
Giver
• In such a society, the community is more important than the individuals while in other
societies, individuals are celebrated above and beyond the community
• Write a paragraph or two about what you think is important about being a unique
individual
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