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The Giver by Terence

Monday, October 8, 2007 Prewrite 1. What are you good at? I am good at playing video games 2. How do you feel when you're doing the thing you're good at? I feel happy and not bored. 3. How would you feel if people wouldn't let you do the thing you're good at? I feel sad and bored.

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Tuesday, October 9, 2007 Chapter 1 1. What problems or conflicts are presented in chapter one? Tao needing to find a rabbit is an obvious one; identify at least two more. The problems were Tao had wanted to become a chosen one but he cant. Tao tried to find a rabbit but he couldn't find any rabbit. 2. Predict the resolution of each conflict. The resloution is he might become a chosen one. The resloution to find the rabbit is to steal a rabbit from someone.

Wendsday, October 10,2007 Chapter 2 What two important events happen in this chapter? The important events that happened in this chapter was that Tao was dreaming that he was painting.

Chapter 3 1. What do Tao and Ram learn to do together? They learned to hunt together.

2. What decision does Tao tell Volt? Tao told Volt that he was going to hunt on his own.

3. Look at Tao's decisions and actions from Volt's perspective. Pretend you are Volt. Write a first person paragraph explaining how you feel. I feel that I should listen to Tao because dogs are good for hunting. I don't think dogs are evil spirits.

Chapter 4 In a good paragraph, describe Tao's mother. Start with an interest grabber. Then write your topic sentence. Give three details or examples to support your thesis. Use a quotation from the chapter. Tao's mother is a kind,loving mother.

Chapter 5 1. Which two animals does Tao try to draw? Ram and horse. 2. Which is easier for him and why? Ram was with him.

Chapter 6 1. Graybeard realizes that Tao has broken two taboos of his clan. What are they? Tao was in a forbidden land and he was hunting with a dog. 2. Which taboo doesn't he know about yet? Painting on the cave. 3. Graybeard describes Volt differently than we have. What aspects of Volt's character is Graybeard acknowledging? Volt is a good person but he dreams of demons and evil spirits.

Chapter 7 Write your reaction to the last paragraph in the chapter. Do you agree or disagree with Graybeard? Is what he says true for those times, but not now? Or, is the reverse true: was it not true then, but true now? I disagree with Graybeard because everyone likes to paint should do it.

Chapter 8 An important theme in this novel is that people should follow their dreams and do what they believe is right, even if they don't follow their society's expected ways. I think you should follow their dreams because you can do anything you want. The author examines this theme in a stone age setting. Imagine a similar situation today. What situation did you imagine? The situation I imagined was parents telling their children to do something else. In the situation you imagined, should the person follow his or her dreams or should they follow society's rules? Give your opinion.

Chapter 9 Why do you think Graybeard changed his mind? I think he changed his mind because he didn't want talent to be wasted. What does this tell you about his character? It shows that he is a smart person.

Chapter 10 1. What are the "mountains-that-walk"? It is a Mammoth. 2. What almost happened to Tao? Tao almost died from the mammoths.

Chapter 11 Do you think Graybeard is a good teacher? Why? Yes because he is smart. Would you like to have been taught a skill by him? Why? Yes because I would want to learn how to paint good.

Chapter 12 1. Name some of the ingredients used to make paint. Which surprised you most? Blood, fish oil, and egg. Fish oil suprised me most. 2. Why is Tao afraid at the end of the chapter? That Graybeard will die any moment.

Chapter 13 1. Even if Ram had succeeded in hunting the deer, do you think it was a good idea of Tao's to "show off" his dog's ability to hunt? Explain. No because Volt really hates wolf dogs. 2. Predict what will happen next. If you've read ahead, invent an alternate scene. I predict that tao will get caught.

Chapter 14 1. Why does Tao cross the river? Tao crossed the river to find ram. 2. What decision does Graybeard reach? Graybeard made tao a cave painter.

Chapter 15 What problem does Tao have by the end of the chapter? Tao was totally blind by darkness.

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Chapter 17 Wow! What a chapter! What was your reaction? Tense? Surprised? You predicted it? Write a paragraph describing your reaction. I was surprised that Volt is Tao's son.

Chapter 18 Why does Tao feel he needs to go to the Mountain People? To prove himself again.