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Common Core Standards: Depending on your choice of assessments, CCS's could include:
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.8.3 Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.1 Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1–3 above.)
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.6 Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and present the relationships between information and ideas efficiently as well as to interact and collaborate with others.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.8.1 Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 8 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.8.4 Present claims and findings, emphasizing salient points in a focused, coherent manner with relevant evidence, sound valid reasoning, and well-chosen details; use appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, and clear pronunciation.
Brief Description of Overall Lesson:
Upon completion of reading The Giver, students will be asked to respond to several writing prompts posted on the classroom Blog.
To practice quality writing and proof-reading, it would be best to have student write their post on word and edit it before posting it to the blog.
Once the students have made their posts, the students will be asked to make several (# determined by you) other students' posts. Remind students that this is an open forum and that their words and language must remain appropriate and encourage a positive discussion.
Writing Prompt Options:
During the Ceremony of Twelve, the Chief Elder told the
children, “You Elevens have spent all your years till now learning to fit in,
to standardize your behavior, to curb any impulse that might set you apart from
the group.” However, the Ceremony of Twelve is unusual because it was a time
that individual differences were important & recognized.
What traits do you have that are
the same with a character in the book? Write an essay explaining how you are
similar to a character in The Giver. Use evidence from the book to back
up your ideas. You should have at least three pieces of evidence to support
your opinion.
Several different types of governments are listed below.
Write an essay explaining what type of government you think Jonas’ community
had. Use evidence from the text to support your opinion.
v Anarchy:
no laws & everyone has complete freedom of personal choice
v Democracy:
the people make their own laws & are allowed many choices
v Monarchy:
the king/queen has most control & people have less say in forming laws
& fewer choices
v
Communism/Totalitarianism: the strong central
government is highly regimented & the people have no control of laws &
have very few choices, if any.
While reading The Giver, you may have come across a
sentence, or sentences, that were memorable. Pick a quote from the text you
feel is significant (your teacher must approve the quote before you
begin your essay). What does the quote mean? Explain the quote’s
importance. Why is the quote memorable? Use evidence from the novel to support
your explanation.
Evaluation/Assessment:
Teachers have many options on the evaluation of this task.
Students may be evaluated on:
- 5 Traits of Writing
- Clarity and cohesiveness of their answer
- Responses to other students
- Using quotes and references to the book to back-up their answer
- Or any other standard or you are focusing on.
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