Vocab/Roots 2nd Quarter

Roots:
anthrop: man
phil: love
photo: light
migr: move

 
-ist: one who
-less: without
-ism: belief
-y: full of
-ful: full of
-er/-or: one who

supercilious: prideful
philanthropist: one who loves mankind
fickle: not reliable
lucrative: moneymaking/profitable
sage: a very wise person
mar: to damage or ruin
hoopla: excitement around an event
incredulous: skeptical/hard time believing something

Giver Ch. 15-16 Questions

These questions and the reading are homework and DUE MONDAY, December 10.

CHAPTER 15

1.  What is this memory and what is its result on Jonas?

CHAPTER 16

1.  What are some good memories?

2.  What is the Giver’s favorite memory?  Explain.

3.  How does Jonas feel about this memory?  What are some advantages and disadvantages of this?

4.  What happens when Jonas discusses this feeling with his parents?

5.  What is Jonas’ relationship to Gabriel now?

6.  How does Jonas break the rules at the end of this chapter?  What implications will this have?

Giver Questions: Ch. 13-14

CHAPTER 13

1.  What causes frustration for Jonas?

2.  What is Jonas’ first startling and disturbing memory?  What is his reaction?

3.  Is the Giver married?  Explain about his marriage relationship.

4.  Why is a Receiver necessary in the community?

5.  What does Jonas wonder about when he’s not with the Giver?

6.  Why does the Giver sometimes send him away?

CHAPTER 14

1.  What is the first painful memory and what is its effect on Jonas?

2.  Why do he and the Giver have to hold painful memories?

3.  Why can’t everyone have memories, to share?

4.  What’s wrong with Gabriel?

5.  What happens when twins are born?

6.  How does Jonas comfort Gabriel?  What does he think of this?

The Giver Reading Questions 8-9

CHAPTER 8

1.  What is the difference between “assigned” and “selected”?

2.  What is Jonas selected to do?

3.  What attributes does Jonas have that will help him in his assignment?

4.  What is this “capacity to see beyond”?

CHAPTER 9

1.  In this chapter, Jonas receives his rules.  Write down each rule's key word(s) and write down what Jonas thinks of each rule.

The Giver Reading

The Giver Reading

You can choose to read it individually or in buddies.

As you read: Add to your rules and characters

Sticky note any time it says HONOR

When you’re done, you can answer the questions.

CHAPTER 6

1.  What happened to Sevens?

2.  Why wasn’t Gabriel at the Naming?

3.  What was the Ceremony of Loss?

4.  What else do you learn about release?

5.  What happened for Tens and Elevens?

6.  How do people get spouses and children?

CHAPTER 7

1.  What is Jonas’ number?  How are they assigned numbers?

2.  What is Asher’s assignment?

3.  Page 56, “Thank you for your childhood.”  Explain what this means.

4.  Why do you think Jonas was skipped?

Reading Check 1 (2nd Quarter)

Closed. See Ms. Jones for questions.

Utopia Explore Activity

http://www.utopiaanddystopia.com/

*Hint: Use the sitemap

 

1.  Define “dystopia.”

2.  Define “utopia.”

3.  When was the word “utopia” introduced and by whom?

4.  Write down three books that are considered “utopias” from the 20^th century and on.

5.  Write down three movies that are considered “utopias” from the 20^th century and on.

6.  Who coined/made up the phrase “dystopia”?

7.  Write down three books that are considered “dystopias” from the 20^th century and on.

8.  Write down three movies that are considered “dystopias” from the 20^th century.

9.  What was the most interesting piece of information that you learned?