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CommonLit

Common Lit: Book Pairings: "The Giver" by Lois Lowry

For Students 9th - 10th
In the dystopian novel "The Giver," Jonas is chosen to be the new Receiver of Memories; he meets his incumbent -- The Giver, a man who is tasked with holding onto the community's collective experiences and memories. Selected (11) reading...
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The Best Notes

The Best Notes: The Giver by Lois Lowry

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an online study guide/notes for the young-adult dystopian novel The Giver by Lois Lowry Free including author information, literary elements, chapter-by-chapter summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis.
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Other

Lesson Plans: The Giver

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This detailed site offers a wealth of ideas for use with "The Giver." There are higher level ideas for use with older students, who have much more to bring to this complex book.
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Penguin Publishing

Penguin Random House: "The Giver" Reader's Guide

For Students 6th - 8th
"The Giver" reader's guide features excellent, thought-provoking questions for discussion.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: The Giver Authority

For Teachers 6th - 8th
A unit lesson using the book The Giver by Louis Lowry that will have students be researchers and recorders in the process of finding information on Utopian societies, cults and authority. Students will complete a PowerPoint, Glogster,...
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The Book Report

Teen reads.com: Lois Lowry

For Students 9th - 10th
Lois Lowry gives this in-depth interview, primarily about "Messenger" and its "companion" books "The Giver" and "Gathering Blue."
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Book Files: The Giver

For Students 9th - 10th
Lois Lowry's, "The Giver", is an Newbery Award novel. Themes of "The Giver" are diversity, freedom, connections, choice, individuality, honesty, and family. Make the smart choice by reading the novel with a BookFiles reading guide. The...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Elements of Literature: Guide to the Giver [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A valuable resource for anyone currently studying Lowry's "Giver." Provides chapter-by-chapter summaries and analysis, biographical and historical information, and study questions and activities.
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TES Global

Blendspace: The Giver

For Students 6th - 9th
A thirty-three-part learning module including links to videos breaking down Lois Lowry's novel The Giver by chapter.
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Shmoop University

Shmoop: The Giver

For Students 9th - 10th
This young adult Newberry winner by Lois Lowry is analyzed in detail in this informative site that looks at characters and their motivations.
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Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: English Language Arts: Grade 7: The Giver

For Teachers 7th Standards
Seventh graders consider how individual perspectives are shaped by knowledge and memory. Through the study of dystopian literature and related texts, 7th graders will explore common themes, characters, and contrasting points of view....
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Other

Teaching Strategies for "The Giver" [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Four-page PDF document includes reproducible handouts and other ideas for exploring this complex novel.