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Louisiana Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Grade 7: The Giver: Unit Files
A Google Drive folder with instructional presentations, discussion questions, student activities, and assessments for the book, The Giver.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: "The Giver" and Descriptive Writing
Online lesson plan uses the novel "The Giver," to teach students the importance of writing descriptive memoirs. Students write these descriptions individually after seeing their significance through the reading.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: The Giver Authority
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,...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Elements of Literature: Guide to the Giver [Pdf]
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.
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: English Language Arts: Grade 7: The Giver
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....
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Companion to Lois Lowry's the Giver
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is meant to be used as students progress through the novel, The Giver. It includes all chapters and discussion questions to spark class discussions.
Other
Teaching Strategies for "The Giver" [Pdf]
Four-page PDF document includes reproducible handouts and other ideas for exploring this complex novel.
The Book Report
Teen reads.com: Lois Lowry
Lois Lowry gives this in-depth interview, primarily about "Messenger" and its "companion" books "The Giver" and "Gathering Blue."
Shmoop University
Shmoop: The Giver
This young adult Newberry winner by Lois Lowry is analyzed in detail in this informative site that looks at characters and their motivations.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Using a Web Quest to Create a Persuasive Brochure
After reading Lois Lowry's The Giver, students use a WebQuest to research ideas and themes from the novel. Students use their research and persuasive writing skills to create a brochure designed to sell a way of thinking or way of life...
Curated OER
The Giver Cover
Carol Hurst provides an interesting biographical sketch of Lois Lowry with information about several of her novels.
Books in the Classroom
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Lois Lowry
Carol Hurst provides an interesting biographical sketch of Lois Lowry with information about several of her novels.
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Lunchroom to Classroom: Authentic Assessment & the Brown Bag Exam
A Brown Bag Exam uses found objects and images to help students activate prior knowledge and creates a framework for students to express their understanding. Students work individually and in collaboration to create concrete connections...
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Lois Lowry
Explore the world of the author Lois Lowry when you visit this informative site. Web English Teacher provides links for lesson plans and activities involving this author's work.
Curated OER
Etc: Clip Art Etc: Alexander Discovers the Body of Darius
Here [Darius] was assassinated by Bessus, the satrap of Bactria. He was discovered by Alexander in a dying condition by the roadside. He asked for a cup of water, thanked the giver, and died. And with him died the Empire of the...
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