Lesson Plan:

The Giver by Lois Lowry

Objectives: 1. The student will analyze a different place and time where differences
and choices could not be expressed.
2. The student will respond to literature and practice comprehension
strategies.
3. The student will use the internet on the computer.
4. The student will make a timeline using the computer.
5. The student will formulate a “career plan” using a program on the
internet.

Standards:
Reading 8.5--The student will read analyze a variety of narrative and poetic forms.
8.6--The student will read, comprehend, and analyze a variety of
informational sources.
Writing 8.7--The student will write in a variety of forms, including narrative,
Expository, persuasive, and informational.
8.8--The student will edit writing for correct grammar, capitalization,
punctuation, spelling, sentence, structure, and paragraphing.
Oral Language8.2--The student will develop and deliver oral presentations in groups
and individually.
Technology 8.2--The student will communicate through networks and
Telecommunication.
8.3--The student will have a basic understanding of computer processing,
storing, retrieval and transmission technologies and a practical
appreciation of the relevant advantages and disadvantages of various
processing, storage, retrieval, and transmission technologies.
8.4--The student will process, store, retrieve, and transmit electronic
information.
Strategies/Tasks:
Student Tasks Structured Overview, Assigned Questions, Discussion
1. The student will read the novel The Giver by Lois Lowry.
2. The student will discuss each chapter with a question and answer
guide.
3. The student will review the novel for a test by playing Jeopardy.
Research Projects, Reports
4. The student will research individual rights of different cultures on the
internet and write a summary of their findings.
Computer-Assisted Instruction.
5. The student will develop a personal timeline of significant years and
why each specific age is important.
6. The student will take an interest inventory by checking off items in a
program on the internet which will analyze their answers and
formulate a list of possible careers.
Teacher Tasks Structured Overview, Assigned Questions, Discussion
1. The teacher will provide a structured overview and review each chapter
with questions and discussion.
2. The teacher will review characters, setting, plot, summary, and events
before a test.
Guided Technology Use, Computer-Assisted Instruction
3. The teacher will provide access to the computer lab for using the
online catalog, resources, encyclopedia, timeline, and interest
inventory.
Problem Solving
4. The teacher will create process sheets with written directions.
5. The teacher will review the location of various resources in the library
media center.
Cooperative Teaching
6. The teacher will evaluate the tests, timelines, career choices, and
process sheets.

Resources:
1. Class set of The Giver by Lois Lowry
2. Self-made teacher guide of questions and answers to each chapter.
3. Jeopardy Game Board
4. Computer Lab
5. Library Media Center
6. Printed directions for each student.
7. Cyber direction sheets.
8. Blank disks.
Internet Sites 1. http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/infonation/e_infonation.html
2. http://www.ncsu.edu/careerkey/you/appropriatetraining.html
3. http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/giver/givertg.htm
4. American Memory
http://rs6.loc.gov/
5. http://www.careerkey.org/english/

Software 1. Timeliner 5.0

Assessment:
Formative 1. The student will be observed as they answer the questions from the
Teacher’s Guide. Do they understand the plot and events?
2. The student will be observed as they play the Jeopardy Game. Are
they answering the questions correctly?
3. The student will be observed as they work in the computer lab and
Library Media Center. Are they following directions and using the
programs correctly? Are they using appropriate search strategies in
locating information online and in the encyclopedias? Are they putting
information into a timeline segment? Are they getting appropriate
ideas for career choices?
Summative 1. The student will take a matching and multiple choice test.
2. The student will print out his/her personal timeline.
3. The student will present information with a presentation about a
different culture.
4. The student will formulate a list of possible careers.

Schedule:
Weeks 1 – 5 The student will read one chapter per day followed by a question and
answer period and discussion.
Week 6 The student will review the book with the Jeopardy Game.
The student will take a test and correct wrong answers.
Week 7 The student will go to the computer lab and Library Media Center
for research. They will present their projects.
Week 8 The student will create a timeline and share with the class.
Week 9 The student will take an inventory and formulate a career plan.
 THE GIVER
BY
LOIS LOWRY

Introduction:
The Giver by Lois Lowry presents a society
where there are no differentiated rights and no
freedom to express ones’ differences. Everyone
experiences the world of “sameness.” Upon the
completion of this unit, students will have a greater
appreciation of their society, their freedoms, and how
their history and “memories” influence the present
and the direction of the future.