The Giver Novel Study - Comprehension Questions - Activities - Final Projects
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The Giver Novel Study Package contains a complete 115 page novel study on The Giver by Lois Lowry. Everything you need to teach a complete The Giver unit is included. Detailed Giver questions, answer keys, Giver activities, vocabulary words, character analysis, and engaging Giver final projects are all included in this Giver literature guide. A variety of graphic organizers and Giver worksheets are also included. All activities are classroom tested and include creative handouts, information sheets, detailed instructions, foldables, templates, and rubrics! Very little teacher prep is needed – simply print and teach!
✅150+ PAGES OF RESOURCES!!!
✅Be sure to check out the preview for detailed information and images of some of the great activities included in this resource!
This creative and engaging package includes the following:
⭐Reader’s Notebook Setup Information: Several pages of information on the benefits of Reader’s Notebooks. Detailed information on how to set up a Reader’s Notebook for the unit is also included. However, you do not need to do this unit as a Reader’s Notebook. It can easily be done as a traditional Novel Study, Literature Circle, or Independent Novel Study – it is up to you! A fun cover page is also included.
⭐Main Character Graphic Organizers: Graphic Organizers for each of the main characters in the novel, to help review key features using text evidence.
⭐Comprehension Questions: Detailed comprehension questions for all chapters. A detailed answer key is also included!
⭐Reading Response Activities: A variety of creative reading response activities and graphic organizers are included - creative worksheets, pre-reading activities, character analysis, and graphic organizers. These pages have been specifically created to engage upper elementary and middle school students. These activities make gorgeous additions to Interactive Notebooks! Many of the included resources target key comprehension strategies like visualizing, making predictions, and connecting to text.
⭐Close Reading Resources: Several pages of my best selling close reading resources have been included in this package. This includes several pages describing the close reading process, a detailed text annotation guide, a page of information to aid partner discussion, and a page of tips and tricks to show students what to look out for when close reading. These resources can be used at any time throughout the novel, to aid in deep thinking and comprehension.
⭐Vocabulary Words: A full set of vocabulary words, separated into chapter groups, are included. An answer key is provided.
⭐Vocabulary Worksheets: A variety of different vocabulary graphic organizer activities to use along with the included vocabulary words are included.
⭐Vocabulary Fill in the Blank Practice Pages: Several different fill in the blank practice pages for vocabulary practice are included. Answer keys are included.
⭐Vocabulary Foldable Activities: Fun foldable activities to go along with all of the vocabulary words are included. These make great interactive notebook additions!
⭐Vocabulary Mazes: Three fun vocabulary maze activities are included, with answer keys, to help students practice the vocabulary words.
⭐Journal Starters: A full page of journal writing prompts to get students thinking about the novel.
⭐Pre-Reading Activities: Several different pre-reading activities are included. This includes activities for making predictions and thinking about the concept of "utopia".
⭐The Giver Community Pamphlet Project: Full instructions for students to create a pamphlet advertising the community Jonas lives in. A great way for students to reflect on the novel’s setting!
⭐Create Your Own City Project: Detailed instructions for students to create cities of their own! This is a great final project that really gets kids thinking!
⭐Symbolism Activity: Students use the template provided to locate and explain key symbols from the story.
⭐Plot Diagram: Students use the included plot diagram to record key events of the novel.
⭐The Giver Thematic Essay Assignment: Full instructions are included for students to complete an essay on one of the central themes of the novel. 5 different themes with brief explanations are provided for students to choose from. A planning template is also included.
⭐ Paired Non-Fiction Reading Passages - four different non-fiction reading passages focusing on topics related to the novel are included. Two versions of each passage are included - with and without built in annotation activities.
Comprehension questions, answer keys, and fact gathering templates are also included!
Topics include:
✅Dystopian Literature: Exploring Bleak Futures and Thought-Provoking Realities
✅Exploring the World of Lois Lowry
✅The Importance of Remembering: A Lesson Learned from The Giver
✅Censorship and Controversy in Children's Literature
Your students will master a variety of skills during this unit, including:
•Making Predictions
•Connecting to Text
•Visualizing a Story
•Summarizing key events
•Pulling key details from text
•Providing text evidence to support their answers
•Formulating Questions
•Vocabulary Mastery
•Determining Importance
•Monitoring Comprehension
•Making inferences
•Comparing and Contrasting
•Character Development
•Close Reading and Annotation Skills
•Prompted Writing
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"Thank you for this resource of one of my favorite books! The sheets were perfect to pull from to compile work for my fifth grade enriched reading group. It really helped them think about key aspects of the book. :)"
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"I appreciated the versatility of this resource. I could pick and choose which aspects I wanted to use and it changes each year I teach the novel depending on the needs of my students. Great resource!"
- Patricia V
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"I used this resource to create interactive notebooks for my students as we read The Giver. The resource had a ton of activities, so I picked the ones I knew would be beneficial for my group and the time I had allotted to teach the unit. Thankful that this had so many choices!"
-Nicole K
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