LO: To be able to write a TEEL paragraph about ‘The Giver’

1. LO: To be able to write a TEEL paragraph about ‘The Giver’

2. Question • Are the communities rules about ageing fair? • First – what are the rules???

3. Relevant quotes • “After three, the children progressed at much the same level” • “The children always received their bicycles at Nine; they were not allowed to ride bicycles before then” • Ceremony of Tens: “.. Each child’s hair was cut neatly into a distinguishing cut: females lost their braids at Ten and men took on the more manly styles which exposed their ears” • “I don’t like hair ribbons, I’m glad I only have to wear them one more year”, Lily said irritably • “The grinning Nines … had been practicing secretly for weeks would mount and ride off in perfect balance , training wheels never touching the ground” • “The bicycle, at nine, would be the powerful emblem of moving gradually out into the community, away from the protective family unit” • “Dream telling begins at three.” • “Fours, Fives and Sixes all wore jackets that fastened down the back so they…would learn interdependence.”p.59 • Pockets at 8 “indicating she was mature enough to keep track of her small belongings.” • Hair – p.66

4. What are the rules about ageing? • Refer to notes: eg. At 7, receive first front button jacket, at 9, given a bicycle, at 12, given an Assignment etc. • What are some other rules: • Precision of language • Not highlighting other people’s differences • Not removing food from recreation areas • Sharing feelings and dreams with family members every day • Taking a pill every day to suppress ‘Stirrings’

5. Something to consider: these rules apply to every single child. • How fair is that? • How are the children being treated by the community? As ‘individuals’ or as a flock of ‘sheep’? What’s the difference anyway? • Our world encourages ‘individuality’ and accepts that children are all different and grow at different rates, have different interests and skills. What does the world of The Giver encourage?

6. Help with Topic Sentence • Must answer the question • Must have a big idea in it • Better if you can use synonyms not words straight from the question. • Look at your vocab words, look in your notes, some of the answers are there! • It does not have to be yes or no, you can present both sides eg: however, mostly, to some extent • *this is tricky only attempt if you are confident