Wednesday, 2/5/14
I. Warm Up. SOLO!
Copy and add the proper punctuation.
Hints: It is all one sentence, and MOM is the one who loves to cook and is always trying new recipes. Pay attention to the capital letters. It is a divided quotation. (7p)
My mom said Steven loves to cook She is always trying new recipes.

II. Do Vocabulary Sheet. Pretest tomorrow! Partners ok.

III. Giver Q/A for 14-16.
IV. Giver 14-16 Quiz.
  1. What makes Jonas feel "desperately lonely"?  a)  The fact that he went to bed early   b) He misses Asher and Fiona   c) The realization that the others have  never felt pain   d) Not being able to talk about his training   e) The fact that he has to spend all of his time with The Giver
  2. The Giver tells Jonas that the memories of pain and suffering give them wisdom.  a) True  b) False
  3. What memory was the strongest when the Elders sought the Giver's advice about increasing the birthrate?  a) Jealousy  b) Racism  c) Sickness.  d) Hunger  e) NOTA
  4. Why is The Giver the one with all of the memories?  a) So that not everyone will be burdened and pained.   b) Because he is the most intelligent person in the community.  c) So there is no jealousy.  d) So that everything will stay the same and the community won't rebel  e) NOTA
  5. How do they usually decide which identical twin to release?  a) The Birthmother decides.  b) There's a number system.  c) Birthweight. d) Raffle King  e) NOTA
  6. At the beginning of chapter 15, why does Jonas have to remind The Giver to put his hands on Jonas’s back? a) Because the old man has been forgetting lately.  b) It's part of his training to help remind The Giver. c) The Giver is in such pain that Jonas thinks he might forget.  d) The Giver has told him to remind him, because he often gets distracted. e) NOTA
  7. Why doesn't Jonas want to go back to the Giver? a) It's boring.  b) He wants his childhood back.  c) He doesn't think he's smart enough to be the Receiver.  d) All of the above.  e) NOTA
  8. All of these are things he has experienced through the memories, except...   a)  Pain  b) Loneliness  c) Solitude  d) Joy  e) He has experienced them all.
  9. The word Jonas is searching for to describe the feeling in the room of the memory is...  a) Warmth  b) Joy  c) Happiness  d) Contentment  e) Love
  10. When Jonas asks his parents if they love him, their reaction could best be described as...  a) anger  b) frustration  c) shock  d) nonchalance  e) amusement
  11. What do Jonas's parents say about the word love?  a) That it is a banned word.  b) They don't know what he means because they don't have the memories.  c) It is against the rules.  d) The pills make it impossible  e) NOTA
  12. After that conversation with his parents, Jonas... a) tells Gabe that things could be different.  b) lies to his parents.  c) decides to stop taking his pill.  d) all of the above.  e) NOTA
  13. Chapter 15 and 16 are the ______  of the novel. a) exposition  b) inciting incident  c) rising action  d) climax  e) resolution

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