THE GIVER Unit Novel Study Bundle of The Giver Activities & Novel Study Lessons

The Giver UNIT BUNDLE for NOVEL STUDY includes a fun Pre Reading Activity before you start reading The Giver (Utopia Project), during reading Comprehension Questions, and much more! This Giver Novel Study Unit has TWELVE Resources (Activities, Lessons, Assessments, Projects) to engage your students as you read The Giver as a class or on their own. There are Reading Activities, Projects, Character Studies, Writing Lessons, a final unit Exam and More!

⭐⭐⭐12 RESOURCES TO TEACH THE GIVER from START TO FINISH!

The Giver bundle is full of lessons and assessments designed to ignite student engagement without the teacher's burden of doing all the prep work. Each lesson is print-ready-to-go with detailed instructions for students to allow you to do less work while teaching the novel. The following activities and assessments are listed in (a suggested) order from pre-reading to during-reading, and post-reading The Giver.

PRE-READING:

• 1) STUDENT UTOPIA PROJECT: Get your students excited about reading The Giver by starting off the unit with this fun Utopia Project! While this is a project designed to introduce students to the novel, it may be done during any portion of the unit. The purpose of this project is to not only introduce the novel, but to get your students actively thinking about the setting and theme of The Giver and a Utopian vs. Dystopian world. Included in this product are guidelines to help your students create an advertisement or visual depiction of their perfect, Utopian society. Also included is a Rubric for quick and easy grading.

• 2) UNIT TIMELINE PROJECT: This project encourages student engagement throughout the entire progression of The Giver. It includes a guideline with instructions for the students, a graphic organizer for note-taking, and an easy-to-grade rubric for you. This can be done individually, in pairs, or in groups.

DURING READING:

• 3) MOCK CEREMONY OF TWELVE

The most fun your students will have all year! This is a fun and engaging
activity to do as you read The Giver or can be done after reading. This
Mock Ceremony allows your students to actively engage with the novel as
they play the roles as citizens of the community. There is a writing portion
of the activity that encourages persuasive writing, as well as a public
speaking aspect. The packet includes instructions and a "script" for you,
guidelines and worksheets for the students, and job assignments.

• 4) VOCABULARY PACKET: This is a comprehensive unit packet of Vocabulary with over 50 Vocabulary terms used in The Giver. Providing students with this packet allows for closer reading and engagement with the novel. The Vocabulary Graphic Organizer is a column chart that instructs the students to write how the word is used in context with the book (page numbers included), provide a definition, and create a new sentence.

• 5) CHAPTER DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: This is a packet of over 50 chapter questions for The Giver that can be used as a tool for you to facilitate class discussion and/or given to your students for individual reflection. The questions are reflective of main points or themes of The Giver that require critical thinking skills. Many of the questions challenge students to think outside of the novel and reflect on our own society and encourage growth as individuals.

• 6) PLOT ENGAGEMENT: READING AND MAKING INFERENCES WORKSHEETS: Your students will make inferences about the plot of The Giver based on a short section of the novel they are given. Through reading deeply and thinking critically, students will make inferences by answering the questions about his or her section. (Best done early on in the novel).

• 7) INTEGRATING GRAMMAR: Students will use The Giver to review the 8 parts of speech. This is a great way to give a grammar lesson while teaching the novel vs. teaching grammar through isolation. Including in this lesson is a great graphic organizer for students to keep in their binders throughout the year (no matter what you are teaching!)

POST-READING: (Some of these may be assigned during reading if you prefer)

• 8) CHARACTER ANALYSIS/CHARACTERIZATION ACTIVITY: ***INCLUDES POWERPOINT!*** This is a deeply engaging activity for your students to not only learn how to analyze/characterize literature (specifically characters from The Giver) but also learn how to reflect and grow as individuals through reading.

• 9) CREATIVE WRITING: Reinventing a Chapter: This activity not only helps them to further engage in the novel but also allows them to work on Creative Writing. This lesson is designed with careful detail to help each student brainstorm how to Reinvent a chapter from the novel. Easy-to-grade Rubric is also provided!

• 10) LETTER WRITING: Letter to a Character: This lesson will help students think critically about how characters are driven by plot. In addition, this lesson will hold your students accountable for their reading engagement. This lesson is also print-ready-to-go to allow for little effort on your part!

• 11) WORD SEARCH ACTIVITY: This is a great worksheet to have on hand for your early finishers or if you have a substitute while teaching the unit. Includes 15 character names/words associated with The Giver. Solution is provided.

• 12) THE GIVER FINAL EXAM & ESSAY ASSESSMENT: 45-Question The Giver Unit Exam that includes 25 multiple choice comprehension/critical thinking questions, 15 character and terminology matching questions, and 5 plot diagram questions. Easy-to-read Answer Key. Also included is an Essay prompt that may be used as part of the exam (based on how much time your class periods allow for assessment) or assigned as an individual take-home or in-class essay. A Rubric, a Brainstorming Sheet, an Outline Sheet, and a Final Draft Sheet are provided. (The latter three are optional based on your preference.)