Culminating Writing Task How do Jonas’ experiences develop a theme over the course of The Giver ?

Think about:

What is the theme? What life lesson did this teach me? REMEMBER, this CAN NOT be specific!

What are things that Jonas saw or went through to help you KNOW that is the theme?

Write a literary analysis that develops a claim logically and demonstrates an understanding of the text. Be sure to use proper grammar, conventions, spelling, and grade-appropriate words and phrases. Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support the analysis, including direct quotations and parenthetical citations. You can use your charts we’ve done this unit to find evidence, or the text.

Have you ever thought you understood a person based on a story that you have heard about them? have you ever guessed about a person's personal life because of the clothes they wore? or, have you judged a person because of their friends? although classifying people in this way is typically discouraged, authors deliberately use your preconceived ideas to you form an opinion about the character or to at least have a better understanding. can you think of a time that you made a character call about someone based on external aspects? were you correct, or incorrect? has anyone ever made an incorrect assessment of you based on external aspects? write two paragraphs about it in your journal.

The reversalists continue their labors, confident that they will one day construct an engine that generates more compression than it uses, a perpetual power source that will restore to the universe its lost vigor. which theme is best supported by the excerpt? a. scientific study requires dedication and perseverance. b. people will always look for a way to achieve immortality. c. death must always be endured alone. d. change is difficult to accept but beneficial if embraced.

Why was west berlin in rubble "four decades ago"? a.that part of germany had been bombed during world war ii. b. reagan misspoke, as berlin was not in rubble 40 years ago. c. west berlin's highways were under construction.