Below are a few questions for your to think about as you read chapters 1-10 of Lois Lowry's The Giver. Please post your comments and your own questions to the blog.
1. When you were first reading about the society that Jonas lives in what were your initial feelings, thoughts, or reactions?
2. How is the community described in The Giver different from the community you live in; do you think there are more rules to abide by, or less?
3. How did you feel about the schooling structure described in the book; about the different ceremonies of passage that every child goes through each year?
4. What are you thoughts about the morning ritual of telling dreams, described in chapter 5? How would you feel if you had to share your dreams every morning with your parents?
5. What were your thoughts and feelings as Jonas was skipped during the Ceremony of 12 and then given his assignment at the end? Were you concerned about the assignment he was given?
6. On page 68 of The Giver the rules that Jonas must obey as part of his training to become the Receiver of Memory are listed. What are your thoughts about the rules he was given to follow?
7. How were you feeling when you realized that Jonas did not understand the concept of snow before he was to receive his first memory at the end of chapter 10?
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Features & Tools!
Please check out the new features the YA Literature Corner has to offer!
At the bottom of the blog you'll see that I've added a Google Book Search gadget. You can now search for the books that we read and discuss right here on the blog. Most of the time you should be able to preview them. You can also search for books in the search box from Amazon.com on the right side of the page. These are two great tools you can use to find the books you are interested in right here in the Lit. Corner! Please post suggestions of books you'd like to read after we finish The Giver!
Also, I've set up a Google Calendar for this book discussion group and have shared it with all of you blog followers. The calendar for the Lit. Corner should now be feeding into your Google Calendar on your iGoogle homepage.
Please note that you should finish reading Chapters 1-10 of The Giver by March 11, 2010. Then, within the next week post your questions and/or comments about the book on the blog. Let's try to finish reading the whole book my March 31, 2010. These target dates are outlined on the Calendar.
Let me know if you have any questions!
At the bottom of the blog you'll see that I've added a Google Book Search gadget. You can now search for the books that we read and discuss right here on the blog. Most of the time you should be able to preview them. You can also search for books in the search box from Amazon.com on the right side of the page. These are two great tools you can use to find the books you are interested in right here in the Lit. Corner! Please post suggestions of books you'd like to read after we finish The Giver!
Also, I've set up a Google Calendar for this book discussion group and have shared it with all of you blog followers. The calendar for the Lit. Corner should now be feeding into your Google Calendar on your iGoogle homepage.
Please note that you should finish reading Chapters 1-10 of The Giver by March 11, 2010. Then, within the next week post your questions and/or comments about the book on the blog. Let's try to finish reading the whole book my March 31, 2010. These target dates are outlined on the Calendar.
Let me know if you have any questions!
Monday, February 22, 2010
Lets get started!
Hello there literature lovers!
Here is your first reading assignment from the YA Literature Corner. Head down to the Buffy Middle School Library and pick up your copy of The Giver by Lois Lowry. Read chapters 1 though 10 and be sure to post your comments and questions to the blog. In a few days I'll post some questions to get you thinking about what you're reading in chapters 1-10 of Lowry's The Giver.
About obtaining a copy of the reading assignment: I am setting a few copies of the book aside in our library for those of you following this blog. However, if you don't get down here in time to get your own personal hard copy, you can read the first 10 chapters of the book online for free through Google Book Search! Here's how:
Simply enter the following web address into your browser: http://books.google.com/ . Once you get there, type the title "the giver" into the search box at the top of the page and click on "Search Books". On the next page the first option in the search list should be The Giver by Lois Lowry. Click on this option and you can read the first 10 chapters right from your Internet browser! Be sure to ask any questions that you have about accessing this book for free on the Web right here on the blog.
That's all for now, folks! Talk to you next time.
Here is your first reading assignment from the YA Literature Corner. Head down to the Buffy Middle School Library and pick up your copy of The Giver by Lois Lowry. Read chapters 1 though 10 and be sure to post your comments and questions to the blog. In a few days I'll post some questions to get you thinking about what you're reading in chapters 1-10 of Lowry's The Giver.
About obtaining a copy of the reading assignment: I am setting a few copies of the book aside in our library for those of you following this blog. However, if you don't get down here in time to get your own personal hard copy, you can read the first 10 chapters of the book online for free through Google Book Search! Here's how:
Simply enter the following web address into your browser: http://books.google.com/ . Once you get there, type the title "the giver" into the search box at the top of the page and click on "Search Books". On the next page the first option in the search list should be The Giver by Lois Lowry. Click on this option and you can read the first 10 chapters right from your Internet browser! Be sure to ask any questions that you have about accessing this book for free on the Web right here on the blog.
That's all for now, folks! Talk to you next time.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
What's to come?
Greetings Buffy Middle School Students!
I wanted to give you a heads-up about what's to come in the YA Literature Corner. I'll be posting reading assignments regularly along with some questions for your to ponder as you read. This will really get you thinking about the themes and characters presented in the books showcased in this blog. Not only will blogging about the books you read help you with that book report for your English class, but it will make reading and discussing what you read with your librarian, teachers, and friends an enjoyable experience.
As you read and discover, post your comments and questions to the blog so that we can all have a conversation about what books you like or don't like, and why!
Be on the look out for your first assigned reading. There is more to come!
I wanted to give you a heads-up about what's to come in the YA Literature Corner. I'll be posting reading assignments regularly along with some questions for your to ponder as you read. This will really get you thinking about the themes and characters presented in the books showcased in this blog. Not only will blogging about the books you read help you with that book report for your English class, but it will make reading and discussing what you read with your librarian, teachers, and friends an enjoyable experience.
As you read and discover, post your comments and questions to the blog so that we can all have a conversation about what books you like or don't like, and why!
Be on the look out for your first assigned reading. There is more to come!
Welcome to my Literature Corner!
Hello students, friends, and lovers of young adult literature! I am Mary Flamino, the library media specialist and teacher librarian at Buffy Middle School.
I created this blog so that I could showcase some really excellent books for students to select and read for class projects, or for their sheer enjoyment during their free time. Consider the literature corner your own virtual book club!
Lets embark on this journey to enhance our love of literature together...
I created this blog so that I could showcase some really excellent books for students to select and read for class projects, or for their sheer enjoyment during their free time. Consider the literature corner your own virtual book club!
Lets embark on this journey to enhance our love of literature together...
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