Do Now Now Answer the following 1 What

What is a utopia? Utopia is a perfect place where people can lead perfect

Here are other utopias that people have described or written about through the ages.

Utopia is A Greek Term The word utopia was derived from the Greek ou

Examples include: The Hunger Games and Divergent Trilogies

What’s the difference? UTOPIA 1. 2. 3. 4. Council (or similar) whose members who

The Giver: Philosophical Chairs Ms. Mac. Donald Literacy 8

�Life would be better if there were no pain.

�Life would be better if we could control our climate and weather, eliminating the

�It is better to be free than to be safe.

�It is better to be part of a group than it is to be

�Sometimes there are just too many choices to make, and I’d rather have someone

�It is important to have grandparents and other extended family besides your parents and

�The good of the community is more important than the good of the individual.

Let’s read the first nine paragraphs of chapter one of The Giver. Pay attention

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Do Now: Now Answer the following: 1. What would it take to make your world perfect? 2. What would you be willing to give up to have your world perfect?

What is a utopia? Utopia is a perfect place where people can lead perfect lives. The Giver takes place in such an ideal community.

Here are other utopias that people have described or written about through the ages. �The Golden Age �The Garden of Eden �Atlantis

Utopia is A Greek Term The word utopia was derived from the Greek ou topos, which means “no place. ” Some synonyms for utopia are paradise, arcadia, and Zion.

Examples include: The Hunger Games and Divergent Trilogies

What’s the difference? UTOPIA 1. 2. 3. 4. Council (or similar) whose members who work for the "greater good“ Equality Integrated and communal society Underlying message of hope DYSTOPIA 1. 2. 3. 4. Big government and military, evil government leader Inequality Segregated and oppressed society Underlying message of despair or warning

The Giver: Philosophical Chairs Ms. Mac. Donald Literacy 8

�Sometimes it is okay to lie.

�Life would be better if there were no pain.

�Life would be better if we could control our climate and weather, eliminating the cold of winter and the heat of summer.

�We really don’t need to study history.

�Ignorance is bliss.

�It is better to be free than to be safe.

�It is better to be part of a group than it is to be alone.

�Sometimes there are just too many choices to make, and I’d rather have someone make the choices for me.

�It is important to have grandparents and other extended family besides your parents and brothers and sisters.

�The good of the community is more important than the good of the individual.

Let’s read the first nine paragraphs of chapter one of The Giver. Pay attention to the author’s tone and the mood of the writing. � After reading: � What is the hook the author uses to get your interest? � What is the author’s tone? � How does the story make you feel? (mood) � Homework: Read chapters 1 & 2. Answer study questions for these chapters in your notebook.