PREREADING ACTIVITIES The Giver By Lois Lowry Create

PRE-READING ACTIVITIES The Giver By Lois Lowry

Create a Power. Point or Prezi presentation to address all five tasks in this assignment.

Task 1 � Many cultures have a “coming-of-age” ceremony around the ages of 12 or 13, after which children are considered to be adults. Conduct research on coming-of-age ceremonies in various cultures. Select one culture and describe the ritual or ceremony intended to represent the passage from childhood to adulthood. What happens in our culture to signify this passage?

Task 2 � Utopia was written by Sir Thomas More describing an ideal – but – imaginary island community. Define “utopia”.

Task 3 � Imagine what a utopian nation would be like. Address five of the following aspects of society and describe each in regard to your idea of a utopian society. � � � � � Commerce Labor Law enforcement Religion International conflicts Leisure activities Wealth Government Education Health care

Task 4 � � � Research one of the following communities. On what basis was it formed? What was a person’s role in the community? Is it still in existence? � � The Oneida Community Brook Farm, MA New Harmony, IN Shaker Communities

Task 5 � � In our society we can choose our career paths. List three careers you would be interested in and two or three things you might need to learn or study for each career.