The Giver Story Elements Book
To print the Story Elements Book
Print the cover and blank page (which will be the back of your book) on one side of the paper and the pages labeled 1 and 6 on the reverse
side of the page.
Print the pages labeled 3 and 4 on a second piece of paper with the pages labeled 5 and 2 on the reverse side.
Once printed make sure the numbers are in chronological order when the book is folded in half on the dotted lines.
Staple the book on the fold.
This is how to set your printer to print a
two-sided copy:
Select:
File
Properties
Two Sided Printing (Drop down list)
Select (Manually)
Click OK
Select Pages 2 to 5
Click OK
Once the two pages have printed, you will need to place these pages back into the printer and tell the printing job to resume.
Now multiple copies can easily be printed in a copier for students’ use
The Giver
By Lois Lowry
Story Map
Story Map Created by
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First Theme
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Plot
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----------Key---------- Answers will vary.
Page 1 – Characters
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Jonas
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protagonist
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becomes Receiver of Memories for
the community
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The Giver
o
previous Receiver of Memory
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Lily
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Jonas’s younger sister
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Mother
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Jonas’s parent
o
works for Department of Justice
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Father
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Jonas’s parent
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works as Nurturer in Child
Development Center
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Gabriel
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newchild that is temporarily living
with Jonas’s family
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Asher
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Jonas’s friend
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assigned Assistant Director of
Recreation
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Fiona
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Jonas’s friend
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in training to become Caretaker for
the Old
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Larissa
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one of the Old who Jonas helps bath
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Rosemary
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previous Receiver-in-Training
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the Giver’s daughter
Page 2 – Setting
A science fiction and fantasy novel
that does not have a defined time or
place. Most likely set in the future.
The place is an idealistic community
on Earth
Page 2 – Point of View
third-person point of view - limited to
what Jonas observes and thinks
Pages 3 & 4 - Themes
Importance of Memory
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Jonas’s community
decided to eliminate
memories to stop pain. In
turn this caused people to
not remember happy
occasions as well.
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The society lived in peace
and harmony, yet did not
feel anything deeply. No
one felt pain when a
member of the
community was released.
Freedom
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All freedoms were
removed from Jonas’s
world. The people even
took a pill so that desire
was taken away.
The society gave up
freedom in order to have
safety.
Being an Individual
Being an Individual
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Individuality was lost in
Jonas’s community when
everyone lost vision to see
color, music, etc.
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The geneticists even tried
to keep people from being
born with traits such as
red hair and blue eyes.
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The concept of Sameness
was the plan.
Dangers of Sameness
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All individuality has been
taken away. People have
lost arts such as music
By taking away risks and
choices all pain, suffering,
and emotions including joy
are taken away creating a
society that cannot
remember mistakes to
prevent future ones.
Page 5 -Plot
Exposition
The upcoming Ceremony of Twelve is
about to take place in which Jonas will
be assigned a vocation.
Page 6 – Conflict
Person vs. Society
Climax
When Jonas realizes that when his father “releases”
newchildren he actually kills them, Jonas reaches a
point of no return.
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Jonas learns about Rosemary.
A year of memories is passed to Jonas including the pain of war.
Jonas begins to see color.
Jonas receives the memory of a sled ride.
The old Receiver calls himself the Giver.
Jonas is assigned the Receiver of Memories
Jonas’s father brings home Gabriel who needs extra care because he
cries at night.
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Jonas leaves the community with
Gabe.
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Jonas and Gabe are pursued.
Resolution
Jonas finds Elsewhere where he hears music
and sees Christmas lights.